Hello our lovely loyal listeners, and welcome to ep 106. We kick off this show with the latest hot topic in The Netherlands: FatBikes! Yes, it seems that Jan has imported 16,000 electric bikes to sell them and make his fortune. But they appear to be a little dodgy as they have big wide tyres and are as low slung as Sjef's harness. Jan's mother-in-law also has something to say about these bikes so hold on to your hats.
Most of our show is devoted to our interview with Amos Miller, the founder and CEO of Glidance. Amos is here to tell us all about the 'Glide', an innovative self-guided mobility device for blind and low vision people. Amos is a blind developer with a background in computer science and engineering, and among other things was part of the developing team at Microsoft who created Soundscape. Now he’s working on bringing this new mobility device to market and by all accounts, this could be a game-changer when it comes to moving around unassisted. Mohamed is also with us to share his experience of using the Glide at the recent NFB event. But will it do away with guide dogs? Let's find out...
Now that we are officially in Autumn, or Fall, as our US listeners would say, we have some suggestions for TV shows to while away these longer evenings. Óran is recommending the new season of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ on Disney+, along with ‘The Perfect Couple’, a new show on Netflix, and his returning favourite, ‘Slow Horses’ season 4 on Apple TV. Let us know what you’ve been watching – we’re dying to know! Email us on BlindGuysChat@gmail.com.
So, throw your electric bike on the charger. Mind the leaves as you enter your home and tune into the best podcast this side of a Mexican taco: Blind Guys Chat. 20 out of 20 Haitians living in Springfield Ohio prefer it to Trumpy MacGrumpy Trump!
Links in this show:
Glidance: https://glidance.io/about-us/
Only Murders in the Building: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11691774/
The Perfect Couple: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11514868/
Slow Horses: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/
And of course, our email address: BlindGuysChat@gmail.com
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