First Impressions

About First Impressions

First Impressions blends storytelling, humour, interviews, music and more. It's a bit all over the place, but then so is its creator, award-winning writer and editor Peter Humphreys. He claims the aim of the podcast is ‘to spread a little mirth during these difficult times, with an emphasis on the arts and all things literary’, but it could just as easily be a case of bandwagon jumping in the name of shameless self-promotion. It wouldn’t be the first time…

Publisher

Peter Humphreys

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Oct 2020

Latest episode

2 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Apr 2026

   First Impressions minis – ‘Royal Response’ – from Episode 6 – From Argentina with Love

   Hello! And welcome to First Impressions minis, a curated collection of favourite tunes from my First Impressions podcast series thus far. Featuring a mix of voices, samples, beats and (occasional) live bass, the episode from which each tune has been plucked is referenced in the description – naturally, I’d encourage you to go back and listen to the episode in full if you haven’t already. A like and follow on whichever platform you listen on is always appreciated. Thank you!

2. 

   31 Mar 2026

   First Impressions minis – ‘Alan Bennett x The Casio song’ – from Episodes 3 and 17 – Time and Soundscape

   Hello! And welcome to First Impressions minis, a curated collection of favourite tunes from my First Impressions podcast series thus far. Featuring a mix of voices, samples, beats and (occasional) live bass, the episode from which each tune has been plucked is referenced in the description – naturally, I’d encourage you to go back and listen to the episode in full if you haven’t already. A like and follow on whichever platform you listen on is always appreciated. Thank you!

3. 

   27 Mar 2026

   First Impressions minis – ‘Confession’ – from Episode 9 – Mixtape

   Hello! And welcome to First Impressions minis, a curated collection of favourite tunes from my First Impressions podcast series thus far. Featuring a mix of voices, samples, beats and (occasional) live bass, the episode from which each tune has been plucked is referenced in the description – naturally, I’d encourage you to go back and listen to the episode in full if you haven’t already. A like and follow on whichever platform you listen on is always appreciated. Thank you!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

370

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.