Seen and Not Heard

(Mid-tempo acoustic guitar music plays.)BET:What happens when you lose something you thought you'd always have?What happens when the thing you lose is one of your senses? My name is Bet Kline, and...I'm deaf. That wasn't the case a year ago.Now my life has been upended, I have to figure out how to carve out a new path for myself and navigate my way down it.Easier said than done.Seen and Not...

Bet attempts to take some initiative and attend a sign language class. Content warnings: Mention of illness, mention of alcohol, some strong language, ableism.Transcript can be found here. (https://tinyurl.com/y6yredlu) Transcripts are also available on our Twitter account. Seen and Not Heard is written and directed by Caroline Mincks, with sound design by Tal Minear and music by Gavin Crockett....

...apparently speed dating is still a thing? Against her better judgement, Bet decides to give it a shot. Content warnings: Mention of illness/hospital stay, ableism, mention of sex.Transcript can be found here. (https://tinyurl.com/y5k5pvfb) Transcripts are also available on our Twitter account.Seen and Not Heard is written and directed by Caroline Mincks, with sound design by Tal Minear and...

Ah, family dinners. Surely a time for pleasant conversations and emotional openness! Content warnings: ableism, conflict, complicated family relationships, mention of alcohol.Transcript can be found here. (https://tinyurl.com/y2dxls79)Transcripts are also available on our Twitter account.Seen and Not Heard is written and directed by Caroline Mincks, with sound design by Tal Minear and music by...

Bet decides to try to get some answers about her situation from her rabbi. Content warnings: mention of illness/hospital stay.Transcript can be found here. (https://tinyurl.com/y3l9t9gp) Transcripts are also available on our Twitter account.Seen and Not Heard is written and directed by Caroline Mincks, with sound design by Tal Minear and music by Gavin Crockett.This episode featured the voices of...

Bet attempts to be part of a family gathering. It goes about as well as can be expected. Content warnings: ableism, conflict, some strong language, mention of alcohol.Transcript can be found here. (https://tinyurl.com/y3g69cjf) Transcripts are also available on our Twitter account.Seen and Not Heard is written and directed by Caroline Mincks, with music by Gavin Crockett and sound design by Tal...

As the High Holidays approach, Bet gets sucked in to more family time and has an unexpected visitor.Content warnings: ableism, conflict, some strong language, mention of alcohol.Transcript can be found here. (https://tinyurl.com/yywo47cx) Transcripts are also available on our Twitter account.Seen and Not Heard is written and directed by Caroline Mincks, with music by Gavin Crockett and sound...

Another attempt at some "normal" falls flat, and a loss in the Kline family brings about a confrontation.Content warnings: ableism, conflict, some strong language, mention of alcohol, discussion of illness and hospital stay, hospital setting, discussion of death and grief. Transcript can be found here (https://tinyurl.com/y3wvtgru). Transcripts are also available on our Twitter account. Seen and...

And now for something slightly different! Caroline and Cole sat down for a conversation about hearing loss, audio drama, and the frustrating practice of censoring captions. TRANSCRIPTTranscript is also available on our Twitter.Follow Cole @KingColeMiner and on coleburkhardt.carrd.coFollow Seen and Not Heard @SeenNotHeardPod or email us at seenandnotheardpod@gmail.comLearn more about your ad...

For today's conversation, Caroline and Cassie discussed how ableism never takes a break, the perils of being loudly deaf on the internet, and the hilarity that ensues in the autocaptions when you get too excited while mentioning Wil Williams.Transcript here. (https://tinyurl.com/y5glfked)Transcript is also available on our Twitter.Follow Cassie @cassjosephs and on Medium. Follow Seen and Not...