The People First Podcast

This week on the People First Podcast, are taking a TIME WARP back to Halloween! Our team have been hard at work on our newest interviews for 2026, so we've got a news bulletin about what we been up to in our office and our plans for the rest of the year. Enjoy the show! Link

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A new People First Podcast has been released into the wild! Last week, we spoke to Professor Anna Lawson of the University of Leeds, who is a teacher and expert in Disability Law. She spoke to us about her work at Leeds and why knowing our right and the Equality Act is important. We also got to learn more about her recent work with the Accessibility Act campaign. We had a great time talking to her and we'd like to give a big thankyou to Anna for joining us on the show. We hope you enjoy!

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It's 'Lights, Camera, Action!' on the People First Podcast as we talk about one of our local film cinemas and its new accessibility project - the Skipton Plaza! To tell us more about the importance of the Plaza Cinema in the local community and how it can be made open to all is the manager Sam. We hope enjoy the show!

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This week on the People First Podcast, we are talking accessible, open and friendly fitness with Becky, the founder and instructor of Missfits Workout! We have worked with her in the past for our Accessible Wellbeing Festivals so we are excited to talk more about her work. We hope you enjoy the show!

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We've got a very exciting episode of the People First Podcast for you all, to announce we are one of the finalists in the 2026 Lovie Awards!! So, we take you through what the Lovie Awards are, explaining more about our category of "Best Indie Podcast", and how you can vote for us! We hope you all enjoy the show.

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We're getting up on our soapbox this week on the People First Podcast with our guest, award winning Emmadale actor and disability advocate James Moore! We were very excited to have him on and learn more about his acting career and how his disability has affected him - but not held him back from success! We hope you enjoy the show.

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We're out on an adventure this week on the People First Podcast as we get chatting about Access The Dales! They're a local Charity supporting people with disabilities to get out on walks and hikes in the Yorkshire Countryside. To tell us more is their amazing Founder, Debbie North! It was exciting to get to talk to her and discuss the importance of walks, for building confidence and as a tool of Advocacy. We hope you enjoy the show!

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It's a special episode of the People First Podcast this week, coming to you from BCB Radio! Our Podcast Assistant Matthew was invited on to talk about our recent letter to the Prime Minister video, which we wanted to share with our audience. We hope you enjoy the show!

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This week on the People First Podcast, we are talking to one of our volunteer team, Makaton Tutor Shelagh! Over the last few years she has been helping us learn signs to help communicate with people who are hard of hearing, making us a more accessible and welcoming office! We spoke about differences with BSL, her history as a tutor and more. We hope you enjoy the show.

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Our guests this week are the charity REMAP and the University of Leeds!

REMAP is a charity organisation that helps adapt equipment to people with specific needs, and University of Leeds students have been helping to produce the accessible and affordable equipment!

We always love when we can feature amazing projects that positively impact the lives of disabled people in our community! The work that the University of Leeds and REMAP have been doing is so special—and we hope it keeps growing. 

We hope you enjoy the show, and hope you will join us in the future!

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