McWho: An American Podcast for McFly

We're joined this week by McFly virgin Davis Dunavin for an epic conversation about R:A's second single, Lies. In the midst of all this dishonesty, we seek to uncover great truths, such as: the possibility of John Hurt being involved in this video, the real reason the apocalypse came about, and the likelihood of the makers of Mad Max: Fury Road being huge McFly fans. Are we living in a fan...

We're not going to lie to you. This is mostly an hour of us gushing about how hot Tom is, and we're not even here to apologize. We are here, however, to share in the joys of McFly's first single from Radio:Active, One for the Radio! And what a one it is: it's a new album, a new record company, and new rules...and did we mention how hot Tom is? All in all, could we have asked for a...

We're joined again by the totally stellar guest Megan (@youngdumbdougie) as we tackle *the other* McFly compilation album from 2007: The Greatest Bits. We rank our favorite deep cuts and also discuss a few other bits'n'bobs from this era, including covers from The Jam, Rihanna, and Grease. Anything goes this time! After all: there is no loyalty to anyone else when No Worries enters the...

This week we're joined by the totally stellar Megan (@youngdumbdougie) to discuss the album-that-probably-shouldn't-have-been: A Greatest Hits album after only three albums? Which is just...every single single in order? Excuse me? Now we set out to do what the record label would not, which is rank all of McFly's singles by awesomeness and not chronology. What hit will come out on top a...

Hey Galaxy Defenders, we're baaaaack! And we're kicking off this season with a true fan favorite. We can't decide if we're feeling warm and nostalgic or a little bit uncomfortable about all the dead people, but one thing is for certain: there's something special in the rainwater in this video. Join us as we praise love between artists and fans, question the fashion sense of bil...

In this extra joyful album wrap-up episode, we're joined by our friend Frankie (@mcflys_smile) with one single mission: ~FUN~. This is our last episode before we take a brief break; we'll see you again in the fall but before we go, we are kicking summer off right with McFly's most perfect sunshine album. Enjoy this podcast with a glass of something cold and delicious while listening to...

This week is a total blast from the past as we celebrate Baby's Coming Back, the final single from MITO. There's Nokia phones, references to the snake cell phone game, T9 texting (what?!), and some scathing critiques of Harry's hair. Plus: we learn that drummers can be lead singers and ponder the practicality of cell phones with arms. Hold on to your fedoras, everybody, it's starti...

Welcome to Transylvania, land of love, intrigue, the undead, and the fulfillment of all of your queer dreams. Sam and Steph debate the various pros and cons of various hats (newsboy versus bucket, anyone?), miscellaneous period costumes, and that feeling when your boyfriend comes back from the dead (I mean, relatable, am I right?). Also up for discussion: Pudd v Pones love, femme and masc gender e...

It's Friday Night (!), and this week we focus on the joys of handheld cameras, the boys being Ben Stiller superfans, and the side effects of too many drugs, probably. Though you definitely don't ever want to trust McFly as security guards, you can trust them to show you a good time around the city, assuming your idea of a good time involves theft, getting naked, pulling pranks, and the mos...

This week we're joined by our friend Kelsey Kimbler, universal helper and McFly virgin, to discuss the pros and cons of kidnapping in MiTO's third single, Sorry's Not Good Enough (also, don't try kidnapping at home, kids).  Plus: It's Alien Dougie's grand music video debut, Tom's eyebrows are a back, and there's a tense debate on whether or not helping someone commi...

It's our birthday! In honor of McWho's one year anniversary, Steph and Sam are releasing a bonus episode looking back at some of the highlights of the first year, including our most popular episodes, our favorite music videos, and the time that Tom (finally) retweeted us on Twitter. As the first and (so far) only McFly podcast in the world--even though we're pretty sure Danny thinks we...

HEY! We're looking up for our Star Dougie this week as we consider McFly's third--and best?--single from MITO. Who is qualified to send someone into orbit? What is the best way to be a hologram? Is this the most beloved song in all the fandom? Plus: Sam and Steph get weird with a plethora of Totally True McFly facts, including the origin of the song's lyrics and the truth about what re...

Join us this week as we relive (or, in Sam's case, experience for the first time) McFly's video for Sport Relief 2006 and their cover of Don't Stop Me Now. We discuss the original Queen song, the tragic effect of time on technology, and our own anti-athleticism as well as what would ever motivate us to run a marathon (it's Harry's short-shorts, y'all). Plus: we uncover the...

Weeeee're back! And we're bringing the Motion in the Ocean with us, starting off our new season with the first single from McFly's third studio album: Please Please! This is such an ICONIC music video--fake injuries! sexy nurses! naked performances!--and Sam and Stephanie have a blast reliving the whole experience. Hot topics up for debate this week are: Is this the golden age of McFly...

T’is the season—for Harry’s birthday! To celebrate, we invited back several of our guests throughout the year for a fun-filled quiz all about Harry plus McFly Christmas trivia! How well do you remember McFly’s Christmas covers? Who loves Harry the most? And most importantly: Why is Rockin’ Robin a Christmas song at all?! All this and more in our last episode of the year—we’ll return in January wit...

This newest installment in our series of fan-focused episodes is all about McFly fanfiction! We interviewed two writers from our favorite fanfiction website, Fanfic Obsession ( http://fanficobsession.com.br ). Gabrielle and Anmi share their experiences of writing band fanfiction, from struggling with feelings of isolation and insecurity to finding confidence and community with other writers. We di...

Continuing our series of extra special fan-focused episodes, this ep is all about McFly: The Tribute Band! We sit down with Ollie, Jude, Denny, and Ben to talk about the band's formation, the challenges and rewards they experience when creating cover music, and what McFly means to their music and their friendships. Plus: They tell us some stories about playing live, their virtual encounters wi...

It's just our luck to have two great co-hosts, Chantel and Craig, on this week's episode as we revisit McFly's theatrical debut in the 2006 cinematic masterpiece, Just My Luck. The four of us reminiscence about McFly's early days, British vs American reactions to the film, and Harry's facial piercings. Plus: There's a high-stakes song-ranking bracket where we put the songs...

We're bringing the Wonderland era to a close with a ranking of all the B-sides and rarities from the studio album, including several covers and a few original songs t(hat are definitely better than the songs from the studio album, by the way). While attempting to determine what makes a good cover song--being true to the original or making a whole new sound?--we discuss mishearing lyrics, what...

We consider Wonderland's legacy in our second album wrap-up episode: Even though Steph struggles to name five songs she genuinely likes and Sam rages against Memory Lane for, like, a long time, by the end we might just find new ways to appreciate McFly's second studio album anyway. Is it the sophomore slump of their discography or a daring, more mature sound from a band that doesn't wa...

In what is perhaps our best episode yet--and not just because Sam got a new microphone this week!--we are taking on the Ballad of Paul K, McFly's fourth and final single from the Wonderland album. A genuinely moving experiment in empathy, Paul K is famously written about several of the bandmates' fathers. Join us as we contemplate aging, animation, and the symbolism of living in a house th...

It's all about Wonderland's third-and-a-half single this week as we tackle "Ultraviolet" without a map or a plan. Sam doesn't even know the lyrics, Stephanie still can't understand the point of performance videos, and neither of us can figure out what this song is supposed to be about. Join us as we analyze the song's most obscure meanings, lament our lost youth, celebr...

Maturity or censorship? Performance videos or scripted music videos? Silver alien or O-Town rip-off? Nose or lip rings? It’s all about debates this week as Steph and Sam consider the romanticism (or...not?) of destructive love in I Wanna Hold You, Wonderland’s third single that also happens to have three versions (?!). How's a fan to choose?   A podcast all about McFly, McWho is hosted by best...

A message of "okayness" feels timely and apt these days, friends. This week we tackle Wonderland's second single alongside our second guest speaker, Meredith Hughes. It's an hour of laughing at other people's misfortune as we discuss the merits of Harry's so-called friends, Tom's attempted murder, and who earns the title of the band's frontman.   A podcast all about...

We're baaaack! Kicking off our second season with Wonderland's first single, "All About You," we consider, among other things, what makes a song a hit, why this one rose to super-stardom, and how badly we want copies of 2005 teen magazines. Plus: Dougie has a LOOK that's turning heads, Danny hates everything, and Harry steals the show (again). The freshman album is over, kids--...