Spinning The Wheel

Spinning The Wheel

The first and only podcast to analyze and celebrate the catalog of George Michael - One song at a time!

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March 18, 2026 52 mins

Listen this week as I am joined again by Leo from the Sound Museum podcast and we talk all about the vinyl reissue and all things about the album Faith!   This was recorded the weekend before the big announcement about the Fiath Tour movie and all of the amazing things that the year of 2026 will hold for all of us!! 

 

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Listen this week as I am joined again by our good friend Leo from the Sound Museum podcast all the way in Melbourne Australia!   We discuss the recent re-issue of the Faith Vinyl Set and if it is a cash grab for the label, or a true treat for the fans.

 

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March 4, 2026 69 mins

Listen this week as Julie joins the show- on zoom this time, and we discuss the earliest origins of the music that George would later feature on the Symphonica tour.   Hear Julie openly pine for the smooth sounds of "Like A Baby" and talk about the magical quality that George had to make these songs come alive even at a young age.

 

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February 25, 2026 61 mins

Listen this week as I am joined by Jim and Lindsay from one of my favorite podcasts, Children of The 80's!   This week is a memory lane trip through the nostalgia of youth in our favorite decade and hearing how Jim and Lindsay discovered the music of George and what it has meant to them as the years have changed their musical taste and understanding.   

 

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February 11, 2026 71 mins

Listen this week as I am joined by the lovely ladies from the Lovelies Help group on Facebook and Instagram!   Hear how these ladies took their love for George and his music and coupled it with the inspiration from his charitable giving to create Lovelies Help.  In the years since GM's passing they have raised more than £270k for different charities including The Terrance Higgins Trust and others.   

 

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February 11, 2026 65 mins

Listen this week as our friend Erik from the Chicago area joins us and calls his shot with John & Elvis Are Dead from the Patience album.   Yes we have done this song before, but I wanted to get the perspective of someone different on this one and Erik definitely delivered!    

 

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February 4, 2026 42 mins

Listen this week as talking with my friend and 80's popstar, Kevin Paige, comes full circle and we discuss his favorite GM song; Cowboys & Angels.   We dive into the production of the song from the ears of a true musician and the general feel of this iconic classic.  

 

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January 28, 2026 57 mins

Listen this week as I am joined by Shira all the way from Israel!   Hear how she grew up with the music of GM as a millenial and how that evolution took place in the 2000's after the heyday.   Hear how George and his music informs and shapes her love for Drag and performing as Celeste Sky!

 

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January 21, 2026 70 mins

Listen this week as I am joined by Christine from deep in the heart of Texas.   We dive into the tricky topic of religion and faith and how George Michael used those things in his visual presentation as well as his music and what it meant to us. 

 

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January 14, 2026 67 mins

Listen this week as I am joined by our good friend Tonia, from Freedom4GM once again and this time we tackle the topic of going through our 30's and 40's and tell our stories through the eyes of the music of GM.   George and his music really has been the soundtrack of our lives - and this episode is the perfect example of that.   Listen for a special announcement about the show as well!

 

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January 7, 2026 42 mins

Listen this week as we take one more look back at 2025 and some of the amazing guests who have been part of the show!   Hear from new friends like Erik and Lisa from America as well as guests like Jeffery Beasley and Niall Flynn who were there while George was creating the iconic moments we all have loved so much!

 

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December 31, 2025 39 mins

Listen this week as we take a trip back to some of the best conversations this year.   We start with Michael Anderson from Kidz Bop and hear from Laura from the Gen X Reference Desk and more!  

 

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December 24, 2025 55 mins

Listen this week as I am joined again by Julie, this time on Zoom all the way from California.   We talk all things Christmas and choose the song and watch the video for "Last Christmas"!  Hear talk about the perfection that is George's hair in the video and hear some very personal stories as well. 

 

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December 17, 2025 64 mins

Listen this week as I am joined by Lisa, from the Pacific NW part of America and we takcle the topic of grief.   We choose the song "You Have Been Loved" and we talk about the grief that all of carry around in differernent ways and how healing can, and often times does, happen on a timetable we have little control of.  

 

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December 10, 2025 40 mins

Listen this week as I am joined by Erik fromt he Chicago area and he picks the somewhat forgotten classic Christmas song "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas" from 2008!   Hear stories of what Christmas means to us and how the lyrics of the song really show what it meant to George.

 

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Listen as Jen and I take the next step and discuss the merits of "The Edge of Heaven" in comparison to "I'm Your Man" from last week.   This episode talks of hair styles, physical and emotional intent and a Shakespeare Hot Take that needs to be heard!  

 

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Listen as our friend Jen joins me again for a special theme episode and this time we are taking on 2 of the last Wham singles- I'm Your Man and The Edge of Heaven!   Do these songs have a through line or soemthing that connects them - or is it a case of 2 amazing pop songs and their individual motivations?

 

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November 19, 2025 55 mins

Listen this week as Tonia from Freedom4GM joins me and selects "If You Were My Woman" from the 1988 Nelson Mandela Tribute Show.   Hear us talk about the origin of the song by Gladys Knight in 1970 and memories of waiting by the VCR to add to your mixtape! 

 

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November 12, 2025 60 mins

Listen now as Niall takes us throught the period of time that George worked on the Patience album and beyond.   Niall has great stories of the recording of the songs we all love, the building of a studio at Highgate and memories of GM that will make you laugh for sure! 

 

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November 5, 2025 51 mins

Listen this week as I am joined by longtime GM sound engineer and collaborator, Niall Flynn!   Hear Niall take us thorough the process of finding himself in George's orbit around Sarm West, the beginnings of their worlk together and the recording of the iconic album Older.   Niall has great stories and this Part 1 is a must listen for GM fans!  

 

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