Believe in People

Believe in People explores the realities of addiction, recovery, and stigma through conversations with those who’ve lived it.

Featuring voices from across the recovery community - individuals with lived experience, frontline professionals, public figures, and policymakers - offering unfiltered insight into the personal and societal challenges surrounding substance use.

Hosted by Matthew Butler and produced by Robbie Lawson, this award-winning series is a trusted platform for dialogue, empathy, and change.

🎙 2025 British Podcast Award Nominee - Best Interview

🎙 2025 British Podcast Award Nomine - Best Factual

🎙 2024 British Podcast Award Winner - Best Interview

🎙 2025 Radio Academy Award Nominee - Best Speech & Entertainment

🎙 2024 Radio Academy Award Nominee - Best New Podcast

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Podcasting since 2022 • 45 episodes

Believe in People

Latest Episodes

Mel Barrett: Triplets, Trauma & Transformation - Finding Fellowship, Pub Culture, Cocaine & Non-Linear Recovery

Mel shares her powerful journey from growing up as a triplet in a family where drinking was the norm, to finding recovery through boxing, community, and addressing her mental health. She opens up about identity struggles, belonging in pub cultu...

October 01, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 45 • 1:07:52

Emma Hardy MP: Floods, Ketamine & Community - Politics, Public Health & the Power of Unity

Emma Hardy MP joins Believe in People for the second time to discuss Hull’s triple flood threat, the rise of ketamine harm, and the cost of living’s toll on mental health. From sewage systems to social housing, she tackles some of Britain’s big...

September 08, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 44 • 55:02

Elly Mortimer: Three Decades in Harm Reduction – Hep C, Learning, Listening & Leading

Elly returns for her third appearance on Believe in People to share insight from over 30 years working in harm reduction, with a focus on eliminating Hepatitis C. She explains how treatment has progressed from year-long courses with...

July 27, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 43 • 51:22

Henry Beercock: Binge Drinking, Business, Burnout & AlcoHull Free - Join the Sober Rebellion

In this energising and unfiltered conversation, we meet Henry Beercock, founder of Hull’s growing sober movement Alcohull Free. After nearly two decades of heavy binge drinking, Henry made a bold deci...

July 14, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 42 • 1:19:45

Alexis Ffrench: Classical Connections, Apple Music & 60-Second Sonata

Apple Music x Believe in People: A Classical Connections FeatureIn this special collaboration, Believe in People host Matthew Butler is featured on Classical Connections, the Radio Academy Award-winning podcast hosted by renowned ...

July 03, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 41 • 14:26

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brilliant episode real talk what a great guy saying how this good to hear a different perspective and view well done 👍

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