Podcasts
Listen to our RCPsych podcasts.
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Did you know you can earn CPD points by completing eLearning after listening to some of our podcasts? Use the Filter menu below to see all of the individual podcasts which link to .
We also release podcasts for several of our journals, including BJPsych, BJPsych Advances and BJPsych International.
The Thrive in Psychiatry Podcast - Episode 1
28 October 2025
In our first Thrive in Psychiatry podcasts, we discuss what needs to be done to support psychiatrists with carer responsibilities and to support neurodivergent psychiatrists.
Listen nowBlack History Month - Breaking Barriers: Reflections from the Aggrey Burke Fellows
28 October 2025
In this Black History Month edition of our podcast, we hear from some of our Aggrey Burke Fellowship participants.
Listen nowWhat every psychiatrist should know about smoking cessation (CPD eLearning)
24 October 2025
Not sure where to start with smoking cessation? In this podcast, our expect panel discover how small changes in clinical practice can lead to life-changing outcomes.
Listen nowIntern Summer Special: Mental health in the age of AI
02 September 2025
RCPsych student interns Anisa and Barira sat down with Dr Prateek Varshney, a child psychiatrist and medical educator, to explore the promises and pitfalls of AI in psychiatry.
Listen nowBig Questions in Psychiatry: What is reality? (CPD eLearning)
21 August 2025
In this podcast, our panel considers whether there is a single reality we all share, or if everyone's individual experience of the world is equally important.
Listen nowRoots to Routes: South Asian journeys in UK psychiatry
11 August 2025
This South Asian Heritage Month, Dr Hassan Mahmood hosts an inspiring conversation with two psychiatrists whose personal and professional journeys illuminate the power of resilience, community, and cultural identity.
Listen nowVeterans' mental health (CPD eLearning)
10 July 2025
This podcast will aim to review some commonly held misconceptions about veterans’ mental health and discuss further the support available when service personnel leave the military.
Listen nowBig Questions in Psychiatry: Responsibility in psychiatry exploring blame, compassion and mental illness (CPD eLearning)
10 July 2025
Big Questions in Psychiatry explores the complex and sometimes messy issues shaping psychiatry. This episode discusses the philosophical notion of responsibility and its relation to blame in mental illness.
Listen nowFrom Euphoria to Emergency: The Chemsex Crisis, with Dr Bradley Hillier
12 June 2025
We sit down with Dr Bradley Hillier, Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director of HumanMind Health to explore the chemsex crisis, a complex and often hidden issue affecting many in the ...
Listen nowMilitary psychiatry (CPD eLearning)
03 April 2025
This podcast will aim to review some commonly held misconceptions about mental health within the military and introduce the support available when service personnel leave the military.
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