Something About the Beatles
Hosted by award-winning author Robert Rodriguez, Something About The Beatles is an intelligent but entertaining examination of The Beatles' music and career. Smart, funny and surprising - just like the Fab Four.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 82 minutes
- Episodes
- 209
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
276 Filmtrack Olympiad: Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine
Picking up where we left off (259: Sgt. Pepper Olympiad ), lecturer/professor Gary Wenstrup and I resume the Olympiad series with a pair of releases featuring film score music, the 1967 Magical Myste…
01:50:47 |
Sun 25 Feb 2024
275: Anomalies in the Assassination of John Lennon with David Whelan
There's no joy to be had in this subject, but it is an important topic for an open discussion. We have been fed a narrative for 43 years regarding the murder of John, yet there were aspects that eith…
01:44:38 |
Fri 09 Feb 2024
274: George, The Reluctant Beatle with Philip Norman
The author of Shout: The Beatles In Their Time has brought out his third Beatles individual biography, forty plus years after the publication of his group one. George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle w…
01:09:15 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
273: My Private Lennon with Sibbie O'Sullivan
We have discussed the insights of 1st gen fans who, frankly, were screamers in the presence of The Beatles (Debbie Gendler, author of this upcoming memoir and Carol Tyler, author of this one); see t…
01:57:14 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
272: Born At The Right Time with Ray Connolly
This British journalist/author/screenwriter/playwright is a SATB fave and was heard most recently among the 21 guests in the "Now and Then" discussion. But here he is alone in the spotlight, recounti…
01:16:27 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
271 Here and Now with "Now and Then": a SATB Special
The release of a new Beatle recording in our lifetime warrants a special approach. To that end, I assembled a group of some of your favorite podcast guests, plus a few new ones to discuss, critique, …
04:35:46 |
Fri 08 Dec 2023
270: Top Ten Most Important/Influential Beatles Sources with Erin Weber
The first half hour+ was taped live at The Fest in August 2023, as you can doubtless tell. The rest was done in the usual way, and you'll note we didn't necessarily cover everything we listed in grea…
01:53:50 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
269: George Harrison in the 70s with Eoghan Lyng
Between 1970 and 1979, George issued six studio albums (plus one triple-live one), followed by a second draft of his 1980 album the following year. Rock scribe Eoghan Lyng and I re-examine these work…
01:01:38 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
268: Buddy Holly and The Beatles with Luther Russell
The Beatles were the end result of an array of confluences, circumstances and influences. On the short list near the very top (if not THE top) was American rocker Buddy Holly. In his short career, he…
01:24:49 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
267: Sgt. Pepper's Guitars
Conversations about a familiar subject with guys who know what's what are invaluable, because the depth of knowledge shared will always shed new light and get you to listen with fresh ears. My guests…
01:13:06 |
Thu 21 Sep 2023
266: Nowhere Man '23 with Robert Rosen
The author of Nowhere Man (2000) returns for a conversation prompted by the book's recent re-publication, augmented with an array of new material and appendices. Robert will also be making a rare per…
01:19:46 |
Sun 17 Sep 2023
265: EMI Days with John Leckie and Friends
Returning guest and renowned producer John Leckie is back on SATB and this time he brought his friends; colleagues from EMI with impressive credentials of their own, who also worked with The Beatles:…
01:16:36 |
Sat 02 Sep 2023
264: Harrison, Lennon: It's Also Complicated
As a follow-on to my last conversation with author Glenn Greenberg, we sat down to explore the Harrison-Lennon dynamic. A couple of things referenced in the show can be found below: Here's John's…
01:27:51 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
263: Fab 4 On Film: The Dick Lester Films with Steve Matteo
Journalist Steve Matteo has a new book out - Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film. It's an all-encompassing volume detailing and contextualizing the making of every one of their cinematic projects, in…
01:34:18 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
262: McCartney's Musicality; Post-Beatles with Luca Perasi
My guest today has recently completed the first volume of an exhaustive study of Paul's body of work in Paul McCartney: Music is Ideas 1970 - 1989. Luca Perasi is a Beatles historian who specializes …
01:15:44 |
Sat 10 Jun 2023
261: Making All Things Must Pass with John Leckie
Hired as a tape op by EMI in February 1970, Leckie quickly found himself among rock royalty when his career began with work on Ringo's Sentimental Journey, followed quickly after with McCartney. But …
01:18:38 |
Sun 28 May 2023
260: Tastemaker Tony King
Tony King was general manager of Apple US in the early 70s, but thereafter worked directly with John and Ringo, promoting their work from 1973 through 1975. Beyond that, he was a true British rock Ze…
01:47:48 |
Wed 10 May 2023
259: Sgt. Pepper Olympiad
The series with professor/lecturer Gary Wenstrup continues as we rate tracks on each Beatles album in Olympic style: Gold - Silver - Bronze. This episode introduces a modification, adding in for cons…
01:19:46 |
Tue 02 May 2023
258: May the First - The Lost Weekend with May Pang
"The Lost Weekend" was the handle John implemented (picked up by subsequent narrators) to describe the period of his separation from Yoko, during which time a romantic relationship began with his 22 …
01:08:44 |
Sat 08 Apr 2023
257: Questions From Listeners
I asked for your questions last summer and you responded, so here you go! Aided by Gary Wenstrup (SATB regular of Olympiad series fame), we tackle the following subjects: The "aaahs" on "A Day in t…
01:28:20 |
Tue 21 Mar 2023
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