At Banter Podcast

This week it's back to as close to normal as we get as we welcome Valerie Hunter, voice talent, producer, and writer of audio descriptions for the visually impaired.

This week we return to our roots of three guys rambling on aimlessly and talk about the recent CSUN Show and some of the products featured there.

Ever wonder what the next generation of touch screens might be like? Listen in this week as we chat with Cedrick Chappaz, CEO and co-founder of Hap2u, a company that is working on bringing haptics to touch screen everywhere.

This week we get our game on with Mark Barlet, founder of The Able Gamers Charity and discuss the state of accessibility in the video gaming community.

This week we're cooking up a storm with our very special guest Christine Ha, winner of MasterChef and host of AMI's cooking show, Four Senses. She tells us all about what it was like as a visually impaired contestant on MasterChef, her favorite kitchen gadgets, and some of her favorite meals to cook.

This week we chat with YouTuber, Blogger, and Deafness advocate Rikki Poynter! Full transcript of this week's show can be found at www.atbanter.com.

This week we get our game on with Marty Schultz of Blindfold Games, who gives us some insight into what goes into developing Mobile Games for the Visually Impaired.

This week we chat with a real life Guitar Hero Mel Bergman, the founder of Wheely Guitars, a custom guitar maker who specializes in building guitars designed to be able to be played in a wheelchair. Plus, we giggle at G string jokes and learn about the meaning of Mastadong.

Dave Symington from the Vancouver Adapted Music Society joins us this week to talk about the organization's origins and how they assist musicians with disabilities find their groove!

This week we talk to Kevin Shaw, President and Founder of TellMeTV, an on-demand video description service about the state of on-demand content services, and his experience in building an accessible UI across multiple platforms.

Rob and Ryan give a brief overview of Amazon's and Google's respective 'personal assistants' and their potential as Assistive Technology.

This week we're thrilled to be talking to Molly Watt, passionate advocate for inclusive technology, co founder of the Molly Watt Trust, director of usability consulting firm Molly Watt Limited, blogger, and children's book author and illustrator (she does it all, folks!).

This week we're joined by Dr. Gary Birch, executive director of the Neil Squire Society, who chats all about what Neil Squire does, the state of accessibility, brain-computer interfacing, his work with the United Nations, and what it's like being an Order of Canada recipient.

It's Christmas at the AT Banter Studios! It's all hands on deck as we take a break this week from our regular subject matter to partake in a bit (well, maybe more than just a bit) of holiday cheer, share Holiday memories, exchange presents, and even are treated to a live performance of an original song by our own Ryan Fleury.

Well, after 30 episodes we've amassed enough screw-ups, ridiculous digressions and general silliness to fill an episode. As our early Christmas present to our listeners, we've collected some of the more noteworthy ones for your amusement (and our embarrassment). Enjoy!

Rob and Ryan talk with Tommy Edison, YouTube star and film critic about his life, how he got his start on YouTube, his experiences, and, of course, movies.

This week we get happy and welcome Uday Parshionikar, Founder and CEO of Perceptive Devices to chat about his hands free computing software solution – Smyle Mouse!

Ryan spills the beans on where our very special guest has gone to and we talk about the next big Windows Update and what it means for accessibility in the Windows environment.

Once again we discuss the power of music as we talk with Lorri Johnson, an accredited Music Therapist and graduate of the Capilano University Bachelor of Music Therapy Program and talk about Music Therapy and its benefits, as well as her own experiences in dealing with seniors in Long Term Care.

This week is action packed as we welcome Grant Hardy into the depths of the Banter studio to chat about his experiences as an on air personality with Accessible Media Inc, how he got started in the business, and AMI's goals of making media accessible for all Canadians. Also, chickens. Oh, and the Banter Boys make their television debut.