The Enemy of Light and Dark

Awesome episode!!! Season 2, Episode 19, This is Noah, is now playing! Come hear a story of resilience and passion for life, on The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast! Video Description: Noah, a handsome young man in his mid-thirties, stands looking directly at us, surrounded by multi-colored lights. Next, Noah is cooking a feast on a large, outdoor oven, then, he stands wearing overalls, in a field amidst well cared for farm animals. Various desert scenes appear, along with the image of the ring of fire from an eclipse. A bright yellow flower springs from parched, cracked ground. Now, Noah appears in various stages of early recovery, face swollen and long scars stretching across his head and face. We see Noah learning to use a white cane alongside an instructor, followed by him at a later stage of healing, more expertly using his cane, walking down a rugged dirt path with his sweet dog. Various images of Noah, surrounded by loving family and friends, as he learns to live life as a blind man. We also see Noah petting a horse, playing a guitar and singing by the river, looking handsome in aviator sunglasses. The video ends with Noah leaning in to take in the smell of the roses, then turning to the camera and smiling. #Inspiration #Motivation #Healing #Blind #TotalBlind #CharlesBonnetSyndrome #Cool #Family #Community #BlindPodcast #Podcast #VisionLoss #SightLoss #TraumaHealing

Season 2, Episode 18, A Day at Tiffany's, is now playing, on The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast! Tiffany Flowers is a complete gem, you will absolutely love her!!! Stay tuned for her upcoming podcast, The Only Cyclops in the Room. She will also be back to guest host on my podcast! Video Description: Opening picture shows a gleaming diamond against a black backdrop. Next, Tiffany, a lovely, young Black woman with short hair, stands ready to jet set, in front of an airport, wearing a pink top and pink shorts, one hand on her hip and the other on a matching pink suitcase. Now, she sits on a park bench, in a white Spring dress with butterflies and flowers, a wistful expression on her face. Then Tiffany stands on a balcony, overlooking the ocean, one hand on the railing, in a flowing white dress with peach flowers. Next, a closeup of Tiffany, leaning back against a sofa, wearing a kaleidoscope fun prosthetic eye, in one eye. Then, Tiffany sits in an airplane seat, wearing a stylish navy blazer, Beats headphones and red-rimmed glasses. Now, she stands by her front door in a confident stance, wearing stylish athletic wear. Lastly, we see her seated at a cafe, with hair dyed as blue as the ocean, matching lipstick and dangling earrings, looking directly into the camera. #Blind #Accessibility #Style #OneEye #BlindPodcast #Podcast #Vision #Community #Glaucoma #Cataracts #Happiness #Laughter #Dialogue #Life #MyExperience #TheMoreYouKnow #DisabilityAwareness #VisionLoss #Interesting #Woman

Happy Listening! A total joy to have @thehalfblindpotter, on Season 2, Episode 17, of The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast. Image Description: Tim Clark, a handsome man in a San Francisco Giants ballcap, with a gray goatee across his chin and a black patch over his left eye, sits at a potter's wheel, locked in concentration, while making a beautiful vase. #Accessibility #HalfBlind #Blind #Pottery #Creative #Art #PassionForArt #InTheZone #LifeChallenges #Life #OneEye #Eyehesive #Support #Community #Photophobia #Vision #HelpingOthers

So much fun to make this video, Human Guiding, Part One. Thank you, Tammie, for being my eyes and one of my most favorite friends!

I'm so excited, I can barely contain myself! Video Description: Stephen, a handsome, blind man with green, prosthetic eyes, introduces himself. Part way through, he's interrupted by a bobblehead version of himself, mimicking his very words. Ater requesting for somebody to please come and contain his bobblehead self, two hands appear, holding a glass dome and placing it over the bobblehead Stephen. The voice of bobblehead Stephen gets muffled. After the glass dome completely encloses him, we hear the bobblehead's pleas echoing inside. Stephen turns back to us, giving a look of shock and horror. #FunnyReels #Bobblehead #Blindness #Podcast #Accessibility #HaHa #BlindPodcast #DisabilityPodcast #Funny #Laugh #DontTakeYourselfTooSeriously #Freedom

Sumiko, my guide dog, steals the show! Now, playing, Episode 16, Sumiko, Guide Dog Extraordinaire, on The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast. Thank you, Danna, voice of Sumiko the Guide Dog!!! Video Description: Begins with Sumiko as a small, yellow, labrador puppy, wearing a tiny, guide dog harness. Then, Sumiko is all grown up, surrounded by falling, pink, cherry blossoms, smiling into the camera. Now, her sitting in the green grass, staring straight up at us, making her head appear large and her body quite small. Next, Stephen, a dark-haired, handsome blind man and Sumiko, in front of microphones, followed by Sumi sitting on Stephen's lap, craning her neck to look back at the camera. Then, Sumi sits amidst many, fallen, orange and yellow Autumn leaves, followed by her wearing a yellow raincoat and guiding Stephen. Then, we see Sumi giving a wary expression, followed by an image of a small, non-service dog in a baby stroller. Fireworks burst across the sky, filling the screen. Ends with footage of Danna, a pretty, young, red-headed woman, narrating the voice of Sumiko the Guide Dog, barely able to contain her laughter. #Blind #TotalBlind #Accessibility #GuideDogs #GuideDogsForTheBlind #DogsLife #DogsOfFacebook #DogsAreFamily #Disability #DisabilityInclusion #Fun #Humor #LifeChanging

What a complete honor it is to have Dr. Kimberly Winges on The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast for Season 1, Episode 15: The Fascinating Dr. Winges and The Weird and Wacky World of Neuro-Ophthalmology! You couldn't be luckier than to have such an incredible physician, although your reasons for needing her expertise might not be so lucky, lol! I love this episode, thank you for everything, Dr. Kimberly Winges! #Accesibility Video Description: Opens with a beautiful portrait of a brunette woman, Dr. Kimberly Winges. Next, an image of a starry night sky, which morphs into an image of a human eye as part of a celestial body in space. Now, a smiling image of Dr. Winges in surgical cap and scrubs, followed by various images of her and Stephen, a dark-haired blind man, smiling for photos and speaking, while laughing, into podcast microphones. Closes with an animated logo of a close-up of a human eye moving away from us and then back to us, with the words "The Enemy of Light and Dark" reflected at the edge of the spotlight shining back and forth from it's pupil. #Neuro-Ophthalmology #EyeDisorders #Blind #RareDisorders #TheMoreYouKnow #Life #Podcast #Physician #Eyes #Fascinating #GoodPeople #Ophthalmology #Neurology #Medicine #MedicalPodcast

A great side benefit of being totally blind is that I can wear my favorite sunglasses- Persol, Ray-ban, Polo Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Maui Jim- anywhere and anytime I want, without ever obstructing my vision! #Accessibility Video Description: The video opens with bobblehead versions of Stephen and his guide dog Sumiko. The bobblehead version of Stephen is complete with white cane and sunglasses. Next, Stephen, a dark haired blind man, wears sunglasses inside a building, while chatting with sighted people. Various images appear of Stephen in sunglasses, sometimes while looking especially dapper in his Scottish kilt. Then, Stephen's extensive sunglasses collection is displayed, followed by a quick succession of him wearing his most favorite pairs. #Blind #Fashion #Totalblind #Sunglasses #Style #TheMoreYouKnow #Life #PositiveVibes

We were so excited to interview the amazing, the wonderful, artist and ocularist, Christina King! Many thanks, @CenterForOcularProsthetics Now Playing, Episode 14, A Sight to Behold, on The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast. #Accessibility Video Description: A close up of a painting of a giant eye, with a blue and violet iris, followed by a hand holding a prosthetic eye with a glowing blue iris, made by Christina. Next, various images of Christina, a beautiful, young woman with dark hair and big brown eyes. Then we see video of Christina and Stephen, a dark-haired, handsome blind man, speaking into podcasting microphones. The clip ends with an animated logo of The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast, showing a spotlight moving from side to side, shining out of the pupil of an eye against a black backdrop. The spotlight illuminates The Enemy of Light and Dark logo. #ProstheticEye #Blind #Podcast #Life #TheMoreYouKnow #BlindAwareness #DisabilityAwareness #Interesting #VisionLoss #OneEye #FunEye #FunEyeFund

Meet Nick! Nick has RP, Retinitis Pigmentosa. Now Playing, Episode 13 of #TheEnemyOfLightAndDarkPodcast #Accesibility Video Description: Nick, a tall, young man, with long hair, wearing a black t-shirt and black jeans, sits in a green chair and speaks into a microphone, while chatting and laughing with Stephen, the host of The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast. They sit opposite each other. #Blind #TotalBlind #TheMoreYouKnow #RPStrong #BlindAwareness #VisionLoss #RetinitisPigmentosa #WhiteCane #LowVision #PersonalSafety #DisabilityAwareness #Advocate

Don't miss Episode 12, A Shot in the Eye, on The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast! You'd never guess our guest's life-changing past. Her story, recovery and sobriety will inspire you! #Accessibility Video Description: Opens with a view of a kitchen counter with a wooden bird and some red and green apples atop a dark, wooden pedestal. A hand reaches in to grab a green apple. Next, we see a hand unlocking a white door and opening it. Suddenly, our view goes down a windy path, as it rains. Then, Laura, a tall and beautiful blind woman, smiling and talking into a podcasting microphone. We also see Stephen, a dark-haired blind man and host of The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast, looking surprised for a moment, then speaking into the mic. Now, a view of both of their guide dog labs, one black and one yellow, playing together and careening happily back and forth down a hallway, ending with a closeup of the yellow guide dog, Sumi, pausing to look in a doorway. #Blind #Totalblind #Life #Recovery #Podcast #Sobriety #Inspiration #VisionLoss #DisabilityAwareness

Eyes are the windows to the soul! Thank you ever so much, @CenterForOcularProsthetics! You are the apple of my eyes! #Accessibility A giant eyeball, the size of a large pumpkin, appears, looking out a small window. Next, Stephen, a dark-haired blind man, approaches and leans forward to peer into the giant eyeball. Then, we flash to the giant eyeball being pulled out of the window. It disappears from view, the window is shut and the blinds drop down, obscuring our view. Suddenly, Stephen appears, leaning out the now open window, smiling and wearing prosthetic eyes that are painted with tiny windows with blue shutters, a green eyeball looking out the window in each eye. #VisionLoss #Blindness #TotalBlind #BlindNotBroken #DisabilityAwareness #Me #Funny #Happy #Prosthetics #ProstheticEye #FunEyes

I have, hands down, the most incredible ocularist. Many, many thanks, @centerforocularprosthetics!!! FYI, I doubt she will ever have the temporary insanity to paint Van Gogh on a small pair of eyes again, but man, did she nail it!!! #Accessibility A tapestry of the painting Starry Night by Van Gogh fills our view. Moments later, Stephen, a handsome, dark-haired, blind man appears, wearing a beige leather jacket and stylish sunglasses with amber frames. He stands in front of the painting, lowers his sunglasses, showing his green eyes. He then turns and walks away from us, towards the tapestry. He disappears into the painting! Suddenly, he reappears, as though from the painting and moves back towards us. He lowers his sunglasses, revealing prosthetic eyes that match the Starry Night painting, complete with swirling skies, jagged peaks, steepled church and village alight, as a mural, across both eyes. #VanGogh #StarryNight #ProstheticEye # Prosthetics #Art #Blind #SoCool

Keep in mind, when hanging out with your favorite blind person, they might not realize you've stepped away... #TheEnemyOfLightAndDark #Accessibility Stephen, a handsome, dark-haired, blind man, sits with his guide dog and two friends, as they have a conversation and laugh. Unbeknownst to Stephen, one of his friends looks at his watch and realizes he has to leave. He departs quietly, while Stephen is turned to the other friend. There is a pause in the conversation, during which the remaining friend gets up and leaves. When Stephen resumes the conversation and there's no response, he begins to suspect that one or both of his friends has left. He reaches his hand out to one side, then the other, where his friends once were, only to realize, he's all alone. #Blind #DisabilityAwareness #Life #TheMoreYouKnow # FunnyVideos #Me #DontTakeYourselfTooSeriously

Here it is- Episode 2 of Eyes in Space!

Give a blind guy a break and trim your trees! #Accessibility Images of Stephen, a handsome blind man wearing stylish sunglasses and his beautiful guide dog, a yellow lab with amber colored eyes. Stephen proceeds to show the aids he uses for getting around, his white cane and his guide dog, followed by the guide dog alerting him of an upcoming step. Next, we see Stephen sitting with a contemplative expression. He then holds the guide dog harness in one hand and the cane diagonally across his body in the other hand, which alerts him of a low hanging tree branch. Next, he is walking with only his cane. As he steps forward, he runs into the low hanging branch of a tree, which smacks him right in the face, startling him. #Blind #Dog #Life #TheMoreYouKnow #Walk #Disability #Laugh #WhiteCane #KeepGoing #DontTakeYourselfTooSeriously

Oh the perils of freewalking... #Accessibility The video opens with bobblehead versions of Stephen and his guide dog, followed by real life versions of them, Stephen, a dark-haired, handsome blind man and Sumiko, a yellow labrador with amber colored eyes. Next, they are lounging together in a recliner, Stephen holding a cup of coffee in one hand, and Sumiko curled up in a little ball like a cat. Then, a photo of Sumiko, face protruding through the hole of a donut shaped dog toy, followed by her snoozing in a dog bed. Next, a folded white cane is held up and shaken to catch our attention, followed by the white cane being tossed carelessly onto a bed. Stephen freewalks into the bedroom, thinking it is the bathroom. Then, he walks into the bathroom, thinking it is the bedroom. Now, he bonks his head painfully on a doorframe. Next, he wears a bandage around his head, many bandaids, and a big frown. Lastly, he is seen walking with his guide dog through a busy parking lot. #Life #Motivation #Reels #Blindness #Home #VisionLoss #SightLoss #OrientationAndMobility #WhiteCane #GuideDog #Laugh

Stephen from #TheEnemyOfLightAndDarkPodcast being his fun self. #Accessibility Bobblehead versions of Stephen and his guide dog in front of a fountain, followed by the real life guide dog, surrounded by pink cherry blossom petals. Then, Stephen, head totally covered by a giant eyeball mask. A door closes on him, leaving us in complete darkness. Now, Stephen, again in the giant eyeball mask appears to be looking at the horizon, hand shielding the big eye from the glare of the sun. Then, Stephen, a handsome blind man, looking puzzled. Next a view of a white cane, followed by his guide dog in her harness. Now, Stephen, wearing a leather jacket and stylish sunglasses, walks with his cane. His cane detects a tape dispenser on the ground and he picks it up to examine it. Next, he detects a cup of coffee on the ground, picks it up and takes a sip. It is clear he enjoys said coffee, as he gives an endearing grin. #Blindness #Smile #Reels #Sightloss #Me #Disability #Visionloss

Now Playing! Episode 11: Danna and The Case of the Batman Rollercoaster #TheEnemyOfLightAndDarkPodcast #Accessibility: A bobblehead likeness of Stephen in a Scottish kilt and his guide dog appear in front of a giant eyeball. The image gets smaller and smaller until it nearly disappears from view. Then we see various images of a pretty, young, redheaded woman, Danna. She smiles and laughs, as she tells her story. Stephen, a dark-haired, attractive blind man wearing sunglasses, interviews her as they speak into microphones on The Enemy of Light and Dark Podcast. #TheMoreYouKnow #Trauma #Life #Blindness #VisualImpairment #Sightloss #Podcast #Laughter