Man On The Run

We cover the new Paul McCartney documentary MAN ON THE RUN, out on Amazon Prime, which covers the Wings part of Paul's post Beatles era.  Among other things, we hear Paul's motivations behind founding Wings, the emotional struggles after the end of the Beatles, thoughts about John's angry statements about Paul, his marriage to and relationship with Linda, musical decisions of many of his best known songs, his reaction to John's death and more. Overall it's a compassionate look that's surprisingly honest, given that Paul is an executive producer. The panel largely wanted more depth, but also enjoy what's here. In our "I Read The News Today Oh Boy" segment, we discuss Peter Jackson's statement that there is footage of the White Album being recorded, and Paul's upcoming "intimate" concerts in Los Angeles. Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Email us at [email protected] Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck

The panel goes over the newest episode of the Beatles Anthology - Episode 9! Released last November (2025), this episode shows interviews of Paul George and Ringo at the time they were filming the Anthology in the mid-90s. We see their thoughts and feelings about looking back on the Beatles. We also get extended looks at the recording the John Lennon Demos "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love." We get a surprisingly happy George, Ringo warmly telling Paul to quit horsing around and a generally sunny time. We also quickly discuss the upcoming Sam Mendes Beatles biopics, Ethan Hawke's Beatles take and a Mark Lewisohn ... er, power point presentation? Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Email us at [email protected] Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck

The panel goes over the recent documentary ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO. This is a look at John's only real solo concert, which he did at Madison Square Garden in 1972 to benefit a children's hospital. The doc also takes a lot of the news issues of the day which were influencing John and his struggles with immigration at the time.  We're amazed at realizing how intense the nightly news was at this time, and it gave us new perspective on John's more politically minded songs and activism. There's a lot of fun footage, including many phone calls John and Yoko were having with their staff and reporters.  Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected]

The panel goes very deep on Anthology 4, the "new" volume of rare tracks released as a sequel to the 1994 documentary / music release Beatles Anthology. I put "new" in quotes since many of these tracks were included on the re-mixes of Revolver, White Album, Let It Be and Abbey Road. It's a fun listen. We spend a lot of time going track by track to give our thoughts on it. Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected]

The panel lists the songs they feel strong personal connections to. What songs do YOU feel the strongest connection to? Why has "Mr. Moonlight" become a treasured personal memory for the podcast? Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected]

The panel watches the 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour. Originally a television special for the BBC on Boxing Day (day after Christmas, Americans) it is now seen as the Beatles third movie. A largely improvised film led by Paul, the film is seen as.... a mixed bag! A lot of the sequences are kinda, how do I put this, boring? But we also have a great music video for I Am The Walrus and some comedy(ish) sequences that are fun! Watch along with us! Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected]

The panel goes over Paul's 2005 solo album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. This was a big change of pace for Paul. He teamed up with Radiohead's producer Nigel Godrich and produced a series of mostly quiet, introspective and beautiful songs. The most famous track from this album is probably "Jenny Wren" but every one is interesting! ------------------ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected] ------ Subscribe at screwitpocasts.com to support the podcast and to get monthly bonus episodes!  This month we are doing an episode explaining the history of the quote "Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in the Beatles" -- a joke that was never said by any member of the Beatles, but is often misattributed to John.

We go over the 1974 John Lennon album Walls and Bridges! This was John's 4th solo album, and the final one he recorded before going on a nearly 5 year hiatus from recording. It's got the hits "#9 Dream" and "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" but of course has a lot of great songs besides. The panel gets into it! ------------------ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected] ------ Subscribe at screwitpocasts.com to support the podcast and to get monthly bonus episodes!  This month we are doing an episode on Billy Joel, inspired by the new HBO documentary And So It Goes.

What would you put on your Beatles best-of if you couldn't use any of their hits? That's the challenge the panel does in this episode. We each complied a "deep cut" Beatles best-of. These were our rules: Nothing that was on the "red" (1962-1966) or "blue" (1967-1970) albums, including the 2023 expanded versions. Nothing that was on the Beatles "1" compilation. Nothing that was on the "Past Masters" collections. We limited ourselves to 78:30 -- the length of the "1" CD. It was a fun challenge! Listen to what made the lists! Panel: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence Will: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/beatles-best-of-alts/pl.u-pMylDjYfWp7ek Brett: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/beatles-alt-best-of/pl.u-KVXBovPTN5mgj Katie: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Bi56gbTBN1jeBzlozmvAj?si=97466c3e38f54c43 Joel: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/beatles-alt-best-off/pl.u-B90jU1jWrgb ------------------ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected] ------ Subscribe at screwitpocasts.com to support the podcast and to get monthly bonus episodes!  This month we are doing our HOT TAKES on the Beatles. Here's a taste: Will says Lennon/McCartney are overrated as songwriters? WHAT?! Insane, right? Subscribe to hear the discussion!    

(This is an abridged version - subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for the full version) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our tribute episode to Brian Wilson, the leader of the Beach Boys, who died on June 11, 2025. We talk briefly , in our usual "mostly informed" way, about the relationship and influence between the Beatles and the Beach Boys. We talk in general about the incredibly transformation the Beach Boys' music went through over time. We talk about Brian's mental health struggles.  And then we take turns sharing a bunch of great Beach Boys songs! The music sharing starts at around 25 minutes in. CORRECTION: For some reason we (I?) keep saying the Brian Wilson biopic/ song is called "Love and Fear" but the correct title is "Love and Mercy." ---------- Our bonus episode this month (coming a few days after this one) for subscribers is a thought experiment in which we pitch what artists it would have been especially fun to see collaborate with either the Beatles or any of them in their solo careers. -------- Send us your thoughts at [email protected] You can also join our free Discord channel at screwitpodcasts.com