Mandy Moon talks about being personally affected by the recent California wildfires, becoming a grandmother for the first time, the chaos surrounding her childhood, realising that her dad was famous because of her schoolteachers, her memories of some of Keith Moon’s friends, her childhood band and learning to play drums as an adult, seeing Keith for the last time and learning of his death, her struggles with drug and alcohol dependency, how people react to finding out she’s Keith Moon’s daughter, and pulling strings to obtain One Direction tickets.

Plus: Paul looks back on Who-related stuff that’s been going on since Season One ended – not only for the band, but in his personal life too – including a trip to the Cavern Club, sharing pizza with Roger Daltrey’s solo band, and the ever-confusing Zak Starkey saga. 

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‘The Song is Over’ from the Royal Albert Hall, 30th March 2025

Pete Townshend’s first statement – Zak Starkey ISN’T out of the band

The Who's North American farewell tour dates

Pete’s second statement – Zak Starkey IS out of the band

Zak’s Instagram post in reply

Zak on BBC Breakfast, 27th May 2025

Waking Ned (full movie), featuring Dermot Kerrigan as Father Patrick (Dermot first appears at 17:30)

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Season Two is coming...

Wednesday 16th July 2025

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Matt Kent talks about his entry point to The Who, appearing in a Dave Clark Five movie, his work for the upcoming Who Are You Super Deluxe box set, meeting Keith Moon in 1978, why Who fans are a special breed, how his Naked Eye fanzine became a semi-official fan club, the only time he had to walk out of a Who gig, establishing a friendship with John Entwistle, and how seeing the band live in the 70s was like seeing the Grand Canyon.

Plus: in light of the end of Season One, Paul looks at what’s to come from Talking About The Who before the start of Season Two.

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Opening scene of Catch Us If You Can starring the Dave Clark Five

The Who at Hyde Park, 1996

‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’ from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 1999 (second night)

‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ from Live Aid, 1985

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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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Tony Fletcher talks about his work with the Rock Academy and the challenge of directing a show dedicated to The Who, recording with his band The Dear Boys, what compelled him to write a Keith Moon biography, trying to separate the myths from the truth, the effect the book had on his well-being, the most surprising thing he learnt while writing the book, his experiences of interviewing Oliver Reed and John Entwistle, and where he ranks Dear Boy/Moon amongst his other work.

Plus: on the 60th anniversary of The Who’s first single ‘I Can’t Explain’ being released in the UK, Paul looks at how the band’s debut immediately established their identity and managed to stay relevant throughout the next six decades.

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The Who – ‘I Can’t Explain’ (London Coliseum, 1969)

The Who – ‘I Can’t Explain’ (Royal Albert Hall, 2000)

Tony’s Substack post about the Rock Academy show, including their version of ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’

The Rock Academy website

The Beatles – ‘Doctor Robert’

Keith Moon with champagne bottle in wall image

Chris Charlesworth’s memoir Just Backdated

Tony’s festive recommendations post on Substack

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YouTuber Mr Boulder is more likely to talk about Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Metallica on his channel than he is to talk about The Who. However, after asking Paul for a Who album recommendation beyond the greatest hits he already owned, Paul offered up Who’s Next. Sometime later, the two of them decided to record a track-by-track analysis of the album from their different perspectives – while also going off on various tangents – as part of an experimental cross-channel collaboration, and today we present their conversation as our New Year’s Day offering – Happy New Year to you all!

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Classic Albums episode on Who’s Next (Part 1 of 4)

Roger Daltrey – ‘Baba O’Riley’, 2024

John Entwistle – ‘My Wife’ (1973 solo album version)

The Who – ‘My Wife’ (live version from Thirty Years of Maximum R&B box set)

The Who – ‘Pure and Easy’

Roger Daltrey – ‘Going Mobile’, 2009

Limp Bizkit – ‘Behind Blue Eyes’

Nine Inch Nails – ‘Hurt’

Johnny Cash – ‘Hurt’

Bob Dylan – ‘All Along the Watchtower’

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ‘All Along the Watchtower’

The Vocalyst reaction to ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’

The Charismatic Voice reaction to ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’

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