Untitled Beatles Podcast - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This has become my favorite podcast over the last several months. Tony, TJ, producer Casey and their fact checking robot P3Z-Nuts (try saying that name 3 times fast, “don’t @ me” you bucket of bolts, haha) combine fun banter, pop culture references, Chicago history, comedy and of course the Beatles in entertaining 1 hour episodes. I highly recommend this to any Beatles fan. Thank you gentleman for putting this show together for us Apple Scruffs. I also strangely find myself randomly singing “TJ Shanoff must collect all the records.” If you haven’t checked it out already go ahead and drop that needle, a splendid time is guaranteed for all.

If you plan to enjoy a beverage while listening to this podcast, press pause to take drinks. Otherwise you risk spitting your drink everywhere with very little advanced notice. TJ and Tony manage to be both extremely knowledgeable about all things Beatles and side-splittingly funny. Go back to episode 1 and binge this pod, you won’t regret it!

I am so glad I found this podcast. I have quickly become addicted. I am a Gen X Beatlemaniac, former Chicagoan, musician, record collector, and comedy fan. So, basically, the ultimate target audience. Look: the draw here is that TJ and Tony are so funny I sometimes laugh until I cry, and Casey’s fantastic audio editing skills (inserting music clips, White Hen Pantry ads, sound effects and audio joke call backs) make this play like a zany radio morning crew from the 90s but focused 100% on the Beatles. It’s hard to imagine anything better for my taste. There are also some good insights into the music and the culture around the band and its music and the hosts have the knowledge of obsessives like me. A certain type of fan will, like me, be unable to listen to anything else for a while! Some may find the comedy and tangents annoying but there are medications available for that—see your doctor.

As a Beatles fan since age 7, I recognize the symptoms of Tony and TJ‘s obsession with the Fabs. I’m a little older than Tony and TJ. I remember when the only Beatles information was from The Beatles Illustrated by Roy Carr and Tony Tyler, the Hunter Davies’s book and the Beatles Forever by Nicolas Schaffner.

Anyway, this brilliant podcast has quickly become a real favorite in my Beatles-centered world. Very funny and interesting listening. Thanks for your commitment and hard work.

By the way, I apologize for TJ’s experience in Birmingham in the late 90s. Never voted and would never vote for Pres Mango or his fascist-forward followers. Anyway, love your show.