The Spider Speaks His Mind

In this episode of The Spider Speaks His Mind - Gary Owen speaks to Ronan MacManus. Ronan is a singer/songwriter from West London who is proud Irish Londoner who has played in venues across the world, including Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury, Twickenham Stadium, Celtic Park to name a few . His album called Storyteller features tracks from his work with The Bible Code Sundays, Brand New Zeros and h...

This episode Gary Owen speaks to Beth Saunders, Community Organiser for Wirral Foodbank.  Amongst other things, Beth gives us an insight into current campaigns such as:  Turning local empty buildings into social housing and the Guarantee our Essentials, which is calling for a stronger social security system that ensures everyone can afford the essentials which includes ensuring Universal Credit is...

In this episode of The Spider Speaks his Mind Gary Owen speaks to Jack Prince, they discuss his lifestyle choices and his way to recovery, from being the percussionist in The Coral, drumming for The Lightening Seeds and Bill Ryder-Jones, amongst others. Achieving his UEFA A badge and coaching football at RCD Espanyol in Barcelona to returning to the Mersey shores as a crew volunteer with the RNLI....

Following a serious workplace accident Paul soon realised that  things aint what they used to be... Gary speaks to Paul who shares his personal battles with mental health and how he deals with those battles. How one phone call changed his relationship with his dad and the cruelty that Covid-19 bestowed on his family.  Paul is one of Spider Projects' much appreciated volunteers. The podcast aims br...

In this episode Gary welcomes one of Birkenhead's finest, Hocky - singer with the easy listening beat combo InStaNT AgONy and BITEBACK. Arthur Billingsley (AKA Arturo Bassick) of the Lurkers and 999 amongst others was sitting post gig with another Londoner Gary Cooper (Coops) on the Holloway Road. After chatting for a while Coops told Arthur that he was now living in Birkenhead, to which Arthur re...

This episode Gary speaks to Spider Project Manager, Kerry Taverner. And, amongst other things, hears how fashion options could have been the root cause of her not wanting to become a nun!

This episode Gary speaks to Daisy who is one of the Spider Projects much appreciated volunteers. As a young person looking forward to her future, Daisy has taken steps to explore the many options open to her and discusses how she is looking to reach her career and life ambitions by doing what she wants to do.

Gary speaks to Zac about his life. Zac is a member of the Spider Project CIC based in Birkenhead, Wirral. Within this episode, Gary speaks to Zac about his life, from drinking alcohol at an early age through to street homelessness and brushes with the law; and beyond. Zac discusses how creative recovery has helped him plan a new life. A cautionary tale and a colourful insights into the real world...