It’s Hallowe’en. And a big part of this fall holiday: scary movies. And what movie could possibly be scarier than…Summer Dreams: The Story of The Beach Boys, the made-for-TV movie that originally aired in 1990 on ABC-TV.

Does the fact that the movie begins with three disclaimers have any indication as to the quality of the film?

Who wouldn’t want to see Steven Gaines’ Heroes and Villains: The True Story of The Beach Boys come to life?

Will Buckwheat ever be let back into the band?

The answers to these and many more questions will be discussed by Lisa and Sean as they discuss the wonders that is this epic biopic of America’s Band!

(Or, maybe is it that if you say you’ve watched it, you’re a couple of liars because nobody would admit to watching it?)

Recorded September 28, 2025

SHOW NOTES

As were all fans, we were devastated to hear on June 11, 2025, the news of Brian Wilson’s passing. A few days later we sat down and recorded our thoughts, still processing the news. Feel free to share your thoughts and feelings with us as well. Our aim was to keep things as positive as we could for episode 26, and we hope we at least somewhat succeeded.

Thank you, Brian, for…everything.

Recorded June 14, 2025

…and that mystery is that of the long lost Smile album. Making a valiant attempt to unravel that mystery is David Leaf, who join Lisa and Sean in this special extended episode to talk about his new book, SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson. David talks about the book, why he wrote it, his thoughts on Smile, and other things Brian Wilson.

Recorded March 16, 2025

SHOW NOTES

Been a while! But Lisa and Sean discuss the three major Beach Boys career-spanning documentaries. What worked? What didn’t? Who did it the best? Who did it the worst?

Recorded December 24, 2024

In this lengthily-titled episode, Lisa and Sean discuss not just songs that are signposts for the beloved Pet Sounds album, but also songs that theoretically could be Pet Sounds aftershocks.

Recorded June 22, 2024

SHOW NOTES

On the 25th anniversary of their first Brian Wilson concert, your hosts talk about their experience at the show and how things have changed (and stayed the same) — for both Brian Wilson and them personally — in the last quarter-century. (Please note that this episode was recorded before the sad and unexpected news of Joe Thomas’ death.)

Recorded April 27, 2024

Hot takes is what this episode is all about: Lisa and Sean talk about some…well, unpopular…opinions about The Beach Boys. Do you think “Good Vibrations” is a hack job that should have been given to The Pickle Brothers? Or maybe that Country Love blows That Lucky Old Sun out of the water? Perhaps “Ten Little Indians” should have been a #1 hit. If that sounds like you, then you just might feel right at home listening to this episode!

Recorded March 16, 2024

Show Notes:

Brian Wilson conceived of the Smile album 58 years ago, abandoned it 57 years ago, and debuted a finished version of it 20 years ago to the day. To commemorate the anniversary of the first public performance of the legendary masterpiece, Lisa and Sean look at the 2004 album in comparison to the original versions as presented on The Smile Sessions in 2011.

NOTE: This episode was recorded on February 3, 2024, before the latest news about Brian Wilson’s current situation was made public. We will address that in our next episode, but in the mean time, our love goes out to Brian and his family and friends; it goes without saying that we wish him all the best.

Show Notes:

Because Lisa and Sean felt the need to talk about The Beach Boys and record the conversation, here is episode 19. Life got in the way of the episode being released in a timely manner after recording, but they look back on Beach Boysy things that happened in 2023 and talk about their hopes for Beach Boysy things in 2024.

Recorded December 17, 2023

While on a weekend trip to Harbor Country USA, Sean and Lisa took some time to discuss a topic they’ve been tossing around since long before this podcast was even thought of: that sensitive topic of…Beatles envy. It can’t be denied that the jealousy is there; even Brian Wilson himself said that when The Beatles arrived in America, “We were jealous as hell.” Is the jealousy warranted? Did The Beach Boys still stand tall on their own? The world may never know.

Recorded September 16, 2023

SHOW NOTES:

Bruce Spizer – https://www.beatle.net/

The Endless Summer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnWdu0x1nDM