“Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast…”
Nothing Is Real began in May 2019 and is currently eight seasons old.
The goal is to look at The Beatles from as many different angles as possible with hosts Steven Cockcroft and Jason Carty.
The events, the songs, the moments, the albums, the coincidences, the happenings, the effects, the triumphs, the failures, the people, The Beatles, John, Paul, George Ringo - all of it, and more, gets covered on Nothing Is Real.
Visiting Abbey Road
Season One
Nothing In Real started in May 2019 as an in-studio podcast. As the series evolved we visited Abbey Road, interviewed Mark Lewisohn and did a live show with an audience.
Meeting Robyn Hitchcock
Season Two
Nothing Is Real returned in June 2020, a little later than expected due to the global situation. Before being evicted from the studio we sat down with Robyn Hitchcock, and lockdown recording led to deep dives on the Beatles Anthology and the year 1974.
Chatting to Kevin Godley
Season Three
After a brief summer break, Nothing Is Real returned in September 2020. There were three albums celebrating a 50th birthdays: Plastic Ono BAnd (John and Yoko’s), McCartney and a three episodes look at All Things Must Pass. There was also the surprise release of a new rockdown album: McCartney III
In The Studio Spring 2021
Season Four
From The Ed Sullivan Show through The Ballad of John & Yoko to The Travelling Wilburys there was a lot of ground to cover. Plus we talk to a member of Wings.
The Beatles Get Back
Season Five
The White Album, Rubber Soul, The Sgt Pepper Movie and the most exciting thing to happen in the Beatleverse this century, Peter Jackson’s The Beatles Get Back
From Brian To Klein
Season Six
For season six, Nothing Is Real tried something new: an arc. We looked at the people, moments and events that brought the Beatles from the cosseted creativity of the Brian Epstein era to the wild west of Allen Klein. Whatever you do, don’t call it From Brian to Klein.
A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed For All.
Stop & Smell the Ringo
Season Seven
After our sixth season’s arc of From Brian To Klein, season seven kicked off with…another review of Allen Klein. We also focused on other people in the Beatle universe like Derek Taylor and Stuart Sutcliffe, and the magic of August 23rd.
Exclusive Episodes
Acast+ Supporter Season: 16 Songs of 66
Nothing Is Real has been releasing bonus episodes for supporters since March 2021. For 2023 we put out a season of 16 episdoes, one for each of the 16 songs that The Beatles put out in 1966 - their most revolutionary, but least productive year.
1963 - 1992!
Season Eight
What mountains does NIR still have to climb? The Bigger Than Jesus controversy, November 1963 and, of course, Press To Play. Also an end of year episode that looks at Now & Then.
With Beatles Historian Mark Lewisohn
Interviews
The first interview on Nothing Is Real was with Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn when he was in Dublin in October 2019. Since then Robyn Hitchcock and Kevin Godley have visit the BeatlePod to talk about how their life and work had overlapped with The Fab Four.
Exclusive Episodes and Interviews
Acast+ Supporter Episodes
From March 2021, Nothing Is Real has been releasing exclusive episodes for supporters on our It’s All Too Much tier. Check out the huge range of bonus episodes.
Live In Front of an Audience in 2021
Special Episodes
Some episodes went a little further. In August 2019, Steven & Jason went to Abbey Road and recorded in Studio Two. Later that year there was a live episode recorded in front of a studio audience at the Dublin Beatles Festival. Plus the debut of Everything Is Real - A Yoko Ono Podcast. And more…