1) Episode Summary

In this deeply personal solo episode of The Blind Chick, Penn Street shares why Moses is away from the show for the moment and opens up about the difficult medical journey he has been facing. She walks listeners through a series of diagnoses over the past couple of years, including a slow-growing cancer, skin cancer, and now a tumor affecting his hearing and balance that requires radiation treatment.

Penn speaks with raw honesty about what it means to support someone you love through serious illness, especially while navigating her own disability and the emotional weight of caregiving. She reflects on the difference between being the patient and being the support person, the fear of not being able to fully read someone’s pain, and the intentional communication that is helping carry them both through this season.

The episode is heartfelt, vulnerable, and grounded in gratitude. Penn asks listeners for prayer, positive thoughts, and encouragement for Moses as treatment begins. She also thanks the Blind Chick audience for their support, ratings, comments, and kindness, reminding everyone to spread light, care for themselves, and show compassion to others.

2) Contact Info

Guest / Featured Voice:
Penn Street
Co-Host, The Blind Chick

Topic / Mentioned Contact:
Listener encouragement and advice can be sent to: feedback@aftersight.org

Organization:
Aftersight
Website: Aftersight.org
Email: feedback@aftersight.org
Phone: (720) 712-8856

Producer:
Jonathan Price, Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight

3) Show Credits

Show: The Blind Chick
Host: Penn Street
Co-Host: Moses Street
Producer: Jonathan Price
Organization: Aftersight

1) Episode Summary

In this lively and deeply honest episode of The Blind Chick, Penn and Moses Street welcome back world traveler, healer, and future travel coach Orly Corcos for a conversation that moves from hilarious beach banter to profound reflections on healing, courage, and self-discovery.

Orly shares her background as the only Canadian-born member of her Moroccan and Israeli family, her move to Fort Lauderdale, and her lifelong love of travel. What begins with humor quickly turns into a powerful testimony as she opens up about chronic pain, long-term prescribed narcotic use, ICU scares, and the holistic healing journey that changed her life. She explains how travel became more than a getaway—it became a tool for emotional, physical, and spiritual restoration.

The conversation explores how Orly used retreats, holistic health practices, plant medicine, and adventurous travel experiences to reclaim her identity and rebuild her life. She speaks candidly about fear, surrender, inner healing, and the difficult but necessary decisions that followed—including leaving her marriage, stepping away from corporate life, and choosing a new path rooted in truth and freedom.

Penn, Moses, and Orly also talk about food as healing, the difference between merely seeing and truly experiencing, and the unique confidence that can come from traveling as a blind woman. Orly shares stories of skydiving, solo travel to Bali and Thailand, walking the Camino with her guide dog, and preparing for an upcoming trip to the Galápagos through accessible travel company Travelize.

This episode is funny, freeing, and full of wisdom. At its heart, it is a reminder that our greatest limitations are often not physical, but internal—and that courage, healing, and joy are still available when we decide to move forward anyway.

2) Contact Info

Guest / Featured Contact
Orly Corcos
Facebook: Orly Corcos
Facebook / Instagram: The Blind Chef

Aftersight Contact
Email: feedback@aftersight.org
Phone: (720) 712-8856
Website: Aftersight.org

Producer
Jonathan Price
Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight
Email: jonathan@aftersight.org

3) Show Credits

Show: The Blind Chick
Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
Guest: Orly Corcos
Producer: Jonathan Price
Organization: Aftersight

4) Chapter Markers

00:00 – Penn and Moses open with humor and travel banter
02:00 – Welcoming Orly Corcos back to The Blind Chick
03:12 – Orly shares her family background and move to Florida
06:44 – Blind Travel Summit, Waymo, and autonomous travel freedom
11:16 – Why Penn and Moses wanted Orly back for a full episode
12:54 – Travel as healing, expansion, and personal restoration
14:52 – Orly opens up about chronic pain and narcotic dependence
17:46 – Her first holistic healing retreat and the turning point
20:17 – Doctors, blindness, and being underestimated
23:38 – Skydiving, fear, and learning to trust herself
27:11 – Experiencing beauty beyond eyesight
30:23 – Penn asks about ayahuasca and deep healing work
34:02 – Safety, vulnerability, and navigating healing as a blind woman
36:18 – What Orly gained most from the experience
41:49 – Divorce, freedom, memoir writing, and becoming a travel coach
43:53 – Food as healing and Orly’s love of cooking
49:24 – Solo travel, Bali, Thailand, and traveling without fear
52:20 – The Camino, guide dogs, and acce ...

1) Episode Summary

In this special Aftersight Original, Kim Wardlow shares the personal story behind her leadership and the road that led her to become Executive Director of Aftersight. She reflects on growing up in Lamar, Colorado, her early love for creativity, 4-H, cooking, service, travel, and the many work experiences that quietly prepared her for nonprofit leadership.

Kim walks listeners through pivotal moments in her life—from studying abroad in Scotland and working internationally, to volunteering at what was then Radio Reading Service of the Rockies, to unexpectedly finding both her calling and her husband through the organization. She also shares how Aftersight has evolved over the years from volunteer-read programming into a wider community-centered organization offering podcasts, peer support, book club, white canes, and more.

This episode is both a personal milestone and a mission-centered reflection. As Kim celebrates her 60th birthday and approaches 25 years with Aftersight, she invites listeners to see the deeper heart behind the organization: building community, increasing independence, and creating meaningful access for people who are blind, low vision, deafblind, or in need of alternatives to print. The episode closes with an invitation to support Aftersight’s work through her birthday giving campaign.

2) Contact Info

Guest / Organization:
Kim Wardlow — Executive Director, Aftersight
Aftersight website: aftersight.org
Birthday campaign / donations: Visit the donate page at aftersight.org

Aftersight:
Aftersight Originals network featuring Navigating Life with Vision Loss, The Blind Chick, Blindsight, and Blind Level Tech

Producer Credit:
Jonathan Price — Podcast Producer, Aftersight

3) Show Credits

Special Aftersight Original
Featuring Kim Wardlow
Opening by Jonathan Price
Produced by Jonathan Price
Organization: Aftersight

4) Chapter Markers

00:00 — Jonathan’s welcome and special Aftersight introduction
00:53 — Kim introduces herself, Aftersight, and the reason for sharing her story
03:14 — Childhood in Lamar, creativity, 4-H, and early PBS dreams
05:38 — Learning leadership, service, and community values
08:03 — Solar panels, first jobs, and developing a strong work ethic
10:28 — College, Scotland, travel, and broadening her world
12:54 — Early professional life, proposal writing, and service work
15:14 — Volunteering with Radio Reading Service and working at GE Access
17:37 — Friendship, snowshoeing, travel, and a season of transition
20:02 — Layoff, September 2001, and joining Radio Reading Service
22:21 — Meeting Doug, discovering purpose, and seeing the bigger calling
24:43 — Outreach across Colorado, music, and the value of volunteers
27:04 — How Aftersight expanded into podcasts, groups, and broader services
29:29 — Leadership, rebrand, relocation, and adapting through COVID
31:44 — Community, connection, and why the work matters
34:07 — Life purpose, independence, and the mission behind Aftersight
36:31 — Kim’s birthday campaign and invitation to support Aftersight

1) Episode Summary

Penn and Moses bring listeners on-location to Playa del Carmen’s Fifth Avenue for a sound-rich “audio postcard”—live music, vendors, birds, shoppers, perfume wafting from storefronts, and the rhythm of a city that never quite stops moving. They share how walking the avenue night after night turns strangers into familiar faces, how the best meals often live off the main tourist strip, and why listening can be its own kind of “people watching.”

The episode takes a turn into heart-and-human territory when Penn meets Apollo, a big white standard poodle, and feels a wave of grief and gratitude after recently losing their own dog, Beethoven—“a beautiful sadness.” They close with what the trip taught them the hard way: don’t run your life until your cup is empty. Pause sooner. Rest deeper. And for blind travelers especially: carry your cane proudly—it’s not just mobility; it’s connection.

2) Contact Info

Featured voices (on mic): Penn Street, Moses Street, Jonathan Price
Aftersight (questions / feedback): feedback@aftersight.org | (720) 712-8856
Book The Blind Chick: https://outlook.office.com/book/TheBlindChick@aftersight.org/?ismsaljsauthenabled
Producer credit: Jonathan Price (Podcast Producer, Aftersight)

3) Show Credits

Show: The Blind Chick (Aftersight)
Hosts: Penn Street, Moses Street
Producer: Jonathan Price
Format: Special travel field audio / soundscape episode (Playa del Carmen, Mexico)

4) Chapter Markers

• 00:00 — Welcome + Playa del Carmen setup (Fifth Avenue field audio)
• 00:36 — Fifth Avenue vibe + “best vegan food ever” discovery
• 02:33 — Nightly walks, live music, vendors, accents, smells
• 05:59 — Meeting blind travelers + wheelchair users; “cane visibility” matters
• 07:18 — Off the main strip: “old Mexico” feel + dinner highlights
• 08:45 — Apollo the standard poodle: grief, comfort, “beautiful sadness”
• 10:35 — Trip reflections: rest, people met, and why this vacation worked
• 11:24 — New connections: Ash, Eric (musician), Sweet Maria
• 13:23 — Big point: get outside with your cane; it opens conversations
• 15:16 — Self-care lesson: refill the cup before it empties
• 17:01 — Closing: travel encouragement + listener feedback + birthday card mention

1) Episode Summary

Penn and Moses check in from Playa del Carmen, Mexico—just a few blocks from the ocean—sharing a nostalgic “then vs. now” look at the Yucatán. Moses reflects on visiting the region as far back as the early 1970s, while the two of them compare Playa’s fishing-village past to today’s explosive growth: a once-small Fifth Avenue now feeling like “the Vegas strip on steroids,” and a jungle-lined two-lane road now a major highway.

They talk through what they’ve loved (food, social warmth, quieter lodging close to the action) and what’s been hard to watch (beach access shrinking, hotels built right up to the water, old haunts gone or unrecognizable). Penn also notes the accessibility shift—still imperfect, but dramatically improved compared to earlier trips—while pointing out she hasn’t seen other cane or guide-dog travelers during this visit.

Underneath the travel memories is a deeper thread: aging, change, grief, and gratitude—how you don’t always realize what you had until time has moved on. They share upcoming meetups with friends in the area, invite listeners to share their own “returning after years” stories, and close with listener mail and birthday notes—plus a reminder to be kind to yourself and someone else this week.

2) Contact Info

• Listener feedback + birthday ideas/cards: feedback@aftersight.org
• Mailing address (as stated in the episode):
  Aftersight
  1802 Highway 42, Suite 201
  Louisville, CO 80027
• Producer: Jonathan Price (Aftersight)

3) Show Credits

• Show: The Blind Chick
• Hosts: Penn Street, Moses Street
• Producer: Jonathan Price
• Network/Org: Aftersight

4) Chapter Markers

• 00:00 — Welcome back; quick banter and intros
• 00:10 — Coming to you from Playa del Carmen (Yucatán)
• 00:28 — Moses’ first Yucatán trips (1973/74) and early Playa memories
• 01:09 — “1990-ish” timeline check; realizing how long it’s been
• 01:15 — Playa as a fishing village; Fifth Avenue was only a few blocks
• 01:55 — “Stop here for the bathroom” era; Cozumel as the main reason
• 01:59 — Doing Mexico cheaply: Cozumel airport → ferry → Playa
• 02:44 — Watching Playa “explode” between visits (5x, 10x growth)
• 03:16 — Last big trip 18 years ago; coming back after a gap
• 04:26 — Finding old haunts; almost nothing is the same
• 05:02 — Fifth Avenue today: wild, global, late-night culture
• 06:29 — Eating times, crowds, and the feeling of nostalgia
• 07:27 — Winter of 2000: living right on Fifth Avenue (when it was tolerable)
• 08:47 — Wedding dress + dental work stories: the old Mexico price shock
• 10:06 — The beach reality now: access, guards, and what’s changed
• 12:40 — Accessibility reflections: improved, but still not “U.S. sidewalks”
• 13:45 — Moses’ “shallow male” era: European tourists, celebrity sightings
• 17:14 — Getting older: naps, heat, air conditioning, and “luxury now”
• 18:45 — Upcoming meetups: Scott Garrison’s parents; Megan Huffnagle & Greg
• 21:49 — The deeper point: returning after years, sadness, gratitude, perspective
• 23:12 — Rough year + loss; why this trip mattered
• 24:36 — Fifth Avenue at night; family culture differences
• 26:07 — Social warmth + travel humor (language, Americans jumping away)

1) Episode Summary

Krista Webb returns for a full-length conversation after the 2025 Blind Travel Summit in Austin, Texas. She shares her deafblind journey with Usher syndrome (Type 2)—born hard of hearing, diagnosed at 19, and living with progressive vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa (RP) (now under five degrees of central vision at age 38). She talks candidly about what changed (night blindness, stopping night driving, then stopping driving entirely) and what didn’t: her identity as a wife, mom of two boys, and a determined creator.

From there, the episode turns into a masterclass on creative grit. Krista explains how wood burning went from a $10 tool to a serious craft (and “religion”), how she learned the process (sanding, grip, machines), and how her art opened doors—connecting her to the wider deafblind community and to creators like Matthew and Paul (including the custom hat collaboration tied to “blindness is a spectrum”).

The conversation widens into travel, confidence, and culture: the crew swaps stories about navigating unfamiliar terrain, being underestimated, and choosing adventure anyway—right up to Krista’s upcoming plan to climb an active volcano in Guatemala (with adaptations like ATVs if needed). They also dig into a surprisingly big topic: “body shaming” vs. what actually happens in blind/low-vision spaces, including the idea of “tech shaming,” how style and comfort intersect with vulnerability, and what respectful guiding should sound like (including when “too much narration” becomes noise).

Krista closes with a grounded takeaway: you don’t need perfect circumstances to live meaningfully—find something, even small, that gives you a reason to look forward to tomorrow.

2) Contact Info

Guest

• Krista Webb — Instagram: @blindlove.woodburning (DM to connect; she mentions she’s not actively taking orders right now)

Aftersight / The Blind Chick

• Listener email: feedback@aftersight.org
• Phone (general): (720) 712-8856

Producer Credit

• Produced by Jonathan Price

3) Show Credits

• Hosts: Penn Street, Moses Street
• Guest: Krista Webb
• Produced by: Jonathan Price
• Aftersight team shout-outs (as mentioned in the episode): Evan, Jennifer, Kim, Michael

4) Chapter Markers

• 00:00 — Cold open: “old person calendar,” wrinkle cream, and rapid-fire banter
• 00:40 — Re-introducing Krista from the Blind Travel Summit (Austin)
• 01:56 — What Usher syndrome is (types, hearing + vision, balance)
• 04:18 — Diagnosis at 19, RP progression, and stopping driving
• 06:41 — Family life: marriage, motherhood, and adapting as vision changes
• 08:53 — How wood burning started (and why it took over)
• 11:17 — Connecting with Matthew & Paul; “blindness is a spectrum” hats
• 13:42 — Social media, representation, and being “real” in the community
• 18:12 — Travel stories: humor, independence, and doing life fully
• 22:50 — Guatemala trip + volcano climb: excitement, risk, and adaptation
• 30:43 — Body shaming, style, and why comfort matters when you feel vulnerable
• 35:29 — “Tech shaming,” community dynamics, and educating with grace
• 42:32 — Guiding etiquette: asking what help is actually wanted
• 47:02 — What’s next: K ...

Penn and Moses open with a call for listeners to mail physical birthday cards to Aftersight (to be read on air), emphasizing the meaning of handwritten notes over “one-click” social media greetings. They then welcome guest Jordan Hankins (joining from Austin, Texas) for a wide-ranging conversation on vision loss, identity, and rebuilding life with intention.

Jordan shares her “before and after” story: years of grinding in real estate with freedom and travel as the goal, followed by a major crossroads as her vision rapidly declined. She describes a dark transition period, then a turning point—choosing to travel anyway—and how immersion in wellness communities (including Thailand) reshaped her outlook on healing, lifestyle, and personal agency.

The discussion explores holistic health practices (nutrition, time outside, movement, acupuncture, herbs, meditation), the challenge of reintegrating into U.S. “grind” culture after experiencing slower, wellness-centered environments, and the practicality of returning to basics (real food, nature, reducing screen time). Jordan also explains why she began publicly documenting her journey—moving from “real estate Barbie” highlights to honest vulnerability—and the importance of boundaries when people reach out for support.

The episode closes with meditation as a core practice Jordan credits with her transformation, her developing work teaching meditation, and early plans for accessible retreats (starting with Mexico). Penn and Moses underline the theme that life keeps bringing waves—growth is learning to ride them with better tools, self-awareness, and community.

2) Contact Info

Guest / Platform

• Jordan Hankins
• Socials + Podcast: “Sighted by Soul” (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Podcast)

Birthday Card Mailing Address (Aftersight)

• Aftersight
  1805 Highway 42, Suite 220
  Louisville, CO 80027

Aftersight Contact

• Phone: (720) 712-8856
• Email: feedback@aftersight.org

Producer Credit

• Produced by: Jonathan Price (Aftersight)

3) Show Credits

• Podcast: The Blind Chick (An Aftersight Original)
• Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
• Guest: Jordan Hankins
• Producer: Jonathan Price
• Organization: Aftersight

4) Chapter Markers

• 00:00 — Birthday cards: why physical mail matters (and where to send it)
• 02:19 — Guest welcome: Jordan Hankins joins from Austin
• 04:30 — Austin vibes, community, and the Blind Travel Summit mention
• 06:54 — “Before”: real estate grind, money, freedom, and travel
• 09:17 — The dark season: fear, uncertainty, and deciding to keep living
• 14:33 — The “screw it” moment: choosing travel as the turning point
• 16:54 — Thailand: wellness communities, retreats, and reframing “healing”
• 21:29 — Coming back to the U.S.: holding onto “mountaintop” energy
• 28:27 — Practical basics: outside time, whole foods, movement, screens
• 33:10 — Social media tension: sharing purposefully without losing presence
• 35:30 — Why she went public: from highlights to real life and vulnerability
• 42:24 — Meditation: YouTube beginnings vs deeper training/retreat learning
• 44:41 — What’s next: retreats (Mexico) + balancing purpose with real estate
• 60:57 — Riding the wave: tools, seasons, and not getting taken under

Episode Summary

Penn and Moses kick things off (from separate locations) with Valentine’s Day around the corner—framing it less as a “couples-only holiday” and more as an excuse to show kindness to anyone (including handing out valentines to strangers). From there, the conversation turns serious: how to stay connected with people you love when you’re on opposite sides of politics and religion.

Penn shares how painful it felt to hear her sister propose a new boundary—no politics, no religion—after a lifetime of being able to talk about anything. Moses offers a counterbalance: focus on in-person conversations, keep humor as a pressure-release valve (“street humor”), and remember that people often agree on the problem even if they disagree on the solution. They reflect on how social-media hostility amplifies division, and Penn points to a Grammys moment (Bad Bunny’s “approach with love instead of hatred” idea) as a north star for how to engage.

They wrap with lighter updates: they’re heading to Playa del Carmen soon, they’ll be recording the next “just the two of us” episode from Mexico, and they shout out Evan Starnes and Blind Level Tech for making a real impact. They invite listeners to send feedback and join them on social media—and promise to post an old photo of Moses dressed as Cupid.

Contact Info

• Listener feedback: feedback@aftersight.org (as stated in the episode)
• Aftersight (main line): (720) 712-8856
• Social: Search “The Blind Chick” on Facebook (Penn also mentions Instagram and TikTok)

Show Credits

• Show: The Blind Chick (An Aftersight Original Podcast)
• Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
• Producer: Jonathan Price (Aftersight)

Chapter Markers

• 00:05 — Intro: Penn & Moses are back
• 00:26 — Recording separately today
• 00:45 — Valentine’s Day: love beyond romance
• 01:33 — Grade-school valentines (and doing it again as adults)
• 02:31 — “Real life” topics brought to listeners
• 02:58 — Navigating political divides with people you love
• 04:23 — Penn took a class on talking politics across disagreement
• 05:03 — Moses on disagreement with his brother (Marco Polo)
• 07:30 — “Street humor” as a safe-word for joking
• 09:59 — Penn’s sister: deep bond, now opposite political aisle
• 11:01 — The heartbreak: “no religion, no politics”
• 13:18 — Why in-person political conversations work better
• 15:35 — Penn: why this moment feels more harmful than “just policy differences”
• 15:56 — Grammys moment: approaching issues with love vs hatred
• 18:10 — Old rule: don’t talk religion/politics; and why it “worked”
• 20:40 — Listener prompt: how do you keep relationships intact?
• 23:49 — Mexico countdown begins
• 25:12 — Story: walking away from politics in Mexico due to danger/stress
• 27:22 — Playa del Carmen meetup: Scott Garrison connects them with his parents
• 28:43 — Shoutout: Scott guiding blind hikers up a volcano in Guatemala
• 30:57 — Penn’s stomach health issues; excited for Mexico food
• 31:13 — Playa del Carmen then vs now
• 36:31 — Next “just us” episode will be recorded from Mexico
• 36:45 — Shoutout: Blind Level Tech and Evan Starnes
• 39:10 — Kindness + feedback request
• 39:36 — Social media plugs + Cupid photo promise
• 40:16 — Sign-off (and joking about an “X rating” Cupid depiction)