Best Johnlennon Podcasts (2025)

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LIVE with Mark Lewisohn - 60 Years of Hard Day's Night - Part Two 40:29

10M ago40:29

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Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part Two We are concluding our May 2024 live chat with Mr Mark Lewisohn. Will A Hard Day’s Night get released? Will it be a hit? What will the reviews say? Tune in to find out… Live in Person from Dun Laoghaire, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Gro…

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Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part One 45:06

10M ago45:06

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S08 Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part One It’s been 60 years since A Hard Day’s Night hit the silver screen. In the intervening years, many myths have risen about how this film came together, and who better to bust those myths than Mr Mark Lewisohn. Live in Person from Dun Laoghaire, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothi…

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Nothing Is Real Live 2023 - The Q&A Sessions 44:02

1y ago44:02

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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: nothingisrealp…

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The Beatles Last Tour - NIR Live 2023 Part Two 1:06:00

1y ago1:06:00

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S08 Bonus: The Beatles Last Tour NIR Live 2023 Part Two When The Beatles landed for their North American tour in August 1966 only the innermost of inner circles knew that the last gig was nigh. What was the environment that the group was performing in, and was it really the end? Live in Person from London, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisre…

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The Beatles First Tour - NIR Live 2023 Part One 53:55

1y ago53:55

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The Beatles First Tour (NIR Live 2023 Part One) NIR went on tour in 2023, so it seems fitting to tell the story of The Beatles’ first and last tours. In the beginning there was Johnny Gentle, a singing star with enough capital to play venues in the rural highlands of Scotland with the untested Beatles. What could possibly go right? Live in Person f…

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Review of 2023 2:06:10

1+ y ago2:06:10

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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 …

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The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame 1:07:02

1+ y ago1:07:02

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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…

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Live At The Roundhouse - Part Two 59:40

1+ y ago59:40

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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:…

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Live At The Roundhouse - Part One 42:15

1+ y ago42:15

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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: @Bea…

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George Harrison - Gig In Japan 1:27:35

1+ y ago1:27:35

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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: @nothingisreal@…

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Press to Play - Part Two 1:13:02

1+ y ago1:13:02

1:13:02

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…

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Press To Play 58:19

1+ y ago58:19

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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/NIRF…

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November 63 - Part Two 41:06

1+ y ago41:06

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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 Face…

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November 63 - Part One 57:34

1+ y ago57:34

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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…

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Harrison/Starkey 1:06:55

1+ y ago1:06:55

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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: @n…

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Talking Mal Evans with Ken Womack 1:05:11

1+ y ago1:05:11

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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 o…

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Mal Evans 1:24:14

1+ y ago1:24:14

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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: nothin…

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Bigger Than Jesus - Part Two 1:14:02

1+ y ago1:14:02

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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:…

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Bigger Than Jesus - Part One 48:50

1+ y ago48:50

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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.c…

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Welcome to Season Eight 27:37

1+ y ago27:37

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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: …

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STINYC Live Jam Jason Mix 57:22

1+ y ago57:22

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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: …

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 12 - Stuart Sutcliffe Part 2 1:13:33

2y ago1:13:33

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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 Face…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 11 - Stuart Sutcliffe Part 1 54:11

2y ago54:11

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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://ww…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 10 - Stop & Smell The Roses 1:10:04

2y ago1:10:04

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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:…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 9 - Derek Taylor Part 2 1:01:19

2y ago1:01:19

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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…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 8 - Derek Taylor Part 1 49:07

2y ago49:07

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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.nothingisr…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 7 - Mark Lewisohn Returns 1:13:48

2y ago1:13:48

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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://…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 6 - August 23rd - Part Three 45:34

2y ago45:34

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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: …

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 5 - August 23rd - Part Two 48:00

2y ago48:00

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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 Sup…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 4 - August 23rd - Part One 49:37

2+ y ago49:37

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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.nothingisrealp…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 3 - STINYC Part 2 1:32:07

2+ y ago1:32:07

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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…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 2 - STINYC Part 1 1:11:37

2+ y ago1:11:37

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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…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 1 - Allen Klein - Part Five 1:02:50

2+ y ago1:02:50

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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: @Beatl…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 0 - Welcome To Season 7 14:04

2+ y ago14:04

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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 Faceboo…

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Nothing Is Real Christmas Review 2022 2:06:47

2+ y ago2:06:47

2:06:47

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: htt…

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Nothing Is Real - October 5th - International Beatles Day 1:13:20

2+ y ago1:13:20

1:13:20

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:…

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Jay (I'm Not A Crook) Nixon: Jay's Way or The Skyway, Via Presidential Helicopter 1:36:00

2+ y ago1:36:00

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Meet Jay Nixon! Our new Paul McMuffin

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 14 - Let It Be - Part Two 1:26:39

3y ago1:26:39

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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.…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 13 - Let It Be, Part One 1:13:53

3y ago1:13:53

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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://ww…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 12 - Allen Klein - Part Four 1:14:40

3y ago1:14:40

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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…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Bonus - Paul Is Live 2:00:28

3y ago2:00:28

2:00:28

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…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 11 - Allen Klein - Part Three 1:12:52

3y ago1:12:52

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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.c…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 10 - Allen Klein - Part Two 1:18:10

3y ago1:18:10

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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.nothingisrealp…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 9 - Allen Klein - Part One 1:00:57

3y ago1:00:57

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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.nothingisre…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 8 - Hey Jude Part 3 1:12:00

3y ago1:12:00

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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 Face…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 7 - Hey Jude-Part Two 1:06:40

3y ago1:06:40

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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://…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 6 - Hey Jude - Part One 1:09:25

3y ago1:09:25

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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/N…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 5 - The Beatles & The Maharishi - Part Two 1:34:57

3y ago1:34:57

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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 …

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 4 - The Beatles & The Maharishi - Part One 1:04:57

3y ago1:04:57

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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 Twit…

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Nothing Is Real - Season 6 Episode 3 - The Last Year of Brian Epstein - Part Two 1:32:20

3y ago1:32:20

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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.nothingisreal…

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