1. Episode Summary In this powerful episode of The Blind Chick, Penn and Moses sit down with Aaron Hale for a conversation that is raw, funny, sobering, and deeply human. Aaron shares his journey from Navy cook to Army EOD technician, the Afghanistan blast that took his sight, the later illness that took his hearing, and the long road of rebuilding a life that refused to stay broken. Along the way, he talks about family, faith, cooking, running, entrepreneurship, adventure, and the mindset shift from “I have to” to “I get to.” This episode is not just about survival. It is about responsibility, purpose, grit, humor, and the holy stubbornness of getting back up when staying down would be easier. 2. Contact Info Guest: Aaron Hale Podcast: Point of Impact with Aaron Hale Business mentioned: EOD Fudge Aftersight Website: Aftersight.org Phone: (720) 712-8856 Email: feedback@aftersight.org Producer Contact Jonathan Price Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight jonathan@aftersight.org 3. Show Credits The Blind Chick is brought to you by Aftersight. Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street Guest: Aaron Hale Producer: Jonathan Price Presented by: Aftersight Thank you for listening to The Blind Chick. Be kind to yourself this week, and find a way to be kind to somebody else. It’s good for your soul. 

1. Episode Summary Penn and Moses Street return with their signature humor, honesty, and warmth after a full weekend at Cherry Creek State Park for Canes, Tails, and Trails, a collaborative walk with Foresight Adventure Guides for the Blind. They reflect on the joy of gathering with the blind and low-vision community, the exhaustion that follows meaningful work, and the possibility of making the event an annual tradition. The conversation then turns personal as Penn and Moses answer a listener question about age-gap relationships. With a 20-year age difference between them, they share what has helped their marriage endure: communication, commitment, therapy, humility, and the willingness to keep choosing each other as life changes. Later, Penn and Moses highlight Claude Monet, exploring how vision loss shaped some of his most powerful work. They reflect on creativity, low vision, identity, and the truth that limitation does not have to end a person’s purpose. The episode closes with encouragement for listeners to pursue their dreams, reject “stinking thinking,” and remember to be kind to themselves and others. 2. Contact Info The Blind Chick / Aftersight Website: aftersight.org Email: feedback@aftersight.org Phone: (720) 712-8856 Mentioned in This Episode Foresight Adventure Guides for the Blind Ruckus in the Alley Producer Contact Jonathan Price Podcast Producer, Aftersight Email: jonathan@aftersight.org 3. Show Credits Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street Podcast: The Blind Chick Produced by: Jonathan Price Presented by: Aftersight

1) Episode SummaryIn this episode of The Blind Chick, Penn and Moses Street welcome Shanell Matos for a powerful conversation about vision loss, motherhood, advocacy, and rebuilding life with courage and honesty. Shanell shares how she celebrated ten years of vision loss by completing a 44-mile tandem bike ride in New York City, reflects on losing her vision as a new mom, and talks about learning Braille, asking for help, finding resources, and stepping into advocacy through tools like RightHear and Discover Live. Her story is a reminder that success does not always start pretty, but showing up, doing the hard thing, and refusing to let fear write the story can change everything. 2) Contact InfoGuest: Shanell Matos Featured Resources: RightHear and Discover LiveAftersight Website: aftersight.org Email: feedback@aftersight.org Phone: (720) 712-8856Producer Contact Jonathan Price Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight jonathan@aftersight.org3) Show CreditsHosted by: Penn Street and Moses Street Guest: Shanell Matos Produced by: Jonathan Price Podcast: The Blind Chick Presented by: Aftersight

1) Episode Summary In this solo episode of The Blind Chick, Penn and Moses catch listeners up on life, travel, gardening, Memorial Day reflections, St. Louis adventures, and the power of learning to advocate for yourself. Moses opens with his “summer gym,” also known as the garden, before the conversation moves into honoring Memorial Day with the reverence it deserves. Penn shares highlights from the 2026 GiveCon conference in St. Louis, including a surprise live podcast appearance and visits to the zoo and Cardinals games. She also highlights Aftersight’s upcoming walk with Foresight Adventure Guides at Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora on Saturday, May 30th, 2026, inviting listeners to register, donate, and join the community for a five-mile walk, lunch, music, and connection. The heart of the episode comes through Penn’s reflection on self-advocacy: how people often advocate fiercely for loved ones but struggle when it comes time to speak up for themselves. With humor, honesty, and their usual back-and-forth rhythm, Penn and Moses remind listeners that blindness, disability, age, or health challenges do not erase a person’s intelligence, personality, experience, or place in the world. 2) Contact Info The Blind Chick / Aftersight Website: Aftersight.org Email: feedback@aftersight.org Phone: 720-712-8856 Mentioned in this episode: Purpose and Profit Club podcast Foresight Adventure Guides Rocky Mountain Cyber Lions Club Ruckus in the Alley Producer: Jonathan Price, Podcast and Program Producer at Aftersight 3) Show Credits The Blind Chick is brought to you by Aftersight. Hosted by Penn Street and Moses Street. Produced by Jonathan Price. For more information, visit Aftersight.org or reach out at feedback@aftersight.org. 

1) Episode Summary In this episode of The Blind Chick, Penn and Moses Street welcome Elizabeth Long, an outdoor adventurer from Ridgway, Colorado, whose story moves through hearing loss, vision loss, spinal injury, adaptive sports, and the long process of learning how to stop hiding and start living fully. Elizabeth shares how growing up around unspoken family attitudes toward disability shaped her early silence around hearing loss, and how learning ASL later became a doorway into community, confidence, and identity. She talks about moving from Michigan to southwest Colorado, falling in love with the mountains, rock climbing, ice climbing, skiing, and eventually discovering adaptive sports. The conversation becomes especially powerful as Elizabeth describes how adaptive skiing, including mono-skiing, helped her rediscover freedom without pretending her body had no limits. Penn connects deeply with Elizabeth’s story, especially around the grief of possibly giving up skiing and the possibility of finding a new way forward. At its heart, this episode is about not closing the door on your life when disability changes the rules. Elizabeth’s message is clear: you may have to do things differently, but differently does not mean lesser. 2) Contact Info Guest: Elizabeth Long Instagram: @sanjuanmtnchick Spelled: S-A-N-J-U-A-N-M-T-N-C-H-I-C-K Aftersight Website: Aftersight.org Phone: (720) 712-8856 Email: feedback@aftersight.org Producer: Jonathan Price Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight 3) Show Credits Show: The Blind Chick Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street Guest: Elizabeth Long Producer: Jonathan Price Presented by: Aftersight