Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music
Join Mick and Jeff as they talk about artists, albums and music genres with passion that comes from personal connection. They’ve seen artists in concert at venues that don’t even exist today, bought albums when they were released on vinyl and, in some cases, met the artists.
Sometimes they love the artist or music they're talking about. Sometimes they don’t. But, without fail, you'll always hear something you didn’t know.
Podcasting since 2021 • 95 episodes
Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music
Latest Episodes
Cutting down Tall Poppies
Just because you’re successful doesn’t mean everyone likes you. In fact, success can often draw criticisms that might not be given to other performers. In Australia, we call that the “Tall Poppy Syndrome”, where people lo...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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58:18
Warren Zevon – Finally inducted into the Hall of Fame!!
A while back, we talked at length about Warren Zevon, one of the great American songwriters and one of our idols. So, this year, Warren Zevon has been inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame, along with Bad Company and Cyndi...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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59:05
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - More than Come Up and See Me!
The late Steve Harley was most famous for his 1975 hit Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me), but there’s much more to the story than one good single. We look at the band’s early albums and Steve Harley's career around and after that single ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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59:41
Musical taste - a collection of influences
Why do you like the music you do? Is it as simple as “It’s what I heard on the radio”? Or something deeper? People with elder siblings may be exposed to music earlier than first children. Jeff had an older brother, so wa...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:17:33
Legendary Women of Rock – Patti Smith & Marianne Faithfull
This episode, we look back at two hugely influential women artists – Patti Smith, whose 1975 “Horses” album inspired so many artists, and Marianne Faithfull, whose passing in January, 2025, is a huge loss. “Horses”,...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:10:13
Fan Mail
long time fan. The Johnny Cash Pod really good. The American Recordings so worth the listen. Keep up the good work fellas- Mark
Australia