Love Letters to the Beatles (and a Fest recap!)
This Valentine's Day, we're reading some of the love letters fans sent to the Beatles 60 years ago this year, published in 1964's Love Letters to the Beatles. Plus a recap of the 2024 Fest for Beatles...
14 Feb 202440min
A Really Big Show: How the Beatles Made It to ‘Ed Sullivan’
It’s the 60th anniversary of the Beatles’ first American visit and their groundbreaking appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. We’re tracing the twists and turns that brought the Beatles to America, and...
7 Feb 20241h 5min
Sex, Nostalgia, and Fanfiction: Beatles Fandom with Richard Mills
This week, we welcome Dr. Richard Mills, author of the book The Beatles and Fandom: Sex, Death, and Progressive Nostalgia, as we discuss the intricacies of Beatles fandom in all its glory. From sex an...
31 Jan 202455min
"Meat" the Beatles: The Butcher Cover Controversy
The infamous "Butcher" cover inspired near-universal shock and disgust when it appeared as the original cover of The Beatles' Yesterday...and Today album. It was recalled after a single day, and album...
24 Jan 20241h 5min
The Beatles as Fashion Icons with Deirdre Kelly
This week, we're exploring the Beatles' fashion sense and influence with Deirdre Kelly, author of the new book Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks that Shook the World. Deirdre is a Canadian journalist,...
17 Jan 20241h 9min
Before “Now and Then”: The First “New” Beatles Song, ”Free as a Bird”
The Beatles’ Anthology yielded more than an audio trip through the group’s history, it also produced the first “new” Beatles song since the band’s breakup in 1970. Utilizing a demo recorded by John Le...
10 Jan 202458min
Encore: What If the Beatles Had Passed the (1962 Decca) Audition?
For our last holiday hiatus episode, we’re going back to our archives again, to look at a New Year's day that may have been one of the most pivotal moments in the Beatles’ career. After just one month...
3 Jan 202436min
