That Blind Lads Podcast

In this episode, Jamie speaks to university lecturer Dr Conor Penfold about his research projects in and around accessibility within football, enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by surprise shirts, a mystery football shirt service, visit www.surpriseshirts.co.uk to find out more and make your first purchase today!

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In this weeks episode, Jamie speaks to sky sports diversity and inclusion reporter, Miriam Walker-Khan. They discussed her journey into the journalism industry, how she found her love for writing, what she's doing now at sky sports, her passion for diversity and inclusion within sport and much more, enjoy! This episode is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com | This episode is sponsored by surprise shirts, a mystery football shirts family business founded by Louis, who was just 16 back during the COVID-19 pandemic. You place an order, tell them your size and who you wouldn't like, they would then surprise you with a football shirt from anywhere around the world! They cover all sizes and ship worldwide, visit surprise http://shirts.co.uk to purchase a mystery football shirt box today.

This week, Jamie speaks to managing director of Beyond Empower and author of children's picture books, better places, Ben Andrews. They discuss how Beyond Empower came about, where he would like to take it in the future, the evolution of his new book series and more, enjoy!This episode is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com | This episode is sponsored by surprise shirts, a mystery football shirts family business founded by Louis, who was just 16 back during the COVID-19 pandemic. You place an order, tell them your size and who you wouldn't like, they would then surprise you with a football shirt from anywhere around the world! They cover all sizes and ship worldwide, visit surprise http://shirts.co.uk to purchase a mystery football shirt box today.

This week, Jamie speaks to audio description producer at Descriptive Video Works, Jennissary about her journey into the accessible media space, the importance of audio description, particularly within the gaming space and more, enjoy! This episode is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com | This episode is sponsored by surprise shirts, a mystery football shirts family business founded by Louis, who was just 16 back during the COVID-19 pandemic. You place an order, tell them your size and who you wouldn't like, they would then surprise you with a football shirt from anywhere around the world! They cover all sizes and ship worldwide, visit surprise http://shirts.co.uk to purchase a mystery football shirt box today.

This week, we have a special episode to celebrate international women's day 2024. Jamie speaks to Her Game Too director and Liverpool FC ambassador for Her Game Too, Roopa Vyas about growing up watching football, how she got involved with Her Game Too, the great things they are doing now and much more, enjoy! This episode is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com | This episode is sponsored by surprise shirts, a mystery football shirts family business founded by Louis, who was just 16 back during the COVID-19 pandemic. You place an order, tell them your size and who you wouldn't like, they would then surprise you with a football shirt from anywhere around the world! They cover all sizes and ship worldwide, visit surprise http://shirts.co.uk to purchase a mystery football shirt box today.

This week, Jamie had the absolute pleasure of speaking to disability journalist and social media professional Holly Tuke, known for her life of a blind girl blog. Holly talks about growing up including her experiences in education from school to university. Her career so far including now working as a social media officer at RNIB, her ideas for the future and more, enjoy! This episode is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com | This episode is sponsored by surprise shirts, a mystery football shirts family business founded by Louis, who was just 16 back during the COVID-19 pandemic. You place an order, tell them your size and who you wouldn't like, they would then surprise you with a football shirt from anywhere around the world! They cover all sizes and ship worldwide, visit surprise http://shirts.co.uk to purchase a mystery football shirt box today.

In this weeks episode, Jamie speaks to accessibility consultant, audio describer and bionic eye recipient, Scott Nixon. They discussed the quality of audio description and how it varies across platforms, the journey to receiving a bionic eye and what it is like to use day-to-day and much more, enjoy! This episode is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com | This episode is sponsored by surprise shirts, a mystery football shirts family business founded by Louis, who was just 16 back during the COVID-19 pandemic. You place an order, tell them your size and who you wouldn't like, they would then surprise you with a football shirt from anywhere around the world! They cover all sizes and ship worldwide, visit surprise http://shirts.co.uk to purchase a mystery football shirt box today.

In this episode, the audio has a couple of issues which are external and cannot be controlled - This week, Jamie speaks to the shadow minister for disabled people, Vicky Foxcroft. They discussed her journey to being an MP and then taking the role of shadow minister for disabled people, what that role really means to her, what changes she would like to see going forward and more, enjoy! This episode is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com | This episode is sponsored by surprise shirts, a mystery football shirts family business founded by Louis, who was just 16 back during the COVID-19 pandemic. You place an order, tell them your size and who you wouldn't like, they would then surprise you with a football shirt from anywhere around the world! They cover all sizes and ship worldwide, visit surprise http://shirts.co.uk to purchase a mystery football shirt box today.

For the first episode of February, Jamie chats with journalist and neuro diversity consultant, Nick Ransom. They discuss getting into the journalism industry, nicks autism diagnosis, being a part of a documentary with Chris Packham, his career highlights so far and much more, enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially cited and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com

This week, Jamie speaks to blind Podcast producer and host, Emma Tracy. They discuss how she got into the industry, the best things about producing and hosting the BBC Access All podcast, where she would like to take it and more, enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially cited and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com

This week, Jamie speaks to football journalist, Aaron Diskin about how he discovered his passion for journalism, his first steps in the industry, being nominated for awards and what the future holds for him, enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by FC sensory, a small football club based in Coventry for people under the age of 16 who are partially sighted or blind. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com

This week, Jamie speaks to fellow blind podcaster and advocate, Chad Bouton, the host of The Unsyted Radio podcast. Chad talks about his journey with sight loss, the impact the global pandemic had on his life and plans, how he got into podcasting, advocacy and much more, enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by FC sensory, a small football club based in Coventry for partially cited and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com

For the second episode of 2024, Jamie sits down with the co-chair of the young greens,Kelsey Trevett. Kelsey talks about their experiences of being in three different types of educational environments, from the Royal National College for the blind to the University of Oxford, why they thought politics was the right career for them and how they got involved with the young greens and much more, enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by FC sensory, a small football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com

Today, Jamie is joined by disability journalist and author, Rachel Charlton-Dailey. After appearing on the podcast back in 2020, Rachel is back to discuss their new children's book which comes out on Monday, January 8th. They talk about where the idea of a children's book came from, the process of writing it, what impact they hope the book will have and much more, enjoy! We apologise for the audio at the beginning of this episode, we have had some technical difficulties but hopefully it will sound a lot better for the next episode. This podcast is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for people under the age of 16, for more details please email fcsensory@protonmail.com - Pre-order "Ruby Hastings Writes Her Own Story" > https://linktr.ee/buyrubyhastings

Today, Jamie speaks to one of his visually impaired friends, Elisha to talk about the sport of acoustic rifle shooting, how they got into it, ways it could grow and where they would like to go with in the sport, enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially cited and blind people under the age of 16, for more details please email fcsensory@protonmail.com

Today, Jamie is joined bye accessible travel advocate Doug Paulley. Doug Talks about how he got into campaigning for accessible travel for disabled people, his opinions on the ticket office closure consultations, where public transport is making positive changes and ways it could improve and much more, enjoy! Sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially cited and blind people under the age of 16, for more details please email fcsensory@protonmail.com

This week, Jamie is joined by 4x winter Paralympian medalist and 2x world champion skier, Millie Knight. They discuss how she got into winter sports, her experiences in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 winter Paralympics as well as overcoming two serious injuries that could have ended her career. Finishing off with her transition into competitive karate and what the future holds for the visually impaired athlete, enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club basin Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16, for more details email fcsensory@protonmail.com

In this extra special instalment of the blind sports series, Jamie speaks to Bernie from FC sensory, a new football club for blind and visually impaired people in Coventry and Warwickshire. They discuss how the club was founded, their journey so far and the plans for the future, enjoy!please email fcsensory@protonmail.com to find out more.

For the final episode of the Blind sports series, Jamie speaks to visually impaired rugby player Aaron Fowler. They discuss his careers in journalism and physiotherapy alongside his journey into VI rugby, not forgetting his disability sports podcast, enjoy! This podcasts is sponsored by FC Sensory, a football club for visually impaired and blind people based in Coventry for anyone under or over the age of 16. For more details, email fcsensory@protonmail.com