Episode 128: Pre-WWDC wishes, headset reviews and more

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Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.

Intro,0:00
Guidelines for contributing to the show,0:46
The remarkable story of how Small World comes to MushroomEscape,3:22
Apple pre-WWDC wishes,12:04
Withdrawing from a COVID vaccine trial due to discriminatory requirements,35:34
Banned from a treadmill for a stress test due to blindness,44:30
Exodus wallet is an accessible way to handle cryptocurrency,45:49
disagreeing without being disagreeable,47:03
It’s getting harder for blind people to be transcribers,47:58
Demo and overview of five microphone headsets,57:39
Difficulty getting a job can mean we put up with a lot when we get one,1:03:04
When people say they forget we’re blind,1:09:10
To disclose or not to disclose on tech support calls,1:11:42
Why gratitude is over-rated,1:16:25
Grateful for the transcripts of this podcast,1:21:28
Bitcoin, screen readers and more,1:24:00
Hypnosis and other means of keeping one’s brain active, and looking for laptop recommendations,1:30:20
The Bonnie bulletin with the partially vaccinated Bonnie,1:34:13
Questions about the Zoom Podtrak P4,1:49:50
Broken Bluetooth,1:54:23
What are people prepared to pay for in a podcast, and the harm of social media,1:56:29
Comments on Haroon’s horror Dell update,2:07:16
JAWS scripts are great until they break,2:11:58
Amadeus on the Mac and the Mosen Consulting tutorial, and looking for mic recommendations,2:18:10
Closing and contact info,2:23:31