Spinning The Wheel

Listen this week as we are joined by one of the architects of the Kidz Bop empire, Michael Anderson!    Hear Michael tell us how the music of George Michael resonates through his life and how very keen ear for pop music is shaping the taste for a new generation!   Find Michael online - TikTok @ManderTok Instagram @Mandergramm   Follow Our Social Channels Facebook TikTok Twitter (X) Blue Sky Instagram  

Listen this week as I am joined by a guest in person for the very first time!   Julie comes to us from California originally, but as luck would have it lives in the same suburb town that I do all the way across the country.    Hear us talk about growing up with the music of George that is so important to all of us as well as the tears that are flowing when we spin My Mother Had A Brother from the 2004 Patience album!   Follow our Social Channels Twitter (X) Facebook Instagram TikTok

Listen this week as we are joined by Juliana from the "If You Were There Podacast" that is a primarily French production that also celebrates the music and legacy of George Michael.  Hear Juliana tell tell stories of how her fandom for George began, her views on the music we all love so much and the special bond that she shares with her mother and their connection to George!   Listen to "If You Were There" on Spotify and follow the show on Instagram!   Follow our Social Channels   Facebook Instagram Twitter (X) Tiktok

Listen this week as we are joined again by Tonia from @Freedom4GM and we spin the song that started it all back in 1982!   Hear us tell stories of Tonia's first concert, which was the Wham Final, memories of Top Of The Pops and Matt learns exactly what an HP bed is!!

Listen this week as we are joined by Barbara from the Studio Chat Podcast and we spin George's fantastic cover of the Chaka Khan hit "Ain't Nobody"!!   Hear us talk about memories of the song and ways that covers that GM have done over the years have affected us!  The summer of George covers continues!!  

Listen this week as we are joined by Tonia from @Freedom4GM on Instagram and we spin George's cover of the immortal Stevie Wonder song "As"!  Tonia tells us about her charity work in GM's name that she does for MacMillan in the UK and the things they have planned for 2025.   This episode has a spin that may create chaos as Matt makes an on the spot change!!   

Listen this week as Shirley Lewis and Jo Garland take us back through memory lane and the 2019 Cowboys and Angels show in London!    Hear the ladies tell stories of rehearsing with George, the way they honor his music with their voices and keep his memory alive with their upcoming 2024 Cowboys and Angels show!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook TikTok Instagram Twitter (X)

Listen this week as we are joined by a special guest from across the world!  Psychologist Barbara Thompson joins the show as we discuss the amazing cover of the Stevie Wonder classic "I Believe (When I Fall in Love it WIll Be Forever)!     Hear Barbara tell us about her journey as a fan of GM's music, helping her clients through music and her approach to being your best self!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Twitter (X) Facebook Instagram TikTok

Listen this week as we spin "Do You Really Want To Know" from the 1992 AIDS research project album Red Hot & Dance!    Hear Shirley tell all about her rehearsals with the Cowboys and Angels crew and gettting ready for her spring tour while getting a little mixed up on the name of this song.  Lots of laughing, pronoun switching in verses of the song and so much more!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Twitter (X) TikTok Instagram

Listen this week as we continue our conversation wiht the iconic Paul Gambaccini!   Hear Paul tell stories of working closely as a trusted industry insider with George Michael and his feelings about George's place among the pantheon of artists.   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X)

This week we are honored to be joined by the iconic voice of Radio One and the BBC - Mr. Paul Gambaccini!    Listen as Paul takes us through his beginnings at Dartmouth in college radio and his journey across the pond to the UK where he found his future and eventually became a close and trusted industry voice to George Michael!      Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X)

Listen this week as we spin the cover of "Love Machine" from the 1983 album Fantastic!   Hear Shirley tell stories of performing on TV to this song, her feeligs and thoughts about the cover songs that George chose and memories of singing them live over the years!     SpinningThe Wheel Social Channels Facebook TikTok Twitter (X) Instagram

Listen this week as we spin "Secret Love" from the 1999 album Songs From The Last Century!    Hear Shirley talk of listening to the original Doris Day version of this song and her love for Calamity Jane.  We discuss the details of singing onstage during the Symphonica tour, the new George Michael Coin from the Royal mint and Shirley is ever closer to the details for the upcoming Cowboys & Angels show later this year!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels-   Facebook Twitter (X) TikTok Instagram

Listhe this week as we celebrate our one year anniversary and take a stroll down the memory lane of the career of the magical Shirley Lewis!!  Hear Shirley tell stories of recording Jive Talkin with George in 1987, her solo career and coming back to tour with George in the next 20 years as well as her new solo single for the first time in 3 decades!      Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram  Twitter (X) TikTok

Listen this week as we spin the song "Monkey", the 4th consecutive #1 track from the massive Faith album!    Hear us dissect and play all the versions of this song and why the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis version might not be Shirley's favorite.   We will tallk about the song and video and maybe even some Paula Abdul for good measure!     Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook TikTok Instagram Twitter (X)

Listen this week as we are taken all the way back to 1984!   Shirley giggles her way through our spin of "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" from the Make It Big album.   Hear Shirley tell stories of stage costumes, questionable hair choices through the years and George teaching her to sing like him!         Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Twitter (X) Instagram TikTok    

Join us this week as we welcome the iconic photographer Chris Cuffaro to the show!   Chris helped to create some of the most recognizable imagery in history with the work that he and George Michael put together in the Faith era.   Listen as he tells us anout the process of working with George and being an integral part of the look that changed the face and future of pop music!   Check out the amazing work that Chris has done on Instagram and Facebook @TheCuffaroPhoto.   His website is CuffaroPhoto.com!   Spinning The Wheel Podcast Social Channels Facebook Twitter (X) Instagram TikTok

Join us this week for a special Valentine's Day episode where we dim the lights and talk all about Father Figure from the 1987 album "Faith"!   This is in our estimation the quentissential George Michael song and we wanted to make sure we dedicated all the time we needed to cover all the facets of recording, performing and the impact that it has had on the landscape of pop music in the last 37 years.   We take our time and go long on this one so grab a glass of wine and sit back and be transported back to a time that we all remember so fondly!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Twitter (X) Instagram TikTok

Listen this week as Matt absolutely calls his shot and manifests the classic "If You Were There" from the 1984 album Make It Big!    Shirley is back in the house and tells us stories of performing at the Wham Final, music influences of her youth and does she still own a certian bra???   Check us out on all our socials-  Spinning The Wheel Podcast Facebook Twitter (X) Instagram TikTok

2023 was a year that none of us will ever forget!  Join us this week as we look back on this year with some moments that were touching, funny and absolutely amazing from the YEAR OF WHAM!  We have come together and celebrated the music that means so much to all of us and gone through heartbreaks and triumphs along the way.    At the end of this show listen as Shirley gives us all a very special gift!     We couldn't have dreamed of all that 2023 would have in store for us.   Now it is time to see what 2024 will bring!   Spinning The Wheel Podcast Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X)