{"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":"From The Mines To The Mic with Tom Dahl","slug":"from-the-mines-to-the-mic-with-tom-dahl","published_at":"2026-03-03T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flying-blind-podcast-7719252/from-the-mines-to-the-mic-with-tom-dahl","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flying-blind-podcast-7719252","url":"https://shows.acast.com/flying-blind/episodes/69a624f5c6f68bd589afc389","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6924f527e5cc28ec3b2811bd/e/69a624f5c6f68bd589afc389/media.mp3","summary":"On this weeks episode of Flying Blind, we rip into our first guest yarn with a great mate and host of the Alpha Blokes Podcast. Tom Dahl catches up with Benny when he was down in Melbourne at the end of last year. When Tommy was growing up, podcasts didn't exist so having \"podcast host\" as a career aspiration was impossible. This wild ride from working in the mines to hosting one of the country’s biggest podcast is the definition of flying blind. They unpack the journey it has been so far as well as taking a look at some of the stuff that goes on behind the mic that not everyone hears. Tommy’s blind skills also get put to the test for a bit of fun. For this chat we were tight for time so don’t stress, Tommy will be back on down the track to keep spinning yarns with us all. Check out the Alpha Blokes Podcast website Alpha Blokes Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Alpha Blokes Podcast on Instagram , TikTok and Facebook Plus follow along with Tom’s adventures on Instagram or TikTok And you find out more about Ben and Flying Blind in the following places. Get around it!  Website - www.benpettingill.com   Instagram - @benpettingill  | @flyingblindpodcast   TikTok - @benpettingill  | @flyingblindpodcast   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/benpettingillspeaker     Flying Blind podcast is recorded across Australia and pays respects to the Traditional Owners of Country, recognising that First Nations peoples were first in language and storytelling.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On this weeks episode of Flying Blind, we rip into our first guest yarn with a great mate and host of the Alpha Blokes Podcast. Tom Dahl catches up with B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6434,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flying-blind-podcast-7719252/episodes/from-the-mines-to-the-mic-with-tom-dahl/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/from-the-mines-to-the-mic-with-tom-dahl.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}