Matt Kent talks about releasing the first Naked Eye fanzine for 22 years, being behind the Who 60th anniversary commemorative stamps from Royal Mail, showing the band members a Track Records compilation that they didn’t know existed, why Quadrophenia will work as a ballet, his pride in co-organising the 1995 Who convention and the difficulties involved, his creativity thriving from working for Pete Townshend, being up close to the ideas behind Lifehouse becoming a reality, and why he walked out on his dream job.

Plus: Paul looks at the recent gig announcements for 2025 and wonders what the potential line-up of the band could look like.

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Roger Daltrey sings 'Pinball Wizard' on Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, 1994

‘Boris the Spider’ from the 1995 Who Convention, Shepherd’s Bush

Quadrophenia medley from the 1995 Who Convention

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Ethan Fisher and Bets Crockett from The Fisher Protocol talk about the origins of their channel, why a video about ‘Slip Kid’ is their most popular, Keith Moon's capability of being a disciplined drummer, why the band had to carry on after Keith’s death, what sort of live Who show they want to see in 2025, and why making mistakes on stage is a good thing.

Plus: Paul puts forward a thought experiment around The Who of the 1980s and considers whether they would have sounded all that different with Keith on drums instead of Kenney Jones.

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‘Who Are You’

‘I Can’t Explain’ from The Who at Kilburn: 1977

‘905’

‘You Better You Bet’

‘Cache Cache’

‘Guitar and Pen’

‘You’

‘Dr Jimmy’

The Fisher Protocol’s ‘Who played the drums on Slip Kid’ video

‘Real Good Looking Boy’, live at the Gotham, New York, 2005

‘Who Are You’ from A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, 1994

Scott Halpin replaces Keith Moon on drums at the Cow Palace, California, 1973

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Irish Jack was a nineteen-year-old Mod in Shepherd’s Bush when he first met and became friends with The Who in 1962, and he’s gone on to become an instantly recognisable figure to Who fans everywhere. In this episode, he shares some of his short stories about the band, and these are combined with archive clips to create ‘A Mish Mash of Irish Jack’, a collection of 60 years of Who-related memories. These include: a series of letters between Jack and Pete Townshend which sowed the seeds for Quadrophenia, hearing the album before its release as a way of avoiding watching Coronation Street, meeting the band for the first time when they were called The Detours, interrupting a Roger Daltrey radio interview with a badly timed phone call, broaching the subject of Who manager Kit Lambert’s homosexuality with his mother, and experiencing an evening in the company of Keith Moon and Oliver Reed.

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Clip 1: Pete Townshend interview with Ken Stewart on RTE Radio, 1985

Clip 2: Pete on The BP Fallon Orchestra on RTE Radio, 1984

Clip 3: Irish Jack interview on Portsmouth TV, 2002

Clip 4: ‘Jack Lyons: A Moment’ on RTE Radio, hosted by Alf McCarthy

Clip 5: Mastermind on BBC TV, 2008

Clip 6: Roger Daltrey interview with Nihal Arthanayake on BBC Radio 5 Live, 2018

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Chris Charlesworth talks about writing his new memoir Just Backdated, being Melody Maker’s man in America during the 70s, giving Debbie Harry her first UK print exposure, an unexpected phone call from Keith Moon after writing a glowing review, getting to know The Who and their families, and his feelings on the band playing with an orchestra.

Plus: after Pete Townshend announces upcoming Who activity in 2025, Paul ponders what that might look like and whether it’s finally time to bring back some obscure early material on stage.

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Sound desk audio of Roger and Pete banter at the Royal Albert Hall, 2024

Pete’s interview in The Standard, October 2024

Roger Daltrey – ‘Another Tricky Day’, 2024

Matt Kent on The Fisher Protocol

The Who – ‘Bald Headed Woman’

The Who – ‘Young Man Blues’, Ottawa, 1969

The Who – ‘My Generation’ from Live at the Fillmore East 1968

Slade – ‘Get Down and Get With It’ on UK TV, 1971

John Entwistle’s Ox – King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents in Concert, 1975

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Jody Linscott talks about how she inadvertently became a musician, being fired from Dingwalls and joining a band, the inspiration from her parents’ and brother’s record collections, not initially being a fan of The Who, being told, “Pete Townshend is looking for you”, playing with Pete’s Deep End band in the mid-80s, touring with The Who in 1989, the joyful chaos of being part of The Who’s acoustic line-up in 2020, and how Roger Daltrey is singing better than ever.

Plus: host Paul Bearman explains how he became a Who fan at the age of two, and how a major health scare in 2020 led to him wanting to make a podcast about them.

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Season 3 of Discography

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Kokomo on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1975

Jeff Linscott – ‘Things to See’

Pete Townshend’s Deep End – 'Slit Skirts’, 1986

Pete Townshend’s Deep End – ‘Rough Boys’, 1986

The Who – ‘Join Together’, 1989

Roger Daltrey – ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, 2024

Roger Daltrey – ‘Boy in the Bubble’, 2024

The Who – ‘Break the News’, 2020

Teenage Cancer Trust

The Who – ‘Baba O’ Riley’, 2022

The Who – ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, 2022

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Irish Jack, close friend of The Who since 1962, will be one of the special guests in Season One of Talking About The Who, a new podcast dedicated to that nice rock and roll band from Shepherd’s Bush, London

Season One begins on 20th November 2024 and will be available on all good podcast apps

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