AIRS Inspirational PodCasts
These Podcast series' can be a valuable source of inspiration for you and yours.
The table below has a row for each Podcast series. The link in the left column takes you to the web page for the Series.
| Series Title | Series Description |
|---|---|
| Blind Cool Tech Podcasts | Larry Skutchan's brainchild, Blind Cool Tech, reviews and evaluates hardware and software technology of interest to the blind and vision-impaired community. Learn More at BlindCoolTech.com. |
| Braille Institute Podcasts | From time-to-time the Braille Institute produces a recorded seminar or special event that has lasting value to our listeners. When that happens, the Institute makes the recordings available to AIRS so that they can continue to serve the community. In the past these have included descriptions of the Tournament of Roses, the Braille Challenge and seminars on advances in vision. |
| Catholic: Under the Hood | Explore the history and spirituality of the Catholic Church from a Franciscan Perspective. Sound seeing tours, interviews, and more. A publication of CatholicUndertheHood.com brought to you by AIRS-LA as a public service without the intent of promoting any particular religious point-of-view. |
| Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Audio Sermons | Selected audio sermons from the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (http://cvuuf.org/media/sermons.html) brought to you by AIRS-LA as a public service without the intent of promoting any particular religious point-of-view. |
| Cooking In The Dark | Cooking In The Dark is the brainchild of Dale Campbell, of BlindMiceMart.com. Each show leads you through preparation of a delicious meal that's easy and fun to prepare. The preparation is spiced with running commentary and repartee between Dale and his companion, Cheryl and includes a discussion of labor saving kitchen devices and techniques for the visually impaired. |
| Daily AIRS | There's something new every day on AIRS-LA! Each day of the week our volunteers bring you the topic-of-the day; from foreign news to inspirational messages to tech talk. Tune in every day for these short, topical podcasts. |
| For Family and Friends of the Vision Impaired | This series of podcasts brings together a variety of information designed to help the blind or vision-impaired person's support group. Such articles will enable parents, friends and relatives to understand and support the challenges which must be faced and to appreciate the joys and rewards. |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Podcasts | The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), has an extensive program of seminars and special events that benefits our listeners far beyond the day of the event. Recently, the Foundation has made recordings of medical seminars on vision loss and their fantastically successful VISIONWALK fundraising event available to AIRS. |
| Grace Lutheran Church - Grace Lutheran Podcast | Bible based sermons featuring Pastor Daniel Lazicki recorded from the Sunday Morning Worship Services at Grace Lutheran Church in Lynnwood, WA (http://www.gracelbc.net) brought to you by AIRS-LA as a public service without the intent of promoting any particular religious point-of-view. Podcasts are usually updated on the afternoons of the service. |
| Guide Dogs For the Blind Podcast | Guide Dogs for the Blind, a national non-profit organization, provides trained mobility dogs to qualified blind and visually impaired people free-of-charge. AIRS-LA provides these links to G.D.B. podcasts that will describe the benefits and joy of having a guide dog. |
| Health Connection | Linda Thompson brings you this series of articles on general health issues as well as those specific to the vision-impaired. The articles are from a variety of newspapers, magazines and non-technical journals on health. |
| Hear and There Audio Magazine | Hear and There is an adventure program hosted by Dave Uhlman, a visually impaired Accessibility Consultant, who gives his unique perspective on museums, nature walks, art shows or just about anyplace he can visit. Many of the places we go are accessible for people with disabilities. Dave puts words to the visuals so the listener can see and enjoy the experience. |
| NPR Books Podcast | This podcast, published by National Public Radio, consists of book reviews, news and author interviews - for people who love to read... |
| Oprah Magazine | Prem Kishore reads selections from Oprah Magazine, your route to inspiration, guidance and entertainment created by America's most influential woman. |
| People Magazine | Danielle Lescure dishes up her weekly selections from that premier source of entertainment industry dirt, People Magazine, from our palatial studio in Tarzana. |
| Poetry off the Shelf From alt.NPR | Poetry from The Poetry Foundation, distributed by alt.NPR. Poets read and discuss their poems: Kay Ryan, Robert Frost, Kenneth Koch, Dean Young, Poet Laureate Charles Simic, Terrance Hayes, Kenneth Goldsmith, Billy Collins and many others. |
| Poetry Radio from WGLT-FM | Poetry Radio is produced by WGLT-FM in coordination with Illinois State University's English Department. Each program, between two and five minutes in length, spotlights a single poem, contemporary or classic, framed by a responsive piece of music. It can be heard live Tuesday and Thursday at 10 AM and PM and Sunday at 10 PM (CT) on the WGLT live stream at www.wglt.org or on the air in central Illinois at 103.5 and 89.1 FM. |
| Readers Digest | In this series of podcasts, Bobbin Beam and her crew of professional voiceover artists from all over the United States read you the best of the articles in each months Reader's Digest Magazine. |
| Sky and Telescope | Beginner or experienced, if you're excited about astronomy, Sky and Telescope is for you. Each issue contains practical observing tips, our popular star charts, useful product reviews, advice on astrophotography, and so much more! Roger Baker guides your tour through the universe. |
| Second Vision | Second Vision host, Kristin Macdonald, spent many years working in production for the legendary Aaron Spelling and E. Duke Vincent of Spelling Television. She is partially sighted as a result of retinitis pigmentosa, but manages to interview scores of people who have found amazing ways to overcome personal injuries and conditions, as well as leaders in medicine and scientific research, actors and inspirational speakers. Tune in as she applies her unique perspective to her guests' life-experiences. |
| Sound Solutions | Braille Institute and AIRS-LA present a series of practical and inspirational messages to help you cope with vision loss. |
| Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett of APM | Public radio's conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas brought to you by AIRS-LA as a public service without the intent of promoting any particular religious point-of-view. |
| The Splendid Table | American Public Media's 'The Splendid Table' is public radio's culinary, culture, and lifestyle program that celebrates food and its ability to touch the lives and feed the souls of everyone, hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper. The Splendid Table podcast contains each week's program in its entirety and is updated every Friday. |
| Sun Magazine | For more than 35 years, The Sun Magazine's personal essays, short stories, interviews, poetry, and photographs have invoked the splendor and heartache of being human. Dan Woren reads you his selections from the monthly topics found in the "Readers Write" section of The Sun. For more information, please visit The Sun's web site. |
| Travel and Leisure Magazine | Andrew Heyl reads you his selections from Travel and Leisure Magazine, your first source of travel tips, ideas, news and what to see and do. |
| Vision Loss - How Others Have Coped With It | This podcast series is intended to provide a support system for those learning to cope with their vision-impairment by presenting success stories and helpful hints. Each podcast either describes a success or includes tips for fighting your demons. |
| Vision News | Podcasts bringing you news from the leading service organizations in the impaired-vision community. |
| Vision Talk | Dr. Bill Takeshita interviews guests expert in such topics as medicine, assistive technology, psychiatric counseling and practical advice for the vision-impaired community. |
Let's Have Your Ideas!
If you'd like to see us read your favorite, or if you'd not only like to suggest a PodCast series, but help produce it as well, send us an e-mail with your ideas and intentions.
