richardrudinpodcast

richardrudinpodcast

Discusses mental health, education/training, broadcasting and politics

Episodes

23: The Lost World of Merseyside Sport

June 14, 2025 • 22 mins
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 championships in Speed...
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22: Referendum 50 years on

June 3, 2025 • 40 mins
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.
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21: Nocturnal Radio Emissions, part 2

May 26, 2025 • 37 mins
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.
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20: My Nocturnal (Radio) Emissions, pt 1

May 26, 2025 • 29 mins
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!
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19: Grit, Resilience and Mental Health

May 18, 2025 • 28 mins
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 fun in the sun!
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18: Metro Radio on VE Day 1985

May 8, 2025 • 24 mins
This is how I, on an independent radio station in NE England, commemorated VE Day 40 years ago, about VE Day 40 years before!
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18: Me on Metro Radio, VE Day 1985

May 7, 2025 • 24 mins
How, 40 years ago, an Independent Local Radio (ILR) station in NE England commemorated VE Day...40 years before that!
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17: Radio Archive - Kenny and Cash, April Fool, Capital Radio

May 3, 2025 • 34 mins
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.
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16: Radio archive - Gene Klavan, WOR New York, Oct '79

April 25, 2025 • 30 mins
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).
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15: The case against religion

April 23, 2025 • 32 mins
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. 
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14: Boom or Bust?

April 11, 2025 • 38 mins
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.
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13: Recovery and Reading

April 5, 2025 • 40 mins
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.
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12: Comic Relief Special

March 20, 2025 • 49 mins
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_Zx1YJpQx12J99x5DQypMyIvR45gg21wFTCY8xbmF7K4h9oc6uYDT5Wsb4yk4Bs1N3s2D...
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12: Park Farm Community Centre Outside Broadcasts

March 16, 2025 • 37 mins
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!
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11: Fighting the Cold War, the current war and why Putin can be toppled

March 7, 2025 • 44 mins
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.
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10: The controversial birth of UK commercial radio

February 26, 2025 • 45 mins
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.
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9: The past, present and future of radio

February 13, 2025 • 38 mins
Discussion about radio, local, national, international; pirate, public broadcasting.
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8: Mental health plus!

February 2, 2025 • 52 mins
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!
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7: Charlie Lambert

January 13, 2025 • 29 mins
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 managers such as Sir Alex Ferguson, hi...
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6: My mental health journey - part 2

January 5, 2025 • 33 mins
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.
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