{"podcast":{"title":"Flying Blind Podcast","slug":"flying-blind-podcast-7719252","podcast_index_feed_id":7719252,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6924f527e5cc28ec3b2811bd","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/flying-blind","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6924f527e5cc28ec3b2811bd/1779107286873-1aa6759a-27c4-416b-9618-3aabfcb862c5.jpeg","author":"Ben Pettingill","episode_count":21,"summary":"A podcast for anyone out there having a crack and making the most because at the end of the day, we're all just winging it! You'll hear all about the host, Ben Pettingill, who literally flies through life blind after losing 98% of his eyesight overnight at age 16, as well as stories from guests who wing it as they navigate their own life journeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T08:17:04.165129+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flying-blind-podcast-7719252"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 11 - A Smile A Day With Ash Kasi","slug":"ep-11-a-smile-a-day-with-ash-kasi","published_at":"2026-05-05T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flying-blind-podcast-7719252/ep-11-a-smile-a-day-with-ash-kasi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flying-blind-podcast-7719252","url":"https://shows.acast.com/flying-blind/episodes/69f9fcaca6ade25592fba874","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6924f527e5cc28ec3b2811bd/e/69f9fcaca6ade25592fba874/media.mp3","summary":"There aren’t too many guest episodes that leave you pretty much speechless in the first few seconds of their story however this weeks episode is the exception!  Ash Kasi was left on the door step of an orphanage in Sri Lanka at 3 day’s old, was adopted 6 weeks later to an Australian migrant family and from there takes us through the rollercoaster from 3 days old right through to 43. Ash and Benny cover it all in this one from bullying, identity and family through to stand up comedy and his mission to make 1 person smile every day.        Check out Ash’s podcast, Older But Not Wiser –   https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Older-but-not-Wiser-Podcast-61572427020828/  Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –   https://borndry.com.au/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"There aren’t too many guest episodes that leave you pretty much speechless in the first few seconds of their story however this w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6762,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flying-blind-podcast-7719252/episodes/ep-11-a-smile-a-day-with-ash-kasi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flying-blind-podcast-7719252/ep-11-a-smile-a-day-with-ash-kasi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}