RNIB Connect Radio's hourly mix of chat and music, with a focus on sight loss, mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing. Listen Mondays at 1 PM or catch the repeat Thursday at 6 PM or Sunday at 10 AM. Podcasts updated every Friday! Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect (https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect) - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations (https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations) - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On (https://audioboom.com/channel/readonair) - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. ...
Latest episodes
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35 min
Self Help Talking Books, IBSA, & Music
With a good dose of great music, random chat, and great interviews, it’s time for the latest episode of the Happy Hour. And this week, Paulina browses the RNIB Library shelves for…
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34 min
Goalball, Talking Books, & Social Media
Time to boost your wellbeing, with some great music, even greater interviews and lots of random chat. And this week, well it’s a bit summer and food themed as Claire gets inspired…
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40 min
New ECLO Service, Tips For A Healthy Routine & Running
More happy and random chat this week, as Claire and Paulina debate what constitutes a good reward for exercise, proper motivational music, and whether chasing after a wheel of chee…
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39 min
Travel, Dancing, Nature & A Delicious Recipe
This week on the Happy Hour, we bring you an hour of awesome music, great interviews, and also chat travel, dancing, and Claire is horrified at Paulina’s choice of nostalgic food!…
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39 min
Music, Teaching, Football & New Jobs
This week on the happy Hour Claire and Paulina share some cringy school memories connected to their school years, a sweet story from across the Pond, and of course more discussions…
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39 min
ECLO, Benefits of Tea, & Archery!
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, so let’s chat more about the different ways, in which we can support our wellbeing. And this week, back with their usual dose of happiness, Clair…
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34 min
Eye Matter, Football, & Book Review
More happiness and wellbeing on Happy Hour! And this week, Paulina brings you her random facts for the week including tooth-ache inducing holidays, and Claire shares how she bumped…
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37 min
A Happy Hour Coronation Special
More happiness and wellbeing on the Happy Hour! And this time around, Claire and Paulina can’t stop chatting about this extra-long weekend so of course, in light of the Coronation…
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33 min
Birdsong, Support From Sight Scotland, & Making Sport Accessible
The Happy Hour is here and once again, Claire and Paulina bring you upbeat music, great conversations about sight loss and wellbeing, and Paulina shares a random scientific-ish fac…
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38 min
Lake District, Handling Mean Comments, & Accessible Dance Classes
And we’re back with a fresh new Happy Hour episode! As always, Claire and Paulina are here to play you great music, share some great conversations about sight loss and wellbeing, a…
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31 min
Kilts, Walks, Dating, & Insight Counselling
Time for a shot of happiness with the Happy Hour Show. And this week, Claire and Paulina are here to chat all things happiness and wellbeing, play you great music, and even share a…
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32 min
Claire Sisk Joins The Happy Hour!
A round of applause and a big hip-hip-hooray for our new host! Yes, disability advocate and content creator Claire Sisk is joining Paulina on the Happy Hour. Together, they will co…
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35 min
Sports, Sports, & Happy Hour’s New Host Announcement!
Happy Hour is here for your weekly mix of music and chat around mindfulness, wellbeing and keeping happy. And this week we have a very happy announcement as Paulina speaks with Hap…
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26 min
Spring Gardening Tips, Nature, Comedian Cubby!
Time for your weekly dose of happiness and wellbeing with the Happy Hour. And this week, Paulina hears some gardening tips for spring time from Julia Smith at charity Thrive. Ameli…
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37 min
Blazin’ Blake Lindsay, Blind Baseball In Wales, & More Books!
Time to chat all things happiness and wellbeing as we bring you the latest episode of the Happy Hour. And this week, Hywel hears about Blind Baseball in Wales. Paulina chats with a…
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41 min
Passion for Music, Overcoming An Eating Disorder, & VI Skier Menna Fizpatrick!
Time for the latest episode of the Happy Hour as we chat happiness, wellbeing and looking after our minds and our bodies. And this week Paulina chats with Deborah Rosen about her p…
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29 min
Passion For Cooking, Sports Events, & A Delicious Breakfast Cookie!
Happy Hour is here for your weekly mix of music and chat around mindfulness, wellbeing and keeping happy. And this week Paulina hears from Scott Racine how his grandma inspired his…
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27 min
Learning To Love Yourself First, Listening to Nature, & Blind Golf
Happy Hour is here to chat all things mindfulness, wellbeing and keeping happy! And this week Amelia hears how England and Wales Blind Golf are helping blind and partially sighted…
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30 min
Counselling Insight Project, Eye Believe Podcast & VI Rugby Event
Happy Hour with your weekly dose of happiness and wellbeing is here! And this week Hywel attends an event in Cardiff which brought together blind and partially sighted children to…
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58 min
Books, How This Blind Girl Series, & Swimming The English Channel
Happy Hour with your weekly dose of happiness and wellbeing is here! And this week Hywel hears the story of Ramin Cyrus, who after getting serious about outdoor swimming during the…