
That Real Blind Tech Show
byBrian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy
ComedyTechnology
A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple's VoiceOver, Amazon's VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.
Episodes(40 episodes)
Episode 210 - Vomitous Interruptous
It's an all new that Real Blind Tech show with Allison, Brian, and David discussing the latest news in tech that is important to the blind and low vision. We kick this episode off with a series of announcements. The biggest being the all new That Real Blind Tech Show iOS app, which as of this release is still awaiting approval from Apple to be released. So much for that 48 hour that Apple claims 90% of apps get approved in. It should be released any day in the next week. Brian discusses so...
Published: Jul 26, 2026Duration: 1h 41m 41s
Episode 209 - Half Burp, Half Laugh For the Blind
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian, David, Ed, and Jeanine gather around the campfire to discuss some tech and the resolutions from this year's National Federation of the Blind or For the Blind conference. We kick the show off with a little homage to the village People, because what blind tech show wouldn't? Brian then tells a bizarre encounter he had on the streets of New York City. Brian then gets in to his latest travel adventures and a couple of fun sto...
Published: Jul 12, 2026Duration: 1h 57m 31s
Episode 208 - Demo of Claude in Action, xCode, and Terminal Making the Baseball SIM and That Real Movie Quiz iOS Game
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Brian once again flying solo as he walks you through VibeCoding. Even if you think VibeCoding is not for you, stick around and give it a listen, as you will be amazed at how simple it really is. Brian will walk you through working with Claude to build actual real life web based and iOS apps, Xcode, Terminal, and demo part of his web based Baseball SIM and iOS That Real Movie Quiz game. The first thing Brian walks you through is...
Published: Jun 19, 2026Duration: 1h 12m 4s
Episode 207 - Special Report: The VibeCoding episode
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and a different kind of episode as Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together for a Special Report on VibeCoding. What's the old saying? If you can't beat them, join them. We kick the conversation off discussing when we first learned about VibeCoding. We discuss our first experiences with VibeCoding when we sat down at the computer and typed that first prompt to Claude. We go in to the difference between a chat and a project on Claude, and why...
Published: Jun 13, 2026Duration: 1h 22m 33s
Episode 206 - WWDC26 Recap, See What You see and Introducing StudHub
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, and David are here to discuss this year's WWDC in a way that no other Blind Tech Show can. The show kicks off discussing some of the crazy happenings in New York City and it is only going to get crazier as the 250th comes the weekend of July 4th. Strange things have been afoot in the New York City sewer system! We then give you a quick preview about our next episode which will be all about VibeCoding....
Published: Jun 9, 2026Duration: 1h 10m 5s
Episode 205 - Demo of amazon Web Mac Improved Accessibility and New Innosearch Fees
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show super cool Brian demo, as Brian noticed a few things going on on the Innosearch and a long over due accessibility web improvement to amazon on the Mac. Brian starts off discussing the newly implemented under $25 fees that are appearing on Innosearch. He walks you through a demo of searching for Men's Boxers, adding to the cart, and then the new under $25 handling fee Innosearch has implemented. Next he demos the bizarre behavior on Innosearch after you decide to look for a second product. These demos a...
Published: May 30, 2026Duration: 32m 10s
Episode 205 - Demo of amazon Web Mac Improved Accessibility and New Innosearch Fees
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show super cool Brian demo, as Brian noticed a few things going on on the Innosearch and a long over due accessibility web improvement to amazon on the Mac. Brian starts off discussing the newly implemented under $25 fees that are appearing on Innosearch. He walks you through a demo of searching for Men's Boxers, adding to the cart, and then the new under $25 handling fee Innosearch has implemented. Next he demos the bizarre behavior on Innosearch after you decide to look for a second product. These demos a...
Published: May 30, 2026Duration: 32m 10s
Episode 205 - Demo of amazon Web Mac Improved Accessibility and New Innosearch Fees
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show super cool Brian demo, as Brian noticed a few things going on on the Innosearch and a long over due accessibility web improvement to amazon on the Mac. Brian starts off discussing the newly implemented under $25 fees that are appearing on Innosearch. He walks you through a demo of searching for Men's Boxers, adding to the cart, and then the new under $25 handling fee Innosearch has implemented. Next he demos the bizarre behavior on Innosearch after you decide to look for a second product. These demos a...
Published: May 30, 2026Duration: 32m 10s
Episode 204 - #GAAD, Google IO, and Walrus Penis Bone
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show and since we have a new intro for our show we got the entire gang here of Allison, Brian, David, Ed, and Jeanine. We kick the show off discussing a Little Rock and roll and Billy Idol of all things. Which then leads to our first That Real Blind Tech show firing in quite awhile. Brian discusses seeing Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden. And the talk of the Boss then leads to us discussing our new theme...
Published: May 24, 2026Duration: 2h 9m 20s
Episode 203 - GPT Smackdown Demo for Mac Usability
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show long awaited new demo, as Brian woke up early and decided to do something about his frustration with the state of navigation and usability of ChatGPT on the Mac with VoiceOver. Welcome to the first ever GPT smack off! Brian will run you through ChatGPT, ChatGPT Desktop, Google Gemini, Gemini Desktop for Mac, and Claude and compare all of them for ease of use, navigation, and usability with VoiceOver on the Mac. So grab a beverage, kick back and...
Published: May 11, 2026Duration: 37m 18s
Episode 202 - Mother Tucker it's A Sloppy Enis
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine are back together again to discuss all the latest tech news with of course some other nonsense. A few episodes ago Ed educated us all that it is no longer a crime to urinate in public in New York City. Who knew Ed actually knew what he was talking about! According to a recent Web Aim report, the web's accessibility has gotten worse over the past year. In other bad accessibility news, the...
Published: May 3, 2026Duration: 1h 50m 29s
Episode 201 - Stroke Man, We're All Stroked Out
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine get together to discuss the latest tech news. We start the show off answering the age old debate, what would win, an Uber Eats robot or a train? The days of stopping at rest stops on a long road trip could be over thanks to a Chinese car company and their new patent. Google is finally going to take action against sites that are Back Button Hijacking. Netflix...
Published: Apr 19, 2026Duration: 1h 48m 41s
Episode 200: The 200th Episode Spectacular, And There's Your Show title!
It's the That Real Blind Tech show 200th Episode spectacular, so for this huge achievement, we got the entire gang of Allison, Brian, David, Ed, and Jeanine together to talk about little tech news, and do more reflecting about the past 199 episodes. We kick the celebration off with some pre-celebration music which then leads in to the amazing creation from M.C. Goldstein. It is sure to quickly run up the Billboard charts to number 1 if the billboard charts still exist in 2026. We know Casey Kasem would have been a huge fan. ...
Published: Apr 5, 2026Duration: 1h 45m 33s
Episode 199 - Putting the Fun in CSUN!
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine tried to get together to record as usual on Zoom, but what a shit show of accessibility Zoom has become. We thought we would never be able to record again, and right before our 200th episode since we changed from That Blind Tech Show to That Real Blind Tech show. Brian then goes in to his psychic abilities as if you listened to our last episode he was ready for a meteor to hit the Earth, and one actually did!...
Published: Mar 23, 2026Duration: 1h 17m 36s
Episode 198 - Don't Let Your Meta Frames Make You a Glasshole!
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as we bring you our annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Preview with Allison, Brian, and Jeanine. However, only one of us will be making an appearance at CSUN. Way before we get in to our CSUN coverage, we kick things off discussing how do you know when your historic unbelievable bad luck may be turning around for the better? Which then leads back to the theft and hacking Brian went through and discussing that an iPhone hacking tool is now in the hands of Russian spies.<...
Published: Mar 7, 2026Duration: 1h 31m 46s
Episode 197 - Air Pod Colonoscopy
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian, David, Ed, and Jeanine gather around to discuss the latest greatest tech news. We kick the show off discussing the bizarre week down in El Paso, Texas. Then it is the return of the popular That Real Blind Tech show Feud as we ask our contestants what are Door Dash Drivers now getting paid to do? We then discuss a CNN article about Menfluencers filming themselves hitting on women. Will this ruin Smart Glasses for the bli...
Published: Feb 18, 2026Duration: 1h 38m 44s
Episode 196 - The Security Episode: The theft, The Debacle, and The Solution
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine. This episode is a tad different then our usual episodes, as we focus on iPhone security, as Brian shares the disaster he has been going through after being robbed. This episode is not for the faint at heart, as we kick the show off discussing how to kill a rogue A.I. We are approaching the Justice Department's deadline for all U.S. State and Local Government websites needing to be accessible as of April 24, 26. Do yo...
Published: Jan 26, 2026Duration: 1h 56m 40s
Episode 195 - CES 26: Hard Tech and Soft Balls
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine. We kick the year off with yet another show that goes off the rails fairly often. Boy would we have gotten canceled if we left the outakes in! We kick the show off discussing the worst houseguest or squatter of all time! We then discuss the six personality traits people who are cool have globally. We then play and discuss a clip from WFAN about Stevie Wonder. It's grea...
Published: Jan 11, 2026Duration: 1h 43m 3s
Episode 194 - That Real Blind Tech Show Year End Spectacular, It's Real and It's Spectacular
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Ed get together for the That Real Blind Tech Show year end spectacular. Jeanine was suppose to join us but she forgot how to read and tell time. We kick the show off discussing the announcement that The Rolling Stones have canceled their 2026 worldwide tour, and it is for the most unlikely reason. We then move on to discussing the news that iOS 26.3 will bring AirPod like pairing to third party devices in the EU> Oh no....
Published: Dec 28, 2025Duration: 1h 49m 14s
Episode 193 - A Conversation with Dr. Kirk Adams: Talking Careers, Leadership, and Cyber Security
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian is joined by Dr. Kirk Adams to discuss Kirk's background, the state of accessibility, employment, and Kirk's Cyber security training program. Brian kicks the interview off getting Kirk's opinion about the state of accessibility as 2025 comes to an end. We then discuss some of Kirk's career highlights. This rolls us in to discussing the still staggering unemployment rate of the blind, and raises the question of how important is braille in 2025. Next we d...
Published: Dec 22, 2025Duration: 53m 5s