In the first part of the show, we feature four female Beatles scholars, including author Christine Feldman-Barrett talking about her book "A Women's History of the Beatles." In part two, we feature an exclusive interview with Don Geller and Dayna Goldfine, the co-producers of the new documentary "Peter Asher: Everywhere Man" on the making of the film. A lot for you to listen to and to discuss here. We hope you enjoy it, give us a like on the video and subscribe so you can get first word of our newest episodes.

In a special two-segment show, Beatles News Briefs presents "Seeing the Beatles" with fan accounts of seeing the Beatles (as a group) in concert at several U.S. concerts and, in the second half of the show, an exclusive interview with disc jockey legend Johnny Holliday, who co-emceed the Beatles' final concert at Candlestick Park on Aug. 29, 1966. You hear fans' stories of trying to get to their hotel rooms, the concert experience and the music they played. And Johnny Holliday, who is a member of both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame, tells what it was like socializing with the Beatles and the weather at the often chilly Candlestick Park where the show was held. He also talks about working with the Monkees and other bands, and his work as a major league baseball announcer and his current work as a sportscaster for the University of Maryland. A great show you won't want to miss. Hear it on your favorite podcast provider or see it on video on YouTube.   

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And be sure to check out our special "Beatles News Briefs -- Seeing the Beatles" playlist on YouTube with airchecks of DJ legend Johnny Holliday, including promos on KYA Radio in San Francisco for the Candlestick concert and a Levi's ad with the Jefferson Airplane mentioned in the show, an interview with a teenage Meryl Streep at a Beatles concert plus video clips of the Beatles at various venues on U.S. tours. You can find it at this link.

This week, we take a deep dive into "The McCartney Legacy" with Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair, the co-authors of an incredible series of encyclopedic volumes (two down, one coming and more to go) that probe the McCartney mystique as it's never been done before. This is also special for me with this mini-reunion with Allan Kozinn, one of my old Things We Said Today cohorts. Then we finish off with some Beatles news briefs. Hang onto your ears because here we go!

Esteemed Beatles researcher and historian Mark Lewisohn talks with veteran Beatles reporter Steve Marinucci about his recently released film of his lecture "'Evolver '62" and the reason 1962 was such a pivotal year for The Beatles, his progress on his monumental Beatles history trilogy "Tune In", some recent discoveries, his opinions of the Beatles' "Anthology 4" and the recent Decca tape discovery in Canada and lots more. If you enjoy this or any of our shows, please give us a "thumbs up," SUBSCRIBE, and let your friends know about us. We have some special shows in the works you won't want to miss.  

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Debbie Greenberg, author of "Cavern Club: The Inside Story," whose father owned the Cavern Club for several years, talks about what it was like seeing The Beatles there, knowing the families of the band and what it was like just being in the Cavern in those wild and crazy days. Also, we have some Beatles news briefs, including the announcement of a new book from one of the Beatles, and a review of the documentaries "Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It" and Paul McCartney's "Man On the Run." And even more. Please give us a LIKE or, better yet, hit the subscribe button to get the latest show. Thanks for listening!

Author Madeline Bocaro, author of the Yoko Ono biography "In My Mind: The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono," talks with veteran Beatles reporter Steve Marinucci as they celebrate Yoko's 93rd birthday on Feb. 18, 2026, and discuss what, despite the criticism and negative press she has received in the past, what her legacy should look like in Beatles history. And make no mistake about it -- it looks to be a bright one.   

Imagine if the people in the Beatles' songs were real? That's what author Marcus Benjamin Ray Bradley's new book, "Imagining All the People" is all about -- a poetic re-telling of the people imagined in the lyrics of the Beatles in their songs. Bradley discusses the idea behind the book, the cooperative effort that put it together and his work in writing it. It's a geeky idea that takes the Beatles' songs places you'd never thought they'd go. Plus we have some late-breaking Beatles News Briefs. Have a listen! (You can find a video version on YouTube.)  

Canadian Beatles history authority Piers Hemmingsen and host Steve Marinucci discuss the recently published Blue Book volume of his "The Beatles In Canada" series and some of the ways that Beatlemania in Canada differed from America. We also talk about the unreleased Beatles '65 Toronto soundboard.

Among the other things we discuss are the Canadian Broadcasting Company's archival show "How the Beatles Changed the World." You can hear it here: How the Beatles Changed the World | CBC.ca   Another program that Piers and I discuss is this short report on the Sgt. Pepper album. And there's a third CBC program we found, this one from Oct. 4, 1964, called Beatlemania Takes Toronto in 1964.

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On this special show, we take a look back at some memorable moments from the shows we did in 2025. You'll hear from Joey Molland, Bruce Spizer, Piers Hemmingsen, Jude Southerland Kessler, Cha-Chi Loprete, Chris O'Dell, Gary Von Scyoc, Candy Leonard, Michele Wood Marotta, Al Sussman, Madeline Bocaro, Laurie Kaye, Rob Frith, Alan Weiss, Andru Reeve, Simon Weitzman, Alan G. Parker, Susan Ryan, Jeff Fisk, Tom Craig, Fred Velez and Bob Gannon, plus a portion of a press conference with Ringo Starr and members of the All-Starr Band. We hope hearing all these special moments from the shows will make you want to listen to the full shows. You can hear all of our shows at http://podbean.marinucci.com or  http://bystevemarinucci.blogspot.com or search for them on Podbean, on YouTube or on our Beatles News Briefs blog page.