Cha-Chi and David welcome Beatles author and Fab Four Free For All podcaster Mitch Axelrod to discuss the Paul McCartney documentary Man on the Run (Amazon Prime). They praise its candid tone, unseen footage, humor, and the decision to keep talking heads off camera, while noting omissions, grainy upscaling, and differing expectations about how much Wings or Beatles content it should include. They highlight contributions from McCartney’s family, Sean Lennon’s contextual comments, and the film’s attention to Linda McCartney, while debating McCartney’s “truths,” legacy curation, and Beatle breakup narratives, including Allen Klein. The conversation shifts to Ringo Starr’s newly announced country/Americana album Long Road, the single “It’s Been Too Long,” track details including a re-recorded “Choose Love,” and hopes for more “swing.” They also touch on the Man on the Run soundtrack’s unique tracks like a rough mix of “Arrow Through Me,” live “Live and Let Die,” and the full “Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance.”
Topics
01:23 Guest Mitch Axelrod
02:06 Man On The Run Screenings
04:21 First Reactions
05:17 Wings Expectations
07:08 Multiple Truths
11:24 Family Voices
13:39 Sean And The Drag
18:28 Linda In Focus
21:46 Linda Live Critiques
24:41 Rewatching And Details
25:58 Humor And Japan Bust
27:10 Where To End It
28:12 Where the Doc Ends
29:30 Dreaming Up a Solo Series
31:22 Beatles Breakup Revisited
34:51 Could They Have Returned
36:32 Ringo’s New Album Talk
38:58 Setlist and Swing Debate
41:21 Man on the Run Soundtrack
43:32 Collectors and Vinyl Value
48:58 Wrap Up and Thanks
