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Talking About The Who
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A new podcast that takes a deep dive into the legacy of that nice rock and roll band from Shepherd’s Bush, London, featuring conversations with special guests connected to the band and other Who fans from around the world patreon.com/talkingaboutthewho
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“Imagine releasing your first album and you’re going up against The Beatles”

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“Imagine releasing your first album and you’re going up against The Beatles” We’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of the UK release of The Who’s debut album, My Generation, on this day in 1965 with a two-part ‘60th Anniversary Special’ episode, available exclusively to our Talking About The Who Members, alongside a video extract on our YouTube channel Paul Bearman is joined by Bets Crockett and Dante DiCarlo to discuss each song and also look at how the album represented both a starting point and a full stop for the band; the differences between the UK and US versions; the ongoing clash of Roger Daltrey’s R&B leanings with Pete Townshend’s pop sensibilities; the album being released on the same day as Rubber Soul; the throughline from ‘The Kids Are Alright’ to Quadrophenia; the original plan for an album consisting mostly of covers, and why certain songs were chosen over others; the band talking negatively about My Generation in print; Nicky Hopkins’ essential contribution to the album; missing parts on subsequent reissues; and how Anya Butler is an unsung hero of Who history To become a TATW Member for just £3 or $3 a month and hear the full episodes — as well as all our other bonus content — click on our post’s Patreon link
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Dropping exclusively for our Members on Wednesday…

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December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Tonight at 8pm GMT / 3pm ET
 
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Tonight at 8pm GMT / 3pm ET Our first Special TATW Online Event – a Zoom interview with Matt Kent   Available exclusively for TATW Members to watch live and contribute questions   Click on the link to sign up for just £3 or $3 a month   If you’re already a Member, check your emails or direct messages on Patreon to access the Zoom link   Hope to see you there!
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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One year ago today, the first episode of ‘Talking About The Who’ was released. Click on the image for more…
One year ago today, the first episode of ‘Talking About The Who’ was released.   (…although I did schedule it to be released at midnight in the UK, so it would’ve been 19th November in America…whoops!...)   It’s been quite a year, let me tell you. A heartfelt thankyou to all of you for listening over the past 12 months and giving such positive feedback.   When I started this whole venture, I could never have imagined how lucky I’d be with the special guests I’d have on the podcast during the first year: Jody Linscott; Chris Charlesworth; Irish Jack; Mr Boulder; Tony Fletcher; Ethan Fisher and Bets Crockett; Matt Kent; Mandy Moon; Andy Neill; Dante DiCarlo; Dan Epstein; Buddy Ascott; Richard Evans; and Colin Dawson. I’m incredibly grateful to all of them for not only agreeing to be on the podcast, but for the help, support and encouragement they’ve all given me, too. I have to say an extra big thankyou to our Members, all of whom are doing their bit to support the podcast and keep it going. Also, a special mention must go to the wonderful human beings who’ve helped me create bonus content for our Members, namely our ‘60th Anniversary Special’ episodes and our Who-discussion show, ‘The Members Room’: Bets Crockett; Matt Weston; Jason Gifford; Dante DiCarlo; Ethan Fisher; and Dan Epstein.   All being well, 2026 will see the release of Season Three…AND Season Four. There’ll be more YouTube videos, along with more bonus content for our Members. And I’m planning to start work on another Who-related project sometime next year, too, but more on that later. I now invite you to celebrate our first birthday in any way you see fit.   Until next time – and as Roger Daltrey always says – “Be lucky!” Paul
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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We’ve got some exciting bonus content coming soon — click on the image to find out more
From now until Christmas, Talking About The Who Members can expect the following: - An exclusive interview with Matt Kent on Friday 28th November at 8pm GMT, which you can watch live on Zoom (or simply watch back at your leisure afterwards) and have the chance to ask Matt a question via the chat feature - A ‘60th Anniversary Special’ episode on the ‘My Generation’ album, out on Wednesday 3rd December - A live watchalong of the ‘Tommy’ movie via Zoom on Tuesday 9th December at 8pm GMT (or, again, at your leisure afterwards), during which you can join in the conversation with Paul and his guests via the chat feature   To become a TATW Member costs just £3 or $3 a month (less than the price of a cup of coffee from Starbucks) and grants you access to both ad-free and bonus episodes, plus Zoom invites to our Who-discussion show, ‘The Members Room’, and exclusive interviews with special guests. As well as our existing archive, more bonus content is being released regularly, even when we’re between seasons of the podcast. Go to patreon.com/talkingaboutthewho/membership to find out more
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Click on the image to find out more about our upcoming exclusive interview with Matt Kent
Fresh from his work on the new Who Are You Super Deluxe Edition, Matt Kent will be joining us for an exclusive Zoom interview on Friday 28th November at 8pm GMT. If you’d like to watch the interview live on Zoom, and also have the chance to ask Matt a question, then you need to sign up for our Talking About The Who Membership – only £3 or $3 a month –  by going to patreon.com/talkingaboutthewho/membership. But don’t worry if you can’t be there as it’s happening, because the interview will be available for Members to watch at their leisure afterwards. In the meantime, if you haven’t already done so, you can watch the Who Are You SDE unboxing/discussion video we did with Matt Kent last week on our YouTube channel
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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We couldn’t just celebrate My Generation’s 60th birthday today…
 
We also have to celebrate the forthcoming release of the Who Are You Super Deluxe Edition, and we’ve done this with a new video featuring the set being unboxed and discussed with Matt Kent

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October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Happy My Generation Day!

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“How do you write your epitaph at 19 years old?” We’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of the UK release of The Who’s third single, ‘My Generation’, on this day in 1965 in our latest 60th Anniversary Special episode, available exclusively to our Talking About The Who Members, alongside a video extract of the episode on YouTube Paul Bearman and Bets Crockett look at the impact of writing the words, “I hope I die before I get old”; The Who’s new status as the most exciting live act in the UK at this time; Pete Townshend moving to Belgravia at Kit Lambert’s insistence and becoming inspired to write the song; how the song permeated through The Who's later material; the lead-up to the infamous Aarhus show and Roger Daltrey’s firing from the band; Pete’s drunken encounter with Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols in 1977; John Entwistle’s iconic bass solo; and how The Who dealt with ‘My Generation’ being an albatross around their necks To become a TATW Member for just £3 or $3 a month and hear the full episode — as well as all our other bonus content — click on the Patreon link below https://youtube.com/@talkingaboutthewho patreon.com/talkingaboutthewho/membership
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Our next 60th Anniversary Special episode — available exclusively to our Talking About The Who Members — is dropping this coming Wednesday

To become a TATW Member for just £3 or $3 a month, click on the link below

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October 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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A new blog post from Matt Kent is up now on his website, dealing with not only The Who, but also mental health and how opening up about it can really help

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October 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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**NEW EPISODE OUT NOW**

Featuring Colin Dawson as our special guest for the Season Two finale

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October 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Yes, that’s our very own Paul as a five-year-old in 1985. Click the image to read more…
Hello, Paul here.   Just dropping in to let you all know that tomorrow sees the release of the final episode of Season Two, featuring Colin Dawson of The Detours as our special guest. As always, it will be available on all good podcast apps, as well as a short video extract of the interview being available on YouTube. And if you’re a TATW Member, you’ll have the ad-free version of the episode, plus a bonus episode featuring more of my conversation with Colin.   In the meantime, I thought I’d share this photo that my mum recently discovered and sent me. This is me, five years old, holding my copy of ‘The Who – Rarities Volume 1’, which I still own, and which remains one of my favourite Who compilations (along with Volume 2!).   Maybe I need to recreate this picture as the 45-year-old that I am now? patreon.com/talkingaboutthewho/membership
October 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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**NEW EPISODE OUT NOW**

Featuring artist, designer and long-time Who associate Richard Evans

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October 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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The Fisher Protocol has released a new YouTube video, once again featuring yours truly. This time, it’s a deep dive into the Who Are You album
 
I really enjoyed this chat with Ethan and Bets, and I hope you do too

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The Fisher Protocol has released a new YouTube video, once again featuring yours truly. This time, it’s a deep dive into the Who Are You album   You wait years for a chance to be on the Fisher Protocol, and then you’re on twice within a month…   I really enjoyed this chat with Ethan and Bets, and I hope you do too Paul https://youtu.be/Y_BqwXtxkgc?si=GbS-54Vp_TTSZlJx
October 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Click on the image to find details of our first TATW Special Online Event!
We’re very happy to announce that our first TATW Special Online Event will be happening on Friday 28th November at 8pm GMT, which will be an exclusive Zoom interview with Who author and photographer Matt Kent, in which we’ll be discussing the upcoming Who Are You Super Deluxe Edition box set (which Matt has been heavily involved in) and other Who-related topics.   This event will only be available to TATW Members (those of you who pay £3 or $3 a month to help support the podcast and have access to all of our bonus content), who will have the opportunity to watch the interview live on Zoom and send questions for Matt via Zoom’s Chat function. The full interview will then be available afterwards for Members to watch at their leisure.   If you’d like to become a TATW Member and be a part of our first Special Online Event featuring Matt Kent, go to patreon.com/talkingaboutthewho and click on the ‘Membership’ tab to sign up.
October 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Who author and photographer Matt Kent recently took part in a podcast on YouTube called ‘Backwards Traveller’ (hosted by Andy Nicholes and also featuring musician and journalist Jeff Slate) to discuss the upcoming release of the Who Are You Super Deluxe Edition box set and other Who-related stuff. It’s a highly informative hour-long discussion that we thoroughly recommend checking out! https://youtu.be/BLusMupcTOc?si=oO-hPW_W_URKz_oX
September 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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**NEW EPISODE OUT NOW**

Featuring drummer in The Chords and The Dear Boys, Buddy Ascott

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September 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Here’s details of the next episode of our Members-exclusive spin-off show…
September 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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**NEW EPISODE OUT NOW**

Featuring music journalist, author and podcaster, Dan Epstein

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Enjoy!
September 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Tonight!

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September 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Just two days to go until Talking About The Who’s live debut!

(Oh, and there’s some bands too, apparently)

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September 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Matt Kent’s photography exhibition in Herne Bay starts tomorrow! Opening times are 10-4, except Sunday when it is 12-4. Matt will be there on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the closing day, 4th Sept. If you're anywhere in the neighbourhood, pop in, say hi and have a look
August 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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**NEW EPISODE OUT NOW**

Featuring renowned Who percussionist Jody Linscott in her return appearance on the podcast

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August 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Not long until this very special gig!

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August 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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If you like the idea of ad-free episodes, bonus content and supporting a podcast dedicated to The Who, then why not sign up for our Talking About The Who Membership today?

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Oh, and here’s a picture of my new Who T-shirt for your viewing pleasure

Paul
August 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM