Episode 29: Split, man.

Dig. Like, we’re changing things up a bit for this episode, because it’s a groove, man. Lisa and Sean talk about an album that made Brian Wilson go on the loose wig, much to the chagrin of the freaky people he was closest to. So just relax, we’re gonna straighten you guys out. And then ...click to read more

The famous words of Dennis Wilson: “Brian is The Beach Boys. He is the band. We’re his f***ing messengers. He is all of it. Period. We’re nothing. He’s everything.” Oh, is he? He needed a mess o’ help. In episode 28, Gen X married couple Lisa and Sean discuss some of the contributions of all ...click to read more

It’s Hallowe’en. And a big part of this fall holiday: scary movies. And what movie could possibly be scarier than…Summer Dreams: The Story of The Beach Boys, the made-for-TV movie that originally aired in 1990 on ABC-TV. Does the fact that the movie begins with three disclaimers have any indication as to the quality of ...click to read more

As were all fans, we were devastated to hear on June 11, 2025, the news of Brian Wilson’s passing. A few days later we sat down and recorded our thoughts, still processing the news. Feel free to share your thoughts and feelings with us as well. Our aim was to keep things as positive as ...click to read more

…and that mystery is that of the long lost Smile album. Making a valiant attempt to unravel that mystery is David Leaf, who join Lisa and Sean in this special extended episode to talk about his new book, SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson. David talks about the book, why he wrote ...click to read more

Been a while! But Lisa and Sean discuss the three major Beach Boys career-spanning documentaries. What worked? What didn’t? Who did it the best? Who did it the worst? Recorded December 24, 2024

In this lengthily-titled episode, Lisa and Sean discuss not just songs that are signposts for the beloved Pet Sounds album, but also songs that theoretically could be Pet Sounds aftershocks. Recorded June 22, 2024 SHOW NOTES

On the 25th anniversary of their first Brian Wilson concert, your hosts talk about their experience at the show and how things have changed (and stayed the same) — for both Brian Wilson and them personally — in the last quarter-century. (Please note that this episode was recorded before the sad and unexpected news of ...click to read more

Hot takes is what this episode is all about: Lisa and Sean talk about some…well, unpopular…opinions about The Beach Boys. Do you think “Good Vibrations” is a hack job that should have been given to The Pickle Brothers? Or maybe that Country Love blows That Lucky Old Sun out of the water? Perhaps “Ten Little ...click to read more

Brian Wilson conceived of the Smile album 58 years ago, abandoned it 57 years ago, and debuted a finished version of it 20 years ago to the day. To commemorate the anniversary of the first public performance of the legendary masterpiece, Lisa and Sean look at the 2004 album in comparison to the original versions ...click to read more