The Paul Ryder Tapes - Sex, Drugs, the Mondays and Me

Legendary founding member and bass player of Happy Mondays, Paul Ryder, who sadly passed away in July 2022, recorded a tell-all podcast series with his ex-wife, journalist Angela Smith, in the months leading up to his death. The resulting series, The Paul Ryder Tapes - Sex, Drugs, the Mondays and Me is his legacy. Hear the whole truth about the band and his life with no stone unturned - addiction, family feuds, mental breakdowns, infidelity and his son's cancer diagnosis are all discussed in depth, along with some hilarious anecdotes about life as an unconventional rock n roll star. Joining him are some of the people he rubbed shoulders with, such as Paul Oakenfold, Mani from The Stone Roses, Peter Hook, fellow band members Bez, Rowetta, Gaz and Mark and even his mum makes an appearance. Poignant, gripping and massively entertaining. Launching July 15th, available weekly.

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Recent Episodes
  • The Paul Ryder Tapes - Bonus Episode featuring Gaz Whelan and Latch from Yogi-G and the Family Tree
    Mar 20, 2025 – 43:48
  • The Paul Ryder Tapes - Bonus Episode: John Tuvey, Flowered Up drummer Q and A
    Jan 6, 2025 – 1:02:21
  • The Best of The Paul Ryder Tapes Part Three
    Jul 22, 2024 – 1:45:41
  • The Best of The Paul Ryder Tapes Part Two
    Jul 8, 2024 – 1:35:26
  • The Best of The Paul Ryder Tapes Part One
    Jul 1, 2024 – 1:37:21
  • Bonus Episode 31 - John Robb: Happy Mondays as a cultural phenomenon, Tony Wilson's vision and Manchester's renaissance
    Jun 24, 2024 – 47:20
  • Bonus Episode 30 - Muzzer: Toe to toe with Axl Rose, clashing with Mick Hucknall and fun with Ronnie Biggs in Rio
    Jun 17, 2024 – 56:07
  • Bonus Episode 29 - Gaz Whelan Part Three: The birth of Happy Mondays, breakdowns, heroin and Humphrey Cushion
    Jun 9, 2024 – 48:21
  • Bonus Episode 28 - Tony Michaelides aka Tony the Greek: Disastrous Happy Mondays interviews, Tony Wilson's indulgence and the birth of a cultural movement
    Jun 2, 2024 – 32:02
  • Fifteen minute extended series trailer!
    May 29, 2024 – 14:56
  • Bonus Episode 27 - Jason Whelan, Andy Hardy and Kingo: Tales from the frontline of Happy Mondays - fights, drugs, fun and tears
    May 26, 2024 – 1:17:51
  • Bonus Episode 26 - Rowetta: hilarious and poignant tales from the past 30 years of her days with Happy Mondays
    May 19, 2024 – 51:44
  • Bonus Episode 25 - Linda Ryder and Carl Williams: Paul and Shaun's mum Linda and his oldest friend Carl reveal hilarious childhood secrets
    May 12, 2024 – 48:56
  • Bonus Episode 24 - Happy Mondays guitarist Mark Day: fighting brothers, addiction, break-ups and the traumatic day Paul died
    May 5, 2024 – 1:01:15
  • Bonus Episode 23 - John Tuvey, Drummer from Flowered Up - dubbed London's answer to Happy Mondays, on the early 90s rave scene and how heroin destroyed everything
    Apr 28, 2024 – 53:31
  • Bonus Episode 22 - Dave Haslam: The inside story of the early Happy Mondays times, Shaun Ryder vomits during an interview and Factory's answer to the Sex Pistols is born
    Apr 21, 2024 – 40:10
  • Bonus Episode 21 - Paul Popplewell: Secrets from the set from the actor who played Paul Ryder in the Happy Mondays movie 24 Hour Party People
    Apr 14, 2024 – 46:16
  • Bonus Episode 20 - Paul Davis: Former Happy Mondays keyboardist on feuding brothers, playing Glastonbury and the early days of the Hacienda
    Apr 7, 2024 – 31:51
  • Bonus Episode 19 - Disco Dave and Second Line Mo: Scrapes with Marilyn Manson, Calls with Robbie Williams and Struggles with Heroin
    Mar 31, 2024 – 52:24
  • Bonus Episode 18 - The Rock n Roll Mums part 2: Paul and Shaun Ryder's mum Linda and Gaz Whelan's mum Sandra
    Mar 24, 2024 – 50:50
  • Bonus Episode 17 - Philip Shotton: co-director of Happy Mondays videos, tells never-heard-before stories from the shoots and introduces the band to Carl Denver
    Mar 17, 2024 – 42:06
  • Bonus Episode 16 - Peter Hook: Happy Mondays behaving badly, getting a knock on the door from Paul and scandalous behavior at Paul's funeral
    Mar 10, 2024 – 46:00
  • Bonus Episode 15 - Clint Boon: the early days of the Mondays, the legendary fundraiser for Chico and the uninvited guest who gatecrashed Paul's funeral
    Mar 3, 2024 – 51:01
  • Bonus Episode 14 - Phil Saxe: The Mondays' very first manager, the procurer of flares, the shepherder of the fledgling group
    Feb 25, 2024 – 49:27
  • Bonus Episode 13 - Gaz Whelan Part Two: Happy Mondays drummer Gaz on Paul being sectioned, fighting with his brother and battling heroin addiction
    Feb 18, 2024 – 1:08:58
  • Bonus Episode 12 - Latch: Tales from the frontline of the Madchester rave scene and the Happy Mondays reformation of 2012
    Feb 11, 2024 – 58:34
  • Bonus Episode 11 - Cressa: The Stone Roses' vibesmeister and former Happy Mondays roadie shares tales from the brightest and darkest of times
    Feb 4, 2024 – 38:33
  • Bonus Episode 10 - Paul Oakenfold: The birth of Indie Dance, Recording Pills N Thrills in Los Angeles and things go sour when there's a thief in the ranks
    Jan 28, 2024 – 50:11
  • Bonus Episode 9 - Mani from The Stone Roses: Sunday dinners, tricking the BBC and bass camaraderie
    Jan 21, 2024 – 43:17
  • Bonus Episode 8 - Lee Deavall and Himat Singh: Writing tracks with Paul about ram raiders and assassins and the gentle side of Paul..
    Jan 14, 2024 – 31:08
  • Bonus Episode 7 - Gaz Whelan Part One: Paul's struggles with heroin, his hilarious nicknames, the day he died and making his presence known from the other side!
    Jan 7, 2024 – 1:10:28
  • Bonus Episode 6 - Matt Cheadle: Paul's LA songwriting collaborator talks about the writing process and touring with the Tom Tom Club
    Dec 31, 2023 – 27:03
  • Bonus Episode 5 - Jason Godwin: Paul's struggles to get clean and sober, crashing cars in France and drinking with old ladies
    Dec 24, 2023 – 50:08
  • Bonus Episode 4 - Bez: White Powder in Brazil, Microdot Dancing and Washing Dishes in the Bath
    Dec 17, 2023 – 40:03
  • Bonus Episode 3 - Linda Ryder and Sandra Whelan aka The Rock n Roll Mums Part One: Snooker cue fights, Dicing with Death on the Way to a Mondays Gig and Backstage Shenanigans
    Dec 10, 2023 – 30:29
  • Episode 20 - Happy Mondays go wild in Brazil, Paul's marriage breakup car chase and his sudden death and celeb-studded funeral
    Dec 3, 2023 – 1:12:17
  • Bonus Episode 2 - Linda Ryder Part One: Paul and Shaun Ryder's mum on addiction, the Sex Pistols and being a Monday Mum
    Nov 26, 2023 – 34:08
  • Bonus Episode 1 - Big Arm: When Ian Brown got mad, dragging Paul out of a drug house and trouble in Berlin
    Nov 19, 2023 – 43:56
  • Episode 19 - Cancer, sex addiction, cannabis, Carl Denver and the rock n roll mums' take on having a successful marriage
    Nov 12, 2023 – 1:06:52
  • Episode 18 - Mani from The Stone Roses, Peter Hook and Clint Boon rally to support Paul's son Chico who was diagnosed with cancer and Latch makes a promise involving his Harley
    Nov 5, 2023 – 51:13
  • Episode 17 - Happy Mondays go on their reunion tour as Paul fights to stay sober, Paul Davis leaves the band and Paul's son Chico is diagnosed with cancer
    Oct 29, 2023 – 58:12
  • Episode 16 - Paul settles into life in Los Angeles, holds a celebrity party and Happy Mondays dramatically reform with the original line-up
    Oct 22, 2023 – 1:01:04
  • Episode 15 - Paul meets Mickey Rourke and David Bowie and goes to Sweden to promote a controversial detox method
    Oct 15, 2023 – 55:44
  • Episode 14 - Paul's house burns down, he acts with Steve Coogan and does a life-threatening detox from heroin
    Oct 8, 2023 – 58:02
  • Episode 13 - Paul tours with Ian Brown, acts in Happy Mondays movie 24 Hour Party People and works with Machine Gun Kelly
    Oct 1, 2023 – 1:01:12
  • Episode 12 - The tension between Paul and Shaun reaches boiling point, Paul relapses and is rescued by Robbie Williams
    Sep 24, 2023 – 53:40
  • Episode 11 - Happy Mondays reform, Paul encounters Marilyn Manson and gets drunk and causes havoc in Norway
    Sep 17, 2023 – 52:14
  • Episode 10 - Paul spirals into a nervous breakdown and gets sectioned as the band miss out on a lucrative record deal.
    Sep 10, 2023 – 51:15
  • Episode 9 - The band record in the crack capital of the Caribbean and trouble brews.
    Sep 3, 2023 – 52:28
  • Episode 8 - Paul takes heroin for the first time, Derek is in the doghouse and Cressa has to make a choice
    Aug 27, 2023 – 54:01
Recent Reviews
  • MJacobi04
    Absolutely EXCELLENT
    Funny, charming, touching, authentic, honest and really entertaining. Plenty of laughs and very poignant. Can’t wait for the next one. His mom and her friend are a hoot. They should have their own show. An absolute treat.
  • Canyonowl
    Intimate and honest
    This podcast feels like a time tardis… I’m taken back to growing up in the UK and hearing uninhibited voices, jokes, phrases that both capture that moment in tine and explain it… It’s an amusing, insightful and honest journey through a 1980’s music influencer…
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