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

Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.

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