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People First Radio
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People First Radio is a weekly one-hour radio broadcast to educate and raise awareness about issues related to health and wellness. The show airs on CHLY, CFUV, CFMH, and DIG FM, and is produced in Nanaimo, BC.
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 13h
In August Francis Baptiste spoke with the program about the story behind his album Lived Experience in East Vancouver

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 2d
The emotional place of animals in people's lives is very different compared to a few decades ago, says Renata Roma of the University of Saskatchewan's PAWsitive connections lab.

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The interplay between pet and human mental health
In conversation with Renata Roma of the PAWsitive Connections Lab
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 3d
The broadcast version of this week's program is online and can be found here:

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People First Radio - October 09, 2025
Grief and homelessness, schizophrenia and extreme heat risks, phone data tracking features
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 5d
Historians Stefanie Hunt Kennedy and Jenifer Barclay spoke with PFR about disability, history, and power, topics explored in the book Cripping The Archive.

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Exploring the links between disability, history, and power
In conversation with Cripping The Archive editors Stefanie Hunt Kennedy and Jenifer Barclay
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 6d
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Vancouver Island author Meg Todd spoke with People First Radio about her debut novel Most Grievous Fault, which deals with heavy subject matter.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 7d
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Comox Valley resident Shannon Donohoe-Simpson spoke with the program about her journey after being diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer at age 34.

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Comox Valley resident shares healing journey following cancer diagnosis
Shannon Donohoe-Simpson talks using art, community, to help heal
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 9d
Downtown Eastside service provider First United called for an end to pet bans in rentals in B.C, along with a suite of other measures in their law reform platform.

Staff lawyer Vinson Shih spoke with People First Radio:
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First United law reform platform calls for end to pet bans, other reforms for renters
In conversation with First United Staff Lawyer Vinson Shih
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 10d
Vancouver Island author Meg Todd spoke with People First Radio about her debut novel Most Grievous Fault, which deals with heavy subject matter.

Listen:
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 12d
The broadcast version of this week's program is now online and can be found here:

vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

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People First Radio – October 2, 2025 – Vancouver Island Mental Health Society
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 12d
Comox Valley resident Shannon Donohoe-Simpson spoke with PFR about her healing journey following being diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer at age 34.

Listen:
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 13d
Earlier this year PFR spoke with the authors of Psychedelic Capitalism, who raised concern about corporate capture in the ‘psychedelic renaissance’

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 15d
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Doctor Shannon Charlebois called for more regulation around sports betting ads.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 17d
Vancouver Island author Meg Todd explores cycle of trauma in debut novel Most Grievous Fault

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Vancouver Island author explores inter-generational trauma in debut novel
Meg Todd speaks about exploring difficult subjects in Most Grievous Fault
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 18d
The broadcast version of this week's program is now online and can be found here:

vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

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People First Radio - September 25, 2025
A personal story of healing through art, a reform platform for renters
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 20d
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PhD candidate Olivia Peters shared research insights into women's experiences of intimate partner stalking.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 23d
Doctor Shannon Charlebois called for more regulation around sports betting ads.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 24d
Dr. Shannon Charlebois spoke with the program about her concerns around sports gambling advertising and youth.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 25d
University of Guelph PhD candidate Olivia Peters spoke with PFR about research into intimate partner stalking.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 26d
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Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds shared his experience recovering from cocaine addiction.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 29d
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People First Radio - September 11, 2025
Olivia Peters shares insights from research on intimate partner stalking
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · Sep 12
Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds shared his experience recovering from cocaine addiction.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · Sep 12
The broadcast version of this week's program is now online and can be found here:

vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · Sep 10
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Lawyer Nicole Letourneau shared the story of how a 2018 request for time off to deal with her mental health was rejected. Letourneau spoke with People First Radio about her experiences with alcohol addiction.

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · Sep 7
This week's episode is online and can be found here:

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Firsthand experience of opioid addiction, recovery shared at Parksville IOAD event
Parksville event organized by Oceanside Community Action Team and Moms Stop The Harm
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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · Sep 6
Recently McCreary Centre Society Executive Director Annie Smith spoke with the program about a report from the organization into youth gambling in B.C.

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Report examines youth gambling and gaming in B.C.
Online gaming, gambling "a reality in young people's lives," says McCreary Centre Society executive director
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