Here, There, and Everywhere: A Beatles Podcast

In this episode of "Here, There, and Everywhere," host Jack Lawless sits down with Barry Fratelli, the bassist of the Scottish rock band, The Fratellis, to explore how The Beatles influenced the band's music. From Barry's earliest memories of discovering The Beatles to how their music inspired his songwriting and approach to making music, this episode delves into the enduring legacy of the Fab Fou...

In this episode of the "Here, There, and Everywhere" podcast, Jack Lawless interviews Janice Mitchell about her fascinating adventure overseas when she ran away from home to meet The Beatles in 1964, her experiences, and how she got rock and roll banned in Cleveland. This episode is a must-listen for any Beatles fan or anyone interested in the history of music. Don't forget to subscribe for more e...

In this episode of the "Here, There, and Everywhere" podcast, host Jack Lawless is joined by the multi-talented musician, songwriter, video producer, and internet personality, Bill Wurtz . Together, they discuss Bill's music, his inspirations, and how he got started writing songs. They also delve into one of Bill's biggest musical influences, The Beatles - in particular, the incredible talent of P...

Robyn Hitchcock is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who led “The Soft Boys” in the late 1970s and released the classic Neo-psychedelic album, “ Underwater Moonlight ”, which influenced bands such as R.E.M. Robyn also had a successful solo career, with songs like “ I Often Dream of Trains ”. On this episode, Robyn and Jack talk about Robyn's life and music - and The Beatles!   Check out R...

Steve Silberman is an award-winning science writer whose articles have appeared in Wired, the New York Times, the New Yorker, and the Boston Globe. He is the author of " NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity " - a widely-praised bestseller in the US and the UK. His TED talk, “ The Forgotten History of Autism ,” has been viewed nearly 2 million times online. Steve also...

Daniel Donato is one of the best guitar players in today’s music scene. He’s 27 years old and his musical style has been said to blend the best of Nashville honky-tonks with an improvisational spirit rooted in the ethos of the Grateful Dead. Daniel tours with his band playing cosmic country music to an ever-growing audience and plays with some of the world’s most famous musicians, such as Bob Weir...

Morgan Enos is a professional songwriter, journalist, essayist, and reporter currently working as a staff writer at Grammy.com.  He makes music as Other Houses and has written for Fortune, Discogs, Jazztimes, Billboard, Tidal Magazine, Bandcamp Daily, Consequence and more. Morgan’s life has been influenced by the Beatles in a fascinating way, and on today’s podcast, Morgan and Jack talk about that...

Tomo Fujita is a professional guitarist and an esteemed professor at Berklee College of Music. As a professor, he’s taught students, such as John Mayer, and has played with legendary musicians such as Steve Jordan, Susan Tedeschi, Phil Colins, and Steve Gadd. In this episode, Tomo and Jack discuss the intricacies of George Harrison's guitar solos, Tomo's favorite Beatles songs, and how The Beatles...

Mick Foley is a legendary professional wrestler, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the WWE. One of the cornerstones of WWE’s meteoric rise in the late 90’s, Foley has wrestled under his real name and the personas: Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love. Foley is a four-time world champion, an 11-time world tag-team champion, a one-time TNA Legends Champion, and...

Joel Cassady is a member of the band Walk off the Earth - well known for their covers of popular music on YouTube , as well as their original songs. WOTE's YouTube channel has over 4.35 million subscribers and their videos have over 1 billions views. In February of 2020, the band released a video of them performing a live medley of Beatles hits in chronological order, spanning from 1962-1970. In t...

Jude Southerland Kessler is a John Lennon expert and the author of a 9 volume series of the life of John Lennon. Jude has spent her entire life researching and writing the myth-busting John Lennon biographical series, beginning her research in 1986.  Since then, Jude's earned the reputation of a leading John Lennon expert. In this episode of the podcast, Jude talks with Jack about the life of John...

In 1965, the Beatles shattered all existing box office and attendance records in show business history when they sold out Shea Stadium to 56,000 fans. No band before them had ever played a baseball stadium and few believed it could be pulled off. Celebrated Hollywood author Laurie Jacobson describes all the excitement and details of the concert in her new book “TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN: The Beatles at...

Dr. Steven Hassan is a mental health professional, cult and undue influence expert who has been working in the field of relationship, group, and political cults for over 40 years. Dr. Hassan joins Jack on the podcast this week to discuss the influence of The Beatles on the world, Beatlemania, and cults that have associated themselves with The Beatles - such as the Maharishi's Transcendental Medita...

Madeline Bocaro is an independent author who published a 558 page book about Yoko Ono and her works titled "In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono". The book is an all encompassing look into Yoko's life, art, and music in astounding detail. his 558-page book is for superfans. It is also for anyone who is a fan of John Lennon (or the Beatles) who would like to know more about the extraord...

Carson McKee is a folk musician from Charlotte, North Carolina. Perhaps best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of The Other Favorites, a project shared with longtime collaborator Josh Turner, McKee’s style represents a contemporary reframing of the Laurel Canyon rock and Outlaw country that constituted his musical diet as a teenager. Carson and Josh post videos of their songs to...

Laurie Kaye is a former newscaster at RKO Networks. She was part of a team that interviewed John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their Dakota apartment on December 8th, 1980 - just hours before John was assassinated. She’s interviewed nearly all big names in the music industry from Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, even George Martin.   In this episode, Laurie tells Jack what it was like to meet an...

J. Ivy is an American performance poet, spoken-word artist, recording artist, songwriter and author. He is a three-time HBO Def Poet and is known for his performance on Kanye West’s Grammy Award-winning debut album The College Dropout , which featured him on the song "Never Let Me Down" along with Jay-Z. He received an NAACP Image Award for his writing and on-camera narration of the BET documentar...

Brenna Ehrlich is Chief Research Editor at Rolling Stone as well as a young adult author, short story writer, and freelance journalist. In this episode, Jack and Brenna discuss how The Beatles can be introduced to you at any age, how the John & Paul Dynamic is evident in many other bands, the best cover of "Monkberry Moon Delight", and more!   Follow Brenna on Twitter @BrennaEhrlich and check out...

Jake Fogelnest is an Emmy Award nominated writer, producer, and broadcaster. In 1994, when Jake was 14 years old, he started his own pop culture TV show called "Squirt TV on MTV". Jake has since worked on shows such as Comedy Central’s “Corporate”, Marvel’s "Runaways", and "Wet Hot American Summer". Jake’s a huge Beatles fan and loves all kinds of music. In this episode, Jake and Jack discuss how...

Jake Fogelnest is an Emmy Award nominated writer, producer, and broadcaster. In 1994, when Jake was 14 years old, he started his own pop culture TV show called "Squirt TV on MTV". Jake has since worked on shows such as Comedy Central’s “Corporate”, Marvel’s "Runaways", and "Wet Hot American Summer". Jake’s a huge Beatles fan and loves all kinds of music. In this episode, Jake and Jack discuss the...

John Illsley is the bass guitarist of the band Dire Straits. He has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award. As one of the founding band members, with guitarist brothers Mark and David Knopfler , and drummer Pick Withers , Illsley played a role in the development of Dire Straits' sound. By the time the group disbanded in 1995 changes in personnel meant that Illsley and lead...

Loren Gold has been the keyboardist and backup vocalist for The Who since 2012 (Roger Daltrey since 2009) and the band Chicago since 2021. Other artists he has toured with include Kenny Loggins, Don Felder, Natalie Maines, Mandy Moore, Rita Wilson, and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks. Loren co-wrote the first song on Taylor’s platinum selling album, entitled “The Runaround.” Gold has been musica...

Simon Barber and Brian O’Connor of the songwriting and podcast host duo, "Sodajerker", join Jack on the "Here, There, and Everywhere" podcast to talk about The Beatles, their interview with Paul McCartney, and Paul McCartney's songwriting process.  Subscribe to Sodajerker podcast: https://www.sodajerker.com If you enjoy this episode, please remember to subscribe to this podcast so you can receive...

David Bennett is a professional pianist, published composer, and YouTube educator. His YouTube channel has 700,000 subscribers and his videos are viewed by millions worldwide who are interested in learning about music and music theory. David joins Jack in an hour long discussion about the world's most famous musical group, The Beatles. David and Jack discuss The Beatles' most structurally impressi...

Mark Frost is the co-creator of the hit TV show, "Twin Peaks", along with his partner, David Lynch. "Twin Peaks" is often listed among the greatest television series of all time and has received universal acclaim from critics and audiences. Our host, Jack Lawless, interviews Mark about his love for The Beatles' music and their influence on him as a creator. Mark and Jack talk about what it was lik...