This episode is inspired by our regular contributor Gary Wells’ popular website, soulrideblog.com, ‘Your Home for Vintage Leisure’; specifically, his reviews of two important and fascinating books on the Beach Boys – The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience (1994), by Timothy White, and Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy (2016), by Mike Love with James S Hirsch. We also take a look at I am Brian Wilson, by Brian himself and Ben Greenman, for some additional context.

Find the full episode on you favourite podcast platform or at our website;

https://dec4podcast.com/2023/01/29/gary-wells-the-beach-boys-book-club/

Our interview with David Leaf;

https://dec4podcast.com/2025/04/09/david-leaf-smile-the-rise-fall-resurrection-of-brian-wilson/