Things We Said Today Beatles Radio Show

Things We Said Today #316 – Solo Disappointments

In this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss aspects of the Beatles’ solo careers that have disappointed them – anything from particular albums or performances, to missed opportunities.

As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising, as more people discover us and it's all because of you. So we thank you very much for your support!

Things We Said Today #298 – Interview with Ken McNab

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have a chat with Ken McNab about “And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles,” his new book about 1969, the Beatles’ final year as a functioning band. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you. So we thank you very much for your support!

Things We Said Today #297 - How The Beatles Influenced Us

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss the ways the Beatles influenced each of them -- not only musically, but also politically, socially and in matters of style -- when they were growing up and first came into contact with the Beatles and their work. And in the show's news section, they discuss Paul's next batch of reissues, and Ken brings some news about a new tour that will be of interest to many Beatles fans. 

As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you. So we thank you very much for your support!

Things We Said Today #296 – George’s Wonderwall Music

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo revisit George Harrison’s first solo project, the soundtrack score for Wonderwall, released in 1968 as his Wonderwall Music LP. 

As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you. So we thank you very much for your support!

Things We Said Today #294 – Standalone Singles

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss their favorite standalone singles – that is, songs the Beatles, as a group and individually, released independently from their latest albums. Also known as non-LP singles. (If they were later released on a compilation, they still count.)

As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you. So we thank you very much for your support!

Things We Said Today #292 - Brian Southall Interview - White Album book

This week, Ken Michaels and Darren DeVivo (Allan Kozinn was off lecturing somewhere)  have a chat with Brian Southall about his new book, “The White Album – Revolution, Politics & Recording: The Beatles and the World in 1968.”

As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for your support.

 

Things We Said Today #291 - John Montagna Interview about Paul as a bassist

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have a chat with bassist John Montagna (who, besides leading the John Montagna Band, has toured with the Alan Parsons Project and played with several Beatles tribute bands) about Paul’s work as a bassist John focuses particularly on Paul’s work on “Abbey Road,” which will be the subject of his presentation at the Fest for Beatles Fans at the end of March, but we prevail upon him to discuss – bass in hand – Paul’s earlier and later work as well. We also discuss Peter Jackson's new "Let It Be" project, and the "Traveling Edition" of "Egypt Station."

As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for your support.

 

Things We Said Today #290 - 50th Anniversary of the Rooftop Concert: Interview with Ken Mansfied

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the Beatles’ Rooftop Concert with an interview with Ken Mansfield, who was one of the few attendees, and who wrote about the experience in his new book, “The Rooftop – The Beatles’ Final Concert” (Post Hill Press).  As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for your support.

Things We Said Today #288 - 'Wild Life' Archival Box, Paul's New 'Get Enough'

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss Paul’s new song, “Get Enough,” and debate the merits the “Wild Life” archival reissue (and “Wild Life” in general). As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

Things We Said Today #287 - Bruce Spizer interview about his "The Beatles White Album & The Launch of Apple" book

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo welcome back the prolific Beatles author Bruce Spizer for a chat about his latest book, “The Beatles White Album and the Launch of Apple.” As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

Things We Said Today #286 - Reviewing the White Album, Pt. 2

This week,  Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo offer Part 2 of an expansive discussion of the White Album 50^th anniversary box set, a release so packed with interesting things – the remix, the Esher demos, the outtakes, the 5.1 mix – that it can’t be covered in a single sitting. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

Things We Said Today #285 - Reviewing the White Album Box Set, Part 1

This week,  Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo begin a multi-part discussion of the White Album 50^th anniversary box set, a release so packed with interesting things – the remix, the Esher demos, the outtakes, the 5.1 mix – that we can’t cover it in a single sitting. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

Things We Said Today #284 - Live at the International White Album Symposium, Monmouth University - At their peak, or past it?

This week’s episode is a live recording from the International White Album Symposium at Monmouth University, in New Jersey, where Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss whether the White Album was the Beatles at their peak – or past it. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

Things We Said Today #283 - The Imagine-Gimme Some Truth Blu-ray, and the Imagine John Yoko book

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss the Imagine and Gimme Some Truth Blu-ray and DVD, and the "Imagine John Yoko" book. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

Things We Said Today #282 - Imagine Box Set, Geoff Emerick

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo remember the Beatles’ engineer Geoff Emerick, and take a look at the new "Imagine" boxed set. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

Things We Said Today #281 - From "Egypt Station" to the "White Album"

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss "Egypt Station" debuting at No. 1, Paul's "Freshen Up" tour, Ringo's NYC performance, the "Imagine" reissue and the announcement of the 50th anniversary editions of "The Beatles," aka "The White Album." As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

Things We Said Today #280 - Egypt Station

This week, Ken Michaels and Allan Kozinn welcome our new co-host, Darren DeVivo, and discuss Paul McCartney's new album, "Egypt Station," and all the events surrounding it, including Paul's "secret" concert at Grand Central Station in New York City. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a (good!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been continually rising each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.

About our show - An introduction to 'Things We Said Today'

"Things We Said Today" is a weekly radio talk show with serious and knowledgeable discussion of the latest happenings and news of and about the Beatles by veteran Beatles experts and authors - musicologist Allan Kozinn of the Wall Street Journal and Beatlefan; co-founder Steve Marinucci, Beatles news reporter and contributing writer to Billboard, Variety, Goldmine and AXS.com, and author of "Meet a Monkee: Davy Jones"; and co-founder Ken Michaels, host of the "Every Little Thing" radio show. Besides being available here on Podbean, the show is on YouTube, and also available for streaming on iTunes and Tune In Radio. Subscribe to the show on Podbean, Tune In, iTunes or YouTube and be the first to hear the show when a new episode is released. The show also airs on our affiliate Fab4Radio.com.

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267: Things We Said Today #267 - Our favorite George Harrison solo songs that weren't hits

This week, your Things We Said Today co-hosts Ken, Allan and Steve give their picks for their favorite George Harrison solo songs. (And be sure to check out the playlist on our YouTube page with our choices.) And as we do every week, we look at the most recent Beatles news. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page.  Our shows appear just about every week. Please be sure and write a review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. And thank you very much for your continued support. Our download numbers have been rising steadily each week as more people discover us and it's all because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us. 

 

 

Things We Said Today #238 - Beatles Not For Sale -- our favorite bootlegs

This week, Allan, Steve and Ken give their choices for their favorite Beatles bootlegs and how some of them have been so significant in the Beatles world.  We also review some of the latest Beatles news.  As always, be sure to let us know what you think about this episode or any other. You can send your comments directly to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you for listening. Don't forget, you can stream the show from our very own YouTube page. And we invite you to please write a review of our show on our iTunes page. Be sure to check our Podbean page and on iTunes regularly for our latest shows, which usually appear each week. And we're now available through the Tune In Radio app. Be sure to subscribe to one of our providers to get first word on when a new show is available. And thanks for your support. Our download numbers have been rising and it's because of you! So we thank you very much for supporting us.