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The Optical Journal Podcast
by Daniel Feldman
The Optical Journal podcast is a weekly show about newsmakers, artists, artisans, marketers, opticians, and optometrists who make optical better.
Episodes
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Chad Sobodash - Guild Of American Spectacle Makers
Daniel speaks with Chad Sobodash, optician and frame maker and the founder of the Guild of American Spectacle Makers. https://guild.vision/
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Kevin Count - Corner Optical
Daniel speaks with Kevin Count, owner of Corner Optical and arguably the father of the American custom-made eyewear renaissance.
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Travis LeFevre - LFVR Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Travis LeFevre, co-owner of Krystal Vision and founder of LFVR Eyewear.
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Harry Chilinguerian - Optscureal
Daniel speaks with Harry Chilinguerian, master optician and founder of Optscureal https://optscureal.com/
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SIOS 2026
Daniel speaks with Leo Zupan of Laibach & York and Kayla Ashlee of Spexy about the Southern Independent Optical Show (SIOS), why independent eyecare professionals should attend, and what visitors can expect when the show comes to the Dallas/Fort Worth area on 11-12 September....
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SILMO Paris 2026
Daniel speaks with Amélie Morel Martin, SILMO's President, and Eric Lenoir, SILMO's Exhibition Director, about SILMO Paris 2026. https://www.silmoparis.com/en
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John Bruening - Geauga Vision Group
Daniel speaks with John Bruening, the CEO of Geauga Vision Group. https://www.geaugavisiongroup.com/
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A Four-Eyed World
Daniel speaks with David King Dunaway, professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and the author of A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See. https://afoureyedworld.com/
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The McGee Group
Daniel speaks with Wayne, Weston, and Matt McGee, the family behind The McGee Group. https://mcgeegroup.com/
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Erkers Family Generations
Daniel speaks with two generations of the Erkers family, the makers of Erkers1879, NW77th, and The Neighbors. https://www.studiooptyx.com/
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EYECON SHOW 2026
Daniel speaks with Tarrence Lackran, the founder of the EYECON SHOW, coming back to New York, March 6-8th. https://www.eyecon.show/
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THE LONDONi 2026
Daniel speaks with Francesca Chapman about the UK's luxury independent eyewear fashion show, THE LONDONi, taking place on March 1st and 2nd. https://thelondoni.co.uk/
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The Eyeball 2026
Daniel speaks with Brett and Lauren Cates about The Eyeball, taking place February 19-22 at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. https://eyeballpalmsprings.com/
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Paloceras Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Alexis Perron-Corriveau and Mika Matikainen, the founders of Paloceras Eyewear. https://paloceras.com/?ref=TOJ
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MIDO 2026
Daniel speaks with Lorraine Berton, the President of ANFAO, about MIDO 2026. https://www.mido.com/en/?ref=OJ
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opti 2026
Daniel speaks with Cathleen Kabashi, the Exhibition Director of opti. https://www.opti.de/en?ref=OJ
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Robert William Morris - Wright & Bailey London
Daniel speaks with Robert William Morris, founder of William Morris Eyewear and now the creative force behind Wright & Bailey London, his new eyewear venture. https://wrightandbaileylondon.com/
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Neil Handley - British Optical Association Museum
Daniel speaks with Neil Handley, the Curator of the British Optical Association Museum at The College of Optometrists in London. https://www.college-optometrists.org/the-british-optical-association-museum
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Vision After Violence
Daniel sits down with Ana Hernandez Thallas to discuss Vision After Violence, the organization she created to honor the memory of her daughter, who was tragically murdered.
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Root & Steel Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Zeynep Var, the co-founder of Root & Steel Eyewear. https://www.rootandsteel.com/
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SILMO Istanbul 2025
Daniel speaks with Banu Baran Seven, Gokhan Sahinler, and Selin Olmsted about SILMO Istanbul 2025. https://www.silmoistanbul.com/en
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Lars Malmsten and Jan Vana - Vasuma Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Lars Malmsten and Jan Vana, two of the founders of Vasuma Eyewear. https://vasuma.com/
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Ashley Mills - Vision Expo West 2025
Daniel speaks with the CEO of The Vision Council, Ashley Mills, about the final Vision Expo West, taking place in Las Vegas, September 17-20, 2025. https://west.visionexpo.com/
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Lars Flyvholm - Design Eyewear Group
Daniel speaks with Lars Flyvholm, the CEO of Design Eyewear Group. https://designeyeweargroup.com/
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Gisela and Gustavo Assis - LAPIMA Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Gisela and Gustavo Assis, the founders of LAPIMA Eyewear https://www.lapima.com/
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SILMO Paris 2025
Daniel speaks with Amélie Morel Martin, SILMO's President, and Eric Lenoir, SILMO's Exhibition Director about SILMO Paris 2025. https://www.silmoparis.com/?ref=OJ
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Camilla Stramare - STRATO Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Camilla Stramare of STRATO Eyewear from Quero Vas, Veneto, Italy. https://stratoeyewear.it/
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Rick & Cindy Taylor - Forall Frameworks
Daniel speaks with Rick and Cindy Taylor of Forall Frameworks from their offices in Lubbock, Texas. https://www.forallframeworks.com/
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Wendy Altman Cohen - Image Optics
Daniel speaks with Wendy Altman Cohen, the Founder of Image Optics, and legendary optician to movie and television studios, as well as who's who in Hollywood. https://imageoptics.com/
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SIOS 2025
Daniel speaks with Alexandra Peng, Bradie, Husser, Darlene Grubbs, and Leo Zupan about the Southern Independent Optical Show (SIOS), which is taking place on May 3rd in Frisco, Texas. https://siopticalshow.com/
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NEOS Spring 2025
Daniel speaks with Jessica Leach and Joanna Ruiz about the North East Optical Show taking place April 5th and 6th in Worcester, Massachusetts. https://www.northeastopticalshow.com/
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Katherine Cousins - Jennifer Bradley - QUAY Eyewear
Daniel Speaks with Katherine Cousins and Jennifer Bradley about one of the hottest eyewear brands born in Australia, QUAY Eyewear. https://www.quay.com/
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Ashley Mills - Vision Expo East 2025
Daniel speaks with the CEO of The Vision Council, Ashley Mills about Vision Expo East and it's new home, Orlando Florida, taking place, February 19-22, 2025 https://east.visionexpo.com/
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Brett Cates - The Eyeball 2025
Daniel speaks with Brett Cates about the newest American trade show event, The Eyeball, taking place on January 25th in Palm Springs, California. https://eyeballpalmsprings.com/
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Robert Bell – The EyeCoach – In Memoriam
Robert Bell, affectionately known by so many as The EyeCoach, passed away last week at 63 from Cancer. This encore podcast from 2019 is a remembrance of a man who loved the optical industry and gave so much to all who knew him.
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James Spina 20/20 (Encore Edition)
Daniel speaks with the retired Editor-in-Chief of 20/20 Magazine, James Spina from earlier this year.
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Lorraine Berton - MIDO 2025
Daniel speaks with ANFAO President Lorraine Berton about MIDO 2025 coming February 8th, 9th, and 10th in Milan, Italy. https://www.mido.com/en/
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Cathleen Kabashi – opti 2025
Daniel speaks with Cathleen Kabashi about the first optical trade show of 2025, opti, running January 31 through February 2nd in Munich, Germany. https://www.opti.de/
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Katherine Giovannone -MEsquad Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Katherine Giovannone of MESquad Kids Eyewear. https://mesquad.ca/
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The Mosaic Lounge 2024
Daniel speaks with Colleen Galanti, the founder of Opticians on Facebook about her newest venture, The Mosaic Lounge, an independent trade show event, taking place on October 6th in Newtown, Pennsylvania. https://www.mosaicoptical.com
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Ashley Mills - Vision Expo West 2024
Daniel speaks with the CEO of The Vision Council, Ashley Mills about Vision Expo West, September 18-21, 2024 https://west.visionexpo.com/
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Josep Dosta - Woodys Eyewear
Daniel speaks with the Founder and CEO of Woodys Eyewear, Josep Dosta. https://woodyseyewear.com/
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Pelin Munis - RestoringVision
Daniel speaks with Pelin Munis, the CEO of RestoringVision. https://restoringvision.org
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Rolf Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Christian Wolf and Johannes Wacker of Rolf Eyewear from their design studio in Weißenbach am Lech, Austria, and Samantha Torres, the head of US Operations from her office in New York. https://www.rolf-spectacles.com
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James Spina 20/20
Daniel speaks with the recently retired Editor-in-Chief of 20/20 Magazine, James Spina.
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Johanna Skans - Skans Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Johanna Skans, the founder of Skans Eyewear from her studio in Coppenhagen.
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Cliff Robinson - Revo Sunglasses
Daniel speaks with Cliff Robinson, the CEO of Revo Sunglasses. https://revo.com
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Blackfin Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Nicola Del Din and Filippo Pustetto of Blackfin Eyewear. https://www.blackfin.eu/
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Rosario Toscano - The Akoni Group
Daniel speaks with Rosario Toscano, the CEO of the Akoni Group. https://akoni.com
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Elaine Girsdale - SILMO Singapore 2024
Daniel speaks with Elaine Grisdale, Director of Development at the International Opticians Association about the upcoming SILMO Singapore Trade Show. https://silmosingapore.com/
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How many episodes does The Optical Journal Podcast have?
The Optical Journal Podcast currently has 318 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Optical Journal Podcast about?
The Optical Journal podcast is a weekly show about newsmakers, artists, artisans, marketers, opticians, and optometrists who make optical better.
How often does The Optical Journal Podcast release new episodes?
The Optical Journal Podcast publishes regularly with 318 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
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The Optical Journal Podcast is created and hosted by Daniel Feldman.
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