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Episode 35: The Beatles "Now and Then"


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P-Saps No. 35: ""This Little Portal to an Alternate Universe"

We are both huge Beatles fans, so with the recent release of their new single "Now and Then" (advertised as "the last Beatles song"), we decided to do a whole episode about the Beatles.

Among the topics discussed:

  • what the Beatles mean to us
  • how we first were introduced to the Beatles as kids,
  • memories of the two of us geeking out over them in our early 20s,
  • why they're so important historically, and of course...
  • what we think of the new song.
  • Also, towards the end we touch on some of the recent Marvel (MCU) news, but decide to put in a pin in that for a future episode.

    00:00:00 — Intro

    00:00:14 — Why we're talking about the Beatles
    00:03:57 — Why the Beatles are important to us
    00:28:31 — A Hard Day's Night & HELP!
    00:30:06 — Magical Mystery Tour
    00:33:03 — Beatles vs Rolling Stones
    00:34:59 — Why the Beatles are uniquely eclectic
    00:37:32 — Now and Then
    00:38:30 — Peter Jackson's video for "Now and Then"
    00:44:31 — How important "Now and Then" is to Paul
    00:46:16 — Now and Then compared to original demo
    00:47:10 — How it sounds like John and Paul collaborating again
    00:54:37 — Paul's aging voice
    00:56:02 — This is essentially Paul producing John
    00:57:05 — Free as a Bird and Real Love
    01:00:24 — Is it really the last Beatles song?
    01:02:58 — It's like a song fell out of an alternate universe
    01:04:10 — The Rutles
    01:07:07 — The Marvels and the state of the MCU
    01:12:27 — DCEU movies

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    Prodigious SapsBy Chad Smalley & Brendan Jones