It's all right there on the tin. We went to the Fest for Beatles Fans. We recorded a live episode. We talked Now & Then. We did it all with our good friend Jonathan from Ranking the Beatles. Crack a fresh one and listen in. As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram (@blottobeatles) and Twitter / X (@blottobeatles), by emailing us ([email protected]), or on the web (blottobeatles.com). We want to hear from you! Please also take the time to rate and review us on Apple podc...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 91
The Blottos start by getting back to their theater roots with an update on the Blotto Beatles: The Musical. From there we welcome guest and comedian Julie Klausner as we discuss if “Marmalade Full of Botulism” is the best Warren Zevon record; if Ringo has actually ever had pizza; opinions on Bill Burr, Billy Corgan, and Ben Franklin; if the Blottos are cats or dogs; if birds ever wing; and the Broadway cover “Til There Was You.” As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram (@blottobe...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Have you ever wondered what it's like behind the curtain of a Blotto Beatles recording session? This intro peels it all back for a look into how the sausage is made. We really get down to business after that as we....take an episode we recorded for Ranking the Beatles and put it up on our feed. With that, we have our usual fun as we are joined by one of our original pod pals in Jonathan Pretus of Ranking the Beatles to discuss if Tommy's impression is more Leno or Tyson, Ringo's feet, the Billy ...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 89
The Blottos hit the double ochos by playing a voicemail from the fictional world of Knives Out, hitting a very early Magical Mystery Word, questioning when the last time was that people saw Ringo's eyes, complimenting Becker's Joe Walsh impression, suggesting that Scotty add a cowboy hat to the ensemble, mixing cocktails live on air, apologizing to the Larrys of the world, and diving deep into the many layers of the critically underrated Glass Onion. Mix up a Gibson and join us for the ride. As ...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 88
The Beatles changed the world with three simple words: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah —and we’re here to overthink (and over-drink) every last one of them. This week, we take a deep dive into She Loves You with James Campion, author of Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of Hey Jude . We discuss everything from Paul’s dad’s questionable lyrical edits to the harmonic genius behind this early Beatles barnburner. Plus, we take a few detours into dramatic readings, home decor philosophies, and the eternal que...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 87
The Blottos start with a review of the new Beatleverse trailer before diving headfirst into a full-on banger of a Beatles track with author Jack Marriott; from there we quickly dive into our day drinker, the fingerpicking murders of Donovan, cozying up to a bar on a Sunday Funday, the upcoming bangers and clangers to be tackled, having a plastered pilgrimage through Beatledom, drinking above pubs that hold 50-year-old birthday parties, Manchester Britpop, rucksacks with old cassettes, being shit...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 86
It was a singular joy to close out the year in episode 85 with Tom Hunyady and Andy Nicholes of the 2Legs podcast as we discussed the McCartney '71 tapes, some real moments of what this work means to us when other things feel upside down, a State of the Blotto Union, The George RR Martins of New England, New Year's Blotto Resolutions (including Stamos), why mistakes happen on the list, the Blotto Mono Box Set, couples counseling for podcast hosts, the mandatory Thanksgiving/Last Waltz chat, the ...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 85
We continue our Thanksgiving tradition of hosting a roundtable discussion between the best and brightest in Beatles podcasting. This year is all about the reactions to and the the highs and lows of the recently released Beatles 64 documentary on Disney Plus. What did we think? Find out by listening to this Sam Whiles production. If you're listening to us, make sure to also listen to our guests wherever you find your pods: Ranking the Beatles BC the Beatles Fans on the Run Paul or Nothing As alwa...
Dec 05, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 84
After a call from our attorney, we get right to business recording an intro in arrears as we discuss if fun size is that fun, if king's size being renamed sharing size is just making it shaming size, the ranking the Mr. songs feedback, the introduction of our singer/songwriter stalwart of a guest in Martin Sexton, recreating the entirety of Abbey Road with only an acoustic guitar, and a song that is actually about the Queen in "Her Majesty." As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagr...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 84
We get back after a hiatus and rap about the universally accepted worst Beatles song ever. Do we agree? You'll find out after you sort through The Beatles Halloween Fan Club records, starting fires, the plight of professional podcasters, several Ranking the Beatles related messages, the role of youth coaching, Tommy inventing ice beers (again),Beatles soccer chants, kidney transplants, the official ranking of "Mr." songs, and the organ solo jam, "Mr. Moonlight." We bring it up in the episode - i...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 83
We return from a brief hiatus with the scholarly work you know and love....and then we hit a couple of early Magical Mystery Words. From there we go heavy banter as we discuss George Clinton, summer vacations, our own review of our own list correction episode, Slane's refusal to be our official whiskey, Tommy visiting Slane Castle to formally request a sponsorship, what we would do if nominated for a Poddy, Becker only listening to songs that give him specific instructions for life, the Blottos ...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 82
It's our 4th annual BLOTTO VETOES Spectacular! Ever year we take a moment of reflection on our anniversary to make some alignments on our great big Beatles list. We heard from you, we heard each other out and something unprecedented took place this episode. Tune in to find out. As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram ( @blottobeatles ) and Twitter / X ( @blottobeatles ), by emailing us ([email protected]), or on the web ( blottobeatles.com ). We want to hear from you! Plea...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 3 min
The Blottos are back and by themselves for this haphazard foray back into the Help album, please join us again as we put this j'jam through our legendary alcoholic analysis. As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram ( @blottobeatles ) and Twitter / X ( @blottobeatles ), by emailing us ([email protected]), or on the web ( blottobeatles.com ). We want to hear from you! Please also take the time to rate and review us on Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We have ...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 81
We begin our octogenarian episode with Tommy's artistic expression of his anger towards Becker before we record an intro in arrears, featuring the magic of our new THX (or THC) bumper. And then, friends, 80 is a big number, and we are doing a big song with a big guest! We welcome Mr. Victor DeLorenzo of the Violent Femmes to discuss what some would consider to be the most popular Beatles song. Victor was kind enough to give us the time to talk about his work in one of the most important alternat...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 80
We get ambushed by an AI Tommy intro before the real one takes us into the world of Ringo's haberdashery. From there we do the work of fighting against those who say we aren't drinking enough on air, discussing what we would do with a billion dollars, thinking about Rick Rubin as the zen master of mixologists for your Blottos, listening to some more voicemails from listeners, considering the Dad rock of The Beatles, fighting about street level vs. collegiate Beatles, hiring the therapist from So...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 79
It says it on the tin - we got together with the brightest stars in the world of Beatles podcasting to discuss the remastered, reimagined, and wholly reenergized Let It Be film. Listen in for more, and listen to the pods of our friends when you finish! As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram ( @blottobeatles ) and Twitter ( @blottobeatles ), by emailing us ([email protected]), or on the web ( blottobeatles.com ). We want to hear from you! Please also take the time to rate ...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Baby, it's time to crack into episode 78 where your Blottos discuss the infamous Cameron Crowe/Beatles connections, the amazing influence of our guest Skylar Moody, feeling on the new Beatles films, feelings on Timothy Chalamet, a record number of calls from fans, a surprise drop in from Beatles podcasting royalty talking about the Queen Bee's cover of Blackbird, wearing a "What Would Jonathan Do?" bracelet, getting the Beatles couches, mispronouncing Clavioline, and the ballad of the hippy move...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Episode 77 starts with a dive into Ringo's role as the original Beatle to bring Indian music to the band before we discuss breweries appropriating rockstars visages, teaching Scotty how to drink beer from a bottle, THC beverages, Cheech as the go-getter of the duo, when the Beatles were all by themselves, probably a little too much Jawbreaker talk, RB throwing a middle eight in to make a Beatles song better, Scotty coming out late with this a sleeper fave, and the questionable Ringo sung "What G...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 77
We kick into the last quarter of our first century of episodes with a deep discussion of reprises, especially as they relate to SOAD jerks. We then record an INTRO IN ARREARS before introducing true pod royalty in our guest Alex Goldman, taking Alex on a journey that includes a serious discussion of pronunciation, the worst Tweets of 2023, Alex's music Slow Fawns, The Beastie Boys, a lot about A Day in the Life, iconic 1-2-3-4s, the strange connections between podcast producers, and the end of t...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 76
It says it on the tin, people. Your dear Blottos went to the 50th annual Fest for Beatles Fans, held this year at the TWA Hotel at JFK Airpot - the very same airport where the Beatles landed 60 years ago. MARVEL! as we reflect on our experience. THRILL! as we play field recordings and interviews. GUFFAW! as we have a few yucks and discuss who ended up on stage with all the performers to end the night. As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram ( @blottobeatles ) and Twitter ( @blot...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 75
We hit episode 75 by hitting that place in the Venn diagram where Beatles fans meet Nathan Fielder fans. From there we discuss our own version of our Spotify Wrapped for the year, our Beatles-themed Air BnB, a critical review of the Apple TV John Lennon doc with all its Unsolved Mystery feels, the origin of "The Wo," The Beatles down under phase, a review and update of the Mystery Word bylaws, and the Revolver-era, pill-based song Dr. Robert. As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instag...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 75
We take the big leap into Episode 74 with a listen to some communal chants before we record an intro in arrears, remind listeners of ClarisWorks, introduce the incomparable Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America and Casper Babypants, revel in Chris' amazing rock and roll journey, make mistakes about the life of Jimmy Nicols, play songs that make little kids do a creepy dance, question why sitar masters don't just get a Snark tuner, learn about the health benefits of local...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 74
We ask you to bear with us as we begin this episode with our bylaw approved quarterly staff meeting. From there we remind everyone that we were early on the Mal train, dig into our single album White Album tracks and titles, differentiate between Pee Wee Herman and the Marx Brothers, question the Outbreak Monkey of Beatles for Sale, question an instrumental verse several times, explicate bays of hale, marvel at RB's Bowie connection to this song, invent snants (TM), and discuss the rose colored ...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 73
We break open episode 72 with news of our prestige TV sitcom, an early mystery word, our guest Huw Thomas, more on Smokey Robinson's GASMS, Huw's encyclopedic knowledge of pre-Beatles pop, The Wombles, the Zoobilee Zoo/Wombles venn diagram, Beatles Rock Band memories, British terms for being drunk, RB blowing minds once again, some early George Martin music, an Ergs! appearance, and the early gloom of John's aeolian "Not a Second Time." As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram ( ...
Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 72
How do we start our septuagennial episode? With a BLOTTO BEATLES EXCLUSIVE! We then jump into the episode proper with Tommy's new catch phrase, some listener homework, Scotty C never skipping hands day, Irish Budweisers, another amazing example of RB breaking down rock and roll patterns, Tommy saying the word "standard" about 400 times, Becker telling us the favorite songs of each William, Tommy singing every song with the lyric "I Will," and the rhumba-inspired White Album standard, I Will. As ...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Did you all know there's a NEW Beatles song? Did you know it's the LAST Beatles song? Did you know it was originally recorded to a CASSETTE tape? You did? Well, we wanted to talk about it, and we wanted to do it with some of our best pod pals. Listen in as we are joined by Allison from BC the Beatles and Jonathan from Ranking the Beatles as we dig into "Now & Then," it's humble beginnings and futuristic endings, the music video, the remixed "Love Me Do," that artwork, and which member of the...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Team Blotto dives into episode 70 by discussing one of the biggest Beatles conspiracy theories, a ranking of all the Toms, a hang with Ranking the Beatles, our new bud and guest Chris Webre, being the fat member of Voltron, alligators, a specific television show that was popular in the 90s, and the rebel-focused Bad Boy. As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram ( @blottobeatles ) and Twitter ( @blottobeatles ), by emailing us ([email protected]), or on the web ( blottobeatl...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 70
It says it right on the tin, people. Pushkin Media reached out to us and asked if we would be interested in hearing a preview episode of the brand new "McCartney: A Life in Lyrics" podcast, which was just released today, October 4, 2023. What you will hear within this episode are the Blotto reactions to the first episode, which focuses on "Eleanor Rigby," followed by the McCartney episode, in full. Listen here, and then make sure to subscribe to this newcomer to Beatles Podcasting - we really th...
Oct 04, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Crack into episode 69 with us as we review the influence of Little Richard, frothy first sips of beer, Tommy's review of Burning Man, The Beatles horned rimmed glasses era, what it's like seeing Elvis Costello live today, Elvis Costello's hat game, Becker doubling down on tickling McCartney, how many times Becker claims to know the Mystery Word, and the stabby, "She's a Woman." As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram ( @blottobeatles ) and Twitter ( @blottobeatles ), by emailing...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Episode 68 begins with some AI shenanigans before we jump right into discussion with our guest, and the host of the incomparable "Paul or Nothing" podcast, Mr. Sam Whiles; whether it would be more appropriate to tickle Paul McCartney or blow him a kiss; Hot Take Tommy; Sam feeling as if we gave him a throwaway track; Macca's new podcast; theories on the new Beatles track; carrying on the traditions of our parents; and the fantasy of "There's a Place." As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles ...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 68
