At the End of Sight

At the End of Sight

Author: Vox Media Podcast Network September 18, 2024 Duration: 42:47
Writer Andrew Leland talks with Phoebe about slowly losing his eyesight. He was diagnosed with the degenerative eye disease Retinitis pigmentosa when he was in high school. "It was like, 'I'm going out in the woods with my friends at night. And oddly enough, I'm bad at it.'" Andrew Leland’s memoir, The Country of the Blind, A Memoir at the End of Sight, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more.  We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From the team behind the acclaimed Criminal comes This is Love, a podcast that explores the vast, often surprising dimensions of its title. This isn't a show about romance in the conventional sense, but an investigation into connection itself. Each episode is a carefully crafted story that uncovers the profound and sometimes unexpected ways love manifests-in devotion between species, in lifelong friendships forged by chance, in the quiet dedication to a place or an idea. The stories are intimate and human, told with the same narrative care and empathetic curiosity that defined its predecessor. As part of the Vox Media Podcast Network, this podcast releases new episodes twice a month, offering regular, thoughtful escapes into the complexities of the heart. You'll hear interviews, archival tape, and rich sound design that pulls you directly into the experience. It’s a series that challenges the simple definition of its name, revealing how love operates as a fundamental, shaping force in society, culture, and our personal journals of life. Tune in for stories that are moving, peculiar, and deeply true, each one a reminder that love is, indeed, far more than you might initially think.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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The Terra Nova [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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An American Original [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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The Bear Repair [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:48
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This Is Uncomfortable [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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And... Did You Kiss? Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:54
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And… Did You Kiss? Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:18
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D'yan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:11
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The Security Guard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:11
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On the Way to Dinner [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:17
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