Recent Episodes
- Sports read by Roger Baker on Los Angeles wildfire devastation
The Unbearable Guilt of Losing Nothing and Everything in the Altadena Wildfire - Daily Airs – Wednesday Finance read by Roger Baker,
Nvidia, Tech Stocks Rally, Stock Market Today, How to Use a Balance Transfer Credit Card to Lower Your Debt - Daily Airs – Friday Health read by Roger Baker,
How Doctors May be Able to Predict Your Stroke Risk Through You Eye - Voter Info read by Marc S Braun focuses on California Voter Trends
- Jewish Edition read by Marc S Braun, Jewish Edition 01-19-2025s
- Reader’s Digest – Style & Substance, read by Patty Mattson – 01-14-2025 – On The Side Of Angels By Sarah Chases
- Popular Science Magazine 01/18/2025 – Read by Michael Piotrasch, Stephen Hawking’s Eternal Voice
- The Atlantic read by Carrie Gibson, Where Biden Turned the Battleship
- The Marginalian read by Emeline Mann Sanchez, When Pause and Despair are the Catalyst of Regeneration
- National Geographic History read by Jim Briscoe, January/February 2025 – Jean-Henri Dunant: Peacemaker and Activist
- Discover Magazine read by Brian Lemon, Dressed to Differentiate
- Southern Living read by Joyce Davis, 01/22/2025 – Dolly Parton Edition
- Sky and Telescope read by Roger Baker, S1E24 01/2025 – Various news articles from the world of astronomy
- Consumer Reports read by Dave Capper, January 2025
- Scouting Magazine read by Jody Olson,
12/17/2024 – Cub Scout handbooks are now available in Braille versions - Local News read by LARRS, Thursday 2025-01-16
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Podcast Previews!
Tune in to Second Vision as Kristin Macdonald applies her unique perspective to her interviews of people who have found amazing ways to overcome personal injuries and conditions. Kristin spent many years working in TV production. She is partially sighted and among her interviews are leaders in medicine and scientific research, actors, and inspirational speakers.
There is always something new on Let’s Talk Low Vision. Enjoy these lively monthly discussions and interviews on topics which span smartphones, coping with vision loss, what’s new in low vision aids, and more. The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) produces this informative series.
Listen in to Vision News podcasts – bringing you news from the leading service organizations in the impaired-vision community. This podcast is most recently hosted by Julian Vargas and produced by AIRSLA.
All About Smartphones – Dr. Bill Takeshita, Julian Vargas and the occasional guest discuss the latest smart phone technology, accessibility characteristics, and techniques that make sure you’ll get the most out of your device.
Enjoy our ever-growing list of magazines being read by our talented volunteers for our visually and print disabled listeners. Visit our Magazine podcast page today!
Unable to Read the Newspaper? NFB-NEWSLINE is a free electronic service that gives any blind, visually impaired or print disabled person access to newspapers, magazines, and TV listings 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using a Touch-Tone telephone. To hear more information, go to NFB NewsLine Information.
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Our audience can get the news from several broadcast media outlets, but not directly from newspapers, magazines, and other primary sources. Through the magic of streaming audio and podcasting, we provide word-for-word readings of print material and other news and entertainment, focused on and designed for our visually-impaired listeners.
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