
Blotto Beatles
We are the world’s leading hammered highbrows of Beatles broadcasting. In other words, we have a few drinks, we hit record, and we review and rank one Beatles song per episode.
Episodes
108 episodes
Ep. 90 - Distill There Was You (feat. Julie Klausner).
The Blottos start by getting back to their theater roots with an update on the Blotto Beatles: The Musical. From there we welcome guest and comedian Julie Klausner as we discuss if “Marmalade Full of Botulism” is the best Warren Zevon record; i...
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Episode 90
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1:42:15

Ep. 89 - Sloe Gin Down (feat. Jonathan Pretus of Ranking the Beatles Pod)
Have you ever wondered what it's like behind the curtain of a Blotto Beatles recording session? This intro peels it all back for a look into how the sausage is made. We really get down to business after that as we....take an episode...
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Episode 89
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1:27:15

Ep. 88 - Glass Cocktail Onion
The Blottos hit the double ochos by playing a voicemail from the fictional world of Knives Out, hitting a very early Magical Mystery Word, questioning when the last time was that people saw Ringo's eyes, complimenting Becker's Joe Walsh impress...
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Episode 88
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1:23:13

Ep. 87 - She Loves Brew (feat. James Campion)
The Beatles changed the world with three simple words: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah—and we’re here to overthink (and over-drink) every last one of them. This week, we take a deep dive into She Loves You with James Campion, author of T...
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Episode 87
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1:44:12

Ep. 86 - Tecate to Ride (feat. author Jack Marriott)
The Blottos start with a review of the new Beatleverse trailer before diving headfirst into a full-on banger of a Beatles track with author Jack Marriott; from there we quickly dive into our day drinker, the fingerpicking murders of Donovan, co...
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Episode 86
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1:41:07

Ep. 85 - Rye'm Down (Feat. Andy Nicholes and Tom Hunyady of the 2Legs Pod)
It was a singular joy to close out the year in episode 85 with Tom Hunyady and Andy Nicholes of the 2Legs podcast as we discussed the McCartney '71 tapes, some real moments of what this work means to us when other things feel upside down, a Sta...
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Episode 85
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1:22:54

Chaser - Beatles '64 Doc Roundtable! (Feat. BC the Beatles, Fans on the Run, Paul or Nothing, and Ranking the Beatles)
We continue our Thanksgiving tradition of hosting a roundtable discussion between the best and brightest in Beatles podcasting. This year is all about the reactions to and the the highs and lows of the recently released ...
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Episode 84
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53:51

Ep. 84 - Brandy Alexander Majesty (feat. Martin Sexton)
After a call from our attorney, we get right to business recording an intro in arrears as we discuss if fun size is that fun, if king's size being renamed sharing size is just making it shaming size, the ranking the Mr. songs feedback, the intr...
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Episode 84
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1:10:46

Ep. 83 - Mr. Moonshine
We get back after a hiatus and rap about the universally accepted worst Beatles song ever. Do we agree? You'll find out after you sort through The Beatles Halloween Fan Club records, starting fires, the plight of professional podcas...
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Episode 83
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1:39:33

Ep. 82 - PS I Love Booze
We return from a brief hiatus with the scholarly work you know and love....and then we hit a couple of early Magical Mystery Words. From there we go heavy banter as we discuss George Clinton, summer vacations, our own review of our own li...
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Episode 82
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Blotto Vetoes - 2024!
It's our 4th annual BLOTTO VETOES Spectacular! Ever year we take a moment of reflection on our anniversary to make some alignments on our great big Beatles list. We heard from you, we heard each other out and something unprecedented took place ...
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Ep. 81 - You're Going To Booze That Swirl
The Blottos are back and by themselves for this haphazard foray back into the Help album, please join us again as we put this j'jam through our legendary alcoholic analysis. As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram ...
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Episode 81
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1:19:13

Ep. 80 - Hey Brewed (feat. Victor DeLorenzo of the Violent Femmes)
We begin our octogenarian episode with Tommy's artistic expression of his anger towards Becker before we record an intro in arrears, featuring the magic of our new THX (or THC) bumper. And then, friends, 80 is a big number, and we are do...
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Episode 80
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1:53:14

Ep. 79 - Can't Imbibe Me Love
We get ambushed by an AI Tommy intro before the real one takes us into the world of Ringo's haberdashery. From there we do the work of fighting against those who say we aren't drinking enough on air, discussing what we would do with a bil...
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Episode 79
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1:33:30

Chaser - Let It Be Roundtable (feat. Ranking The Beatles, BC The Beatles, Fans on the Run, and Paul or Nothing)
It says it on the tin - we got together with the brightest stars in the world of Beatles podcasting to discuss the remastered, reimagined, and wholly reenergized Let It Be film. Listen in for more, and listen to the pods of our friends wh...
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Episode 78
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1:46:27

Ep. 78 - Baby You're a Rich Manhattan (feat. Skylar Moody)
Baby, it's time to crack into episode 78 where your Blottos discuss the infamous Cameron Crowe/Beatles connections, the amazing influence of our guest Skylar Moody, feeling on the new Beatles films, feelings on Timothy Chalamet, a record number...
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Episode 78
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1:42:18

Ep. 77 - What Gose On
Episode 77 starts with a dive into Ringo's role as the original Beatle to bring Indian music to the band before we discuss breweries appropriating rockstars visages, teaching Scotty how to drink beer from a bottle, THC beverages, Cheech as the ...
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Episode 77
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1:29:20

Ep. 76 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Brandy -Reprise (feat. Alex Goldman of the Reply All Pod)
We kick into the last quarter of our first century of episodes with a deep discussion of reprises, especially as they relate to SOAD jerks. We then record an INTRO IN ARREARS before introducing true pod royalty in our guest Alex Goldman, ...
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Episode 76
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1:28:46

Chaser -We Went to Beatlesfest!
It says it on the tin, people. Your dear Blottos went to the 50th annual Fest for Beatles Fans, held this year at the TWA Hotel at JFK Airpot - the very same airport where the Beatles landed 60 years ago. MARVEL! as we reflect on ou...
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Episode 75
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1:05:01

Ep 75 - Doc 'N Stormy Robert
We hit episode 75 by hitting that place in the Venn diagram where Beatles fans meet Nathan Fielder fans. From there we discuss our own version of our Spotify Wrapped for the year, our Beatles-themed Air BnB, a critical review of the Apple...
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Episode 75
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1:13:00

Ep. 74 - Within You WithStout You (feat. Chris Ballew of Presidents of the USA / Caspar Babypants)
We take the big leap into Episode 74 with a listen to some communal chants before we record an intro in arrears, remind listeners of ClarisWorks, introduce the incomparable Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America and Casp...
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Episode 74
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1:22:54

Ep . 73.- Ports of Love
We ask you to bear with us as we begin this episode with our bylaw approved quarterly staff meeting. From there we remind everyone that we were early on the Mal train, dig into our single album White Album tracks and titles, differentiate...
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Episode 73
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1:10:19

Ep. 72 - Shot a Second Time (feat. Huw Thomas)
We break open episode 72 with news of our prestige TV sitcom, an early mystery word, our guest Huw Thomas, more on Smokey Robinson's GASMS, Huw's encyclopedic knowledge of pre-Beatles pop, The Wombles, the Zoobilee Zoo/Wombles venn diagram, Bea...
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Episode 72
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1:13:06

Ep. 71 - I Swill
How do we start our septuagennial episode? With a BLOTTO BEATLES EXCLUSIVE!We then jump into the episode proper with Tommy's new catch phrase, some listener homework, Scotty C never skipping hands day, Irish Budweisers, another am...
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Episode 71
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1:13:05

Chaser - It's a Now & Then Social! (feat. Ranking the Beatles and BC the Beatles)
Did you all know there's a NEW Beatles song?Did you know it's the LAST Beatles song?Did you know it was originally recorded to a CASSETTE tape?You did?Well, we wanted to talk about it, and we wanted to do it with some of...
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Episode 70
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