{"podcast":{"title":"Paul Weller Fan Podcast","slug":"paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954","podcast_index_feed_id":3417954,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/63bbb8a0cddc41001180d8d5","website_url":"https://paulwellerfanpodcast.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/63bbb8a0cddc41001180d8d5/1715332333832-a7f01ed5a3a076e1c7a56c1665420a10.jpeg","author":"HenFred Studio","episode_count":264,"summary":"Hosted by Dan Jennings, the world’s first Paul Weller Fan Podcast is back with Season 3 ... a duel celebration of Weller’s covers album Find El Dorado with special guests, plus exclusive episodes celebrating the arrival of Dan's book Paul Weller: Dancing Through the Fire - The Authorised Oral History (September 2025). Season 2, The Story of 66 , dives deep into his 17th solo album with a whole cast of great guests, including Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Suggs, and Dr. Robert. Season 1, Desperately Seeking Paul , launched in 2020 to fulfill Dan’s dream of finally interviewing his hero, Paul Weller. Listen now and join the journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954"},"episode":{"title":"Jim Cook - Former Head of A&R at Polydor (1975-1984)","slug":"jim-cook-former-head-of-a-r-at-polydor-1975-1984","published_at":"2026-05-28T07:27:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954/jim-cook-former-head-of-a-r-at-polydor-1975-1984","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954","url":"https://paulwellerfanpodcast.com/jim-cook/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63bbb8a0cddc41001180d8d5/e/6a17edc369630795d881100f/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, recorded for my book, Jim Cook shares his inside perspective from his years as Head of A&R at Polydor Records (1975-1984) during one of British music’s most exciting eras. As the man who signed The Jam and oversaw their rise, Jim reflects on the real-life stories behind the deals, the challenges of the music business in the punk and new wave era, and what it was like to work alongside one of the sharpest British bands of the time (in fact, change that to all time!) Find podcast show notes and sign up for regular information at PaulWellerFanPodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, recorded for my book, Jim Cook shares his inside perspective from his years as Head of A&R at Polydor Records (1975-1984) during one…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2367,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954/episodes/jim-cook-former-head-of-a-r-at-polydor-1975-1984/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954/jim-cook-former-head-of-a-r-at-polydor-1975-1984.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}