’Paul Or Nothing’ Podcast

Things get pretty queer here at Paul Or Nothing as we prepare to have a gay old time with Joseph Galliano-Doig, the found of Queer Britiain, the UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum. If it's gay and related to the Beatles, you bet your hot ass that we cover it...just don't as what we cover it in... Credit to BCTheBeatles for doing this topic during The Covid lockdown, and inspiring this chat. Please...

Me and singer/songwriter extraordinaire, social media personality and Beatle super-fan @carokelley sit down for a conversation that, true to form, goes all over the place and back again! The original goal was to simply have a conversation about the new Wings (2025) compilation album, but me being the fan of her music/content that I am, and her being the Beatle fan she is, we cover a lot more too....

Me and Luca reconvene once again to talk about ANOTHER book on Paul McCartney he has written! Another entry in his ongoing MILESTONES series, this time we have "Back to the Egg - The Story of Wings Last Album", a pocket sized history and guide to the swan song before the wings folded.  Luca's books can be found anywhere you can buy books online, but in case you need a hint here's a link - https://...

Now that the first three episodes of The Beatles: Anthology (2025) are finally here, its time to discuss whether lightning can strike twice for Disney with their latest Beatles restoration project!!! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartney...

The final piece to the four piece is finally here. Nearly 30 years after the original three Anthology albums were released, The Beatles have returned with the long-sought after, and long-debated Anthology 4. And now, it's time for my two cents! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact wit...

Me and author/poet Marcus Benjamin Ray Bradley discuss his new Beatles-inspired poetry book titled, "Imagining All The People: Poetry Inspired By The Characters In The Lyrics Of The Beatles". If you have ever wanted to experience a Beatles song from a different perspective, THIS is the episode or YOU! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page...

Me and Denny Seiwell, aka an original Wings lineup member, as well as the drummer for RAM, sit down to talk about his incredible life in music. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates...

Me and Dr. Robert Collier (aka @Beatles_Bass_Lines) are all about that bass. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod.  Check out our YouTube page at https:/...

Who wants to listen to a new Wings album? Well everyone who bought a copy of Wings: Wild Wonders did, but as with all things McCartney; nothing is ever that easy. Come join us for a very unique episode about McCartney bootlegs!!! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, dro...

In this episode we discuss and explore Paul's iconic and revealing appearing on the BBC's premiere radio show, "Desert Island Discs". Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by search...

The bitch is back!!! Me and the incandescent Phoebe Lorde, cohost of the "Another Kind of Mind" podcast, sit down to completely gush over one of the most essential solo Beatle concert film thingymuhbobs.  Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   Check out Phoebe's podcast here!!! - https://anotherkindofmind.com/V     If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartn...

Once again we welcome back friend-of-the-show and Beatle-Book-Badass Luca Perasi to discuss his latest book, "Press to Play: That Unmistakeable Eighties Sound".  In this book Luca covers everything you could ever possibly want to know about the album Press to Play, and more! I can guarantee that this book will make you view this much-maligned album in an entirely new light... Make sure to pick up...

Me and Pod-father extraordinaire Maurice Bursztynski embark on a three hour conversation that is SUPPOSED to exclusively be about Paul McCartney's Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard. However, in addition to a song-by-song breakdown of this iconic album, we also cover... The Zombies Beck Elvis Costello Billy Joel Skyhooks Amadeus Mozart Jason Faulkner And fifty other McCartney songs/topics not rel...

Continuing our look at the making of Paul's 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard; this week we explore the "making-of" the album. This includes... The recording sessions. Stories behind the songs. Album Artwork Promoting the album. Sales figures, and awards. And Critical Reception. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon...

And we are back once again with our ever expanding series on Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. In this episode we will be covering everything surrounding Nigel Godrich, the producer of the album. We will go through his history and his pedigree, before than going through (and hopefully challenging) the various legends surrounding his time with McCartney. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you...

Yes everyone, it is finally time for us to tackle another of "the big ones"... In this part #1 we will be exploring, in detail, everything that happened to our Paul between the releases of Driving Rain (2001) and Chaos in Creation in the Backyard (2005). From this tumultuous period, yet pivotal period, we will cover... The death of George Harrison. Paul's Marriage to Heather Mills. The Heather Mil...

In this new side series, we will be going through every instance of a solo Paul McCartney song appearing in either TV or film. Come join us as we analyse Paul's progression as a composer for hire, as well as the use of his back catalogues in soundtracks. We will cover such works as... Live and Let Die The Zoo Gang The Ramones' - Rock and Roll High School Diff'rent Strokes Twice in a Lifetime Spies...

Me and friend-of-the-show Max Comeau talk about some of our favourite McCartney Cold Cuts via the very loose concept of an official "Hot Hits and Cold Cuts" vinyl release. We're gonna do a double album with 24 minutes a side. Come join us to see which obscure tracks/would-be-classics make our track list.  Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon pa...

Once again, the last time we did one of these was 2023! We're getting there folks. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod.  Check out our YouTube page at htt...

Holy shit, the last one of these we did was in 2022!!! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod.  Check out our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel...

Is there a song that you are still waiting to hear Paul perform live? Well, we are here to share your pain. Join me and friend-of-the-pod, Max Comeau, as we create our respective ULTIMATE McCartney setlists for a tour that will never ever happen... As far as hypothetical episodes go...this is a good un'.  Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon pa...

Me and the wonderful Ed Chen return for another analysis of the videography of Paul McCartney. This week we are getting VERY 90's indeed, as we cover the videos from Off the Ground through Flaming Pie. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartney...

Me and Luca Perasi catch up once again to discuss ANOTHER new McCartney book release. This time it is the sequel to the massively successful, "Paul McCartney: Music is Ideas (Vol 1) 1970-1979", and it is titled..."Paul McCartney: Music is Ideas (Vol 2) 1980-2012". As per the usual, we will be discussing the book itself, his writing process, interviewees, and maybe, just maybe...a little Paul McCar...

Remember that "Listen with Sam - The 7" Singles" side series we started? No, I didn't either, but by gum are we back to continue it! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching...

Despite being sworn enemies, two podcasters come together to break down two McCartney gigs from the Got Back Tour. My guest today is one half the unfortunately excellent "2:Legs" podcast, aka Andy Nicholes, and his two gigs were at the controversial Manchester Co-op Stadium. Lots to discuss, and yet we actually kept it under 90 mins...somehow... Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you want to s...