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Join us as we deep dive into the catalog of the great George Michael one song at a time.
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Signup to Generate a PitchSpinning The Wheel is hosted by Matt Cook. The show has published 116 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Final." (1 July 2026, 79 minutes), "Debbie Gibson!!" (24 June 2026, 60 minutes), and "Wham vs Tears For Fears w/ Michael Anderson!" (17 June 2026, 68 minutes).
Spinning The Wheel publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 61 minutes across 116 episodes.
Booking probability for Spinning The Wheel is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Spinning The Wheel requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Spinning The Wheel's contact route on record: verified email.
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Matt Cook hosts Spinning The Wheel, a music podcast with 116 episodes published.
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Episode #30
The end of the road has come and it is time to hang em up. This is the final episide of the podcast and there are more than 3 years and 100 episodes of memories and emotions in this one. Special thanks to my guests...
Episode #29
This week is proof positive that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!! This is a manifestation and a dream come true and it is now not just ONLY IN MY DREAMS!! This week for the penultimate episode of the show I am joined by the one...
Episode #28
Listen this week as I am joined for the final time by the creator of Kidz Bop and great friend of the show, Michael Anderson!! This week we talk about the merits of the biggest songs from Wham vs those of Tears for...
Episode #28
Listen this week as months and years of pestering and begging pay off and I am, at long last, joned by Rob Harvilla from the podcast "60 Songs That Explain The 90's"! Hear Rob talk about finding the music of Wham as a...
Listen this week as I am joined by journalist Kahron Spearman and we take on the topic of the legacy of GM in Black culture. This is a tricky topic that gained traction after the 1989 American Music Awards, but George's...
Episode #31
Listen this week as Kevin Paige drops by the show for the final time and we talk about the iconic song "Everything She Wants"! Hear Kevin take us through the musicians journey and how a song like this is constructed and...
Episode #28
Listen this week as Niall Flynn takes us through the process pf recording "Older" in part 2 of our conversation! Hear stories of what it was like to work on a vocal with George over and over again and a story about...
Episode #27
Listen this week as Niall Flynn joins me again and we talk all about the Older Album! Hear as we take this iconic album through its 30th anniversary and go through it track by track with someone who was there in the...
Listen this week as we track down the one and only "Hollywood" Humphries from the z100 Portland Faith Tour trip!! Rusty Humphries joins me this week and his story and his times with George Michael go far beyond just a...
Episode #26
Listen this week as Lisa from Arizona joins the show and shares an amazing story from 1988 when she was a contest winner on her local radio show and was flown to Hawaii for the Faith Tour!! Hear Lisa talk about...
Episode #26
They say that persistence pays off and this episode is certainly a testament to that! Listen NOW as I am joined by Brooke Baldwin as she discusses her journey through her years at CNN and the way that her life has...
Episode #25
Listen NOW as I am joined by Tonia from Freedom4GM for the final time and we dig deep into side 2 of the Fantastic album! Hear us talk about why "Club Tropicana" is perfect and "Come On"......is a good song! Help us...
Episode #25
Listen NOW as Tonia joins me and we talk about the 1983 Wham debut, Fantastic! Hear how the beginnings of the career of GM affected us and what we think of these songs more than 40 years later! Spinning The Wheel Social...
Episode #24
Listen this week as Jen returns and she calls her shot not once, but twice!! The choices abound as Jen chooses "One More Try" and I finally relent and we fully dive into "Credit Card Baby". Hear stories of middle school...
Episode #23
Listen this week as Michelle returns to the show to tell us all about her recent win for tthe 2025 BCMA Photographer of the year! Michelle has some fantastic stories about working with artists and you can hear the...
Episode #22
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...
Episode #21
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...
Episode #20
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...
Episode #19
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...
Episode #18
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...
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