I have been producing podcasts since late 2004, not long after podcasting became a thing. As a blind person with a background in radio, I gravitated to the medium. In late 2019, I started the Mosen At Large podcast as …

Mosen At large is more inclusive with transcripts, thanks to a grant from InternetNZ Read more »

Introduction I don’t know where the time has gone, but later this year it will be 17 years since I began podcasting. In that time I’ve used, discarded and upgraded a lot of gear, and many services have come and …

Announcing The Blind Podmaker. By blind podcasters, for blind podcasters Read more »

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. Is that one on a Tuis billboard yet? We increasingly understand that words matter and can re-enforce or alter perceptions. Thankfully, most people find it distasteful at …

Ableist language from a Government minister on our public broadcaster. Disabled New Zealanders deserve better Read more »

We are so fortunate that during this global COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom has been adopted as the tool of choice for keeping us connected. If a less accessible alternative had been chosen, blind people would have found this time even more …

My Zoom book, “Meet Me Accessibly”, to be withdrawn on 30 September Read more »

Perhaps it’s the historian in me, but I am something of a hoarder. From old electronics that I know I’ll never use again but which I perceive to have some sort of historical significance, to books and old records that …

With gratitude and thanks to Bette Gilmore, 1938-2020. Thank you for the music and so much more Read more »

This post was last updated on 21 June with the good news that if you’re playing Apple TV Plus content on an APple TV 4K with audio description on, you will in fact get Atmos. Thank you Apple for doing …

Atmos Fear. Blind people like me are an ideal audience for stunning Dolby Atmos sound, but most studios are locking us out Read more »

I just posted the following to the Mosen Consulting Announcements list. If you’re not subscribed to that list, here’s the announcement.   Hello from me, on what is a beautiful autumn day here in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. It’s been …

A personal update from me, and announcing a new podcast series beginning in June Read more »

Introduction In 2013, I wrote a couple of blog posts about my hunt for the best hearing aids to meet my needs. They were popular posts, partly because in the process of explaining the reasons why I ended up with …

Now Hear This, 2019 edition. Evaluating Widex Evoke and Oticon OPN S 1 hearing aids Read more »