PODCAST · health
safety BX
by People of Portland, ME
A podcast where people in Maine reclaim their narratives on mental health, substance use and homelessness. safety BX is a production of Amistad. Amistad supports people in jails, hospitals, on the streets, shelter and anywhere our community is.
Episodes
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Mutuality in Patient-Doctor Relationships
Samantha Velez and Courtney Pladsen discuss their growing relationship, as patient and doctor, and as friends. Together they build a space where work toward trust, harm reduction and healing is possible for each other.
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Poet Rodney Yancey
Rodney Yancey spits some poetry & Brian French lays the vibes. Here is the sound of Portland.
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Brian & Meredith
Brian Townsend, the Executive Director, & Meredith Pesce, the Associate Executive Director of Amistad share perspective from years of leadership in the Portland social services community. Art by: LocalandUnruly Music by: Brian French
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This Grief is Worth My Time
This episode honors the National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. We invite you to tune in to Hilary Eslinger and Cait Vaughan discuss how we are in relation to death and grief. We have found language and maps through this conversation. We hope this will do the same for you. Music by: Kafari
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Poet Stephen Foley
Portland, Maine poet Stephen Foley nourishes us with his poems entitled: Doors, Homeless Please Help, Narcissistic Facebook Profile, and Flipping the Coin.
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Portland is our home
Two friends speak about their individual experiences of leaving home for the first time. Through the telling of their initial departures we learn about the multitude of ways that the idea of home can be felt. Side by side their stories appear so different but only at first, today they share a…
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Raven
Raven Cartwright is clearing pathways for trans folks in the Portland shelter system. She is a hardcore RuPaul follower. She is brilliant, funny, color-coordinated. Bask in the wisdom of self-discovery, self-advocacy and all the loving. Follow raven @ravencartwright75. Music for this episode was...
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Do you see me? Do you hear me?
Change is here—on this election night. Change is copacetic. The future that Jess Falero and Courtney Priest fight for is one guided by their friendship, their resilience, and what is possible. Together they organized an 18-day direct-action protest led by homeless youth on the steps of Portland’s...
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quote, unquote the homeless
Bob Bergeron commits time to Ashish Shrestha in exchange for some McDoubles and coffee. Bob is an artist and a self-defined pirate on the streets of Portland, finding treasure in the form of friendship, while shaking the foundations on society's take. ARRR!! He is the co-creator of the Pirate…
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Because I've Been There
Four years ago, John Kennedy was met by new-found peer support community in a time of personal upheaval. A community in which he found a home. Today he creates spaces at the intersections of mental health and possibility.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast where people in Maine reclaim their narratives on mental health, substance use and homelessness. safety BX is a production of Amistad. Amistad supports people in jails, hospitals, on the streets, shelter and anywhere our community is.
HOSTED BY
People of Portland, ME
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