
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 192 -Deck the Halls with Balls and Bodily Fluids, Holiday Shopping with No Vision and Even Less Dignity
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with Brian, David, and Jeanine. We have a little fun and then dive in to the latest tech news. Brian starts things off discussing a fun experience we all have when walking the dog. Be My Eyes won Apple's App Store of the Year Award for Cultural Impact, and on a bigger note there is a spotlight on Brian in the Be My Eyes monthly newsletter. We then get in to the serious news of the episode as we...
Published: Dec 9, 2025Duration: 1h 55m 27s
Episode 191 - A.I. Has Killed Santa, But Don't Tell All the Blind Eleven Year Old Readers
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with once again just the guys, so if you are looking to join us as a regular podcast host since the ladies have turned in to giant flakes, email us in at ThatRealBlindTechshow@gmail.com, as we may have an opening soon! Yeah, yeah, the ladies claim to be busy with work and life. We kick the show off with an advertising disclaimer about possibly looking for a new CoHost. After our house cleaning we start the show discussing a recent article in...
Published: Nov 23, 2025Duration: 1h 51m 2s
Episode 190 - Drive Up Song
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show, with once again just the boys bringing it to you as Brian, David, and Ed get together to discuss the latest tech news. We kick things off discussing Laugh For Sight 18 which all three of us were at on Monday, October 27th at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. Brian and Ed then discuss what they are looking forward to at the Blind Travel Association Summit that they will be attending next week in Austin, Texas. David then fills us in on...
Published: Nov 8, 2025Duration: 1h 59m 11s
Episode 189 - Brain Fartery
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with just Brian and the Ladies. That's right it's Allison, Jeanine, and Brian bringing you the latest Assistive Tech news without the dudes. Or well with one dude. We start off on a somber note mourning the passing of Kiss'es Ace Frehley, and then dive in to the upcoming Laugh For Sight on Monday, October 27, 2025 at Gotham Comedy Club in NYC. For tickets go here. Our first article we discuss is a fun one as a Brain Fart Scientist explains why NFL...
Published: Oct 20, 2025Duration: 1h 23m 16s
Episode 188 - Meta Glasses, Over Macho Grande
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and for the first time in awhile, it is just the boys are back in town, as Brian, David, and Ed discuss the latest tech news. After a little house cleaning we kick the show off with the First Annual That Real blind Tech Show Most Delusional Asshole of the Year Award! Next we discuss the serious VoiceOver bug that has been affecting some users during the installation of iOS 26, and that rolls us in to the installation bug affecting some Samsung Ta...
Published: Sep 27, 2025Duration: 1h 24m 4s
Episode 187 - Apple Recap Impossibly Cool
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are all back together for the first time in awhile. We kick the show off discussing the recent reunion between the Boss and Courtney Cox at the U.S. Open. Is it a sign that the Apocalypse is near now that they are turning Mt. Sinai in to a tourist hot spot? If you are reading these show notes on the toilet, here is why it ma...
Published: Sep 13, 2025Duration: 1h 26m 58s
Episode 186 - They Fahrvergnugen You At the Drive Through
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine are back together to talk about little tech along with a tad of A.I. Because why wouldn't they? We kick the show off discussing the recent story of a florida man being captured on his Ring Doorbell being attacked by a bear. Yes, a bear in freaking Florida, man. We then get our first A.I. story of the show as Taco Bell has said No Mas to A.I. Drive Through Windows. ...
Published: Sep 2, 2025Duration: 1h 27m 3s
Episode 185 Psychotic Jewoogle Calendar
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with Allison, Brian, David and Jeanine. We kick the show off discussing the very important study that calculates your chance of being killed by an Asteroid. Next we discuss the new redesign that came to Innosearch. Video game makers have begun to roll out accessibility labels. Disney will be killing the stand alone Hulu app. We then discuss the ACB's call for accessibility experiences with several financial institutions. ...
Published: Aug 10, 2025Duration: 1h 58m 55s
Episode 184 - The Conference Resolutions Episode
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as fresh off of Convention Season, Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine sit down to discuss the 2025 Conventions and the Resolutions coming out of them. We kick off the show with a little housekeeping and then Brian discusses his on going battle with his HomePod Mini's. We then discuss Blindness and the Meta Ray Bans going main stream and a great interview on the most recent VergeCast podcast which also includes an interview with friend of the podcast, BE My eyes, Mike Buckley.<...
Published: Jul 20, 2025Duration: 1h 57m 14s
Episode 183 - Conference Season 2025, The big Beautiful Podcast Episode
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Brian, David, ed, and Jeanine. We kick the show off mourning actor Michael Madsen. We then intro a new segment What did VoiceOver say. AMC Theaters is warning movie goers to now expect 25 to 30 minutes of ads before a film. We then discuss the recent study that claims eating dairy before bed can lead to nightmares. Ring Doorbell will begin providing video descriptions. Meta announced the new Meta Oakley's which...
Published: Jul 5, 2025Duration: 1h 51m 20s
Episode 182 - WWDC 25 Recap, Assumption Is the Mother of All F'ups!
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine recap this year's WWDC. We kick our review off with Brian discussing his recent experiences on his Delta flights to San Francisco, and some odd things happened. We kick off our WWDC coverage discussing the sentiment of the angry mob outside Apple HQ letting their feelings be known about the state of Apple Intelligence. We move on to discuss the new Liquid glass coming to all Apple devices and what this will mean for Assistive Tech...
Published: Jun 15, 2025Duration: 1h 44m 26s
Episode 181 - How to Label Your Photos with Image Descriptions on iOS!
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian brings a demo to you about the long awaited answer to how in the world can I labeled my photos so I know what the heck they are. Full disclose, Brian did not figure this out, we heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friends, who, and you know how the rest of the song goes. So kick back, raise the feet up, and learn how to finally label your photos on iOS. To con...
Published: Jun 7, 2025Duration: 19m 44s
Episode 180 - No Goats Were Harmed During the Recording of This Episode, A Look Back at WWDC24
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with Brian, Ed, and Jeanine. We kick the show off discussing the important article that discusses how researchers are still trying to discover how tickling works, yes, tickling! Jeanine then tells us about Project Astra and the announcements that came out of Google IO about Aira. Which leads us to discussing Aira pricing plans. Amazon has introduced AI powered audio summaries for easier shopping, but are they actually there? We then move over to disc...
Published: Jun 1, 2025Duration: 1h 41m 8s
Episode 179 - Like Chocolate Meets Peanut Butter, A Conversation with Be My eyes and Innosearch.AI
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian sits down with Mike Buckley, CEO, Be My Eyes and Patrick Long, CEO and Co-Founder, Innosearch.AI. You have probably heard by now about the exciting new partnership between Be My Eyes and Innosearch.AI, well join us for a behind the scenes look with some humor along the way. We kick the show off discussing how Be My Eyes and Innosearch.AI came to their strategic alliance. We discuss a special cash back offer you wil...
Published: May 23, 2025Duration: 34m 4s
Episode 178 - #GAAD, Makes A Hard Man Humble
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with the entire gang Allison, Brian, Ed , and Jeanine talking the latest nonsense and tech. We kick the show off discussing the PornHub Awards and what they have in common with Ed. Thanks to Gen-Z audio cassette tapes are making a come back! Max is changing their name again, can you guess what the new name will be? LG was recognized for their excellence in accessibility in Bangkok. Tim Dixon...
Published: May 18, 2025Duration: 1h 28m 12s
Episode 177 - Napper Crapper 9000
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine get together to discuss a lot of A.I. We start off with a few announcements. Apple is not having a good run of it, as Hackers can now access your devices via AirPlay. Apple released a video urging iPhone users to delete Google Chrome. Will the latest ruling in Apple VS Epic have drastic changes with the App Store? Will the Department of Justice anti-trust ruling ruin google Search? <...
Published: May 4, 2025Duration: 1h 53m 2s
Episode 176 - A Conversation with Steve Grillo About His memoir Gorilla Parts
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. While no tech on this episode, Brian sits down with Steve Grillo to discuss his memoir Gorilla Parts. Steve has a unique background, and stories that are must hear having worked on the Howard Stern Show for 8 years. So sit back and relax, and enjoy a conversation that you are guaranteed to not hear on any other blind tech show. We discuss how Steve got the nickname Gorilla and how it came to be a thing on the Howard Stern show. ...
Published: Apr 30, 2025Duration: 1h 27m 10s
Episode 175 - No Privacy Wonking Going On Here
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together with all their wackiness and latest tech news. We start off with what else but President Trump, as Trump signed an executive order to make showers great again. Staying with politics, is it A.I. or A1? The Social Security Admin announced it will be moving all future communication with the press and the public to X. We then discuss how much we love Innosearch.ai. And you can now call Innosearch.ai at 800-5...
Published: Apr 13, 2025Duration: 1h 55m 32s
Episode 174 - California Dreamin, From Mt. View to Marin County to CSUN to L.A.
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the full gang is back together again for the first time in a month. We kick things off discussing the new conversational A Lady Plus and which devices it will be coming to at first. Google's Gemini will now let you make A.I. conversational podcasts from deep research. Oh god, just what we need more podcasts. A new video game initiative will make it a lot easier for disabled gamers to discover which video games are...
Published: Mar 24, 2025Duration: 1h 52m 43s
Episode 173 - Kicked in the Balls, Virtually
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the entire gang here as Allison, Brian, Ed and Jeanine discuss the latest tech news, or in this case lack of news. We kick things off discussing the death of the Humane A.I. Pin, really, Humane, we barely got to know you! uBer wants to making riding with your service dog easier. If you are rich off your ass and afraid to walk down the streets of New York City on your own, there's now an...
Published: Feb 24, 2025Duration: 1h 42m 20s