Conversations with people navigating the world of sight loss and visual impairment, hosted by journalist David Bradford.
Ways of Not Seeing
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Conversations with people navigating the world of sight loss and visual impairment, hosted by journalist David Bradford.
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1/22/2023
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January 19, 2024
7. Andrew Leland - writer, editor
<p>In this episode we chat with Andrew Leland, who in 2023 published <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-country-of-the-blind-andrew-leland/7522997?ean=9781984881427&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2KitBhCIARIsAPPMEhImDbXwdA9ibpV2wYmd6SL8sFl4Ffahksg7Qkf0ZEWUl_OAFHZSIRkaAlrVEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>The Country of the Blind: a Memoir at the End of Sight</em></a>. In a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/17/the-country-of-the-blind-review-andrew-leland-a-penetrating-study-of-the-loss-of-sight" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Guardian review</a> of the book, Andrew is praised for how he "articulates beautifully, with energy and honesty, how being held between seeing and blindness has changed him and his views on our ableist world." </p> <p>Words are Andrew's life: he has been editor of the <em>Believer</em> magazine since 2003 and has written for titles including the <em>New Yorker</em> and <em>New York Times Magazine</em>.</p> <p>Andrew's recommended book was <a href="https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/jellyfish-have-no-ears" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">J<em>ellyfish Have no Ears</em> by Adele Rosenfeld</a>. </p> <p>Find out more about Andrew on his website: <a href="https://www.andrewleland.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">andrewleland.org</a></p> <p>And follow him on Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/quailty" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@quailty </a></p> <p>Follow Ways of Not Seeing: <a href="https://twitter.com/WONSpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@WONSpod</a></p>
October 26, 2023
6. Lizzi Jordan - world champion para-cyclist
<p>In this episode we chat with world champion para-cyclist Lizzi Jordan. Lizzi lost her sight as the result of an illness in 2017, when she was 19 years old. Now 25, she is a world champion and multi world championship medallist para-cyclist, representing Great Britain internationally on a tandem bike.</p> <p>Find out more about <a href="https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/limitless#:~:text=Limitless%2C%20British%20Cycling's%20brand%20new,of%20age%2C%20impairment%20and%20ability." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">British Cycling's Limitless programme</a> for disabled athletes.</p> <p>Follow Lizzi on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizzi_jordan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">lizzi_jordan</a></p> <p>Follow Ways of Not Seeing on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WONSpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@WONSpod</a></p> <p> </p>
July 31, 2023
5. M. Leona Godin - writer, performer, educator
<p>In this episode, we chat to M. Leona Godin, author of <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/there-plant-eyes-a-personal-and-cultural-history-of-blindness-m-leona-godin/5081396?ean=9781984898401" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness</em></a> (Pantheon Books, 2021). We hear about her wild times growing up in San Francisco, becoming a scholar of Classics and early modern literature, and what inspired her to write about depictions of blindness through the ages, from Homer to Netflix. </p> <p>Leona recommended: </p> <p><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Audiobook/166650324X" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">BLIND MAN'S BLUFF by James Tate Hill</a></p> <p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-country-of-the-blind-andrew-leland/7522997?ean=9781984881427" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND by Andrew Leland</a> </p> <p>Follow Leona on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DrMLGodin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@DrMLGodin</a></p> <p>Find out more about her work at <a href="https://drmlgodin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">drmlgodin.com</a></p> <p>Follow Ways of Not Seeing on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WONSpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@WONSpod</a></p>
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