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