People First Radio
People First Radio is an education and awareness program broadcast on traditional radio and in online podcasts.
Apr 17, 2026 • 00:57:00 Bernie Pauly of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and the University of Victoria speaks about how the toxic drug crisis has unfolded over 10 years as a declared public health emergency. Also featuring the voices of Amanda Farrell-Low, Stephanie Harrington, and Sarah Lee. Apr 17, 2026 • 00:57:00 Bernie Pauly of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and the University of Victoria speaks about how the toxic drug crisis has unfolded over 10 years as a declared public health emergency. Also featuring the voices of Amanda Farrell-Low, Stephanie Harrington, and Sarah Lee. Apr 16, 2026 • 00:30:34 Trevor Wideman, a postdoctoral researcher at Vancouver Island University, is looking at municipal governance and health policy, and how it interacts with the toxic drug and housing crises. Christopher Hauchildt is operations coordinator for a community engaged research project called Walk With Me. The two of them spoke with People… Apr 9, 2026 • 00:57:00 Crackdown author Garth Mullins speaks about his experiences covering drug policy issues. Carleton University’s Holly Shannon talks problematic social media use. A trio of independent musicians from around coastal B.C. share perspectives on substance use in the context of work in the music industry. Apr 6, 2026 • 00:26:36 Gabriola Island playwright Frank Moher is putting his own story on this stage. Boy Player chronicles the author’s experience of being orphaned and moving across a continent in his youth. It’s the third in a series of shows from Western Edge Theatre exploring themes of men’s mental health. Moher visited… Apr 4, 2026 • 00:24:21 A University of Victoria PhD student is looking at the intersection between chronic pain and sexuality. “ I’m really looking at understanding people’s stories and experiences. And what I want to understand is how chronic pain affects sexuality and identity in people that live with chronic pain,” said Jenise Finlay, speaking… Apr 3, 2026 • 00:57:00 VIU Postdoctoral Researcher Trevor Wideman and Walk With Me Operations Coordinator Christopher Hauschildt speak about the intersections between the toxic drug crisis, homelessness, and municipal governance. Frank Moher speaks about his show Boy Player, that tells the story of being orphaned in his youth and moving across the continent. It’s… Mar 30, 2026 • 00:32:49 Ann Livingston has spent decades helping drug user groups organize. In the 1990s, she helped co-found the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, and is currently working with the Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users (NANDU). “ A drug user group in the simplest mission statement is to improve the lives… Mar 26, 2026 • 00:57:00 Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users organizer Ann Livingston speaks about an upcoming author talk at Nanaimo’s Harbourfront library. The talk will see Crackdown podcast host Garth Mullins speak about his memoir, also titled Crackdown. Nurse and University of Victoria PhD student Jenise Finlay speaks about her research into people… Mar 21, 2026 • 00:34:54 Writer Jordan Kawchuk is preparing to speak as a lived experience speaker at a Nanaimo Foundation event called Rethinking Drinking. “My lived experience is that I’ve been to treatment many times and I wrestle with alcohol use disorder,” he said. “I hope to that the community can see that alcohol…
Unpacking 10 years of a public health emergency
People First Radio - April 16, 2026
VIU researcher looking at intersection between local government and overlapping crises
People First Radio - April 09, 2026
"Finding a passion...really can save your life" - autobiographical Boy Player hits the stage in Nanaimo
Nurse, UVic PhD student looking at chronic pain and sexuality
People First Radio - April 02, 2026
Drug user group co-hosting its first author talk in Nanaimo
People First Radio - March 26, 2026
"We're all working hard, I'd like people to know" - Rethinking Drinking panelist shares story
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.
It’s currently broadcast weekly from Nanaimo, B.C. on CHLY 101.7 FM, Victoria, B.C. on CFUV 101.9FM, and Saint John, New Brunswick on CFMH 107.3 FM. People First Radio is produced and presented by Joe Pugh.
The program is also available as a podcast, click below to listen and subscribe to People First Radio on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.
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