All You Need Is Pod

In today's episode, Jesse and Mike are joined by musician and YouTuber Sam Popkin for a fun and wide-ranging dive into “Misery,” the third track on the Beatles’ debut album Please Please Me. What starts as a look at one of the earliest Lennon–McCartney compositions quickly opens up into a lively conversation about the song’s origins, recording quirks, and where it fits in the Beatles’ rapidly unfolding story. Along the way, Sam brings a musician’s perspective to the track’s structure and performance while sharing the story of his own Beatles fandom, and the discussion takes plenty of entertaining detours into Beatles history, recording trivia, and early-60s pop influences. It’s the kind of humorous, tangent-filled deep dive you’ve come to expect from All You Need Is Pod, perfect for longtime Beatles obsessives and curious fans alike!

In their first episode of 2026, Mike and Jesse discuss everything Beatles related that 2025 had to offer - from the long anticipated Anthology remaster project to the upcoming Sam Mendes and BBC biopics!

Mike and Jesse kick off their deep-dive into the Please Please Me LP with an in-depth breakdown of its opening track, "I Saw Her Standing There"!

Hello Beatle Peoples! In this debut episode of ALL YOU NEED IS POD, your hosts Jesse and Mike break down the origins of their lifelong Beatles obsession and what to expect from upcoming episodes!