Things We Said Today Beatles Radio Show

  In episode #462 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole explore “The Beatles Live at Candlestick Park,” a new book devoted to Jim Marshall’s extraordinary photographs of the Beatles final concert, in San Francisco on August 29, 1966 (plus some of Marshall’s photos from their appearance at the Cow Palace in 1965). On hand for the discussion are Amelia Da...

In episode #461 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole interview Laurence Juber about a wide range of topics, including his time as the lead guitarist in the final iteration of Wings and his work since then (and before then, actually) as a session musician, a solo guitarist, an arranger and composer (for, among other things, the new Peter Asher documenta...

In episode #460 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole discuss Paul McCartney’s new album, “The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” as well as his recent appearances on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” as well as the recent passing of producer Jack Douglas. Here is where each topic begins: “SNL” at 3’08”; “Late Night” at 29’24”; Jack Do...

Things We Said Today-Talk More Talk #459 – A chat with Bruce Sugar In episode #459 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole speak with the producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bruce Sugar about his work with Ringo Starr, with whom he has collaborated since the “Choose Love” album in 2005. The interview begins after Ken’s news segment, at 21’17”....

In episode #458 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole review the new film “Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC.” The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment, at 16’. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our emai...

In episode #457 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole discuss Ringo Starr’s new album, “Long Long Road,” and after several months of collaborating with Talk More Talk, we welcome Kit as a member of the TWST team, effectively combining the two shows (although TMT may post a show of its own periodically). The discussion of Ringo’s album begins after Ken’s...

In episode #456 of Things We Said Today – another combination show with Talk More Talk -- Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Robert Whitaker photo shoot that yielded the Butcher Cover and much else (on March 25) in a chat with Erika White, the author of the impending book “Meat the Beatles,” which examines the Butcher Cover and its his...

In episode #455 of Things We Said Today – another collaboration with Talk More Talk -- Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole each choose five moments in the Beatles’ history that we wish we were present for. There was only one that we all chose (you can probably guess). We also discuss Paul’s new single, “Days We Left Behind” and the announcement of his new album, “The Boys of...

In episode #454 of Things We Said Today –Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrate what would have been George Harrison’s 83rd birthday (a little late, but we were recording our last show, with Mark Lewisohn, on the actual date, February 25) by each choosing our favorite 10 solo Harrisongs. The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment, at 28’46”. During his news report, Ken mentione...

            In episode #453 of Things We Said Today – another collaboration with Talk More Talk – Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole speak with Mark Lewisohn about the new video version of his fascinating “Evolver 62” stage show, and about his continuing work on his Beatles biographical trilogy, “All These Years.” The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment, at 11’50”. As...

           In episode #452 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo are joined by Adrian Sinclair, the co-author, with Allan, of “The McCartney Legacy” series, for a lively debate about the merits of the new “Paul McCartney Man on the Run” film. Besides his work on “The McCartney Legacy,” Adrian was a consultant on the McCartney film, which was directed by Morgan Neville...

            In another joint episode, Things We Said Today and Talk More Talk -- Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole -- join forces to rank Wings’ seven studio albums. The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment and a review, by Kit, of Yoko’s Music of the Mind show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago ( https://visit.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/yoko-ono-music-of-the-...

            Things We Said Today and Talk More Talk join forces again to respond to Giles Martin’s comments about there being no more great unreleased Beatles material. Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole have some suggestions. The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment, at 16’10”.             In his news segment, Ken mentioned a few projects that you can look into furthe...

            Things We Said Today and Talk More Talk start 2026 with another collaboration. For the occasion, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Kit O’Toole are joined by “McCartney Legacy” co-author Adrian Sinclair for a look at Paul McCartney’s new “Wings – The Story of a Band on the Run” book, edited by Ted Widmer. The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment, at 19’11”.          As...

            In episode 448 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels and Allan Kozinn (Darren DeVivo was unable to attend) speak with director Simon Weitzman about his new film, “A Love Letter to the Beatles,” as well as some interesting upcoming projects. The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment, at 19’31”.  As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode...

            In another collaboration between Things We Said Today and Talk More Talk, Ken Michaels, Darren DeVivo, Kit O’Toole and Allan Kozinn discuss “The Beatles Anthology 2025,” with a focus on Vol.4 of the audio set, and Episode 9 of the streaming video. The discussion begins after Kit’s report on one of Paul’s Chicago shows and Ken’s news segment, at 31’17”.             Ken mentioned the “Be...

            In another collaboration between Things We Said Today and Talk More Talk, Ken Michaels, Darren DeVivo, Kit O’Toole and Allan Kozinn discuss the new “Wings” compilation – how it works, what the point of it is, what they found surprising and what they’d add or subtract. The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment, at 21’55”.                 Ken mentioned the “Beatles Anthology” book c...

            In Episode 445 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Gary Van Scyoc, the bassist in Elephant’s Memory, the New York band that worked with John Lennon & Yoko Ono in 1972 (and whose Apple album, “Elephant’s Memory,” John & Yoko  produced). Besides giving us an enlightening overview of his work with the Lennons on “Some Time in New York C...

            In Episode 444 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Denny Seiwell – Wings first drummer and a veteran session musician – about “Denny Seiwell: The Best and Worst of Times,” the new autobiography he has written with Robyn Flans. The interview begins after Ken’s news segment (at 18’20”). Denny previously joined us on Episode 219 ( https://www.y...

            In Episode 443 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss whether George Harrison was marginalized during his Beatles years. The discussion begins after Ken’s news segment (at 19’20”). As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our...

Is it Things We Said Today plus Kit O'Toole, or Talk More Talk plus Allan Kozinn? The two podcasts (whose members in common are Ken Michaels and Darren DeVivo) join forces to discuss the announcement of "Wings," a new compilation of hits and deep cuts from Paul McCartney's post-Beatles band, pegged to his new film, "Man on the Run" and his book about the era, "Wings - The Story of a Band on the Ru...

Things We Said Today #442 – The 45th Annual John Lennon Tribute, a Chat with Joe Raiola             In Episode 442 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Joe Raiola, the founder, president and artistic director of the annual John Lennon Tribute concerts in New York – this year at Town Hall on December 12. (We also discuss aspects of the new archival set,...

            In Episode 441 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Chip Madinger, the author of “Eight Arms to Hold You” and “Lennonology,” for a discussion of the newly announced Fall releases from John Lennon and The Beatles, both of which have controversial aspects. [The discussion begins after the news, at 17’07”; the news also includes Darren’s repor...

            In Episode 440 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Steve Matteo - whose most recent book, “Act Naturally,” covers the Beatles’ film career in depth – for a discussion of “Help!” on its 60th anniversary. (The discussion begins after the news segment, at 24’40”.)             Steve was previously on Things We Said Today in 2020 to discuss his...

            In Episode 439 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo each choose our three favorite performances from among the shows we’ve seen by the solo Beatles, in anticipation of the upcoming tours by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. (The discussion begins after the news segment – which includes a short debate about Billy Joel, occasioned by his comments on the Whit...