Overview
Podcasts have gained popularity over the years and there is no shortage of podcasts centered around The Beatles. From an occasional interview with Paul or Ringo to archive audio from the early days of The Quarrymen – you can learn a lot by consuming The Beatles Podcasts.
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Best Beatles Podcasts
There are entire series and podcasts channels dedicated to The Beatles. Much like documentaries and books, The Beatles have plenty of representation in the audio form. Some of the podcasts do a great job taking individual details about a specific person/topic and providing a great deal of information. Others share their opinions and cultural significance of the band, songs, and albums.
The TodCast Podcast
Creator of Music Ranked! Eric discusses The Beatles with his brother Todd – reviewing albums, songs, movies, and even podcasts! This was the initial pilot episode of the Music Ranked! concept – soon branching off into the separate podcast.
Ranking The Beatles
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.
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: June 2020
- Frequency: Weekly
- Host: Jonathan Pretus
- Website: rankingthebeatles.com
Nothing is Real
50 years on, the world is still in love with The Beatles. Join Nothing Is Real hosts Jason Carty & Steven Cockcroft as they continue the never-ending conversation about the greatest band the world has ever known. Each episode puts a tiny piece of the Beatles story under the microscope to try and make sense of it all. Coming at you live, on tape, from Dublin.
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: May 2019
- Frequency: Weekly
- Host: Jason Carty & Steven Cockcroft
- Website: nothingisrealpod.com
Producing The Beatles
Producing The Beatles is a podcast that dives more into the making and producing of the songs from George Martin’s perspective. Host Jason Kruppa breaks down the recordings, listening to outtakes, demos, and multitrack recordings.
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: August 2018
- Frequency: Sporadic
- Host: Jason Kruppa
- Website: producingthebeatles.com
Compleatly Beatles
Join Sneaky Dragon’s Ian Boothby and David Dedrick as they discuss every Beatles album and every Beatles song, one at a time. It’s Compleatly Beatles!
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: December 2013
- Frequency: Retired
- Host: Ian Boothby & David Dedrick
- Website: sneakydragon.com
Screw It - We're Just Gonna Talk About The Beatle
Friends from the Los Angeles comedy scene discuss the Beatles, an album at a time. We have no reason to, nor any special qualifications. We just want to because we’re obsessed with the band, like any rational human.
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: January 2017
- Frequency: Sporadic
- Host: Will Hines
- Website: beatlestalk.libsyn.com
Something About The Beatles
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: November 2013
- Frequency: Weekly
- Host: Robert Rodriquez
- Website: somethingaboutthebeatles.com
Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution
We pick apart why and how The Beatles phenomenon occurred. On ‘Ken Dashow’s Beatles Revolution’ we’ll get into the combination of talent, hard work and luck that changed everything!
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: May 2017
- Frequency: Monthly
- Host: Ken Dashow
Looking Through the Glass Onion
An in-depth look at all of the Beatles songs from a unique perspective.
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: August 16, 2018
- Frequency: Sporadic
- Host: Jason Kruppa
- Website: producingthebeatles.com
Things We Said Today
Things We Said Today is a weekly discussion of the hottest Beatles news topics and interviews of Beatles personalities by an experienced group of Beatles writers and broadcasters — Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo
Podcast Metadata
- First Episode: January 2014
- Frequency: Weekly
- Host: Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn & Darren DeVivo
- Website: producingthebeatles.com
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More Beatles Podcasts
If you are looking for more Beatles podcasts, you might want to head over to your favorite podcast streaming platform and type in “The Beatles”. There are far too many to list – but not all are created equal. Here are a few additional podcasts worth seeking out.
The Beatles Books Podcast
A podcast that chats to a wide variety of Beatle authors and writers. What inspired them to add their entry into a library of over 1000 books?
My Favourite Beatles Song
Each episode Tim Tucker talks to a distinguished guest about their favourite song by the Beatles.
Documentaries
Podcasts for your eyes – these documentaries are a great way to learn more about The Beatles. Much like podcasts, they come in a wide variety. Although most podcasts involve hosts going back and forth, these documentaries are a bit less about conversation and more about telling a narrative story of the band.
The Beatles Anthology (1995)
Nearly 30-years after The Beatles took over the music industry, we were served a three-volume documentary covering the start and end of the band. The highlight for many was the two new songs based on Lennon demo recordings.
The Compleat Beatles (1982)
Although it’s tough to compare against The Beatles Anthology, this 1982 documentary does a great job giving you a run-down of the success and shortcomings of the iconic band – all within 2-hours.
Get Back (2021)
TV Show, Movie, or Documentary – it’s tough to really define exactly what Get Back is. It’s probably a combination of all the above. We are a fly on the wall, watching The Beatles as they recorded Let It Be and it’s terrific.
Top Rated Beatles Books
Most of your good Beatles podcasts grab information from books. There is no better way to consume every little detail about The Beatles than reading a book. If you listen to a podcast and want to learn more, these titles might help you.
And in the End: The Last Days of The Beatles
It’s hard to imagine at any point the greatest rock band in the world was spiraling downward. In what would be their last year, the “Fab Four” recorded Abbey Road and the rest is history.
Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album By Album, Song By Song, The Sixties And After
A unique combination of musical analysis and cultural history, Tell Me Why stands alone among Beatles books with its single-minded focus on the most important aspect of the band: its music.
The Beatles: Album by Album: The Band and Their Music by Insiders, Experts & Eyewitnesses
A team of experts write about each era of the band’s existence, examining what they were doing for each of their original 12 UK-release albums.
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