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Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast

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New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 5 min
Latest: 9 Oct 2026
Language: English

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9 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 12 minNew

NIR Reissue: Rubber Soul - Part Three

Originally Released December 2021 Rubber Soul - Part Three To 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.com Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.social Mastodon: @nothingisreal@ mastodon.ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/ Threads: beatlespod YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support:…

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S8 · E25 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 13 minNew

NIR Reissue: Rubber Soul - Part Two

Originally Released December 2021 Rubber Soul - Part Two With an album due on shop shelves in six weeks, and less than half of it recorded, it makes total sense for The Beatles to take part in a TV variety special. Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: www.nothingisrealpod.com Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.social Mastodon: @nothingisreal@ mastodon.ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/ Threads: beatlespod YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Back To The Irish on BBC…
S8 · E24 · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

NIR Reissue: Rubber Soul - Part One

Originally Released December 2021 Rubber Soul - Part One It’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/NIRFBG Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.social Mastodon: @nothingisreal@ mastodon.ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/ Threads: beatlespod YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT…
S8 · E23 · 30 Nov 2025 · 11 min

NIR Reissue: Kevin Godley Talks Anthology

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-thekevingodleyinterview Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: www.nothingisrealpod.com Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.social Mastodon: @nothingisreal@ mastodon.ie…
S8 · E22 · 28 Nov 2025 · 1 hr 17 min

NIR Reissue: The Beatles Anthology - The Aftermath, 1995 and beyond

Originally Released October 2020 The Beatles Anthology - The Aftermath, 1995 and beyond In 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/NIRFBG Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.social Mastodon: @nothingisreal@ mastodon.ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/ Threads:…
S8 · E21 · 26 Nov 2025 · 1 hr 19 min

NIR Reissue: The Beatles Anthology: The Making Of, 1992-1995

Originally released August 2020 The Beatles Anthology: The Making Of, 1992-1995 After 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. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S8 · E20 · 24 Nov 2025 · 51 min

NIR Reissue: The Road To Anthology 1968-1992

First Released June 2020 The Road to Anthology 1968-1993 By 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.com Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.social…
S8 · E19 · 21 Nov 2025 · 24 min

NIR Reissue: Mark Lewisohn Talks Beatles Anthology

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-part1…
S8 · E18 · 10 Jul 2024 · 40 min

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

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 Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See…
S8 · E17 · 7 Jul 2024 · 45 min

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

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: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · E16 · 8 Mar 2024 · 44 min

Nothing Is Real Live 2023 - The Q&A Sessions

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: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @ nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRY T Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · E15 · 1 Mar 2024 · 1 hr 6 min

The Beatles Last Tour - NIR Live 2023 Part Two

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: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · E14 · 16 Feb 2024 · 54 min

The Beatles First Tour - NIR Live 2023 Part One

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 from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @ nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support…
S8 · E13 · 25 Dec 2023 · 2 hr 6 min

Review of 2023

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 Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · E12 · 20 Dec 2023 · 1 hr 7 min

The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

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.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · E11 · 13 Dec 2023 · 1 hr

Live At The Roundhouse - Part Two

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: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport _____________ Support this show…
S8 · E10 · 6 Dec 2023 · 42 min

Live At The Roundhouse - Part One

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: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast .…
S8 · E9 · 29 Nov 2023 · 1 hr 28 min

George Harrison - Gig In Japan

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@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S8 · E8 · 22 Nov 2023 · 1 hr 13 min

Press to Play - Part Two

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: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S8 · E7 · 15 Nov 2023 · 58 min

Press To Play

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/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
S8 · E6 · 8 Nov 2023 · 41 min

November 63 - Part Two

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 Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on…
S8 · E5 · 1 Nov 2023 · 58 min

November 63 - Part One

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 X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · E4 · 24 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 7 min

Harrison/Starkey

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: @ nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
S8 · 20 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 5 min

Talking Mal Evans with Ken Womack

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 on tape from Dublin & Belfast & New Jersey, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support:…
S8 · E3 · 17 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 24 min

Mal Evans

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: nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · E2 · 10 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 14 min

Bigger Than Jesus - Part Two

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://www.nothingisrealpod.com X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · E1 · 3 Oct 2023 · 49 min

Bigger Than Jesus - Part One

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.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S8 · 26 Sep 2023 · 28 min

Welcome to Season Eight

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: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Mastodon: @nothingisreal@mastodon.ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/ YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show…
S7 · 8 Sep 2023 · 57 min

STINYC Live Jam Jason Mix

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: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S7 · E12 · 22 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 14 min

Nothing Is Real - Season 7 Episode 12 - Stuart Sutcliffe Part 2

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 Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG YouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast

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. Weekly. 414227 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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