Audio Pizza

From Sight Village to Holiday Tech, Cool Canes and Car-Finding Apps - AP153

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this holiday edition of Audio Pizza, Kayaker, Sean and Garth dive into what Sean saw at Sight Village London. They chat through new low-vision and ...

The AudioPizza 2025 Gift Guide that No One Asked For

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Audio Pizza's annual holiday gift guide is back, with Sean, Garth and Kayaker trading banter, bad weather reports and actually decent present ideas. T...

Thin Is In, just ask My iPhone - AP151

11 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month, the globe spins faster than Sean's excuses for not reading the manual as the Audio Pizza crew—Kayaker, Garth, and Shaun—check in from ...

Battersea Park - W08

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a four-year hiatus, we're delighted to welcome you back to the Words Words Words podcast. Along with a couple of featured words from Douglas Ada...

Safety Glasses - AP150

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Audio Pizza, Shaun, Garth, and Kayaker try on the future—AI-powered smart glasses that promise to help us blind folk find our way...

Fun and Games - AP149

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fun and games? Not exactly. In this edition of Audio Pizza, Shaun, Garth, and Kayaker try to talk about what they do for fun and games… only to reve...

Solving Shaun's Storage Issues After WWDC - AP148

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The elite Audio Pizza team digs deep into close to 100 sessions from Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, but they were unavailable, so Shaun, Gar...

Global Accessibility Day - AP147

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We won't bury the lead, Garth is back! Yes, he's tired, but what else is new? Well, Garth, Shaun and Kayaker will tell you all about Global Accessibil...

Get Busy Living (Mental Health and Blindness) - AP146

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun and Kayaker have a candid talk with Sally, a Person Centered Counselor, who holds a Masters in Counseling about mental health with blindness and...

CSUN, Sea Faring and C-section - AP145

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kayaker, Shaun, Garth and Kayaker talk about the latest Apple product announcements including the new MacBook Air M4. Listener feedback offers additio...

Oko,From free to fee and deep seeking a use for AI - AP144

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kayaker, Garth, and Shaun crush Kayaker's opinion on the need for free blind utility apps, but everyone seems to be against the subscription model. An...

Aftershave and CES - AP143

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun, Garth, and Kayaker are back discussing news from the Consumer Electronics Show - everything from Barbie robots, shocking spoons to AI supercomp...

An Accessible Christmas Carol - AP142

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun, Garth, Kayaker and friends perverse a Dickens classic tale for your holiday enjoyment. Consider this episode as the  equivalent of the ugly Ch...

2024 Gift Guide - AP141

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Making the Most of iOS 18 - AP140

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this months episode we look at customising your iPhone and discuss some of the new features brought to us by iOS 18. There are many ways to improve...

Editing Podcasts With Reaper - AP139

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this Reaproducer episode of Audio Pizza, I will go over the basic workflow I use when recording and editing a podcast. Recording Typically, we use...

From the Peele to the Pips, Get Your Hands on Some Apples - AP138

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Audio pizza team to discuss Apples newest releases - hands on hardware. 

The Price of Blindness - AP137

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Clearly an un-caffeinated cranky Kayaker, an uncharacteristically calm Shaun and a chilled whisky-sipping Garth discuss the pros and cons of specialis...

Don't Push My Buttons - New Tech at NFB 2024 - AP136

03 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scot reports on the people and politics, but mostly the tech from NFB's 2024 conference. NIIRA Glide NOA BrailleDoodle  

Diving in to WWDC 2024 - AP135

22 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scott, Shaun, and Garth are thrilled to welcome former Apple Executive Brett Halle to dive into the exciting highlights of WWDC 2024. In a surprising ...

Nefertiti, The Queen of AD Serves Up Audio Pizza - AP134

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scott, Shaun, and Garth are joined today by Nefertiti Matos Olivares to talk everything Audio Description. Nefertiti is the Workflow Manager: Quality ...

Blind Travel - AP133

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After more then 12 months in the wilderness we're back, to go travelling. Shaun, Kayaker and Garth are joined by Jordie to discuss their recent travel...

Russian Monkey Glans On Toast - AP132

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

No Russian monkeys were hurt in the making of this podcast. 

So Many Good Things - AP131

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple dropped a bunch of great products in there last two events, however this doesn't stop a Voice-Over rant. And if you're desperate for a Christmas...

Words, words, words, Exmouth - W-07

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode inspired by Douglas Adams book, The Meaning of Liff. We share one of Douglas's words, and create one of our own. In bo...

Words, Words, Words, Werribee - W06

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode inspired by the hilarious book by Douglas Adams - The Meaning of Liff. We share one of Douglas's words, and create one...

Words, Words, Words, Rooty Hill - W05

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rooty Hill: Noun. A trip hazard or uneven section of a concrete path caused by the lifting of sections due to tree roots growing under the path. These...

Words, words, words, Chittering - W04

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chittering: Noun. The momentary feeling of confusion and dismay when you realise that the person to whom you've responded heartily to hearing them cal...

Words, Words, Words, Dirranbandi - W03

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode inspired by the Douglas Adams book "The Meaning of Liff", where we share one of Douglas's words, and create one of our...

Words, words, words, Hunters Hill - W02

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hunters Hill, noun, Searching for a dropped object by A: using a swimming motion on the floor, or B: rolling methodically covering as much floor as po...

Words, Words, Words, Aramac - W01

14 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a new series inspired by the Douglas Adams book The Meaning of Liff. In this book Douglas matches place names with concepts which have no n...

Finding AirTags and Random Strangers - AP130

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We have a quick look at Apples new AirTags and Steven tells us a truly concerning story about a stranger he found in his computer. 

The LIDAR Club is in the House - AP129

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing the Koshi Chimes - AP128

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

These hand crafted chimes make a wonderful gift for a birthday, or for a loved one for whom the perfect Christmas gift is hard to find. Choose fromAir...

Amazon's Apple Audio Predictions - AP127

27 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, I added chapters, don't expect show notes as well. But really, thanks for listening. 

COVID Positive - TART15

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exploring Each Others Tastes (a budding bromance and a shocking revelation about Satauna) - TART14

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lockdown Feel Around - TART 13

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A scratch-up, some catch-up, and Scott + Matt = Scat - Tart 11

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's in the Air - AP126

28 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We take a look at what's all over the news, well at least our news feeds, Apple's new MacBook Air, and get side tracked on a few other techie topics. ...

Jordie Howell - Vocal Adventure - The Holman Prize Pitch

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You can help Jordie with her Holman Prize pitch by going to her Youtube video and clicking like Thank-you so much for your support with this. Rational...

TART 2019 Christmas Special - The Gentleman's Edition

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas folks. Support OSARA development by buying the Christmas Everywhere album. Take a listen to Komiti's This Is My Time on Apple Music o...

Mopping Up Ed Murrow, Appointment Setting and Making a Tart - TART10

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome back Derek to show us what he achieved with the work and lurk. Ed Murrow before and after clean up is spectacular. Satauna tells us about t...

Work and Lurk, Logos and Lamentation - TART09

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we are joined by Derek Lane and discuss an idea he and Scott had to improve their propensity to getting stuff done. Will it work?

WWDC 2019 in Review with former Apple's Senior Director, Brett Halle - AP125

15 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Audio Pizza team are joined by Brett Halle to discuss the details of Apple's WWDC2019. Brett offers a unique insight in to some of the implication...

Scott Gets Sticky, Satauna Gets Rich, Garth Gets Ribbed, and Matt Doesn't Get Punched TART08

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I really didn't feel like doing show notes, so I didn't.  

Prolific Overthinking, Progress Roundups, and Starting Sticky Practice – TART07

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Finally another session of TART has arrived after much machinations. Scott explains why he was having so much trouble with his podcast editing goals a...

Fat µGlasses, Embracing The Dark - AP124

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The usual crew along with a special guest star takes an ever darkening look at life with Retinitis Pigmentosa, with their usual insightful, witty and ...

Fast Auditions and Even Faster Albums – – TART 06

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Making a Record with Matt (Four Nights in Heaven) or , 4 N.I.H. as the cool kids say and we learn how Satauna lands her work.

Don't Feed The Seagulls, Marry Matt, or Join a Band With Scott - TART05

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Circus (the song you heard in this episode) has an animation video on YouTube Fancy buying a copy? It's on all the stores, or you can pick what to pay...

Predicting 2019 - AP123

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Well, it's another predictions show. I know you've probably heard enough of them, but if you want to know what's really going to happen, bunker down.

Matt's Hats, Mince Pies, and Christmas TARTS – Session 4

27 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Matt explains his obsession with high hats, Scott has so many reasons and Satauna, well she's as lovely as usual, but still no Windows on her Mac.

Rivo 2 - Using Your iPhone Without the Touchscreen - AP122

27 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rivo was originally designed by Mobience to assist people who are blind or visually impaired to use smartphones easily, quickly, and precisely. Mobien...

The Worst Gift Guide Ever - AP121

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this fateful episode, we see the demise into insanity of the former host, Garth. Clearly the stress of Christmas has got to him, and so have the co...

The Three Fold Goal of Being a Better Boyfriend, More On OBS, and Brail Workflows for Voice-Over – TART03

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott has some good news to share, yes, we were surprised as well, and Matt's made some progress with OBS. The others attempt to ignore their goals, h...

There's More In The Making Of Money - AP120

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The latest Apple event brought some exciting new products, as usual though, there's some 'buts', and some of them are like the prices, large'. Shaun's...

Mixing Meantime, Making Erotic Fiction and the Long And Winding Road to Bootcamp - TART02

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to get your listening ears on, cause here comes the second session with the TARTs. Scott is slowly coming around to headphones and Matt is c...

Meeting the TARTs - TART01

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing the first Session of a new show on Audio Pizza, The Audio Round Table. Kid friendly sessions of TART will continue to appear on Audio Pizz...

The Latisima Touch - AP119

02 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kayaker walks through his trials and tribulations caused by a lack of caffeine. Thankfully he makes peace with his new Latisima Touch and once again c...

The Audio Round Table Promo - TART00

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Your monthly glimpse into the livelihoods and minds of Satauna (a pro voiceover artist), Matt (a studio owner), Scott (a capricious procrastinator), a...

AIRA - AP118

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Shaun, Garth and Scott are joined by Tim to talk about their experiences with AIRA and the new Horizon glasses.

Unpacking Samsungs Info Wars - AP117

19 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we cover the recent filtering of the Info Wars podcasts and take a quick look at the Unpacked event by Samsung.

sous vide Cooking with Kayaker - AP116

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Forget the reality cooking shows, you too can cook like a pro sous vide style! Sous Vide style means cooking food in a vacuum sealed plastic bag while...

Macs and Finger Bells - AP115

21 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This Episode starts with a discussion of the new MacBook Pros released recently by Apple, however than gets into some rather controversial discussion ...

Context Menus in Reaper come to the Mac - AP114

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In a recent OSARA update, support has been improved for context menus on Windows, and added to the Mac. Additional context menus are available for env...

Basic Automation with Reaper and OSARA - AP113

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This session steps through doing basic automation of track volume, pan and effect parameters in Reaper with OSARA. View the full article at http://rea...

OSARA Key Map Updates for the Reaper DAW - AP112

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

During a recent update to OSARA, the key map has been updated, and upgraded. There are a number of new key assignments , and rearrangements to existin...

The Keynote Deep Dive - AP111

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun, Kayaker and Garth give yet another take on Apple's recent Keynote at WWDC.

The Last Ten Yards - AP110

03 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As a blind person, it can be extremely difficult, firstly just to get where your going and in some cases, the last ten yards can be the hardest part o...

Who Wants A Smart Speaker - AP109

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Tim, Shaun and Kayaker try to beat Garth into submition with respect to his ownership of smart speakers?

Understanding Loudness, Why all the Fuss about LUFS - AP108

28 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this session I take a look at measuring and normalising to a LUFS value in Reaper. The first part of the episode covers what LUFS actually represen...

Introducing and Customising the Mini Guide Mobility Aid- AP107

22 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I introduce and go through the process of customising settings for the Mini Guide. The Mini Guide is a handheld ultrasonic mobility ai...

Where Kayaker Educates Us About the State of Chicago - AP106

01 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this Round of Audio Pizza, we cover the weeks Tech News from an accessibility point of view. Blind blokes BS'ing about Tech.

The nudge Set Dialog in Reaper - AP105

27 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Nudge/set items dialog is another extremely useful feature within Reaper. You can open it with N. As the name suggests, it allows you to either nu...

ReaConsole - Get Geeky, Get Productive with Reaper - AP104

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The SWS ReaConsole Basic Usage Use Option+C on Mac, or Alt+C on Windows to open the console. Type the command and press Enter to commit the command, l...

HomePod evicted , Alexa conflicted - aP103

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join Shaun and Garth for a brief look at whats going on in the world of accessible tech, and tech in general.

Creating Custom Actions in Reaper - AP102

04 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This tutorial takes you through the process of creating a custom action in Reaper. Custom actions allow you to improve your productivity by combining ...

InstaCart - The best way to buy beer and lots of other staples - AP101

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks Audio Pizza is brought to us thanks to Hugo. He actually recorded it last year, but to ensure we don’t make the mistake of being seen...

Audio Pizza Quick Update

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This quick update is to let you know of a few changes I've made to the podcast. It has been split into two feeds, one fore the Reaper Tutorials and th...

HomePod - First Look and Thoughts - AP100

11 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this first look at Apples new HomePod, I take a look at the setup process, go over some of the functionality and give my initial thoughts and opini...

AudioPizza Predictions - To Notch or Not - AP99

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Audio Pizza Team take a look back at their predictions for 2017, and discover they have know idea what they were talking about. Given the appallin...

Audio Pizza Picks - 2017 Gift Guide

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Audio Pizza team finally get back together just in time for Black Friday with all their picks and recommendations of just what gifts & gadgets you...

Hugo's iPhone X | Setting Up with Voice Over

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hugo takes us on the journey of setting up his new iPhone X, and discovers some of the gestures needed now the home button is gone. 

Accessible Side-Chaining in Reaper on Windows

04 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This tutorial is courtesy of Dani Montalvo @charadani and covers the process of setting up a side-chain in Reaper on Windows. For further info please ...

Rendering Out Your Final Mix in Reaper

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This tutorial goes through the Render, and the Consolidate/Export tracks dialogs. You can bring up the Render dialog through the File menu or by press...

Side Chain Compression, Ducking for Voice Overs in Reaper

26 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Setting up a side chain in reaper is relatively straight forward. First what is a side chain? There's many situations in which a side chain could be u...

iPhone and Tesla, The Next Generation

20 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join Shaun, Garth and Kayaker in this latest Audio Pizza roundtable discussion as concern grows over Garths out of control domain name habit. Is an in...

Adding Effects In Reaper

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This tutorial looks at adding effects to tracks or items. It briefly covers the EQ and Compressor included in Reaper.

Aira Glasses First Look

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kayaker gives us a first look at the new Aira Glasses.

Reaper's Project Settings and Save Dialog

28 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I take a look into some of the project settings and the save dialog. I show how to set a project such that when you move by bar, or me...

Letter To Tim Cook

01 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is Audio Pizza's open letter to Tim Cook podcast where we discuss the accessibility issues of MacOS, iOS, and the Apple Watch, and ask Tim to lis...

WWDC 2017 Rumours

02 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With WWDC 2017 just a couple of days away, the Audio Pizza team get together to discuss the various rumours regarding what may be announced at Apples ...

Picking the Source and Recording in Reaper

01 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This Reaper Tutorial looks at picking the default recording input from your interface. How to select a different input, and of course how to record.

Item and Ripple Editing in Reaper

20 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I cover the basics of editing using items, and the three different ripple modes. A number of other actions are briefly covered as well...

Audio Editing with Time Selections in Reaper

10 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

if you're following these tutorials along on the Mac, make sure you get the latest build of OSARA and update your key map. In this third of a series o...

Reaper Basics, Tracks, Media and OSARA Configuration

06 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This tutorial gives a basic overview of the conversion between the windows key map and the Mac key map. It covers the hierarchy of a Reaper project. H...

Online Security. Keeping All Parts Private.

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join Garth in his very early morning coffee as he hosts this latest episode of Audio Pizza. Kayakker returns to give us his opinions, advice and tips ...

KNFB Reader for Windows 10 Review

07 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

KNFB Reader on mobile devices has proven itself to be one of the most reliable and convenient ways of reading printed text.  With a easy to use user...

Installing Reaper with OSARA and SWS on the Mac

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this Episode I'd like to give you a very brief introduction to the DAW, Reaper. It is an extremely powerful multi track audio editor that is cross ...

New Tech, Whats Hot & What Stinks?

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Audio Pizza, Shaun and Garth are joined by special guest Steven Scott from the RNIB Tech Talk show to discuss whats new in the worl...