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Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast

143 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 341 ratings

50 years on, the world is still in love with The Beatles. Join Nothing Is Real hosts Jason Carty & Steven Cockcroft as they continue the never-ending conversation about the greatest band the world has ever known. Each episode puts a tiny piece of the Beatles story under the microscope to try and make sense of it all. Coming at you live, on tape, from Dublin. Weekly.


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Nothing Is Real Live 2023 - The Q&A Sessions

March 08, 2024 13:01 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MB

Nothing Is Real Live 2023 - The Q&A Sessions At each of the Nothing Is Real live shows in 2023 we had a Q&A session. As a taster for the whole event, here are the sessions for Belfast on October 23rd (Before Now & Then) and Dublin on November 9th (After Now & Then). Live in Person from Belfast & Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: ...

Review of 2023

December 25, 2023 15:01 - 2 hours - 86.6 MB

Review of 2023 You boy! What day is it? Ending the year in the NIR log cabin looking back at 2023 - our fifth annual review. Did anything to do with the Beatles happen this year? That’s right, the third anniversary of McCartney III. Oh, and a little tune called Now & Then. Includes a special Christmas guest!  Live on tape from Lapland, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: ins...

The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

December 20, 2023 00:11 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB

The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame 1988 was an unusual time: The biggest Beatle was George, rock stars were dealing with the unthinkable (their forties), people were paying attention to Mike Love, and the rebellion of rock & roll had been replaced by a gentlemen’s club.   Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube...

Live At The Roundhouse - Part Two

December 13, 2023 00:01 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

Live at the Roundhouse - Part Two In December 1968, Michael Lindsay-Hogg directed a TV special where the kings of British rock gathered to play their new material.  Unfortunately, it was with the Rolling Stones. Whither The Roundhouse? What happened next and what could have happened? Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatl...

Live At The Roundhouse - Part One

December 06, 2023 00:05 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

Live at the Roundhouse - Part One After filming the Hey Jude promo, and in the midst of recording the White Album, somehow The Beatles decide to eye up a return to the stage in the heart of London. So where should that be, and how will they pull it off? Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT ...

George Harrison - Gig In Japan

November 29, 2023 00:03 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

In 1991, when so many acts from the 60s were lucratively touring, George Harrison decided to dip his toes in the water. Why? Money. Where? Japan. Who? Clapton. What…could possibly go wrong? Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter...

Press to Play - Part Two

November 22, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB

The plan for a quick live-in-the-studio album gradually morphs into something more 80s, more produced. Hello to Hugh Padgham. Warning: Contains Spies Like Us.  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beat...

Press To Play

November 15, 2023 06:36 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

Or…. Press to Play After the huge success* of Give My Regards to Broad Street, Paul McCartney wants to get back to basics. Kicking back in a small band with Eric (not that one) this is a broth that attracts many cooks… Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Suppor...

November 63 - Part Two

November 08, 2023 00:01 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MB

November 63 - Part Two As the Beatles move through the month, beyond the Royal Variety Performance they continue to pack houses up and down the UK. What recordings are waiting in the wings? I Want To Hold Your Hand and With The Beatles. Not too shabby.  Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: ...

November 63 - Part One

November 01, 2023 08:48 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

Between October 31st and December 1st 1963, the Beatles pushed the envelope from being the biggest pop group in the country to something even… bigger. In a year when they just kept getting more extraordinary, by the end of November 63, the world was theirs for the taking.  Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc...

Harrison/Starkey

October 24, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 46 MB

Harrison/Starkey George and Ringo always had a special bond.  As the sixties became the seventies, was there an opportunity for the Beatles to give the world a second magnificent song-writing partnership? Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show ...

Talking Mal Evans with Ken Womack

October 20, 2023 12:01 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

Bonus Episode! Talking Mal Evans with Ken Womack Kenneth Womack is a writer, historian, and critic, who has written some of the best books about The Beatles and their inner circle.  To this list, he is about to add Living The Beatles Legend, The Untold Story of Mal Evans, the first of two books about big Mal, which comes out in November 2023.   Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast & New Jersey, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc...

Mal Evans

October 17, 2023 23:05 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Mal Evans Mal Evans had a front-row seat to the entire Beatles experience, and the Beatles were happy to have him there. Whether it was as an extra in A Hard Day’s Night or co-writing a song on the Ringo album, he remains an indelible part of their landscape. Contains anvils.  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ ...

Bigger Than Jesus - Part Two

October 10, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 50.9 MB

Bigger Than Jesus - Part Two Four months passed between John Lennon free-associating about Christianity to a trusted journalist, and touching down in the US for a North American tour. The “Bigger Than Jesus” controversy hung over the tour, but was it really that big of a deal?  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.co...

Bigger Than Jesus - Part One

October 03, 2023 23:01 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Bigger Than Jesus - Part One John Lennon never actually said that the Beatles were “bigger than Jesus”, but that wasn’t the point. When you’re free-associating to a trusted journalist, what’s to stop your words being lost in translation as they cross the Atlantic?  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: t...

Welcome to Season Eight

September 26, 2023 23:20 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Welcome to Season Eight Full steam ahead for the eighth(!) season of Nothing is Real. We need to tell you about live shows, the new season, the world’s most difficult Beatles quiz, and ask the burning question of “Where’s that new Beatles single?” Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @[email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/ ...

STINYC Live Jam Jason Mix

September 08, 2023 12:01 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

S07 Bonus: STINYC Live Jam Jason Mix The Fillmore tapes have been remixed and repurposed, so in telling the tale, let’s do some remixing and repurposing… Live on tape from Dublin, Belfast, The Fillmore, and The Lyceum, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. ...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 12 - Stuart Sutcliffe Part 2

March 22, 2023 00:03 - 1 hour - 50.5 MB

Stuart Sutcliffe - Part Two As a group, the Beatles were changed by Hamburg.  Individually each Beatle got something different from their time in the city and it would shape the rest of their lives …and for Stuart it was Astrid and art.  Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://support...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 11 - Stuart Sutcliffe Part 1

March 15, 2023 00:01 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB

Stuart Sutcliffe - Part One Stuart Sutcliffe was the star pupil at the Liverpool College of Art, and also John Lennon’s flatmate. By becoming a Beatle, he demonstrated that the band was a state of mind. To be a Beatle was to be something…other. Then they got the call up for Hamburg. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny....

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 10 - Stop & Smell The Roses

March 08, 2023 00:02 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

Stop & Smell The Roses When work began on Ringo’s eighth album in May 1980, the outlook was good. John, Paul and George came on board to contribute, trying to rekindle the magic of 1973’s Ringo album. By the time the album came out at the end of 1981, it was a different world.  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 9 - Derek Taylor Part 2

March 01, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

Derek Taylor, Part Two Returning into the Beatleverse via Apple, Derek Taylor settles into his peacock chair at Saville Row, with a ciggie in hand, to dispense drinks and bon mots … but who is sending him all those narky messages? Answers on a postcard… Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this sh...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 8 - Derek Taylor Part 1

February 22, 2023 00:01 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB

Derek Taylor, Part One In May 1963, Derek Taylor was sent to review a Beatles concert, an event that spun his world off its axis.  For the next 34 years, he would be connected to the band, even as he went from working for them in London to being a free man in Los Angeles.   Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsuppor...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 7 - Mark Lewisohn Returns

February 15, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB

Mark Lewisohn Returns In January 2023 Mark Lewisohn came to Belfast to present his Evolver: 62 show. For dessert, Steven & Jason joined Mark on stage for a mixture of audience questions, chat, and Beatle diversions.  Live on tape from Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 6 - August 23rd - Part Three

February 08, 2023 00:01 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MB

August 23rd - Part Three In the whirlwind of the Beatleverse, three short years connect the golden date of August 23rd from their last live concert to the first day of the rest of their lives.  Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast....

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 5 - August 23rd - Part Two

February 01, 2023 00:01 - 48 minutes - 33 MB

August 23rd - Part Two Our continuing evidence for August 23rd as the greatest Beatle date - a little single called She Loves You and the next stop: The Hollywood Bowl. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Become a member at htt...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 4 - August 23rd - Part One

January 25, 2023 00:01 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

August 23rd - Part One Looking through everything the Beatles managed to get done in the sixties, there is one date that means more than any other - August 23rd, of course.  The course of their very existence pivots on events related to this date. Starting in Hamburg… Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Sup...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 3 - STINYC Part 2

January 18, 2023 00:03 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

Some Time In New York City - Part 2 In 1972 John Lennon entered a New York studio to record the follow-up to his transatlantic chart-topping ‘Imagine’ album. With him were Yoko Ono, Phil Spector, and the Plastic Ono Elephants Memory Band. Things would never be quite the same again.  Live on tape from Dublin and Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: ht...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 2 - STINYC Part 1

January 11, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

Sometime In New York City - Part 1 In August 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono left the U.K. and traveled to New York City. Personal circumstances and political intrigue would ultimately make the city their permanent home; in the meantime, there was Beatle business to resolve, causes to fight, and work to be done. Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tin...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 1 - Allen Klein - Part Five

January 04, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

Allen Klein - Part Five From Brian to Klein (slight return). Despite our best efforts, some loose ends still remain in the Ballad of Allen Klein. How does he navigate the Beatles once they all stop being in the same room? Well… see you in court!  Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://s...

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 0 - Welcome To Season 7

December 28, 2022 00:01 - 14 minutes - 9.68 MB

S07E00: Welcome to Season Seven *Taps mic* Is this thing on? Hello and welcome to season seven of Nothing Is Real. Another cornucopia of Beatleness awaits - but what’s the overarching theme of Season Seven… only one way to find out.  Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acas...

Nothing Is Real Christmas Review 2022

December 25, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours - 87.2 MB

Throw another disappointment box on the fire and pull up a seat with your wooden box set of choice - it’s the Nothing Is Real Christmas episode. A look at the year just gone by, your questions answered, and Def Leppard.  Live on tape from Lapland, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing...

Nothing Is Real - October 5th - International Beatles Day

October 04, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 50.4 MB

October 5th - International Beatles Day October 5th, 1962 was the day Love Me Do was released. 60 years later, are we any better at understanding the events of 1962 and the magic of what The Beatles and Brian managed to make happen that year?  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show h...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 14 - Let It Be - Part Two

June 22, 2022 06:13 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Let It Be - Part Two And in the end…when the Let It Be single came out at the start of March 1970, the Let It Be album didn’t even exist yet. Cue Phil Spector and a flurry of Abbey Road activity. After all that, Steven & Jason review the accounts after 18 months of Allen Klein. Season Finale Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Suppor...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 13 - Let It Be, Part One

June 14, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB

Let It Be - Part One By October 1969, The Beatles were in a very different state from how they entered the year - thanks to Allen Klein. Wanting to realise the new financial benefits of releasing Beatle records, The Fab Four+1 had a stack of tapes from January to consider.   Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 12 - Allen Klein - Part Four

June 07, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 51.3 MB

Allen Klein - Part Four With Paul McCartney being set as a man apart for not signing the Klein contract, The Beatles still need to negotiate the Summer of ‘69 while Northern Songs plays out and Abbey Road comes into view.  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Bonus - Paul Is Live

June 03, 2022 12:01 - 2 hours - 82.7 MB

Paul Is Live Paul is back on tour! North American Correspondent William Hinson joins us again to talk of set lists, traffic jams, free tickets, and what it feels like to see Macca sing with John Lennon live in 2022.  Live on tape from Dublin, Belfast & Winston-Salem, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://suppor...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 11 - Allen Klein - Part Three

May 31, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 50 MB

Allen Klein - Part Three Once Allen Klein arrived in Savile Row, many business decisions suddenly came into focus. One set of decisions are still being fought over in the 21st century: Northern Songs. Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 10 - Allen Klein - Part Two

May 24, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 53.7 MB

Allen Klein - Part Two Within 24 hours of his audience with John & Yoko, Allen Klein got a meeting with all four Beatles. This kick-started a chain of events that would permanently alter The Beatle Universe. What will it take to get Paul McCartney on board? Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Suppo...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 9 - Allen Klein - Part One

May 17, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB

Allen Klein - Part One Landing in the Beatles universe in January 1969, was Allen Klein a monster, or just misunderstood? Like Brian, he wanted to do great things for The Beatles. How did it get to this point? What was his path to the biggest act in the world?   Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport ...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 8 - Hey Jude Part 3

May 10, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

 Hey Jude - Part Three Everything about Hey Jude was different: recorded at Trident Studios, seven minutes long, appearing on a brand new record label. It seemed like a new beginning, but maybe it was the beginning of the end.  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter....

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 7 - Hey Jude-Part Two

May 03, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

Hey Jude - Part Two In June 1968 as The Beatles and the rest of the world got used to the new reality of John & Yoko, eligible bachelor P.McCartney visits his best friend’s estranged wife bearing a single red rose. Totally normal stuff. While driving, a song enters his head.   Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny....

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 6 - Hey Jude - Part One

April 26, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 47.7 MB

Hey Jude - Part One When John & Cynthia returned from India in April 1968, the future was unwritten. What nobody could have guessed was just how quickly the future was going to happen. Yoko enters.  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-b...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 5 - The Beatles & The Maharishi - Part Two

April 19, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

S06E05: The Beatles & The Maharishi - Part Two From the moment The Beatles first met the Maharishi, the wheels were set in motion for a trip to his ashram in Rishikesh, India. What began as a unified exercise in blue skies and meditation gradually came to mean something different for each Beatle. Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  S...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 4 - The Beatles & The Maharishi - Part One

April 12, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

The Beatles & The Maharishi - Part One The Beatles met the Maharishi for the first time on Thursday, followed him to Bangor on Friday, and denounced drugs on Saturday before receiving devastating news on Sunday that would change the band forever.   Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this s...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 3 - The Last Year of Brian Epstein - Part Two

April 05, 2022 23:04 - 1 hour - 63.4 MB

The Last Year of Brian Epstein - Part Two In the aftermath of Sgt Pepper, Brian delivered his last grand plan: the Our World telecast. Then the Beatles decide to take a trip to see the Maharishi, and Brian says he’ll join them after the bank holiday weekend. Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Suppor...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Bonus - The 1958 Echo Lake Home Tapes

April 01, 2022 05:01 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MB

S06Bonus: The 1958 Echo Lake Home Tapes April 1st sees the release of a remarkable album: The Music of the Beatles as Channeled in 1958 by the Echo Lake Home for the Potentially Clairvoyant. Acclaimed UK music journalist Solomon Davies joins Steven & Jason to talk about the discovery of this musical & scientific wonder. Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast & 1958, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Yo...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 2 - The Last Year of Brian Epstein - Part One

March 29, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

S06E02: The Last Year of Brian Epstein - Part One When the Beatles came off the stage at Candlestick Park, the man who had spent just over five years getting them there wondered what to do next. Where do you go after you reach the toppermost of the poppermost?  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport S...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 1 - The Unmade Third Movies

March 23, 2022 00:01 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

S06E01: The Unmade Third Movies The plan was that 1966 would follow the template of 1964 & 1965: a movie and two albums. The problem was that after A Hard Day’s Night & Help! where could the Fab Four go next?  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-...

Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 0 - Welcome to Season Six

March 16, 2022 00:01 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Welcome to Season Six Spring is in the air and it’s a new season of Nothing Is Real. For the first time we are going to tell you what to expect over the next three months, plus some additional surprises.  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.  Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.com Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT  Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-re...

Nothing Is Real - BONUS EPISODE - Curtis Stigers

February 21, 2022 12:56 - 1 hour - 51.6 MB

Nothing is Real - Bonus Episode - Curtis Stigers For over 30 years as a musician, Curtis Stigers has been many things: singer, songwriter, interpreter, saxophonist covering rock, jazz, the blues and more. Ahead of his new album, This Life, he took time to talk to Steven & Jason about all the hot topics: Has he met a Beatle? How do you dismantle I Feel Fine? What’s it like to actually play the actual Shea Stadium?  Live on tape from Dublin, Belfast & Boise, Idaho, it’s Nothing Is Real.  We...

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