The Eyes Free Sports Podcast

The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 167 – Meeting Paralympian and Adventure Seeker Shawn Cheshire and Her Guide, Jesse Crandall

In Episode 167 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, two guests join the conversation – Shawn Cheshire, a highly accomplished blind athlete and adventure seeker, and Jesse Crandall, a professor and her guide for many adventures. During the conversation, they discussed: * Their backgrounds and how they met * How Shawn lost her sight * How they’ve done many rides together using single bikes and the adaptations of this process * Biking across the U.S. and from Canada to Mexico * Their cross-country skiing adventures * Shawn’s hiking adventures * Shawn’s nonprofit, Choosing to See Check out Shawn’s website at https://shawncheshire.org [https://shawncheshire.org] and learn more about her nonprofit, Choosing to See, at http://choosingtosee.org [http://choosingtosee.org]. Follow her Cheshire on Instagram at http://instagram.com/shawn_cheshire [http://instagram.com/shawn_cheshire].

The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 166 – Talking Beep Baseball with David Sanchez of the Boston Renegades and Jason Frazier of MindsEye Radio

In Episode 166 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with two individuals who are deeply involved in the beep baseball community, David Sanchez (a member of the National Beep Baseball Association board of directors and Boston Renegades) and Jason Frazier (president and CEO of MindsEye Radio). During the conversation, they talked about: * Their personal backgrounds and connection to the blind and low vision community * How they got involved in adaptive sports, specifically beep baseball * The work they’ve done to grow the sport in the U.S. * How the idea for the recent Puerto Rico beep baseball tournament came to be and highlights from the tournament * The current status of beep baseball in Puerto Rico * Looking ahead to the rest of the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) season and World Series * The idea of a World Beep Baseball Classic * Their contact info Contact David Sanchez at dsanchez@nbba.org [dsanchez@nbba.org] and Jason Frazier at jfrazier@mindseyeradio.org [jfrazier@mindseyeradio.org]. Learn more about MindsEye Radio and their adaptive sports and audio description programs at http://mindseyeradio.org [http://mindseyeradio.org]. Learn more about beep baseball at http://nbba.org [http://nbba.org].

The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 165 – Talking Martial Arts and Self-Defense with Christina Campbell

In Episode 165 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we meet Christina Campbell, an accomplished competitor and certified instructor in martial arts. During the discussion, Campbell spoke about: * Her early years and visual impairment * How she got into martial arts as a child * Her achievements in several types of martial arts * How she got into teaching martial arts and self-defense * Her work teaching martial arts to visually impaired kids * Why knowing self-defense is so important for the blind and visually impaired community * The Sonic Synergy radio show she co-hosts with her partner   Learn more about the Sonic Synergy radio show and podcast at https://www.hkcradio.com/sonicsynergy [https://www.hkcradio.com/sonicsynergy].

The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 164 – Meeting Antoine Craig, an Accomplished Adaptive Athlete in Track and field and Blind Soccer

In Episode 164 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we sit down with Antoine Craig, a para-track and field athlete and member of the U.S. national blind soccer team. During the interview, Craig talked about: * Where he was born and grew up * His visual impairment * His educational journey and current Ph.D. program * His professional career working in the mental health field * How he got into track and field and his achievements * How he got into blind soccer * His experience as a member of the U.S. national blind soccer team * The keys to success in blind soccer * His work with Blind Soccer Nation * His contact info and social media pages Follow Antoine Craig on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/antoinecraig4real/ [https://www.instagram.com/antoinecraig4real/]. Learn more about Blind Soccer Nation at http://blindsoccernation.org [http://blindsoccernation.org].

The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 163 – American Council of the Blind Staff Members Attend Super Bowl LX

In Episode 163 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we catch up with three staff members of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) – Scott Thornhill, Executive Director; Dan Spoone, Director of Operations; and Kolby Garrison, Accessibility Consulting & Compliance Services Coordinator. Along with ACB Advisory Board Member Mike Deaver, they all got to attend Super Bowl LX. During the conversation, they discussed: * Their personal backgrounds and connections to sports * How ACB’s partnership with the NFL came to fruition in 2025 * Their experience attending Super Bowl LX in February of 2026 * What it was like using the OneCourt device at the game * Other opportunities to make live sporting events more accessible, such as live audio description * Other observations about the game and other events they got to attend leading up to the game * ACB’s potential future partnerships with other sports leagues and teams   Learn more about the American Council of the Blind (ACB) at http://acb.org [http://acb.org]. Learn more about OneCourt and the device it has developed for blind sports fans at http://onecourt.io [http://onecourt.io].