{"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":"We're All Winging It!","slug":"we-re-all-winging-it","published_at":"2026-02-24T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flying-blind-podcast-7719252/we-re-all-winging-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flying-blind-podcast-7719252","url":"https://shows.acast.com/flying-blind/episodes/699cefd33a5156c5d2c7a0fa","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6924f527e5cc28ec3b2811bd/e/699cefd33a5156c5d2c7a0fa/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the debut episode of Flying Blind, a podcast for all of us out there winging our way through life. In this introductory episode, you learn about your host, Ben Pettingill, a blind professional speaker and Dad, who lost his eyesight overnight at age 16 to a rare genetic syndrome. Ben also introduces you to his wife Amy who will make regular appearances on this weekly podcast but will mostly be behind the scenes editing and producing Flying Blind.  Ben and Amy chat about a recent experience he documented and shared online which subsequently went viral, giving his audiences a taste of life as a blind bloke. This experience encapsulates the literal side of Flying Blind where you will hear from Ben all about his life with only 2% eyesight. Alongside guest interviews with people generous in sharing their own metaphorical flying blind through life stories, Flying Blind is a podcast to remind us all to have a crack because we really are all just winging it! 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":"Welcome to the debut episode of Flying Blind, a podcast for all of us out there winging our way through life. In this introductory episode, you learn abou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4393,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flying-blind-podcast-7719252/episodes/we-re-all-winging-it/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/we-re-all-winging-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}