The People First Podcast

This week's episode of the People First Podcast is an important show about voting and the General Election, where we spoke to 3 experts with learning disabilities from the My Vote, My Voice campaign.  We asked - should people with learning disabilities vote in the upcoming General Election? Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and hel...

This week's episode of the People First Podcast features Adam Stanton-Wharmby, who we met at NAIDEX earlier this year! We spoke about his Guinness World Record for the fastest journey from Land's End to John O'Groats in an electric wheelchair, as well as learning more about him. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members...

On this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we got the opportunity to speak to Labour MP and the Shadow Minister for Disabled People, Vicky Foxcroft! We spoke to her all about her job-role, her political career, as well as the changes to the Disability Minister by the Government. The rest of our team in the office even got to ask her questions! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate...

On this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Heather and Sandeep about Dying Matters Awareness Week. They gave us lots of new information about Dying Matters, as well as telling us more about their roles as part of the Community Learning Disabilities Team and why it's important for us to talk about dying. We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a...

In this week's episode of the People First Podcast we spoke to Clare and Jennie-Lee, who are Care-Workers at Staveley Court in Keighley! We learned more about their job roles and discussed why Supported Living is so important for people with disabilities. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our s...

This week's episode of the People First Podcast is from our LIVE and ONSTAGE interview at the National Accessibility, Inclusion and Disability Expo - also know as NAIDEX! We got the chance to speak to Brooke Milhouse, the host of the Disabled and Proud Podcast, who was representing Celia Hensman! We spoke about a lot of topics, including the event, current events affecting people with disabil...

On this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Garry, a former member of People First Keighley & Craven who was a part of the podcast from the beginning! We talked about his memories from his time at People First, his journey after leaving the organisation, and learned all about what work he does now. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review!...

In this weeks episode of the People First Podcast we spoke to the Chief Officer of Bradford Talking Media Jo.  She helped to start People First Keighley & Craven and its predecessor The Out There Club so we really enjoyed learning more about this as well as her role at BTM.  We hope you enjoy the show.   #selfadvocacy #learningdisability #btm #bradfordtalkingmedia #interview #inclusion #advoca...

In this extra long episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Matthew, the organiser of the Future Leaders event at Bradford City Hall for the #PromoteThe Vote campaign. We also got the opportunity to interview some of the students at the event. It was very interesting to talk to them all and we learned a lot about the campaign. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a...

This weeks episode of the People First Podcast features Sharleen and Kirran, who we worked with alongside HOOT Creative Arts on a podcast training project in January for Kirklees Year of Music. We really enjoyed having them both back in the office and learning more about their work as well as Kirran's memories of working at People First Keighley and Craven. We hope you enjoy the show! Please...

In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we share some work we did at the end of February about social media and online safety. That includes discussing the different social media we use in the office, staying safe from scams and phishing, how we make our posts engaging and ways to respond to unkind comments. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! I...

This week's episode of the People First Podcast features Ross and Christian, the CEO and co-founder of StandOutSocks! We got the opportunity to speak to them about the organisation and its work, and we are proud to have been the first podcast interview! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our sho...

In this bonus episode of the People first Podcast, after our interview with Robbie Moore MP. We had a Q&A with him our office! Our members asked questions on a lot issues and were very exacted to share it! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. You can also support us on ou...

In this weeks show, We spoke to our local MP Robbie Moore! We asked him a lot of questions about local Keighley issues as well as the government changes to the Disability Minister role. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. You can also support us on our social media channels...

In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to the journalist Lucy Webster all about her new book, "The View From Down Here"! It was very interesting talking to  her and she even answered questions from the people in our office! We hope you enjoy the show.    Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps ou...

In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Adam and Alex, two members of the local band the Tenmours! Our Podcast Lead is in the band so we were very excited to interview him. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. You can also support us on our social...

On this weeks show we talked to Jae from Bradford University about a project that we have been working on together.  We have been helping with the raining of medical students so they know how to work with adults with learning disabilities.  We hope you enjoy learning about our work. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show g...

For our first show of the People First Podcast Season 3, we are speaking to Alina, a new volunteer in our office, all about Chinese New Year.  We learned a lot about the work she is doing for our celebrations this week as well as more about her!  We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and i...

For this final Christmas episode of the People First Podcast Season 2, our team talks about what their favourite podcast moments have been from 2023 as well as their favourite questions. We would like to thank everyone who has listened this year! Have a great holiday season and a happy New Year, from all of the People First Podcast Team. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps...

This weeks episode of the podcast featured an interview with Mags from Epilepsy Action. We talked about Epilepsy and how it can affect the lives of the People who have it. Our podcast member Shannon organised this show and shared some of her lived experiences of living with Epilepsy.  Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show...

In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Jenny and Charlotte from Craven Museum in Skipton Town Hall. We learned about the museum and how it is being made more accessible for people with disabilities. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. You can al...

This weeks show features Simon Duffy, who spoke to us about his career, all the work he has done to support people with disabilities and gave us more information about the Citizen Network. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. You can also support us on our social media channe...

On this week's episode of the podcast we spoke to Dr Mike Hughes, who we interviewed live at the Dying Matters event earlier this year.  We asked him about palliative care for people with learning disabilities and how important it is for people to talk about death and dying.  Thank you Mike for coming on the show.   Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members...

In this week's episode of the People First Podcast we spoke to Rishi Jain, the director of Impact at Liverpool FC! We spoke to him about our  visit to Anfield and what Impact does do to support people with learning disabilities in the community. Thank you Rishi for coming on the show.   Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps o...

This week's episode features Tom Jamison who is the editor of Able Magazine, one of the largest disability publications in the UK. Tom told us about his work and some of his favourite issues of the magazine. Thank you for coming on the show Tom. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. You can also sup...