Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative

Blind Guy Travels: Noodle Arms No More

How can a blind person learn gestures when he's never seen them? As Matthew prepares for a TEDx Talk, he makes his first foray into learning body language.
Blind Guy Travels is a production of Radiotopia from PRX and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed debuting limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices.
Learn more about Blind Guy Travels and access transcripts at <a href="http://radiotopiapresents.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">radiotopiapresents.fm</a> and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at <a href="http://radiotopia.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">radiotopia.fm</a>.

What really happens when stories about people’s lives are collected, edited, and consumed? Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking,Transformative is a four-part non-fiction series created by Jess Shane, about the nuts and bolts of documentary storytelling, the power dynamics between makers and subjects, and rewriting unwritten rules of the documentary and non-fiction content industry.Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative is written, hosted and produced by Jess Shane. Sara Nics is the story editor. Sound design, mix/mastering by Michelle Macklem. Production support from Mona Hassan. Cover art is by Justin Broadbent.Support for this project was provided in part by the International Women’s Media Foundation. Special thanks to Eleanor McDowall and Chioke I’Anson.For Radiotopia Presents, Yooree Losordo is the managing producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. It’s a production of PRX’s Radiotopia and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices.Learn more about Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative at <a href="http://radiotopiapresents.fm/">radiotopiapresents.fm</a> and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at <a href="http://radiotopia.fm/">radiotopia.fm</a>.