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Ep. 138 | The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil - A Very Special Untitled Beatles Field Trip
What happens in Vegas⊠sometimes gets leaked back to your partner in your podcast feed. This week, T.J. and Tony PRODUCER CASEY trek out to the desert to take in a Wednesday evening performance of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil. Tony and P3Z-Nutz get left behind in the studio, but may just get the last laugh, as the Drab Dos give their reviews of the show and hit on such timeless topics as:
đ„© Whatâs Gordon Ramsey got against Tony, and what gives with all the GI issues? (Or would they be Doughboy issues? #callback)
đź Whatâs a guy gotta do to get kicked out of the Mirage gift shop?
đ€Ą <angry Chicago guy> How come those fancy French clowns replaced the Old Style with 20-dollar craft brews, and I Am The Walrus with some Matchbox Twenty bullhooey?
And is it just us, or is P3Z sounding more and more like George Martin? #beatlesconspiracies
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Ep. 137 | The Beatles Songs⊠That Arenât
Even the most casual Beatles fan knows that Beatles songs are Beatles songs. But did you know that *some* Beatles songs *aren't* *Beatles* songs? #RuleOfSixAsteriks
"Follow me?" Or is that merely an obscure Lerner & Loewe song cut from Aaron Sorkin's "Camelot"? Look, here's the deal: Tony and T.J. thought it'd be a literal butt-gas to explore the wild world of "Beatles Songs That Aren't: The Song Titles The Beatles Gave Away." Now on Pair records and (gentlemen, we got the) Tapes.
On their Journey, when the lights go down in the cit-ay, they also ponderosa:
đŠ Which White Album cut doubled as the theme to a late 60's NBC sitcom? (Hint: it's the Bea Arthur vehicle "Sexy Sadie".)
đș Chicago over everything means Richard Marx > everything, yes? Including The Beatles? Yup, Chicago All-Starr Richard Marx > The Beatles. Done. #312 #NoLongerBrewedHere #Cowards
đ„Ș Does ELO listen to Wilco's ELT while eating a BLT, doing PCP on the CTA and listening to the UBP, now mornings on select NPR HD2 affiliates?
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Ep. 136 | The Beatlesâ (Fantasy) Summer LP
Rumour has it, if you mash up The Beach Boys' "Endless Summer" compilation with the Grease showstopper "Summer Nights", you get 137th Beatle Richard Marx's classic cassingle, "Endless Summer Nights" (đ«) "Right Here Waiting" (đ).
ButâŠwhat if you get crazy and accidentally add John & Yoko's "Double Fantasy"? MAYBE NOBODY KNOWS? (#MccartneyII #McCartneyEyeEye)
Good thing Tony and TJ, 98.9's Hot FM midday summer jamz expertz, know about Summer, The Beatles, and fantasies, dear mister! And the #TanTwo have generously assembled their own fantasy summer Beatles compilations to cure your summertime blues! So don't raise a fuss and don't raise a holler, Wisk helps get rid of ring around the collar! And:
đŠ Do Arctic-adjacent kids who love art projects listen to a lot of Seals and Crafts? And was that really worth it?
đȘ So, turns out Tony's a WW-Eye expert, huh?
đŠ If Mike Love was flavor of ice cream, would he still be a d**k?
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Ep. 135 | The Beatles as Sidemen
If thereâs one thing we know about our beloved Fabs, itâs that they all liked to get a little on the side. Know what weâre sayinâ, guy/lady/however you identify, any of which is cool with us? Well get yer minds out of the gutter! Because in this episode we take a look at some of our very favorite moments with The Beatles as Sidemen, and their notable appearances on other peopleâs records. Some collabs (hawt pic, DM us!) make perfect sense, while some are completely random and hilarious. And, If youâre Basketball Howard Jonesinâ for more, donât try to live your life in one day! We do find the time to wonder:
đč Hey HamHeads, match each Schuyler Sister (Eliza, Angelica, and Peggy) with a UBP mainstay (P3Z-Nutz, Dave Dexter, Jimmie Nicol). Bonus points for being in the greatest city in the world: SHEBOYGAN, BABY! #WerkWerk
đșđžđł Is it true that in the 1990âs, you werenât legally allowed to be in a room with Macca if you used an American Express? (Angry Chicago Guy: AND HOW COME DINERS CLUB DONâT SPONSOR NO BANGLADESH?)
đCan you really call yourself a Beatles fan if you donât know what record label Belinda/Brandi Carlisle was/is on? And does that explain the delay in Lewishonâs âTune In Vol 2: Heaven Is A Place On Earthâ?
#Untitled #Beatles #Podcast
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Ep. 131 | The Beatles Sell Out: The Fab Four in Ads
What makes a "sell out"? Did you sell out? Did Who? How 'bout when? Or sometimes, y? #sometimesand #provtalk
And what about AI? Does it scare you? Is it weird to be scared of a 76'er who retired years ago and hated - I mean, HATED - practice? Not the game! He's talking about practice.
Today's episode considers both related topics. Do commercials with covers or (ahem, sloppily edited) original Beatles music brand our beloved Fabs as sell outs? And what of Beatles AI: awful, or artful?
Along this Journey (#OpenArms), our own cell outs (#AmeritechBell) consider:
đ„© Does everybody know your name at Chili's, Applebees, or Rudy Tuesjays?
đșđž John Lewis remains a beloved, American civil rights hero. Was he also a UK department store?
đŽđȘŠ Is Golden Slumbers best heard as a cover in a TV commercial with the sounds of a large, apparently quite ill animal snoring and I think farting?
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Ep. 130 | A Trivial Beatles Podcast - Game 1, Part 2
Arguably, the most famous sitcom episode of the 1990âs was from the syndicated-only âNew WKRP In Cincinnatiâ, where station manager Arthur âBig Guyâ Carlson challenges rival station WPIG to an on-air poker match. Two problems: 1) poker on the radio? WHUT. And 2) Despite the generational hilarity of its predecessor, âThe New WKRPâ su-su-su-su-SUCKED! What were you thinking, Bill Dial?
But you know what doesnât suck? The Beatles! And especially non-sucking is The Beatles Trivial Pursuit special edition! This week, Tony & T.J. square off and conclude their inaugural game. No spoilers, but a last-minute rule change fixed the result worse than the only actual rigged election in recent memory, the one the Supreme Court handed to GW Bush that began the downfall of America! BUT WE DIGRESS!!!
So girl, get your game play on, and join us as we also ask:
đ„§ Whatâs the best Prince song: âPurple Pieâ, âWhen Doves Pieâ, âThe Ballad Of Dorthy Pie-kerâ, âRaspberry Pie-retâ, or âSexy Mother Fđ„§đ„§ker (Pie Remix)?â #RuleOfFives
âŸïž (Read as angry, vaguely drunk White Sox fan): How come Bruce Spizer donât write no books about CBSâ critically adored, little watched, New Orleans-focused dramedy from 1987, âFrankâs Placeâ? And how come Spizer hates Tim Reid AND Tim Anderson?
đ» Is Radioheadâs âKid Aâ the equivalent of âAbbey Roadâ, for people who donât care about minor details like âmemorable songsâ?
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Ep. 129 | The Beatlesâ (Fantasy) Country LP
Tony & T.J. arenât just Beatles fans. Nah, son. Look at them arms. They country strong. LOOK AT THEM ARMS! GâON, LOOK! NOW TOUCH THEM ARMS. TOUCH THEM. NOW SQUEAL LIKE A PIGâŠ
And, like The Beatles, we at the UBP have a deep appreciation for classic Country music. (Western, however can go f**k itself. Got that, âPaint Your Wagonâ soundtrack? #DrunkLeeMarvin)
Based on a great episode suggestion from perhaps our youngest listener, Owen (#ThanksO), this week Tony & T.J. assemble their fantasy takes on a Beatles Country album. And while they boot scoot boogie their way thru many Fab country tunes, they also ponder:
âŸïž Was Enrico Pallazzo on the legendary, literally-everybody's-heard-of-it, #FantasyRecords?
đ CLASSIC PARTY GAME ALERT! Letâs play âPair someone from Tears For Fears with one of the Three Stooges!â
đ Did anyone else watch âSkiffle After Darkâ on Skinemax back in 1989? #LonnieDongagain
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Ep. 127 | A Trivial Beatles Podcast
Trivia! What a silly word. I mean, how many words rhyme with âJergens?â Feel me, Jacque?
Sadly, ever since Alex Trebek pulled a (rather cowardly) #HeGone, the pursuit of trivia - Beatles and otherwise - has been largely dormant in America. But not this week! Because Tony and T.J. each break out their deluxe editions of Beatles Trivial Pursuit and play a heated, often deadly round or three of the game! But donât you D.A.R.E. think we put the board in âbored gameâ! Because, madness (#OurHouse) ensues as we also trivially pursue:
đ Would NBC have ever considered green-lighting âDear Johnâ if not for itsâ one, ill-fated season of âTaxiâ?
âŸïž Were the 90âs Yankees really better without ding-dong-dinger machine Donnie Baseball? (Drunk old Chicago White Sox fan: âWhat about Bronny Dosco?â)
đ„ Is âSteve Winwood: The Musicalâ the new âBlind Faith: The Musicalâ? And will you miss both if youâre stuck in traffic? Shit thatâs a lot of Steve Winwood references, right? Too many? Or just about right, in a ârule of 3âsâ way? We ask rhetorically, like donât send us notes or anything like that, because we wonât read it. Whoâs got the time? Like, how do YOU even have the time to write a Beatles podcast about a failed Steve Winwood bit? Think about that next time you find yourself drinking a High Life again. Drinking a highâŠlifeâŠagain.
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Ep. 124b | Sixth Beatle Bracket Part 2
OK, OK, we got all our April foolishness out of our systems⊠now back to the VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS at hand. This week T.J., Tony, and Casey pick up right where they left off in their pursuit to crown the undisputed SIXTH BEATLE.
Join as we narrow the field down from our Sweet XVI, see whether any Cinderella stories stretch through the Final IV, and find out:
đł Whatâs Tonyâs deal with Mel from Melâs Diner?
đ Whatâs Brian Epsteinâs deal with trousers?
đ€đ Whatâs T.J.âs deal with robutts?
To almost quote the great Chicago Bulls play-by-play announcer Chuck Swirsky: This hotly anticipated finale is (glass) ONIONS BABY, ONIONS.
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Ep. 125 | The Bouncy Chronicles of BeadleMania: A Dexterous and Manimalistic Odyssey
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Embark on a mind-bending journey into the Untitled BeaDles Podcast with your fearless hosts, Tony Menodza and T.J. Shanoff! In this brain-tickling episode, we whirl through a kaleidoscope of strange and surprising topics that defy logic, reason, and perhaps even good taste. Hold on tight as we:
đđŠ Unravel the enigmatic Dave Dexterâs zany influence on the Beadlesâ American records, including his integration of the fads and crazes of the times
đșđŹ Reminisce about some of the more mind-boggling sitcoms of the MCMLXs
đ§đ Probe the perplexing existence of Kathy Bartlett from East Meadow, Long Island, and her inexplicable connection to the Beadles
Join us as we traverse the absurd and cerebrum-stapling landscape of UnbeeMania, leaving no stone unturned or pogo stick un-bounced.
Our love for our listeners is boundless, and we will go to great lengths to ensure their happiness â all while keeping a watchful eye on their well-being. So plug in your earbuds, fire up the Unatbed Beadles podcast, ampersand let the madness begin!