John Robins
speaker
2,358 appearances
15 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 23 Jul
John Robins’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 15 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 9.
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They also won double gold at last year's Audio Production Awards in the Best New Voice and Sound Design categories for the aforementioned Radio 4 documentary.
Scout's book, The Mad Art of Doing Time, was released last year, and it's a raw and compelling exploration.
of life inside and outside the prison walls, told through poetry and prose.
In our discussion, we talked about how Scout's mental health condition manifested itself and how moments of mental health crisis can distract from conditions that have been present for many years.
We talked about their struggle to get the right care under the NHS and how this exposed them to failings that the prison system was thankfully able to address.
and also how exploring mental health through poetry and radio has enabled Scout to better communicate their story.
Before we get started, don't forget that you can now watch every new episode of How Do You Cope on YouTube.
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And just to flag, this episode covers addiction, suicide, substance abuse and self-harm.
So do listen with care.
And if you need support, you can find links to resources in the show notes.
Let's get going.
Scout, thank you so much for coming in to How Do You Cope today.
How are you?
Brilliant.
I wanted to start by asking, or maybe just making the point, that when a mental health condition leads to a crisis or an event or a crime, I think inevitably our eyes are drawn to the event and perhaps away from the mental health condition.
Yeah.
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