Best Ringo and George Podcasts (2025)

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2025.b02 Peace and Love 2025! 17:29

1d ago17:29

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Start this at 11:45 AM, and celebrate Peace and Love with Ringo Starr on July 7, 2025. Happy 85th Birthday!By Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell

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2025.27 Covering the Beatles (George "the ajjancy" Ajjan, Fernando Perdomo and Laurence Juber) Pt.1 1:10:05

2d ago1:10:05

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Marv and I have three special guests to discuss the business of discussing Beatles songs. The ajjancy has just released his cover of "Blackbird", which features Fernando ("RAM ON tribute") Perdomo, and Laurence ("needs no introduction") Juber. Some diversions, some music theory and plenty of chat on reharmonization, simplification and some of the d…

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William Doyle's Personal Beatles 1:07:27

3d ago1:07:27

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Musician William Doyle joins us this week to share his personal Beatles. The result was a wonderfully rambling epic chat about Ram, recreating Beatles songs for Music A-level, and the band's influence on William's early music. The extended version for subscribers also features conversation about William's work with Brian Eno, as well as a discussio…

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2025.26 Press to Play - that unmistakable eighties sound 1:21:23

9d ago1:21:23

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Marv and I are joined by Luca Perasi, as we discuss one of his latest books, "Press to Play: That Unmistakable 80s Sound." We talk about his book, the album, the single "Spies Like Us" and many other things going on in McCartney land, post Broad Street, and before things moved toward "Flowers in the Dirt" and the eighties run!…

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Jude Rogers' Personal Beatles 1:22:42

13d ago1:22:42

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Music journalist and broadcaster, Jude Rogers, joins Jack and Robin this week to unveil her Personal Beatles. Jude is a fabulous writer known for her work at The Word, Q Magazine and the BBC, and her recent memoir The Sound of Being Human, is a beautifully written look at the way music shapes our lives. In this week's Pick a Song, we discuss Fixing…

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2025.25 Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Dave Grohl, Sirvana, Neil Young, Ringo Starr and more.... 1:18:16

16d ago1:18:16

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In honor of Paul's Birthday, Marv and I look at Paul with others. Sometimes it was at a big event, sometimes it was at a McCartney show with the McCartney band, and sometimes in the shows of folks like Bruce, Neil or the Foo's. #madeonzencastrBy Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell

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Beatles ’91 pt2 1:18:06

16d ago1:18:06

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Live, from Springfield, it's Yesterday & Today's fabulous 211th episode - 1991 pt2! Well, maybe not LIVE, exactly, but certainly from Springfield, as this episode features the first of the Beatle cameos on the iconic cartoon primetime staple The Simpsons. When Homer stumbles upon Marge's old portrait tribute to Ringo Starr, The Simpsons re-enter th…

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Buskin with The Beatles #109 excerpt - What is Life: a Chorus of Georges

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A few minutes from the episode 'What is Life: a Beatle with the Wall of Sound'.By Richard Buskin & Erik Taros

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2025.b01 Tribute to Brian Wilson and Sly Stone 1:15:14

18d ago1:15:14

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In honor of Brian Wilson's posting, a bonus episode. Queen of All Beatles Media Kit O'Toole joins Marv and myself as we honor and remember two musical giants, on the occasion of the anniversary of Brian Wilson's birth. A bit off topic, but there is plenty of Beatles content, and there is no question the Beatles as we know them would've been very di…

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2025.24 Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Rick Derringer, Wally Palmer, Richard Page and Greg Bissonette 1:15:04

23d ago1:15:04

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This week Lonnie and I go back to 2010/2011 and consider the most recent world tour of Ringo and the All Starr's. From "Hang on Sloopy" to "Frankenstein" to Kyrie, and lots from Ringo's then new record! All we are saying is Give Peace a Chance with a Little Help from Your Friends.By Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell

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Mark Brown's Personal Beatles 1:11:42

27d ago1:11:42

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Musician and member of The Horne Section, Mark Brown, joins Jack and Robin this week to share his Personal Beatles memories. We chat about Tug of War, meeting Paul at Ronnie Scotts, and Catch the Horne Section at Glastonbury and on tour and check out The Horne Section Television Show on Channel 4 now! Links of note: https://www.thehornesection.com/…

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Batch Eight Results 31:16

29d ago31:16

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It's finally arrived! The series finale of Seventies Beatles. See who finally scored the most points overall to be crowned the ultimate winner.By Scot Livingston

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2025.23 Brian in 1964 1:17:18

30d ago1:17:18

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Two appearances from Brian Epstein in 1964. An October spot on "What's My Line?", where panelists try and deduce the role that [sic] "Barry Epstein" plays within the Beatles organization. Despite Paul Anka excusing himself (Anka knew Brian), the other panelists managed to figure out the "line" of Brian pretty quickly! This is followed by a discussi…

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Beatles ’91 pt1 1:20:05

1M ago1:20:05

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1991 starts with a bang! Or is it a twist? The Traveling Wilburys' latest single The Wilbury Twist is the latest release from the super-group whose popularity continued well on into the new year, and signaled the continued resilience of the George Harrison comeback of the prior decade. While George and pals were twisting, Paul McCartney was back on…

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Ollie Judge's Personal Beatles 57:35

1M ago57:35

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Jack and Robin are joined by Ollie Judge of the brilliant post-pink band Squid to chat about Ollie's Personal Beatles and the influence of Paul's experimental homemade 1980 masterpiece, McCartney II. For subscribers, this week's Pick A Song TM features an in-depth look at Junk from McCartney I. Links of note: Check His Machine: Paul McCartney Inter…

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2025.22 Chris O'Dell - Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Queen, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Peter Asher and More... 1:28:56

1M ago1:28:56

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Marv and I are honored to be joined by Chris O'Dell, as we discuss her travels through rock and roll. After some initial forays into the industry, she met Derek Taylor (who introduced her to her new roommate, Teri Garr. Soon enough, she found herself in EMI with the Beatles (and cameo-ing on both "Hey Jude" and "Revolution"), the Apple rooftop, the…

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Amy Matthews' Personal Beatles 1:06:36

1M ago1:06:36

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Comedian Amy Matthews joins us this week to chat about her early musical memories, her love of Rubber Soul, and we take a deep dive into the 1978 Bee Gee-fronted mind-melting musical film, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Spoiler: it's less than brilliant. For subscribers, Jack and Robin break down George Harrison's Try Some, Buy Some, from 19…

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2025.21 The Gab Four - Alternate albums from the Get Back Sessions! Part Two 1:01:46

1M ago1:01:46

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More from the Gab Four. Jon, Lonnie, Martin and I continue our thoughts on Beatles 1969 - Abbey Road and ??? What else might the sessions of January 1969 become? Each of us assembled significantly different album(s) from the multitudes of songs rehearsed, jammed or half-remembered by the Beatles (and captured for us on the nagras). Tune in and see …

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David Bazan AKA Pedro The Lion's Personal Beatles 1:37:05

2M ago1:37:05

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Indie rock legend of the game, David Bazan, AKA Pedro The Lion joins Jack and Robin from Seattle Washington to talk about his formative experiences of The Beatles and his latest record in his suite of autobiographical LPs, Santa Cruz. Plus we debut our groundbreaking new feature 'Pick a Song' in which we take a deep dive into Ram's denouement, Back…

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2025.20 The Gab Four - Alternate albums from the Get Back Sessions! Part One 1:05:17

2M ago1:05:17

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Gab Four together again. Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell and myself sit down to consider alternate albums that might've come out of the January 1969 sessions. Beware, the ripples through time extend well beyond a single record. What happens to the film? Abbey Road? Do all roads lead to "For You Blue?" George Martin, Glyn Johns and others gue…

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Reintroduction: Jack & Robin's Hiatus Highlights 40:18

2M ago40:18

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After a few years away, Jack and Robin are back Beatling on and writing about themselves in the third person. In this episode, we run through a few of our highlights from the Beatles universe that have taken place while we've been away. And there are a lot! Paul's live tour. Now and Then, our favourite new Beatles books, and more. We also discuss a…

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Drafting Batch Eight 1:13:03

2M ago1:13:03

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It's our last batch of albums. Will Scot's devious ploy to force Kate to add some Yoko Ono songs to her album work? Or has he just gont completely troppo? Let's find out!By Scot Livingston

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2025.19 George Harrison, David Bromberg, Jesse Ed Davis, Don Nix, Bobby Keys and Nicky Hopkins 1:14:46

2M ago1:14:46

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George Harrison played with many associates of both Dylan and the Stones. Bobby Keys was one of the most renowned sax men of rock and roll, Nicky Hopkins contributed to the buzz of "Revolution", and Jesse "Ed" Davis had his fingerprints all over early seventies solo Beatles. This week, we consider some recordings, most made at Apple Studios, most f…

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Beatles ’90 pt7 1:10:52

2M ago1:10:52

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It's the finale of 1990 and Paul McCartney is drawing a historic year in his solo career to a close with a new single. Taken from his new Tripping the Live Fantastic package capturing the best performances from his whirlwind 89-90 World Tour, the single All My Trials captures Macca and the band at their most soulful. A fitting, poignant end to a ye…

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2025.18 McCartney Politics Part II (1972-present) 1:11:12

2M ago1:11:12

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More of Paul McCartney and his political notions. Animal Rights, Gun Violence, "No More Landmines", and the environment have been a big part of the "McCartney brand" for the last 30-35 years. We continue from last week, as we touch on nearly a full album of political thought from "the cute Beatle", and how Paul's brand of radicalism was both simila…

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Buskin with The Beatles #105 excerpt - George Martin, Orchestrating The Beatles 4:25

2M ago4:25

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With New York Times classical music critic/Beatles expert Allan Kozinn.By Richard Buskin & Erik Taros

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2025.17 McCartney Politics Part I (1964-1972) 1:04:34

2M ago1:04:34

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Following on from "One to One", Martin and I spend this week and next discussing the politics of Paul (and Linda) McCartney. This week, the Beatle years. How Paul brought John into the peace movement (and possibly why he deserves that credit on "Give Peace a Chance"), McCartney and Bertrand Russell, Blackbird, Commonwealth and on through the early …

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Beatles ’90 pt6 1:21:00

3M ago1:21:00

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The Traveling Wilburys are coming! The Traveling Wilburys are coming! Well, actually they're HERE as of October 29th, 1990 and the release of The Traveling Wilburys vol3 -- the highly anticipated follow-up to the super-group's hit debut record. Despite the shift in decade and the fallen Roy Orbison, the project begun by George Harrison had another …

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2025.16 John Lennon One to One in IMAX 1:19:18

3M ago1:19:18

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Lonnie Pena and I (separately) saw "One to One: John & Yoko" in IMAX from Magnolia Pictures during it's recent run (it is still available in selected theaters, and pay streaming in May). Our first thought? They really should have emphasized that "Year in the Life" subtitle a bit more. Other than that? Tune in and find out!…

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Batch Seven Results 22:35

3M ago22:35

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This episode we dig into the results from our seventh batch of albums: Double Fantasy, McCartney II, Somewhere In England, and Stop And Smell The Roses. We also discuss the four upcoming biopics, and polka legend Jimmy Sturr.By Scot Livingston

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2025.15 Olivia Arias, Los Angeles, the Knack, Harry and Holsteins! 1:14:58

3M ago1:14:58

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More from Lonnie's Scrapbook as we shoot back to the late nineteen seventies and consider the Knack (the band, not the noun or the film), George Harrison's wedding to Olivia, the 1979 fire at Ringo's residence, the aftermath of Paul McCartney / January 1981, and the farms of John and Yoko - including their Holstein cattle (Mango the cow!).…

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Lights In: An Open Invitation to Meditate on the Value of Human Experience (and Soothe Your Nervous System Big Time While You're At It) 54:29

3M ago54:29

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Lights In: An Open Invitation to Meditate on the Value of Human Experience (and Soothe Your Nervous System Big Time While You're At It) I’d like to invite you into a space I’ve been creating for my own wellness—Lights In, a free guided meditation series that blends sound and reflection to explore the nature of existence and the value of life itself…

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Beatles ’90 pt5 1:17:24

3M ago1:17:24

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Summer 1990 brought an increasingly unusual sight for fans in an ever-evolving post-Beatles world: the release of two new singles by two former Beatles respectively. First up was George Harrison, back in the studio with the Traveling Wilburys to release the charity single Nobody's Child. The release, in aid of Romanian orphans spearheaded by George…

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2025.14 Gab Four March - Beatles Character and Story Songwriting, Pt.2 1:14:01

3M ago1:14:01

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More from the Gab Four! Lonnie, Jon, Martin and I wander from Revolver through the Beatles era, passing by landmarks including "Teddy Boy", "Ms. L.", "Goodnight Vienna", "Lavatory Lil", Mr. Double-It-Up", and the "Dark Sweet Lady". Stories and characters you know and love, and maybe some you should discover! Who doesn't want two girls [or young men…

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2025.13 Gab Four March - Beatles Character and Story Songwriting, Pt.1 1:01:01

3M ago1:01:01

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A Gab Four spectacular! Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell and I gathered to talk about the characters and stories in Beatles songs. They started with covers of folks like Long Tall Sally, and this episode takes us through Rubber Soul, where the band gives us Michelle, the Nowhere Man, and asks about the possibility of exchanging golden rings i…

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Beatles ’90 pt4 1:23:49

4M ago1:23:49

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It's summer 1990 and the Paul McCartney World Tour is headed toward its final stretch of shows. Using a dynamic mix of Beatles classics, solo hits, album tracks for the hardcore fans and cutting edge stage production technology, Macca's bag of tricks had wowed audiences across the planet...but the surprises weren't over yet. It was in Paul's triump…

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2025.12 George Harrison, Gary Wright and Billy Preston! 1:11:32

4M ago1:11:32

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George was quite busy between "All Things Must Pass" and "The Concert for Bangladesh". However, many of the things he played on were not under his own name! We look at two projects where George was a significant contributer: Gary Wright's "Footprint", and Billy Preston's "I Wrote a Simple Song". Excellent playing, and a link between George's Beatle…

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2025.11 Ringo at the Ryman on CBS 1:17:50

4M ago1:17:50

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Lonnie and I chat about the CBS version of "Ringo and Friends at the Ryman" which aired on Monday, March 10, 2025. Jack White, Sheryl Crow, and even Larkin Poe honor the man, the music, the COUNTRY legend that is Ringo Starr.By Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell

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Drafting Batch Seven 1:09:55

4M ago1:09:55

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Were the Beatles ready for the Eighties? Could they handle the synthesizers? Would their record labels start rejecting their albums? Would they keep their wings? What other tragedies does this new decade hold?By Scot Livingston

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2025.10 Spot the Looney - The Ultimate Cash Grab (Disc One) 1:06:34

4M ago1:06:34

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Marv and I sit down to talk the first disc of the new 2024 edition of the Internet favorite "Spot the Looney". Ever wondered where you could find those rarities George Harrison played on that are not readily available from Apple (records or Music)? Try this box. Harry, Derek and the Dominoes, the Remo Four, the Silkie, Bobby Whitlock, Ashton Gardne…

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Beatles ’90 pt3 1:22:44

4M ago1:22:44

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As the lumpy trousers continued their march across the world in the spring of 1990, another Beatles live experience arrived on the shores of Liverpool just in time for a special anniversary. The John Lennon memorial concert on May 5th offered healthy doses of both celebration and catharsis for the home city of the former Beatle on what would have b…

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2025.09 FAMSF - Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm (Sally Martin Katz) 1:07:21

4M ago1:07:21

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Kit O'Toole and I are honored to speak with Sally Martin Katz, the Photo Curator for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as Paul McCartney's "Eyes of the Storm" photo exhibition comes to the deYoung museum in the Bay Area. We talk about the exhibition, the photos, and the role photography and photographers weave around the life story of Paul McC…

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2025.08 The Beatles years through the lens of George Harrison's Birthday! 1:10:14

4M ago1:10:14

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What ties Studio Two, the Casbah Coffee Club, the Bahamas, Rishikesh, and an airplane returning to London with the Beatles? George Harrison's birthday! After the news (where Kit once again drops in her mellifluous tones), we consider the changes in George and the Beatles as he moved from his nineteenth birthday to his twenty-second.…

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2025.07 McCartney 1979 "Back to the Egg" Interview 1:22:54

5M ago1:22:54

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Sam Whiles joins for some chat about "Back To The Egg", but primarily one of the few interviews Paul did for "Back to the Egg". James McCartney was not quite two years old, Wings was settling into the outfit that would become the final iteration, and Paul was toying around with tunes that would become "McCartney II". Also found in this episode is n…

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Beatles ’90 pt2 1:22:54

5M ago1:22:54

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In the latter days of February 1990, Paul McCartney reached several key milestones on his return to the road - first up a lifetime achievement award at the 32nd annual Grammy Awards! This recognition of Macca's solo efforts in particular reached Paul at a career high, as his world tour set its sights on the second major moment of that month - a tri…

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Special Episode: Paul and Wings 26:54

5M ago26:54

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For the second half of the seventies, Wigs are going full-tilt. At the speed of sound you might say, but by the end of the decade they had regressed back to the egg before finally calling it quits. This episode looks at the last three albums by Paul McCartney and Wings.By Scot Livingston

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2025.06 Key Songs and Songwriting 1:17:41

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Marv and I sit down with Kenyon Rosewall of the "Note by Note" podcast. We each compile some of our "key" Beatles songs written during the Beatles "first act". Before there was "Help!" or "Rain", there was "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "No Reply", and even a couple of Elvis-inspired three-chord raveups!…

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2025.05 There's Only One Paul McCartney (BBC 2002 review/overview) 1:19:59

5M ago1:19:59

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2022. Sir Paul McCartney was recovering from the passing of Linda, preparing for a tour backing his "Driving Rain" album, and celebrating fifty years of Queen Elizabeth II. The BBC gathered together a number of interesting and important figures (including Astrid Kirchherr, Jurgen Vollmer, Arthur Kelly and Kermit the Frog?) in advance of his appeara…

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