Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast

Originally Released December 2021Rubber Soul - Part ThreeTo get Rubber Soul finished The Beatles pull an all-nighter and raid the Abbey Road cupboard for leftover tracks. Then the album needs a name, a cover, and a totally different American version. Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real.Website: www.nothingisrealpod.comFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.socialMastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/Threads: beatlespodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupportBack To The Irish on BBC Soundshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t4yg/episodes/guide

Originally Released December 2021Rubber Soul - Part OneIt’s October 1965 and the Beatles have 14 sessions to record a new album - plus an extra day for the single. The album is due in the shops on December 3rd. That album turns out to be Rubber Soul. How did that happen? Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: www.nothingisrealpod.com Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.socialMastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/Threads: beatlespodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupportBack To The Irish on BBC Soundshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t4yg/episodes/guide

To close out out Anthology Reissue week celebrating the reissue of the Anthology, here's polymath Kevin Godley telling us about his involvement with the project. Taken from an episode originally released in October 2020. Listen to the full thing here: https://play.acast.com/s/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/nothingisreal-season3episode5-thekevingodleyinterviewLive on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: www.nothingisrealpod.com Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.socialMastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/Threads: beatlespodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupportBack To The Irish on BBC Soundshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t4yg/episodes/guide

Originally Released October 2020The Beatles Anthology - The Aftermath, 1995 and beyondIn November 1995 The Beatles Anthology was born into the world in record stores and on tv screens. In the aftermath of its release were the Beatles back together, or had they spilt up again, or was it something in between? Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: www.nothingisrealpod.com Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.socialMastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/Threads: beatlespodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupportBack To The Irish on BBC Soundshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t4yg/episodes/guide

Originally released August 2020The Beatles Anthology: The Making Of, 1992-1995After 25 year long & winding road of The Long & Winding Road documentary, The Beatles Anthology starts to become a real thing at the end of 1992. But there are mountains to climb, decisions to be made, egos to soothe... this long & winding road remains a bumpy one.  Live on tape from Dublin and Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. 

First Released June 2020The Road to Anthology 1968-1993By the time The Beatles Anthology finally appeared in 1995, it had taken over 25 years to produce. To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2020, Nothing Is Real made three episodes looking at the acclaimed documentary. In this episode Steven and Jason navigate the years from 1968, when the idea arose through to 1992 when the cameras started rolling.Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.Website: https://www.nothingisrealpod.comFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.socialMastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/Threads: beatlespodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

Look outside and you'll find it's Beatles Anthology Reissue week. The records, the book, and the tv show are getting all dressed up for their 30th anniversary. Never wanting to feel left out, we will be reissuing some Anthology-adjacent NIR content this week to get you in the mood. Here's an edit of Mark Lewisohn chatting to us back in 2019 discussing his involvement with Apple and the Anthology. Listen to the full two part interview here:https://shows.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/episodes/nothingisreal-episode14-themarklewisohninterview-part1https://shows.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/episodes/nothingisreal-episode15-marklewisohnpart2Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com/Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ieInstagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupport

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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ieInstagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupport