Fans On The Run: A Podcast Made By, For And About Beatles Fans

And now, the thrilling conclusion to my interview with "Paul Or Nothing"'s Sam Whiles! A splendid time is guaranteed for all. This episode is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts and Podbean! Keep up with Sam: Paul Or Nothing: https://mccartneypod.podbean.com/ Punnit: The Competitive Pun Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJOzYgG9MW7CQHAZQahiqw/ Fol...

In the first part of this very special two-parter episode with the host of "Paul Or Nothing" Sam Whiles, we discuss the insecurities involved with doing podcasts, the underrated gem "Check My Machine", record collecting completion-ism, an iPod Nano, becoming a Beatle fan in the age of the information superhighway, buying vinyl under the influence, and our eardrum-shattering impressions of a slide...

The new episode of Fans On The Run is here, and I am honoured to be joined by the living legend himself, Ivor Davis! Ivor and I talk about joining The Beatles '64 U.S. tour, the threat of being torn from limb to limb by screaming teenagers, his memories of the Canadian stops on the tour, the summit between The Beatles and Elvis in '65, and much, much more! In fact, a good portion of this episode i...

A new episode of Fans On The Run is here with a very special guest, drummer, historian and Beatle fan Gary Astridge! Gary and I talk what makes Ringo's drumming special, playing on a makeshift drum kit with wooden spoons after watching the Ed Sullivan show, how he started his band, setting up Ringo's Beatle-era kits, designing the Starr Festival snare, and giving Sir Ringo one of the greatest gift...

A new episode of Fans On The Run is here! I'm joined by guitarist extraordinaire, and Beatlefest jam session regular Daniel Phillips, aka "Big D"! We talk about getting Beatle records for Christmas, borrowed Rickenbacker guitars, Badfinger, The Turtles, Paul McCartney's live prowess, and a spectacular failure of my guitar playing.   This episode is available to stream on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, P...

A new episode of Fans On The Run is here, with none other than “Rutling” Ken Thornton! Ken and I talk about discovering The Beatles, the bands Timebox and Patto, meeting Neil Innes and John Halsey, writing a song about the Sgt. Pepper album cover, and eventually touring with The Rutles and The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band! This episode is available to stream on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio and...

In this installment of Fans On The Run, Ethan Alexanian is joined by the man, the myth, the legend, Wally Podrazik! They discuss Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color airing on the same night as the first Ed Sullivan show appearances, the bonding aspects of trivia, going to the Library of Congress to compile his first Beatle book, the alternate history of the Decca tapes, and so, so much more!  ...

In this episode, Ethan is joined by Beatle author, and founder of meetthebeatlesforreal.com, Sara Schmidt! Among the topics of conversation are The New Kids On The Block, the launch of the Live At The BBC album, the the internet Beatles fan communities back in the 90's, a demonic cassette player, and meeting Ringo Starr!   Keep up with Sara! http://www.meetthebeatlesforreal.com/   Follow us on soc...

Ethan is joined today by one of the world's leading John Lennon researchers, as well as co-host of the "She Said, She Said" podcast, Jude Southerland Kessler! They discuss some of the biggest misconceptions about John, some famous myths, the "bigger than Jesus" controversy, and her preference for the early John-led Beatles over the later Paul-led Beatles. This episode is available for streaming on...

In this episode of Fans On The Run, Ethan is joined by "the human jukebox" Scott Erickson! They discuss Beatles promo singles, needledropping, the infamous Hard Day's Night chord, the Beatlefest jam sessions, The Smithereens, and the Let It Be album.

Ethan Alexanian is joined by renowned Liverpool Beatles author David Bedford, in this new episode of Fans On The Run! They discuss the influence of country music on The Beatles, Lonnie Donegan, the A Hard Day's Night album, why Ringo was so important to the sound, and the timelessness of the "fab four".

In the first episode of Fans On The Run, host Ethan Alexanian talks to his uncle, Paul Campbell, about his life and experiences as a Beatle fan.

In this episode, host Ethan Alexanian speaks to bestselling author and Beatles scholar Kenneth Womack about his life history with the Beatles' music.

In this episode, host Ethan Alexanian sits down with author and co-host of "Talk More Talk: A Solo Beatles Videocast" Kit O'Toole, about the 20 Greatest Hits album, Michael Jackson, the Beatlefest bootleg "room", and the neverending cycle of collecting new releases.

In this episode, host Ethan Alexanian and author and Beatles tourguide Susan Ryan discuss her personal Beatles memories, as well as E. J. Korvette, Yoko Ono stalkers, and memories of the early Beatlefest marketplace!

In this episode of FOTR, host Ethan Alexanian sits down with Piers Hemmingsen to discuss the forthcoming sequel to his book "The Beatles In Canada: The Origins Of Beatlemania", as well as a Yardbirds concert in Muskoka, Capitol of Canada's Paul White, a paper and pulp plant, and the fabs' popularity among the Québécois.

On this episode of Fans On The Run, host Ethan Alexanian talks with host of 2Legs: A Paul McCartney Podcast, and co-host of Talk More Talk: A Solo Beatles Videocast Tom Hunyady. They go down Tom’s memory lane of being a Beatles fan, as well as Star Wars, the Palace of Auburn Hills, Ringo’s current musical output, and the decreasing shelf space for Beatles books. A splendid time is guaranteed for a...

A splendid time is guarenteed for all, with this special edition of Fans On The Run. We are not only joined by Mark Benson, co-founder of "1964 The Tribute", but also Ardy Sarraf, co-founder of "The Fab Four"! Join host Ethan Alexanian for this "tribute-twofer" edition of Fans On The Run!

Another Friday, another new fabulous episode of Fans On The Run! This week, executive editor of Beatlefan magazine, as well as “Changin' Times: 101 Days That Shaped a Generation”, Al Sussman! In this episode, Al and host Ethan Alexanian go through Al’s personal Beatle history, where he started out not liking them in early 64’, to liking them shortly thereafter. As well as, the change of radio atte...

In this episode of FOTR, Ethan chats with "the Beatle brain of Britain" and premier London tour-guide Richard Porter about how he discovered the Beatles, The Rutles, the late Victor Spinetti and so much more!

What's this? The very first Fans On The Run two part episode? In this part, John and Ethan talk about Armenia, the magic of the city of Liverpool, recording techniques, what he's listening to these days, and of course, those loveable Beatles! Tune in on Monday, for the conlusion to this episode!

"All good things must come to an end", the second part of the conversation with John Montanga is here! Ethan and John discuss the "Paul is dead" theory, freakbeat, Roy Wood, The Dukes Of Stratosphear, underdeveloped Beatles songs, and the most spectacular pun failure of all time. Note: I was sick at the time of recording, so pardon the extra nasally voice.

In this episode, Ethan is joined by Beatles broadcasting legend, Ken Michaels! They talk about Ken's recent 2000 episode milestone for his long running show, "Every Little Thing" , as well as the wonders of the movie "Help!", starting one of the first All Beatles radio programmes, his trivia contests, his favourite, and least favourite solo Beatles tracks, and a disagreement over the album McCartn...

Welcome back to Fans On The Run! In this installment, Ethan sits down with Liverpool Blue Badge Beatleguide Jackie Spencer to talk about those four guys from her hometown. We talk about her run-in with Paul McCartney and James Corden durning filming for Carpool Karaoke, the recent Penny Lane controversy, the scouse accent itself, the legendary Alan Williams, and a poor attempt from our host at doi...

In this episode Ethan Alexanian is joined by the founder of The Fest For Beatles Fans, Mark Lapidos! Among topics, they discuss the arrival of The Beatles, the introduction of stereo records, the early years of Beatlefest, Harry Nillsson, the actual Beatles' reactions to the fest, and much, much more!