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:...

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 show...

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/NIRsupport Support...

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...

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. Become...

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...

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 Support this...

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:...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

S06 Bonus: A Few Words with Pete Best Pete Best, a Beatle, is coming to Ireland in September 2022 for some personal appearances - how could we turn down the opportunity for a brief chat with a living legend? Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast & Liverpool, 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...

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:...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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:...

 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...

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:...

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...

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:...