richardrudinpodcast

IT'S BACK! After a gap of nearly a year we return with this pod on how and why I made it to perform at the world's biggest arts festival. Hear clips from my stand-up comedy routines, along with my journey to mental health recovery and dealing with Parkinson's Disease. IMPORTANT! Contains strong language, sexual themes and discussions of drug-taking.

The service for my beautiful (inside and out). intelligent and creative wife was held on October 23, 2025, at Greenacres park near Rainford, Merseyside. The service was led by Methodist Minister, Rev. Linda Bishop. Music selections have been shortened for copyright reasons

This is combined audio talking about my stand-up comedy experience on two overnight radio phone-ins: the first with the lovely Laura McGhie on BBC Radio 5 Live on 17 August, and with (the equally lovely!) Richard Spurr on LBC Radio on 2 September.

This features and interview with Brian Kett, about our tiptoe into the world of stand--up comedy in Liverpool, and features diverse choices from both of us from some of our favourite stand-up comedians. WARNING! Contains strong language and adult themes.

An interview with Charlie Lambert - the former face of sport on the BBC's 'Northwest Tonight', as well as being a former journalist and broadcaster on national and local radio - on his research into  'lost' sport in the Liverpool area. Amongst other things you'll find out: *Why women's football was killed off * Just how popular Greyhound boxing used to be * How long-gone stadia produced world c...

Reflections and reminiscences on the UK's first ever national referendum 50 years ago - on whether the country should stay in the European 'Common Market' (now EU). Hear the arguments and passion on both sides and compare with the 2016 'Brexit' vote.

This, the second of my two-part podcast featuring my recent calls to late-night talk shows, features those to Clive Bull's legendary LBC programme. A diverse range of topics and moods for sure! Pictured is the portable recorder I used for the links in Liverpool.

In these two episodes we delve inti my night-time calls to national radio stations. This one features a call which combined two of my favourite subjects - politics and Kenny Everett!

In this podcast I'm out and about in Liverpool and St Helens, finding out about what's going on for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week. I tackle head on the common claim that we are calling mental illness what is in fact part of the normal ups and downs in life, and I argue that we do indeed need to teach our children resilience, or 'grit'. On the way, meet some great people - and have fu...

This is how I, on an independent radio station in NE England, commemorated VE Day 40 years ago, about VE Day 40 years before!

How, 40 years ago, an Independent Local Radio (ILR) station in NE England commemorated VE Day...40 years before that!

From April 1st, 1974:  a bit of radio magic, as Kenny Everett and Dave Cash replicate offshore 1960s pirate station 'Wonderful' Radio London - Big L. Also featured are Tommy Vance and Duncan Johnson.

Here's a treat for all US radio anoraks! A studio-quality recording of New York legendary radio host Gene Klavan. Recently digitised from reel-to-reel studio tapes by my friend and travelling companion, Keith Brown (pictured on our visit to New York in October '79).

This podcast was 'inspired' by the overwhelming and a largely uncritical coverage of the life and religion of Pope Francis. Please note, this may cause offence...to anyone offended by science, rationality - and Monty Python. Pic is of my maternal grandfather - much decorated World War 1 Flying Ace, leading Intelligence Officer in World War II; an atheist and socialist.

This episode discusses the Ofcom decision on the BBC's planned radio expansion and how this fits in with the historical tensions between the Corporation and commercial radio and the latter's conflict between local and national and entertainment versus public service.

This podcast is in two main parts: the first is from a video interview for the Come Together Hub in St Helens and is about my mental health recovery. The second part - linked to that _ is about the power and potential of group reading for Wellbeing and overcoming isolation and loneliness, especially in the Liverpool area.

Here are three classic comic readings suitable for all the family: a Stanley Holloway monologue; a 'Just William' story, and a chapter from 'Alice Through the Looking Glass'. If you enjoy them, please consider making a small donation to Comic Relief through my Just Giving page: https://trk.justgiving.com/f/a/5e4VsV7KBa5knYoJZ7WknA~~/AAME8RA~/FM2oTrzYXPFn1_Zx1YJpQx12J99x5DQypMyIvR45gg21wFTCY8xbm...

This podcast contains 'edited highlights' of the segments featuring contributions from  the Come Together Hub in St Helens, when BBC Radio Merseyside broadcast its breakfast show 'live' from the Park Farm Community Centre. I feature both as an interviewee and question-master!

This podcast looks back to the days of the Soviet Empire, reveals my part in its downfall and considers today's threat from Putin's Russia.

In this week which has seen the effective end of local commercial radio in large parts of the UK, this podcast reveals how and why the BBC eventually lost its radio monopoly.

Discussion about radio, local, national, international; pirate, public broadcasting.

In this podcast we travel to St Helens on Merseyside to find out what services, support and activities are available, in particular for the isolated, troubled and marginalised. There is also a discussion on the role fear plays in recovery from drug addiction and in mental health. Plus in 'notes and queries' Richard reveals exactly WHAT that music is!

In this episode we hear from a well-known voice and face of sport in NW England. Charlie was Sports Correspondent for BBC-TV's 'Northwest Tonight' and along the way has presented and produced programmes for BBC Radio 2, 4 and 5 Live. We hear what sparked his passion for sports' commentary; on the merits of sports reporting for newspapers, radio and television; his encounters with volatile manag...

In this podcast I reflect on my journey since I was discharged from hospital. In particular I visit the Come Together hub in St Helens and hear about life-changing (and probably life-SAVING) rehab'. I debate the similarities and connections between this and mental health recovery, and along the way discuss and muse on Buddhism, a certain philosopher, and how to achieve lasting and deep happiness.

This is my personal tribute and recollections of Johnnie - that gently spoken but rebellious radio broadcaster, who time and time again sacrificed financial security and professional status to play the music he was passionate about and talk about things other than 'pop and prattle'. Along the way he gained enormous respect from millions of listeners and the 'stars and suits' of the music indust...

This podcast reviews special radio programmes to mark what would have been Kenny's 80th birthday on Christmas Day. The podcast contains clips highlighting Kenny's genius, as well as readings from two books - including my own! - about his radio career, and reveals my encounters with the great man.

A Christmas special podcast! An archive interview from 1991 with me and one of the best-connected and fascinating people in the world. Friendly with Humphrey Bogart, George W. Bush and President Gorbachev, this actor, director, writer and leading UN goodwill ambassador, gives a sparkling and revealing interview. We shall not see or hear his like again!

This is a full and frank account of my mental health disorder to recovery. In part, it is a love letter to the NHS and to its Merseycare teams depression to happy chappy!

This is episode 1 of my new podcast - welcome! In it I outline the mental health crisis that is literally killing men and talk to Liverpool legend Pete Price about my own 'journey'.