Shorts & Reels – July 2025

by tommyedison
Thumbnails from various shorts and reels appear side by side

When I Was On The Howard Stern Show As Blind Pete

Tommy talks about when he appeared on The Howard Stern Show in 2004 under the name Blind Pete and introduced them to the sound drop of Aurora Snow.


Blind Person Tries Carpentry

Tommy, who was born blind, tries to assemble a small bench using a hammer, nails, a 15 inch handsaw, and sandpaper. A small cardboard model of the bench was created to help with visualizing the final results before construction began.


Growing Up As A Blind Person

Tommy, who was born blind, talks about his experience growing up without sight, how his parents raised him as a child, and what it was like being the blind brother to three sisters.


How Do Blind People Choose Their Clothes?

Tommy, who’s been blind since birth, explains how someone who is visually impaired matches the shirts and pants that they wear, and how they shop for clothes.


Blind Person Tries Guessing Colors of Scented Markers

Tommy, who’s been blind since birth, tries to identify the colors of Mr. Sketch Scented Markers (yellow, black, blue, purple) based on their smell.


Watching Movies When You’re Blind – TriStar Pictures Studio Logo with Audio Description

Tommy, who’s been blind since birth, shows how audio descriptions can help someone who is blind watch movies.


What Does A Blind Person See? – Born Blind vs Lost Sight – Featuring Christine Ha

Tommy Edison, who’s been blind since birth, talks with Christine Ha (winner of MasterChef S3), who lost her sight by age 27, to learn the differences between being born blind and becoming blind later in life. Tommy’s blindness is caused by an underdeveloped optic nerve and Christine’s blindness is caused by a rare autoimmune disease called Neuromyelitis Optica.


Blind Person Learns What Actor Joe Pantoliano Looks Like

Tommy, who’s been blind since birth, asks actor Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, The Matrix, Memento) to describe himself and then attempts to feel his face “like they do in the movies.”


Blind Person Tries Drawing Clouds

Tommy, who’s been blind since birth, tries to draw things that he’s never touched – a wispy cloud, a thundercloud, and a fluffy cumulus cloud.


How Do Blind People Perceive Colors?

Tommy, who was born blind, talks about his perception of yellow, purple, gray, green, and brown.


How My Parents Told Me I’m Blind

Tommy, who’s been blind since birth, responds to the question, “How did your parents tell you that you’re blind?”


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