Podcast Episodes

Beatles '64

Many of you have by now seen the new doc, re-presenting the February 1964 footage of The Beatles' two-week jaunt in NYC, Washington and Miami, shot b…

1 year, 5 months ago

White Album Olympiad

The Olympiad series picks up again, with music scholar Gary Wenstrup on board, picking up where we left off at episode 276, the Filmtrack Olympiad.

Be…

1 year, 6 months ago

Macca's 80s

Viewed at one level, Paul's 1980's career was bookended by the album triumphs of Tug of War and Flowers In The Dirt. But that would be to overlook th…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Comedy of The Beatles

An essential component of The Beatles' appeal was their sense of humour, showcased not only in their two feature films (A Hard Day's Night, Help!) bu…

1 year, 7 months ago

December 8, 1980

In the 44 years since John Lennon's death, the trauma of that night is still as raw, so much so that, for most people, the facts of what went down ar…

1 year, 7 months ago

"Hey Jude" Reconstructed

In 2023, I hosted writer James Campion with Jeff Martin for a discussion of The Beatles' 1968 mega-hit and Apple Records debut. This time, we're dril…

1 year, 8 months ago

A Hard Day's Night At 60

With The Beatles' film debut turning 60 this summer, the time was right for a deep dive into the cultural and cinematic significance of it all. Joini…

1 year, 8 months ago

Band on The Run (Hand Clapping)

My guest, Luca Perasi, first appeared on the show in 2023 (262). He is the McCartney historian based in Italy, whose previous works include Paul McCa…

1 year, 8 months ago

The Historian and Get Back

In the years since Peter Jackson's epic re-imagining of the January 1969 saga landed, SATb has examined it through a number of angles: from Brits - w…

1 year, 9 months ago

Nowhere Man '24 with Robert Rosen

In this conversation, my returning guest (see episodes 189 - 245 - 266) discusses his recent visit to Spain, where a belated Beatlemania is in full s…

1 year, 9 months ago