Ranking The Beatles
By Jonathan and Julia Pretus
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Episodes: 128
Description
Musician and self-described Beatles fanatic Jonathan Pretus ranked the entire recorded catalog of the Beatles, because he's a big, big nerd. Then he decided to make a podcast to talk with other people and learn about their connection with The Beatles' music.
Tune in as Jonathan and his guests, joined by his co-host/wife Julia (a more level-headed, casual fan) discuss the rankings, what they think makes each song so great (or not-so-great), and see if it really is a fool's errand to try and rank the music of the greatest band of all time. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rankingthebeatles/support
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BONUS! A Let It Be Podcast Roundtable Chat
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May 16, 2024 |
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#92 - If I Needed Someone with Ethan Alexanian (host, Fans on the Run)
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May 09, 2024 |
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#93 - Honey Pie with Dr. Christine Feldman-Barrett, author (A Women's History of the Beatles, The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Record Store)
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May 02, 2024 |
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#94 - Free As A Bird with Skylar Moody (Beatles content creator, journalist)
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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#95 - Savoy Truffle with Chris Carter (host, Breakfast with the Beatles)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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#96 - It Won't Be Long with Ken Womack (author, "Living the Beatles Legend, The Untold Story of Mal Evans")
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#97 - Good Morning, Good Morning with Red Rockers
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#98 Hello Goodbye with Debbie Davis (singer, musician)
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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#99 I Will with guest Mike Viola (singer, songwriter, producer)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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#100 I Should Have Known Better with Laurie Kaye
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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#101 - Every Little Thing with Joe Adragna, singer, songwriter (The Junior League, The Minus 5)
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#103 You're Going to Lose That Girl & #102 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) with guest Mary Lasseigne
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Now & Then - a round table discussion from Ranking the Beatles, Blotto Beatles, & BC The Beatles
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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#104 - You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) with Sam Whiles, host of "Paul or Nothing"
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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#105 - Across The Universe with Dan Wilson (guitarist)
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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#106 - Baby, It's You with Chuck Gunderson, author "Some Fun Tonight"
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#107 - I Feel Fine with Laurence Juber (guitarist, composer, Wings)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#108 - I've Got A Feeling with Julian Fulco Perron (singer, songwriter)
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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#109 I'll Cry Instead with Phoebe Lorde of Another Kind of Mind
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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#110 I Need You with guest Kit O'Toole (host of Talk More Talk & Toppermost of the Poppermost)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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#111 - Here, There, & Everywhere with Dave Depper (guitarist, Death Cab For Cutie)
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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#112 - Two of Us with guests Sodajerker (Brian O'Conner & Simon Barber, songwriters and hosts of Sodajerker on Songwriting)
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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#113 - Piggies with guest Andre Bohren (musician, The Walrus, 1000s of others)
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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#114 - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby with guest Felix Wohlleben (guitarist, The Walrus)
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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#115 - It's Only Love with guest David Pomerleau (bassist, The Walrus, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes)
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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#116 - Lovely Rita with guest Matt Hobbs (songwriter, creator of "Puppy Songs")
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May 23, 2023 |
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#117 - You Really Got A Hold On Me with guest Robert Dean (author)
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May 09, 2023 |
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#118 - She Said She Said with guest Jon Auer (The Posies, Big Star)
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May 02, 2023 |
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#119 - I Call Your Name with guest Jude Kessler (author, "The John Lennon Series")
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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#120 - All Together Now with guest Madeline Bocaro (author, "In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono")
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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#121 I'll Follow The Sun with guest Julie Elody
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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#122 - Please Mr. Postman with guests Blotto Beatles
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#123 - She's Leaving Home with guest Olivia Nilsson (Harry Nilsson's daughter)
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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#124 - I Wanna Be Your Man with guest Narada Wise (drummer, Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band)
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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#125 Fixing A Hole w/ guest Sonia Tetlow (singer, songwriter, musician)
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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#126 - Mother Nature's Son with guest Susan Shumsky (author "The Inner Light: How India Influenced the Beatles")
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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#127 - Not Guilty with guest Sam Whiles (host of "Paul or Nothing")
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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#128 - Baby You're A Rich Man with guest James C., host of The Oasis Podcast
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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#129 - Things We Said Today with guest Laurie Jacobson (author, "Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium 1965")
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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#130 - Revolution 9 with guest James Campion (author, TAKE A SAD SONG… The Emotional Currency of “Hey Jude”)
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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#131 - I Me Mine with guest Micah McKee (singer, songwriter)
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#132 - Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey with musician Kyle Melancon (drummer, Imagination Movers, ex-Dash Rip Rock)
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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#133 - Got To Get You Into My Life with guest Sean Nelson (singer, songwriter, musician)
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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#134 - Revolution 1 with guest James Campion (author, TAKE A SAD SONG… The Emotional Currency of “Hey Jude”)
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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#135 - Getting Better with guest Debbie Davis (singer, musician)
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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#136 - Michelle with guest Janice Mitchell (author, "My Ticket To Ride")
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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#137 - Dr. Robert with guest Bruce Ferber (writer, producer, author)
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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#138 - Good Day Sunshine with guest Wayne Federman (comic, actor, author, producer)
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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#139 - Eight Days A Week with guest Dr. Duncan Driver
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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BONUS EPISODE! Paul's 80th Birthday - A Paul appreciation chat and song discussion with guest Sean Nelson
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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#140 - Roll Over Beethoven with guest Tim Hatfield (author, "When We Find Ourselves in Times of Trouble")
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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#141 - Any Time At All with producer/author Jerry Hammack ("The Beatles' Recording Reference Manuals")
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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#142 - Magical Mystery Tour with Sean Gaillard (author "The Pepper Effect" and host of "Principal Liner Notes" podcast)
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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#143 - Sexy Sadie with musician Elroy Finn (ELROY, Crowded House, Liam Finn, Wild Nothing)
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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#144 - Wild Honey Pie w/ Phoebe Lorde, host of Another Kind of Mind
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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#146 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band & #145 - With A Little Help From My Friends with guest Sam Whiles (host of "Paul or Nothing" and "Macca In Your Attic" podcasts)
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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#147 - I'm A Loser w/ musician & songwriter Hilarie Sidney
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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#148 - Do You Want To Know A Secret? with Jim Berkendstadt
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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#149 - I'll Be Back with Kit O'Toole (Queen of Beatles Media!)
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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#150 - Dizzy Miss Lizzy with guest Sanjay Karnik
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Bonus: A Tribute to Michael Nesmith
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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#151 - Real Love with guest Jack Lawless (@BeatlesEarth)
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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#152 - We Can Work It Out with Matt and Samer of Super Awesome Mix
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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#153 - Yellow Submarine with Scott Durbin and Kyle Melancon of Imagination Movers
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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BONUS EPISODE - Get Backchat! A roundtable discussion of the Get Back series
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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#154 - When I'm 64 with Debbie Davis (singer, Debbie Davis & The Mezmerizers, Oh Crap! It's Christmas)
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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#155 - I Want To Tell You CROSSOVER - El Vinilo Returns!
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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#156 - Tell Me Why with Jude Southerland Kessler (author, The John Lennon Series)
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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#157 - For You Blue with Garry and Paul Abbott (hosts of Big Beatles Sort Out)
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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#158 - Only A Northern Song with Dr. Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner (authors, "It's All In The Mind: Inside The Beatles Yellow Submarine Vol 2")
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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#159 - Good Night with Jason Kruppa (author and host of "Producing the Beatles" podcast)
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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#160 - I'm Happy Just To Dance With You with Chloe & Daisy of All About The Girl podcast
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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#161 - I Don't Want To Spoil The Party with Dr. Christine Feldman-Barrett (author, scholar, historian, musician)
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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#162 - Another Girl with Ken Womack (author, podcast host, professor of English and Popular Culture)
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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#163 - Chains with Susan Cowsill (singer, songwriter; The Cowsills)
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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#164 - Not A Second Time with Andrew Sandoval (producer, author, radio host, artist manager, songwriter)
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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#165 - Your Mother Should Know with Mike Viola (singer, songwriter, producer)
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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#166 - Think For Yourself with Kyle Gass (Tenacious D, guitarist/actor)
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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#167 - I'm Looking Through You with Mark Bryan (Hootie & The Blowfish guitarist, songwriter)
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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#168 - Christmastime Is Here Again with guest Blotto Beatles
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May 25, 2021 |
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#169 - From Me To You with David Pomerleau (bassist, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, The Walrus - A New Orleans Beatles Tribute)
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May 18, 2021 |
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#170 - The Fool On The Hill w/ Damon Johnson (singer/songwriter, guitarist, Damon Johnson & The Get Down, Alice Cooper, ex-Thin Lizzy/Black Star Riders, Brother Cane)
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May 11, 2021 |
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#171 - Cry Baby Cry with Paul Sanchez (singer, songwriter, ex-Cowboy Mouth)
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May 04, 2021 |
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#172 - You Won't See Me with Sean Nelson (singer/songwriter, writer, ex-Harvey Danger)
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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#173 - Matchbox with guests Jak Locke & Angie Tusa
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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#174 - Misery with guest Joe Wisbey, host of The Beatles Books Podcast
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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#175 - Birthday with guest Dave Depper (guitarist, Death Cab for Cutie)
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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#176 - Thank You Girl with The Sunset Four (the world's youngest Beatles tribute band)
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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#177 - She's A Woman with guest Kyle Melancon (drummer - Imagination Movers, Dash Rip Rock, etc)
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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#178 - Octopus's Garden (with guests The Beths)
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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#179 - Maxwell's Silver Hammer (with guest Sam Whiles, host of "Paul or Nothing" podcast)
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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#180 - Honey Don't (no guests, just us!)
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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#181 - The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (with filmmaker Paul Saltzman)
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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#182 - Rocky Raccoon with Celeste Faia (PhD candidate in Microbiology and Immunology)
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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#183 - Drive My Car with Sean Nelson (ex-Harvey Danger, singer/songwriter, journalist, writer)
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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#184 - Wait with Micah McKee (singer/songwriter, host of American 100 podcast)
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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#185 - The Night Before with singer/songwriter Ben Labat
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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#186 - Don't Pass Me By - Drummer Roundtable with guests Kyle Melancon and Andre Bohren
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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#187 - Run For Your Life with guest Diana Erickson, co-host of Another Kind of Mind podcast
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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#188 Little Child CROSSOVER! with The Oasis Podcast
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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#190 There's A Place & #189 Devil In Her Heart - Ranking & year-end wrap up with Jonathan & Julia
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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CROSSOVER! Ranking The Beatles Christmas Fan Club Releases with 12 Songs of Christmas Podcast
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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#191 - Maggie Mae with Bruce Spizer (Beatles historian and author)
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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#192 - What You're Doing with author Rich Tupica (There Was A Light: The cosmic history of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star)
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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#194 Back In The U.S.S.R & #193 Why Don't We Do It In The Road w/ John Thomas Griffith (songwriter, guitarist)
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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#195 When I Get Home CROSSOVER with El Vinilo
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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#196 Til There Was You with actor/musician Michael Cerveris (The Who's "Tommy", Marvel's AntMan & The Wasp, The Blacklist, The Good Wife)
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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#198 Don't Bother Me & #197 Ask Me Why with Jak Locke (Jak Locke Rock Show) & Angie Tusa
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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#199 - 12 Bar Original with Adam Hill, Memphis based engineer/producer (Big Star, Jack White, Klaus Voorman, Low Cut Connie)
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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#200 Act Naturally with Chapel Hart
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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#202 - Ob-La Di Ob La-Da & #201 What's The New Mary Jane with Stephen Turner (guitarist, The Breton Sound, Epic, tWeezer)
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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#204 The Word & #203 Flying w/ Debbie Davis (singer, Debbie Davis & The Mezmerizers, Oh Crap! It's Christmas)
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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#205 Words of Love w/ Kyle Melancon (drummer, The Imagination Movers, Dash Rip Rock)
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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#207 What Goes On & #206 A Taste of Honey w/ Brett Milano, music writer & lead content creator for The Beatles Rock Band
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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#209 Her Majesty & #208 Dig It w/ Justin Molaison (singer/songwriter)
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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#210 I'll Get You - CROSSOVER! With Blotto Beatles!
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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#212 Love Me Do & #211 The Long & Winding Road w/ Paul Sanchez (singer/songwriter)
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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#214 That Means A Lot & #213 Tell Me What You See w/ Andre Bohren (drummer of Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, classical pianist, producer)
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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#216 - If You've Got Trouble & #215 - How Do You Do It? w/ Jeffrey Roedel (writer, director, producer)
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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#218 Hold Me Tight & #217 You Like Me Too Much w/ Mike Patton (Vista Blue, The Robinsons, The Radiant Radish radio show)
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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#219 - Love You To w/ Alex Rawls (writer/critic, MySpiltMilk.com, 12 Songs of Christmas, Rolling Stone, Spin)
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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#220 - P.S. I Love You w/ Dave Pomerlau (bassist, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes)
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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#221 - Mr. Moonlight w/ Adam Hill (producer/engineer, Big Star, Jack White, Klaus Voorman)
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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#223 Sie Liebt Dich & #222 Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand w/ Kyle Melancon (Dash Rip Rock, Imagination Movers, Big in the 90s, Daphne Moon)
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Teaser #2
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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A(nother) Beginning: Meet Your Co-Host
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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A Beginning: Meet Your Host
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Teaser
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Jun 14, 2020 |