# week speaking (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover week speaking. Page: Feed: --- ## [Speaking Out for the Blind- Episode 392](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/daa85b84/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-392) _2026-08-18 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ Retinal Implant - August 21st, 8PM Eastern (ACB Media 1) and repeats throughout the next seven days The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a Stanford University scientist and ophthalmologist has invented a prosthetic retinal implant. The implant is the first to improve vision in older adults with a common form of blindness. The implant’s inventor is Dr. Daniel Palanker. And Dr. Palanker will… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/daa85b84-3c8a-472f-bbe0-d5ed02da6ab3.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Ep 339: Cholestasis, Raw Spleen, and a Dream Homebirth: Angelica's Full Journey](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-339-cholestasis-raw-spleen-and-a-dream-homebirth-angelicas-full-journey/) _2026-08-17 · Happy Homebirth_ Have you ever decided — fully, completely, no-turning-back decided — that you were done doing something a certain way? And then done everything in your power to make the changes necessary? In this episode, Angelica walks us through the full arc — from a surprise first pregnancy that ended in an emergency C-section and a baby born blue, to a rogue homebirth with her third child that she knew, in… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bmg5itk2bznsahtx/Ep_3396x0sa.mp3) ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 391- Blind Soccer Pitch](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/f1ffdc75/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-391-blind-soccer-pitch) _2026-08-10 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ The Austin FC, or Football Club Soccer Team, Soccer Assist, 4ATX Foundation, and PSCI have teamed up with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. They’re building the first blind soccer pitch in Texas. To talk about the new pitch is Soccer Assist Founder Dr. Aaron Rochlen and 4ATX Foundation Executive Director Kaitlin Mauro. For more info related to this week’s show, go to:… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/f1ffdc75-d0e3-4c5c-a08a-a1a8f19c3b95.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Ep 338: A Midwife, the Yellow Pages, and Two Babies Born at Home](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-338-a-midwife-the-yellow-pages-and-two-babies-born-at-home/) _2026-08-10 · Happy Homebirth_ What if the most powerful birth preparation isn't a course, a class, or a stack of books at all, but a mother who's simply willing to go first, so everyone behind her can follow? Today I'm speaking with Cynthia Cruz, known to some of you online as Mama RAC. Cynthia is a wife to her husband Ron of 36 years, a mother, a grandmother, and a woman who chose homebirth in California more than 30 years… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n9j7brriu3seatnq/Ep_338a6wwo.mp3) ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 390- The Tucson School for the Blind](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/9b5da2cd/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-390-the-tucson-school-for-the-blind) _2026-08-04 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ KOLD-TV reports that a new school for the blind is coming to downtown Tucson, Arizona. It is called the Tucson School for the Blind. Here to talk about the school are Araceli (Nani) Peach, her father Derrall, and School Director Kate Scally. For more info related to this week’s show, go to: KOLD-TV story on Tucson School for the Blind:… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/9b5da2cd-a5e6-4bee-9a71-7932cb559e5e.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Ep 337: "I Got Everything I Wanted": Carly's Two Very Different Homebirths](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-337-i-got-everything-i-wanted-carlys-two-very-different-homebirths/) _2026-08-03 · Happy Homebirth_ Have you ever worked so hard for something — prepared for it, prayed over it, given it everything you had — only to watch it unfold nothing like you pictured? And then found, on the other side, that it shaped you anyway? Carly Hartwig is a wife and a mama of two little girls up in upstate New York, a former special education teacher who followed her own journey with fertility awareness all the way… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/num3gyvhqqitbg9b/Ep_3378gkmy.mp3) ## [Ep 336: You're Going to Meet Your Power: A Pain-Free Homebirth in Sweden](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-336-youre-going-to-meet-your-power-a-pain-free-homebirth-in-sweden/) _2026-07-27 · Happy Homebirth_ Have you ever sat in that strange, sacred in-between, when labor has whispered its beginning but hasn't fully arrived, and felt something rise up in you that you couldn't quite name? What if that feeling wasn't fear to push away, but power to say yes to? Petronella is a mother, a wife, and a lover of nature, art, and creativity, joining us all the way from Sweden. She grew up with one of the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/de4wsah5he3uncmf/Ep_336bie3k.mp3) ## [Ep 335: A Homebirth Story of Faith, Fear, and Trusting Harder](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-335-a-homebirth-story-of-faith-fear-and-trusting-harder/) _2026-07-20 · Happy Homebirth_ What happens when you're preparing for birth while carrying far more than the weight of pregnancy? When your family is spread across the country, your husband's health is in crisis, and every plan you've made seems to unravel? This week, we're speaking with by Tricia Prado, a mother of seven whose journey into her seventh birth came during one of the most challenging seasons her family has ever… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/smu668fadp4hrzcw/ep_3358pxw8.mp3) ## [Ep 334: "I Did It Scared": An 11-Pound Unmedicated Home Birth](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-334-the-fear-didnt-leave%e2%80%94but-she-did-it-anyway/) _2026-07-13 · Happy Homebirth_ Have you ever felt called toward something… but been completely terrified to do it? This week, we're joined by Ally Roberson, a wife, mother of two, homesteader, and creator documenting her family's journey toward a more intentional life in rural Georgia. When Ally became pregnant with her second baby, she found herself pulled toward homebirth. But there was one major obstacle standing in the way:… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9atqpck4mqzbw4ni/ep_334707ji.mp3) ## [Ep 333: The Midwife Who Told Her She Didn't Need a Midwife](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-333-the-midwife-who-told-her-she-didnt-need-a-midwife/) _2026-07-06 · Happy Homebirth_ Have you ever been so certain about a decision that, even when everyone around you questioned it, you knew deep down it was the right path for you? My friends, today’s conversation is a fascinating look at conviction, trust, and what it means to take full responsibility for your birth experience. This week, we're speaking with Gabrielle Lacey, a wife, mother, welder-turned-farmer, and soon-to-be… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cp9e2u8xhhs9frat/ep_3336y3h5.mp3) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2g0PRHSO8o2C) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Ep 332: 42 Weeks and Learning to Wait](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-332-42-weeks-and-learning-to-wait/) _2026-06-29 · Happy Homebirth_ Have you ever looked back on a past birth experience and realized… “Wow, I didn’t actually know how powerful my body was”? This week, we're speaking with Melissa Gurd, wife to her husband Jason and mother of six children living on a family homestead in Florida. Melissa shares the progression of her birth experiences over the last decade—from medically managed hospital births, to a frustrating… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/54pkqxurzjmmrrqi/ep_332a3oh5.mp3) ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 389- Sailing](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/5a38287a/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-389-sailing) _2026-06-24 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ CBS Minnesota reports that Twin Cities Blind Sailing is making sailing dreams come true for the blind and visually impaired living in the Minneapolis area. Twin Cities Blind Sailing founder Katy Boyd is here to talk about her sailing pursuit. More info related to this week’s show: Twin Cities Blind Sailing- https://twincitiesblindsailing.org Ways to Connect to Speaking Out for the Blind Amazon… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/5a38287a-20d5-4151-88ee-4095c51ab076.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Ep 331: From Cesarean Grief to a Healing Homebirth](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-331-from-cesarean-grief-to-a-healing-homebirth/) _2026-06-22 · Happy Homebirth_ What happens when the birth you prayed for…doesn’t happen? And how do you move forward when the thing you prepared for so carefully ends in grief, disappointment, and questions you never expected to ask? This week, we're speaking with Raylee, a homeschool mother of two from Texas who is passionate about Montessori education, physiological birth, and intentional motherhood. Raylee grew up in a… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5yxc7kcm3cjz5y45/ep_3319l1v9.mp3) ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 388- Kathy Nimmer](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/b061d975/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-388-kathy-nimmer) _2026-06-17 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ We’re talking with one outstanding blind woman. She’s worn multiple hats and achieved a lot. She is a teacher, writer, athlete, motivational speaker, and recipient of the prestigious Helen Keller Achievement Award. And Kathy is here to talk about her great life. More info related to this week’s show: Kathy Nimmer’s website- https://kathynimmer.com Ways to Connect to Speaking Out for the Blind… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/b061d975-fdf6-4095-89d3-365649862d11.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Ep 330: Why This Labor Nurse Chose Homebirth](https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-330-why-this-labor-nurse-chose-homebirth/) _2026-06-15 · Happy Homebirth_ What happens when the person working inside the hospital system… still chooses homebirth for herself? And… what does it look like when years of witnessing birth— the beauty of it, the interventions, the emergencies, the physiology— leads someone not further from instinctive birth… but deeper into trust? This week, we're joined by Alehson Treadwell, a labor and delivery nurse, IBCLC, and mother of… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rjmtwbfmp5tb2d45/ep_330b4x40.mp3) ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 387- Waymo Comes to Washington for the blind](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/84b6824c/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-387-waymo-comes-to-washington-for-the-blind) _2026-05-12 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ Waymo is bringing their self-driving cars to Washington, DC. The National Council on Independent Living is celebrating the important moment. The organization says that it’s a significant opportunity in advancing accessible transportation for all people with disabilities. The Council’s Executive Director, Theo Braddy, is here to explain how Waymo will help the blind and visually impaired travel… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/84b6824c-97ca-449d-a57f-e3dd7ebb80a5.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 386- Recreate Yourself](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/d420a82a/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-386-recreate-yourself) _2026-05-06 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ We’re welcoming Dan Kysor back to the program. You may remember when I interviewed Dan on a previous episode back in the early 2010’s. Dan’s here to talk about a brand-new book he just wrote and published. The book covers the diverse landscape of accessible fitness and leisure for the blind and visually impaired. For more info related to this week’s show, go to:… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/d420a82a-6b95-4fc4-b80b-9be187e7f936.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 385- Same-Day Paratransit Innovation Act](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/5f90f790/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-385-same-day-paratransit-innovation-act) _2026-04-21 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ The Same-Day Paratransit Innovation Act, or H.R. 8128, was just introduced in the House of Representatives. The Act plans to remove the rule of scheduling paratransit rides more than twenty-four hours in advance. Scheduling rides twenty-four hours in advance makes it difficult to take care of last-minute needs. The last-minute needs might include work meetings and unexpected doctor visits. H.R.… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/5f90f790-57b9-4b2e-8ee3-e4a11585172d.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 384- Accessible Video Games for the Blind](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/9d6328d1/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-384-accessible-video-games-for-the-blind) _2026-04-13 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ More video games are being released with audio description. How does audio description help blind players win the games and reach all their levels? Aaron Spelker, the Cahir of ACB’s Audio Description Project Gaming Committee, joins us to answer this question. For more info related to this week’s show, go to:… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/9d6328d1-bbc7-4cba-99a2-c0bc8605f9ac.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Q6BBO6TgfF6B) _2026-04-13 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Speaking Out for the Blind Episode 383- New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Accessibility Improvements](https://speaking-out-for-the-blind.pinecast.co/episode/9a396cdb/speaking-out-for-the-blind-episode-383-new-mexico-school-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired-accessibility-improvements) _2026-03-09 · Speaking Out for the Blind_ KOB-TV in Albuquerque is reporting that the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is getting $6 million for upgrades. The upgrades will enhance accessibility for wheelchair-bound kids. Here to talk about the upgrades is Pual Kilman. Mr. Kilman is the New Mexico School for the Blind’s Early Childhood Program Principal. For more info related to this week’s show, go to:… [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/9a396cdb-31f9-4d9f-9472-af50a2761af4.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3)