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 Goes On." As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram (@blottobeatles) and Twitter (@bl ..read more

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 the concept with an analysis of the Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Reprise. As always ..read more

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 (@blottobeatles), by emailing us (blottobeatles@gmail.com), or on the web (blottobea ..read more

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 Instagram (@blottobeatles) and Twitter (@blottobeatles), by emailing us (blottobeatles@gmail.com ..read more

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 Instagram (@blottobeatles) and Twitter (@blottobeatles), by emailing us (blottobeatles@gmail.com ..read more

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 bone broths from local chickens, learn the truth about Chris’ favorite canned fruit, and discover t ..read more

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 bone broths from local chickens, learn the truth about Chris’ favorite canned fruit, and discover t ..read more

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 glasses of "Words of Love." As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram (@blotto ..read more

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 (@blottobeatles) and Twitter (@blottobeatles), by emailing us (blottobeatles@gmail.com), or on the we ..read more

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 always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram & Twitter, by , or on th ..read more