{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Oneself","title":"Oneself - Episode 55 - The Art of Adapting","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3741,"description":"Summary:\nOn this week's episode of Oneself, Stephen Maher and Adam Bartleman talk with Karl Ritter. Stephen and Karl are friends who bonded over their shared experience with low vision while meeting in Guatemala. They discuss what it means to live with low vision, and how community, humor, and adaptation shape daily life. The conversation also explores the Pacific Northwest, changing food systems, environmental habits in Guatemala, and the challenge of staying active when your body changes.\n\nTakeaways:\nStephen explains how he met Karl in Guatemala and why the connection felt so natural.\nKarl shares how low vision differs from hearing loss in terms of community and shared access.\nAdam reflects on growing up in the Pacific Northwest and how much he took its nature and air quality for granted.\nKarl compares Canadian and American media, especially how border life shaped his exposure to radio and TV.\nThe group discusses travel, temperature, and how living near Canada taught Karl the Celsius scale through experience.\nKarl describes changes he has noticed in the US, including tap to pay, appointments for basic services, and the quality of food.\nThe conversation turns to Guatemala’s food culture, fresh produce, compostable packaging, and the rise of ultra-processed foods.\nKarl explains how garbage, infrastructure, and education all affect pollution around Lake Atitlán.\nThe group reflects on aging, disability, injury, and how to let go of activities that no longer serve your body.\nKarl closes with advice to keep going, find a new activity, and build community around it.\nChapters:\n(00:00) - Opening and introductions\n (00:51) - How Stephen and Karl met in Guatemala\n (04:09) - Why blind and low-vision communities form differently\n (06:44) - Humor as a coping mechanism\n (08:51) - Growing up in the Pacific Northwest\n (10:02) - Canadian radio, media, and border culture\n (12:17) - Learning Celsius through everyday life\n (14:34) - Tap to pay and changing routines\n (17:06) - Food...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ugJaIsfOF-kSGGV-tb4mDIRp86Qs5LIQIbIJ4IIuHVo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYzZm/NjE1MGQ0YTI5ZmZl/NWE1MjU5YWJjNzkw/MWU0My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}