{"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":"John Mealing - Composer and Arranger - The Style Council","slug":"john-mealing-composer-and-arranger-the-style-council","published_at":"2026-01-20T00:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954/john-mealing-composer-and-arranger-the-style-council","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954","url":"https://paulwellerfanpodcast.com/john-mealing/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63bbb8a0cddc41001180d8d5/e/696e6b584788cf9ec6f8f331/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I talk to composer and arranger John Mealing , whose work helped define The Style Council’s orchestral and cinematic edge. John shares how he first connected with Paul Weller, starting with 'Shout To The Top', and goes deep into the making of Our Favourite Shop , The Cost of Loving and Confessions of a Pop Group - including strings, horns, live performances and studio experiments. Along the way, John reflects on his jazz roots, his unlikely journey into arranging, and a parallel career creating some of British television’s most memorable theme tunes. He also offers a warm, revealing portrait of Paul Weller as a collaborator - meticulous, open-eared, and deeply committed to the music - and explains why, decades on, The Style Council’s boldest work is finally getting its due. 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 of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I talk to composer and arranger John Mealing , whose work helped define The Style Council’s orchestral and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1397,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paul-weller-fan-podcast-3417954/episodes/john-mealing-composer-and-arranger-the-style-council/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/john-mealing-composer-and-arranger-the-style-council.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}