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People First Radio

People First Radio

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society

381 episodesEN-US

Show overview

People First Radio has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 381 episodes. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 20 min and 35 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Health & Fitness show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 46 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Vancouver Island Mental Health Society.

Episodes
381
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
27 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

People First Radio is a weekly one-hour radio broadcast to educate and raise awareness about issues related to health and wellness — with a particular emphasis on topics related to mental illness and mental health, homelessness and housing, and addiction, harm reduction and recovery.

Latest Episodes

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Qualicum Beach marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Oct 8, 202630 min

Prison caregiving program for inmates with dementia inspires film

Oct 7, 202626 min

Vancouver film set for hometown premiere explores themes of urban Indigenous queer sex work

Sep 26, 202627 min

‘Minding the City’ offers a first hand look at nature, depression, and public space

Sep 19, 202636 min

Personal connections to toxic drug crisis shared at island overdose awareness day events

Sep 10, 202657 min

Journalist Rob Csernyik talks gambling health harms in Canada

Aug 31, 202646 min

National organization offers playbook for small cities to address substance use harms

Aug 27, 202624 min

Victoria organization Peers talks supporting sex workers

Aug 22, 202633 min

The road to a standard unit of THC in Canadian cannabis

Aug 1, 202633 min

Interactive map scores public land across B.C. for housing potential

Jul 27, 202623 min

Vancouver Island group looking to understand and address stigma in the hospital

Jul 22, 202657 min

Psychiatrists provide evidence-backed insights on coping

Jul 15, 202638 min

“We can’t solve our housing crisis until we solve our crisis of home,” argues author

Jun 27, 202644 min

Researchers call for more inclusive focus aids

Jun 26, 202628 min

The Bylaw State explores public space, encampments, municipalities, and the courts

Jun 21, 202628 min

Talking boredom, substance use, and homelessness

Jun 12, 202636 min

New building addition — and new name for Salvation Army Centre of Hope in Nanaimo

Jun 10, 202617 min

Former gang member shares story with Nanaimo youth

Jun 1, 202621 min

Vancouver Island radio play warns of elder financial abuse

May 30, 202635 min

Exploring the history of a Saskatchewan mental hospital

May 24, 202641 min
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