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The Tech Docs

The Tech Docs

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What’s up DOC?!

Meet the power-hungry Doc.
The commander Doc.
Two rebel Docs constantly plotting technological mayhem.
And the captain Doc desperately trying to stop it all going off the rails.

Minor detail: they’re all blind or vision impaired.

Once a month, Stuart, Jackie, Jade, Ken and Pat gather their collective wisdom (and questionable decision-making skills) to poke, prod, test, break, and occasionally understand the tech that’s meant to make life easier.

From apps that behave… to gadgets that absolutely do not… nothing is safe.

It’s tech talk.
It’s chaos.
It’s lived experience.
It’s TECH DOC!TheTechDocs
Episodes
  • 4: Gremlins, guitars and lawn mowers

    4: Gremlins, guitars and lawn mowers
    Jun 10 2026
    What’s Up Docs
    Take Two. The gremlins are mostly gone. One remains. He lives here now. He's weird throwing water at him didn't work.
    Jackie — 145 books in. Debating whether Mr. Bump was actually visually impaired.
    Ken — Three books into The Grey Man series. Up until 1am. No regrets.
    Pat — Live from the States at 31 degrees, ice cream in hand, scouting tech.
    Stuart — Retained Irish blind tennis number one. 5th singles, 3rd doubles at UK regionals in Loughborough. Also reading God is Disappointed in You.
    Jade — Huge congratulations to her sister Taylor. Leaving Cert survivor. She’s free.
    Listener Emails
    Jackie Coyle named the Andrea Mara book. It Should Have Been You. All Jackies know books.
    Pat answers a listener question on spoken content with screen magnification: Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Speak Screen → Control Actions → set Double Tap to Speak on Touch.
    ScribeMe Interview
    Stuart and Jackie talked to Mark Morad, founder of ScribeMe. Fascinating story. The app is back on the App Store. A pair of Meta glasses may have been ordered as a result by somebody.
    Main Topic: Tech Toys
    Jade — Fisher Price radio. Cassette tapes. Microphone. Mother suffered greatly.
    Jackie — Franklin Language Master. Recently deceased, Moment of silence observed. baby doll she shuck by the neck.
    Ken — Atari. Sat on it. R.I.P.
    Stuart — The talking watch. Cock-a-doodle-doo. Banned from school.
    Stuart (from the control room) — Toy lawnmower used as a proto-cane on Rosses Point Beach. Click, click, click. An origin story.
    Jackie — Inflatable guitar as mobility aid in hospital. Why? Still unclear.
    Pat - watch with red light up digits turned him into Super Pat when used
    Tech Doc Tip
    Customise your VoiceOver gestures. Settings → Accessibility → VoiceOver → Commands → Touch Gestures. Change what you can’t do to something you can. There is a reset button. Blame Jackie if needed.
    Listener Challenges
    What was your first tech toy?
    Name Stuart’s lawnmower.
    Name our gremlin.
    Is the outro music Stuart Lawler or AI?
    Get in Touch
    Email: thetechdocpod@outlook.com
    Website: thetechdocpod.com — now with 90-second voice notes.
    Links
    ScribeMe
    Out of Sight with Joe G
    Gremlin Pest control
    Disclaimer: The Tech Docs are not responsible for gremlins multiplying, the Franklin Language Master’s passing, concerned motorists on the Rosses Point Road, or VoiceOver gestures gone rogue.
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    45 mins
  • 4: Gremlins have taken over

    4: Gremlins have taken over
    Jun 1 2026

    Gremlins in the Machine

    We regret to inform you that a small but determined population of gremlins has taken up residence in the podcast. Wires have been chewed, files have been mysteriously renamed, and at least one microphone has filed a formal complaint.

    We’re working on eviction. It’s slower going than we’d like — gremlins are notoriously bad at reading notices — so the next episode is going to need a bit more time than usual.

    Apologies for the delay. As soon as the last one has been escorted off the premises, we’ll be back with a fresh episode for your ears.

    Thanks for your patience.

    Listener Challenge
    How many gremlins do you reckon it takes to derail one podcast episode? Closest guess gets a shout-out when we’re back on the air. Bonus points for sending in your own tales of tech that turned on you — most cursed story will be read out.

    Disclaimer: No gremlins were harmed in the making of this delay. Several Tech Docs, however, were mildly inconvenienced.

    Stuart, Jackie, Jade, Ken & Pat
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    Less than 1 minute
  • 3: Tech and Trauma

    3: Tech and Trauma
    May 1 2026

    Tech and Trauma


    Jade mutinies and unseats the captain for an episode. Pat is off eating birthday cake somewhere. Declan Meenagh drops in as a guest with DigiCoach updates and stories of teaching blind kids to code in Python. Jackie’s mystery toy is finally revealed, Ken gives us WhatsApp PTSD. And we all confess what piece of tech scares us the most.

    Declan’s Coding Corner


    Vision Code teaches 11–17 year olds Python on the BBC micro:bit. A major highlight is the seven-board radio instrument they made where shaking one board transmitted a note to all the others.
    DigiCoach: peer-to-peer assistive tech coaching through Fighting Blindness. Open to anyone 18+. Free, mostly online with limited in-person sessions. Only available in the Republic of Ireland. Email: digicoach@fightingblindness.ie to sign up.
    Jackie’s Toy Reveal!!!
    The answer: BrailleSense 6 Mini from Sight and Sound. 20-cell braille notetaker running Android 12.

    Tech Doc Consult: Tech That Scares Us


    Jade — Kids on screens for homework before they can read and write on paper.
    Stuart — Induction hobs, hair straighteners, hot tea, and Lego underfoot.
    Jackie — Shredders.
    Ken — WhatsApp mishaps.
    Declan — App updates that break everything.
    The Unmasked Producer — OpenClaw. An AI agent with full system access that can book flights and order things on your card.

    Listener Challenges


    What tech scares you?
    Name the Andrea Mara book about the WhatsApp group chat mishap.

    Get in Touch


    Email: thetechdocpod@outlook.com
    Website: thetechdocpod.com

    Links


    DigiCoach
    BBC micro:bit
    BrailleSense 6 Mini
    My Claw AI
    Adopt a koala bear
    Sight and sound contact: Stuart.lawler@sightandsoundtechnology.ie
    Disclaimer: The Tech Docs are not responsible for OpenClaw going rogue, shredder-related trauma, Lego pieces left on the floor in the middle of the night, or WhatsApp missteps. Commander Doc — happy birthday.
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    55 mins
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