What's it like to slowly go blind?
Search Engine
PJ Vogt
4.8 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
We interview writer Andrew Leland, who has been gradually losing his sight for two decades. Andrew takes us inside the blind internet, and teaches us how you deal with anxiety about the things you can't control that aren't going away.
Check out Andrew's new book, The Country of the Blind. If you have questions or comments about this episode, or if you'd like to support the show, head here.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Search Engine, I'm PJ vote. |
| 0:03.4 | Each week I answer a question I have about the world, no question too big, no question |
| 0:07.0 | too small. |
| 0:08.5 | This week, I asked someone to explain to me what it's like to slowly become blind. |
| 0:13.4 | In the process, I learned a lot about how to survive worry, about how to survive being |
| 0:17.6 | stuck in a state of not knowing, all that after some advertisements. |
| 0:25.7 | We are living through a wild moment in American history, there are conspiracy theorists |
| 0:45.1 | on house committees, extremists on the Supreme Court, and near fist fights on C-SPAN, |
| 0:50.6 | and with an intense White House battle ahead, we need a better conversation about the |
| 0:55.0 | latest big election of our lives. |
| 0:57.4 | Hosted by four former Obama aides, Pod Save America hosts used their expertise to provide |
| 1:02.5 | listeners with a no bullshit guide to democracy. |
| 1:05.8 | Every week they break down all the political news that makes us laugh, cry, and scream |
| 1:10.2 | into the void, tell us, figure out what matters and what each of us can do about it. |
| 1:14.8 | Pod Save America. |
| 1:16.8 | The context you need for next week's news, follow now so you never miss an episode. |
| 1:46.8 | We changed the name of the show. |
| 1:51.1 | What's the show called? |
| 1:52.1 | Now it's called Surge Engine. |
| 1:53.1 | Oh, nice. |
| 1:54.1 | I like that time. |
| 1:55.1 | It's good, right? |
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