<![CDATA[Deep Sy: Podcast]]>https://deepsy.net/s/podcasthttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gxSw!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1bc9ca1-c2ab-4880-9892-2b5bf81b6dee_1280x1280.pngDeep Sy: Podcasthttps://deepsy.net/s/podcastSubstackWed, 08 Apr 2026 17:12:43 GMT<![CDATA[Bonus Episode: My Time as a Legally Blind Wrestler]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-my-time-as-a-legallyhttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-my-time-as-a-legallyWed, 25 Mar 2026 11:03:35 GMTSubscribe to my new podcast, Soccer Explained! Two episodes are out, and another drops tomorrow.

In today’s bonus episode:

- Rocking my little baby opponents to sleep

- The accidental angry upside down pin

- My daring, courageous victory over a kid who got an asthma attack and forfeited

- How to rid yourself of anxiety by quitting anything that makes you unc…

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Blind Sports Fandom]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-blind-sports-fandomhttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-blind-sports-fandomThu, 12 Mar 2026 18:44:49 GMTSubscribe to my new podcast! First episodes drop next week.

https://soccerexplainedpod.com/

In today’s bonus episode, which is free for everyone:

- Tiny blurry baseball guys

- Little Billy, the only Mets fan in school

- The world violently spins exactly one half circle

- Big honkin’ hockey

Music by Andre Louis

The podcast art and other blog graphics are by Will Cheung

Yankees audio clip from Major League Baseball, originally broadcast on WFAN New York. Retrieved from

2014 world cup clip from FIFA, retrieved from:

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]]><![CDATA[Playing Video Games While Blind?]]>https://deepsy.net/p/playing-video-games-while-blindhttps://deepsy.net/p/playing-video-games-while-blindSat, 07 Mar 2026 22:30:40 GMTIn today’s episode:

- You’re a spy!

- Attack of the chainsaw clown zombies

- Alabama goes British

- Tech bro midwives

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Making Content on a Highly Visual Internet While Blind]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-making-content-on-ahttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-making-content-on-aTue, 03 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMTIn today’s episode:

- The devastating difference between left and right

- Volunteer sisters

- Serenity praying through the internet

- Daily garbage delivery

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]]><![CDATA[Tips for Ending Unwelcome Conversations Using Your Prosthetic Eyes]]>https://deepsy.net/p/tips-for-ending-unwelcome-conversationshttps://deepsy.net/p/tips-for-ending-unwelcome-conversationsWed, 18 Feb 2026 12:03:00 GMTContent warning for those who become easily queasy.

In today’s episode:

- A short humor piece, plus accessibility and snow

- Reverse Mark Twaining

- Snow makes coffee bad

- Eyeball blasters (eyeballs=ammo, not target)

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: More on Kids and Blindness, Feat. My Toddler Again]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-more-on-kids-and-blindnesshttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-more-on-kids-and-blindnessWed, 11 Feb 2026 22:18:02 GMTIn today’s episode:

- A gesture of pity from a second grader

- Cyclopes

- The shocking medical effects of makeup

- Unconventional horticulture

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]]><![CDATA[Realistic Blindness Simulation Exercises for Effective Corporate Team Building]]>https://deepsy.net/p/realistic-blindness-simulation-exerciseshttps://deepsy.net/p/realistic-blindness-simulation-exercisesWed, 04 Feb 2026 18:02:24 GMTIn today’s episode:

- AN off-site nightmare

- Minor chemical terrorism

- A redemption arc

- Don’t forget the swag

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: SNL Swipes at Stevie Wonder]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-snl-swipes-at-steviehttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-snl-swipes-at-stevieWed, 28 Jan 2026 12:02:01 GMTIn today’s episode:

- Opinions so nuanced and complex that even attempting to understand them makes you hurl your phone into a river

- Confusing tepid laughter with violent state oppression

- Cheap shots at New Jersey

- I ask nothing of you; I implore you to do literally nothing

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]]><![CDATA[Mental Maps and My Instinctive, Subconscious Navigational Computer]]>https://deepsy.net/p/mental-maps-and-my-instinctive-subconscioushttps://deepsy.net/p/mental-maps-and-my-instinctive-subconsciousThu, 22 Jan 2026 20:40:27 GMTIn today’s episode:

- Ride the Brainevator

- Fear the pants rats

- Total elementary school recall

- You and I become fugitives from the law

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Why Do People Who Can See Call Themselves Blind?]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-why-do-people-who-canhttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-why-do-people-who-canWed, 14 Jan 2026 12:02:41 GMTIn today’s episode:

- 100% accurate definitions of big science words

- Nineteenth century Nickelodeon

- The visual acuity of your belly button

- Rollerblade brand guide dogs

Mentioned in the episode:

- The episode of Invisibilia covering science about the vision that blind people’s brains create from sound

- The humor pieces I’ve been writing for The Squeaky W…

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]]><![CDATA[Toothpicks, Poison Spinach, and a Lewd Monkey]]>https://deepsy.net/p/toothpicks-poison-spinach-and-a-lewd-a70https://deepsy.net/p/toothpicks-poison-spinach-and-a-lewd-a70Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:56:45 GMTIn today’s episode, how to find what you need at a store while blind. Plus:

- Candy scattered to the wind

- Pantomime turtles

- Exotic meats

- A CVS employee who is probably a good hang but not a good CVS employee

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Blind Cooking and Assistive Tech]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-blind-cooking-and-assistivehttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-blind-cooking-and-assistiveThu, 18 Dec 2025 12:02:06 GMTIn today’s episode:

- Robots lie to me

- My daughter loves the lying robots

- I disparage the lying robots by calling them creatively middling

- Other robots come for the jobs of guide dogs

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]]><![CDATA[How the Grinch Failed to Steal Christmas from the Blind Whos]]>https://deepsy.net/p/how-the-grinch-failed-to-steal-christmashttps://deepsy.net/p/how-the-grinch-failed-to-steal-christmasWed, 10 Dec 2025 12:02:59 GMTIt’s a special Christmas episode, and a change of pace. Today’s story is fiction, and it rhymes. It’s also possibly intellectual property infringement.

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Today’s music: 30 Seconds” by Andre Louis

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: More on Parenting a Sighted Toddler While Blind]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-more-on-parenting-ahttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-more-on-parenting-aWed, 03 Dec 2025 12:03:13 GMTIn today’s episode:

- A nonprofit claims to be my “voice”

- An infant is entirely unconcerned by the silent, unidentified shadow man feeding her in the night

- My toddler’s crowded social calendar

- I mollify a police officer

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]]><![CDATA[Speaking to Blind People Like We're Normal 101]]>https://deepsy.net/p/speaking-to-blind-people-like-werehttps://deepsy.net/p/speaking-to-blind-people-like-wereThu, 20 Nov 2025 12:03:17 GMTIn today’s episode:

- I viciously mock the fashion choices of a person who doesn’t technically exist

- Sarcastic high-fiving

- The surprising number of ears blind people have

- Me pretending to be friends with your friend I’ve never met

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Glass Eye Witness News]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-glass-eye-witness-newshttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-glass-eye-witness-newsThu, 13 Nov 2025 13:10:38 GMTThe first episode of my NPR-style disability parody news podcast (hopefully the first of many because boy did I have fun making this).

Special thanks to the Squeaky Wheel for rejecting my pitches for these stories so I could use them here. To read some excellent disability-related satire (including, starting soon, some written by me), visit them here:

https://thesqueakywheel.org/

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Today’s music: “Please Not an Infomercial” by Andre Louis

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]]><![CDATA[How My Toddler Understands Blindness, Feat. My Toddler]]>https://deepsy.net/p/how-my-toddler-understands-blindness-412https://deepsy.net/p/how-my-toddler-understands-blindness-412Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:43:54 GMTIn today’s episode:

- My toddler’s voice acting debut

- I might be a powerful wizard

- I comb the streets of New York City in search of precious gold

- I am emotionally comforted by an infant

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: How I Read Posts for this Podcast While Blind]]>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-how-i-read-posts-forhttps://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-how-i-read-posts-forThu, 30 Oct 2025 11:02:57 GMTThe first bonus episode for paid subscribers! These will be coming every other week starting now. Today, I explain and demonstrate how exactly I read essays out loud for this podcast without being able to read print (or Braille).

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]]><![CDATA[Unsolicited Sighted Helpers: The Six Most Common Types and How to Deal with Them]]>https://deepsy.net/p/unsolicited-sighted-helpers-the-six-8a8https://deepsy.net/p/unsolicited-sighted-helpers-the-six-8a8Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:02:54 GMTIn today’s episode:

- I raise awareness about the perspective of disabled people through sarcasm

- I maybe threaten a stranger with mace, but I can’t be sure

- Four separate people yell at me in public

- A mysterious figure in the night appears silhouetted in the glow of headlights and with a bloodcurdling scream places a death curse upon me

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]]><![CDATA[My Slow, Stubborn, Reluctant Transition to Using a White Cane]]>https://deepsy.net/p/my-slow-stubborn-reluctant-transition-d26https://deepsy.net/p/my-slow-stubborn-reluctant-transition-d26Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:02:46 GMTIn today’s episode:

- Theater kids annoy everyone

- A teacher encourages me to attack other children

- I try to placate denizens of the netherworld

- I traumatize Gen Z readers by describing people speaking to each other using telephones

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