People First Podcast

06/01/2026

Hello People First Podcast fans... and Happy New Year! 🎉

We hope you enjoyed listening to the podcast last year as much as we have enjoyed making them! 🎧

The show has made some amazing progress this year - with over 2300 downloads, 47 new episodes released, and new listeners from all around the world! 🤩

Our podcast team from People First Keighley and Craven have had an action packed year, so we will be taking a break from uploading in January to record and plan future episodes - such as with some of the winners from the Inclusion North Awards!

02/01/2026

Today our staff team have been in the office to start planning the new and exciting year we will be having at People First Keighley and Craven!

We are open again as normal from NEXT WEEK, starting on Monday 5th January, so we hope to see all of our members in! 🎉

24/12/2025

As we wrap up another year, we're thrilled to share our annual Christmas special! 🎄

This year, our podcast team shares their answers to several Christmas themed questions, from dream gifts to cherished traditions. 🎁

May your festive season be filled with love, laughter, and all the magic of the season! A huge thank you for being part of our journey this year. 💫

Here's to an unforgettable 2026! 🎉

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18/12/2025

We have been having Lots of fun this week in our studio recording the FINAL podcast episode of the year... which is all about Christmas! 🎄❄️

The team has been asking each other (and others in the office) about their plans for over the holidays, if they are excited for Christmas, who their dream podcast guest would be and MORE!

Make sure to tuning on Christmas Eve to see the episode!

17/12/2025

This week is the penultimate show of the People First Podcast! 🎉

Today's episode is all about road safety as we are all speaking to the Vision Zero team at West Yorkshire Combined Authority!

This is a very important project which we are very interested to learn more about. We spoke to Alison, who came in to talk to us all about Vision Zero's goals and their work!

We hope you enjoy the show.

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10/12/2025

On the People First Podcast, we are talking all about a recent visit to us from Brooklands School Skipton! 🎙️

They are a local speciality school supporting people from 4 to 19. As a local day service we are one of the opportunities available for graduates!
We spoke to a few students and teachers about their experience in our office, with former pupils Teghan, Tyler & Sarah talking about talking about their own experiences.

We hope you enjoy the show!

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03/12/2025

The new episode of the People First Podcast is out now! 🎙️

Our show this week is all about the Learning Disability Conferences from our friends at Mencap and the Active Community team! ⚽️

Join us in the studio today is Alex, Barney and Jason to tell us more about the conferences, their favourite parts, why accessible sports are so important and more!

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03/12/2025

26/11/2025

We have a very EXCITING returning guest for you on the People First Podcast! 🎙️

Today's show is all about Gig Buddies - Mencap in Bradford by talking with Andy who was first interviewed on our podcast back in 2023!

Bradford Buddies are a group with Mencap who help support adults with learning disabilities to go to live events and gigs by offering 1-to-1 support through a buddy.
It was very interesting to learn more about the service and what has changed, as well as hearing from two of our members Rebecca and Owen who attend Gig Buddies to hear about their experiences!

We hope you enjoy the show.

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19/11/2025

We are talking accessible news, podcasting, journalism and disability and lots more with William Kremer on today’s People First Podcast! 🎉🎙️

We had a fantastic session with William earlier this month where our awesome podcast team talked through our process of creating a show.
This is the interview we did where he speaks about his very interesting career working to make the news accessible and producing at BBC World Service.

We hope you enjoy the show!

Listen now 👉 www.podfollow.com/the-people-first-podcast

18/11/2025

A NEW People First Podcast Appears!

This week we are speaking to the amazing Tuesday morning group of members and volunteers from Stride Theatre!

They are a local organisation based in Wakefield who work to make performing arts accessible!

Our team learned lots about them and their work from their members. We hope you enjoy the show!

LISTEN NOW -> www.podfollow.com/the-people-first-podcast