Behind the Scenes at Abbey Road on the River, with Melissa Brumm
This week, we welcome Melissa Brumm, Co-Producer and Creative Director for the Abbey Road on the River music festival. Abbey Road on the River (AROTR) is the world’s largest Beatles-inspired music fes...
24 Apr 202432min
Nutopia: John and Yoko's Conceptual Country
In an April 1973 press conference, John Lennon and Yoko Ono declared the birth of Nutopia, a "conceptual country" founded in response to John's ongoing immigration struggles. In past weeks, Nutopia ha...
17 Apr 202444min
Surprise, Surprise! It's a Cilla Black Episode!
When we first started this podcast way back in 2018, one of the reasons we called it “BECAUSE the Beatles” was because we wanted to be able to not only talk about the Beatles, but anything adjacent to...
10 Apr 202453min
Podcast Preview: We Say Yeah!, a Cliff Richard Podcast with David “Ghosty” Wills
This week, we're sharing an episode of one of our favorite Beatles-adjacent podcasts, We Say Yeah!, a show about Cliff Richard and the Shadows. This is one of the only — if not the only — podcasts exc...
27 Mar 202443min
The Last Lennon Interview, with Author Laurie Kaye
Today we're joined by Laurie Kaye, author of the new book, Confessions of a Rock 'N' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading up to John Lennon’s Last Interview. As a young rock journalist, Laurie got the o...
20 Mar 202436min
And the Award Goes To… Beatles Biopics
Our excitement over the upcoming Sam Mendes Beatles biopics got us thinking about some of our favorite Beatles movies. From classics like Birth of the Beatles and Backbeat, to contemporary Beatles sto...
13 Mar 20241h 12min
Beatles Fan Clubs in North America, with author Sara Schmidt
Sara Schmidt returns to the podcast to discuss her new book, Dear Beatle People: The Story of the Beatles North American Fan Club. Dear Beatle People: The Story of the Beatles’ North American Fan Club...
6 Mar 202453min
The New Beatles Biopics!! What We Know and What We Want
Four new Beatles biopics are coming, and we're obsessed! Oscar- and TONY-award winning director Sam Mendes will direct the films, slated for 2027, with full life rights for all four Beatles. We break ...
28 Feb 202455min
