1) Episode Summary
Penn Street and Moses Street close out the year with a Christmas Day (2025) holiday check-in—reflecting on a packed season of gatherings, the weirdly warm and windy Colorado December, and why wind can be especially disorienting for blind and low-vision folks.
They look back on standout 2025 guests and moments—mixing heartfelt gratitude with playful delirium from “too much sugar”. The conversation shifts into Christmas traditions and the very real tension of navigating holidays as a couple: different family backgrounds, different expectations, and a running debate about “taking turns” opening gifts.
Penn and Moses also talk favorite Christmas movies (classic titles only, please), recent movies they loved, favorite Christmas songs (including an intentionally weird Tiny Tim recommendation), and the gift-giving stress Moses experiences—sharing why therapy is part of his real, practical approach to getting through the season.
They close by inviting listeners to email in holiday stories (best, worst, or funniest gifts; traditions; whatever the season looked like), and they end with a simple challenge: be kind to yourself, and be kind to someone else.
2) Contact Info
- Featured voices: Penn Street, Moses Street
- Listener email (shared on-air): feedback@aftersight.org
- Aftersight phone: (720) 712-8856
- Producer: Jonathan Price (Aftersight)
3) Show Credits
- Show: The Blind Chick (an Aftersight Originals podcast)
- Hosts: Penn Street, Moses Street
- Producer: Jonathan Price
- Organization: Aftersight
4) Chapter Markers
- 00:00 — Show open and mission
- 00:27 — Welcome back + host roll call
- 00:41 — Holiday season chaos + Colorado wind talk
- 03:04 — Guests of 2025 shout-outs (with jokes)
- 05:21 — More shout-outs (Steven Vine, Shawn Cheshire)
- 07:41 — Disaster preparedness reflections + Marty Sobo / Code Orange mention
- 09:57 — Upcoming episode tease: Ashley Purdy on New Year’s Day
- 11:58 — Christmas is hard for Moses; Penn is “Mother Christmas spirit”
- 14:22 — Childhood Christmas differences + traditions
- 16:48 — Christmas tree fights + family memories
- 19:10 — “Taking turns” opening gifts debate
- 21:34 — Why Moses dislikes getting gifts; joke presents
- 23:56 — Favorite Christmas movies + holiday movie tradition
- 26:15 — “The Housemaid” as a surprise favorite (no spoilers)
- 28:38 — Ouray trip plans + Moses’s birthday (Jan 3)
- 31:00 — Favorite Christmas songs (incl. Tiny Tim)
- 33:21 — Favorite gifts + shopping together as a strategy
- 35:41 — Gift-buying stress + holiday shopping misery (and Valentine’s Day contrast)
- 38:08 — “One gift” simplicity + listener email call-in request
- 40:34 — Send your holiday story to feedback@aftersight.org + closing kindness message
