Brian & Meredith

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.

Poet Rodney Yancey

Rodney Yancey spits some poetry & Brian French lays the vibes. Here is the sound of Portland.

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

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

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.