
Show overview
Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast has been publishing since 2019, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 139 episodes, alongside 7 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 150 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 8th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 51 min and 1h 15m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 6 months ago. The busiest year was 2021, with 31 episodes published. Published by Beatles Pod.
From the publisher
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.<itunes:keywords>414227</itunes:keywords>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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S8 Ep 22NIR 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-thekevingodleyinterviewLive on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: www.nothingisrealpod.com Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.socialMastodon: @[email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/Threads: beatlespodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupportBack To The Irish on BBC Soundshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t4yg/episodes/guideSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 22NIR Reissue: The Beatles Anthology - The Aftermath, 1995 and beyond
Originally Released October 2020The Beatles Anthology - The Aftermath, 1995 and beyondIn 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/NIRFBGBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.socialMastodon: @[email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/Threads: beatlespodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupportBack To The Irish on BBC Soundshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t4yg/episodes/guideSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 21NIR Reissue: The Beatles Anthology: The Making Of, 1992-1995
Originally released August 2020The Beatles Anthology: The Making Of, 1992-1995After 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 Ep 20NIR Reissue: The Road To Anthology 1968-1992
First Released June 2020The Road to Anthology 1968-1993By 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.comFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beatlespod.bsky.socialMastodon: @[email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/beatlespod/Threads: beatlespodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 19NIR Reissue: Mark Lewisohn Talks Beatles Anthology
bonusLook 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-part1https://shows.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/episodes/nothingisreal-episode15-marklewisohnpart2Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com/Facebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 18LIVE with Mark Lewisohn - 60 Years of Hard Day's Night - Part Two
bonusLive 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 17Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part One
bonusS08 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 16Nothing Is Real Live 2023 - The Q&A Sessions
bonusNothing Is Real Live 2023 - The Q&A SessionsAt 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 15The Beatles Last Tour - NIR Live 2023 Part Two
bonusS08 Bonus: The Beatles Last Tour NIR Live 2023 Part TwoWhen 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 14The Beatles First Tour - NIR Live 2023 Part One
bonusThe 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 13Review of 2023
Review of 2023You 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 12The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame1988 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 11Live At The Roundhouse - Part Two
Live at the Roundhouse - Part TwoIn 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: 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 Ep 10Live At The Roundhouse - Part One
Live at the Roundhouse - Part OneAfter 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 9George 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: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 8Press 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.comX: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 7Press To Play
Or….Press to PlayAfter 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.comX: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 6November 63 - Part Two
November 63 - Part TwoAs 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.comX: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 5November 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.comX: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 4Harrison/Starkey
Harrison/StarkeyGeorge 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.comX: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: tiny.cc/NIRFBGMastodon: @[email protected]: instagram.com/beatlespod/YouTube: tiny.cc/NIRYTSupport: tiny.cc/NIRsupportSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.