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A jaunty stroll through Pepperland discussing The Beatles & solo Beatle albums with a pot pourri of delicious guests. The I am the EggPod podcasts aim to bring a lighthearted side to the Beatles (and solo Beatles) studio albums, with a series of amazing guests. If you’re after facts, figures, number…

I am the EggPod


    • Jul 27, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 137 EPISODES

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    The I am the EggPod podcast is an absolute delight for Beatles fans. Hosted by Chris Shaw, this podcast takes listeners on a journey through the music of The Beatles and their solo careers. Featuring a variety of guests with diverse perspectives on the Fab Four, this podcast offers entertaining and informative conversations that will make any Beatles enthusiast smile.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its range of guests and topics. Chris Shaw does an excellent job of selecting guests who bring unique viewpoints to each episode. Whether it's musicians, journalists, or fellow podcasters, every guest adds something special to the conversation. This diverse range of perspectives allows listeners to gain new insights into The Beatles' music and appreciate it in different ways.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is Chris Shaw's hosting style. He is a fantastic conversationalist who knows how to keep things engaging and entertaining. His genuine enthusiasm for The Beatles shines through in every episode, making it a joy to listen to. Additionally, he gives his guests plenty of room to share their opinions and stories, creating a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.

    As for the worst aspects of this podcast, there are few criticisms to be made. Occasionally, some episodes may focus on albums or topics that may not be as universally loved as others. However, this is subjective and can vary depending on personal taste. Additionally, while Chris Shaw does a great job selecting guests with interesting perspectives, some listeners may prefer more well-known experts or figures in the Beatles world.

    In conclusion, The I am the EggPod podcast is a must-listen for any Beatles fan. With its range of guests and engaging conversations, it offers a fresh take on The Beatles' music and solo careers. Chris Shaw's hosting style is delightful and keeps listeners entertained throughout each episode. While there may be minor criticisms regarding specific episodes or preference for certain guests, overall this podcast is an absolute gem for any lover of The Beatles' music.



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    Latest episodes from I am the EggPod

    137: Cardboard Tombstone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 75:21


    Behind the scenes of the final Eggpod. Recorded by Rob Manuel and hosted by The Big Beatles Sort Out.

    136: EggPod Live 2024 - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 70:08


    Samira Ahmed, Mark Lewisohn and David Janson discuss the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night premiere, with Chris Shaw. 

    135: EggPod Live 2024 - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 60:57


    Stuart Maconie, David Quantick and Laurence Rickard discuss the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night premiere, with Chris Shaw. Plus special guests Alex Lowe, Rob Manuel and Kevin Eldon.

    134: The Beatles Anthology 1 - Eleanor Gray and Vikki Reilly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 106:55


    Eleanor Gray and Vikki Reilly discuss the first in The Beatles' Anthology series of albums with Chris Shaw.

    133: Recording Double Fantasy - Earl Slick

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 58:54


    Guitar legend Earl Slick discusses the 1980 recording sessions for John & Yoko's Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey, with Chris Shaw. (Image copyright Chuck Lanza. All rights reserved)

    132: The Beatles - Let It Be Special Screening

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 36:49


    A review of the special screening of Let It Be in London on 7th May 2024 - with comments from Stuart Maconie, Matt Everitt, John Simm, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Guy Pratt and Eddie Izzard.

    131: The Beatles: Love - Owen Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 73:50


    Songwriter and producer Owen Parker discusses The Beatles' 2006 remix/mashup album - and Circue du Soleil soundtrack - Love. Hosted by Chris Shaw.

    130: The Ringo Starr Tapes - Dan Muscatelli-Hampson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 39:06


    Omega Auctions Manager, Dan Muscatelli-Hampson discusses the contents of Ringo Starr's personal cassette recordings from 1966-67. With Chris Shaw.

    129: The Lemon Twigs' favourite Beatles songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 50:28


    Brian and Michael D'Addario from The Lemon Twigs discuss the Beatles songs that have most influenced them - as well as their forthcoming album 'A Dream is All We Know' - with Chris Shaw.

    128: The Beatles' First U.S. Visit - Chris Chibnall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 113:30


    Award-winning tv writer and producer Chris Chibnall, discusses The Beatles' “The First U.S. Visit” dvd, and the legacy of the Maysles brothers' documentary. Hosted by Chris Shaw.

    127: Ringo Starr's Christmas album - Shaun Keaveny and Matt Everitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 81:05


    Shaun Keaveny and Matt Everitt discuss Ringo Starr's 1999 Christmas album 'I Wanna be Santa Claus' with Chris Shaw.

    126: My Beatles Time Capsule - Michael Fenton Stevens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 59:08


    Actor Michael Fenton Stevens chooses five Beatles moments he would like to put in his own time capsule. Hosted by Chris Shaw.

    125: The Beatles' Revolver - Ian Broudie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 64:52


    Ian Broudie from The Lightning Seeds discusses The Beatles' 1966 masterpiece 'Revolver' with Chris Shaw.

    124: The Beatles - Now and Then reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 89:56


    EggPodders from across the globe share their thoughts and feelings about the new Beatles single 'Now and Then'. Hosted by Chris Shaw.

    123: Anticipating The Beatles' Now and Then

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 56:11


    On 26th October 2023 it was announced that The Beatles were releasing a new song, Now and Then, as well as remixed - and expanded - Red and Blue  albums. In a live interactive online stream Chris Shaw discussed what  we might be able to expect, along with listeners Rob Manuel, Dom Reid,  Dan Chisholm, Rob Lawes and Edward Rhodes.

    122: Wings at the Speed of Sound - Lesley-Ann Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 71:54


    Author and journalist Lesley-Ann Jones discusses the 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound, with Chris Shaw.

    121: Sgt Pepper Sessions - Laurence Rickard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 114:23


    Writer and actor Laurence Rickard discusses The Beatles' Sgt Pepper sessions, included in the 50th anniversary box set. Hosted by Chris Shaw

    120: The Beatles - Now and Then - and AI: Verity Harding

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 48:52


    AI expert Verity Harding discusses the new Beatles song, rumoured to be 'Now and Then', and the impact of AI. Hosted by Chris Shaw.

    119: EggPod Live at Opera Holland Park - Mark Lewisohn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 48:35


    Part 2 of EggPod Live at Opera Holland Park, London on Saturday 1 July 2023. Chris Shaw is joined by the world's leading Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn.

    118: EggPod Live at Opera Holland Park - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 43:52


    Part 1 of EggPod Live at Opera Holland Park, London on Saturday 1 July 2023. Chris Shaw is joined by special guests Samira Ahmed, Stuart Maconie and David Quantick.

    117: Magical Mystery Tour - Steve Matteo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 78:38


    Beatles author Steve Matteo discusses The Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour with Chris Shaw.

    116: The Beatles in Rishikesh - Jenny Boyd

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 59:03


    Jenny Boyd discusses her time in Rishikesh with The Beatles, with Chris Shaw.

    115: The Beatles' First - Paul Abbott

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 68:38


    Musician and podcaster Paul Abbott discusses The Beatles' First - aka the 1961 Tony Sheridan Hamburg recordings - with Chris Shaw

    114: The Beatles at Stowe School - Samira Ahmed

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 53:33


    Samira Ahmed discusses the newly-discovered audio of The Beatles' live performance at Stowe School on 4th April 1963, with Chris Shaw.

    113: George Harrison: Brainwashed - Dan Mersh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 79:36


    Actor Dan Mersh discusses George Harrison's posthumous album ‘Brainwashed' with Chris Shaw.

    112: I am the EggPod 5th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 73:56


    On the 5th anniversary of EggPod Samira Ahmed takes the reins to interview Chris Shaw about the show.

    111: Meet The Beatles! - Christine Feldman-Barrett

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 92:21


    Author Dr Christine Feldman-Barrett discusses Meet The Beatles! with Chris Shaw. 

    110: Some Time in New York City - Andy Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 85:15


    Writer and Backlisted co-host And Miller discusses John & Yoko's 1972 album ‘Some Time in New York City' with Chris Shaw.

    109: Choba B CCCP - Sam Delaney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 88:23


    Writer, broadcaster and podcaster Sam Delaney discusses Paul McCartney's 1988 album Choba B CCCP, with Chris Shaw.

    108: The Revolver Sessions - Matt Everitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 81:07


    Matt Everitt discusses The Beatles Revolver Sessions album, with Chris Shaw.

    107: Wings over America - David Quantick

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 58:36


    David Quantick discusses the 1976 triple album 'Wings over America' with Chris Shaw.

    106: Michael Lindsay-Hogg - Directing Let it Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 78:38


    Michael Lindsay-Hogg discusses his experience of directing The Beatles' Let it Be movie. Hosted by Chris Shaw.

    105: The Beatles and Google

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 43:59


    Google Data Editor, Simon Rogers, examines what Beatles fans across the globe are searching for. The latest trends, the most searched songs and albums, the most-asked questions - and much more.

    104: Paul McCartney at 80 - A celebration Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 76:56


    Andrew Male, Jude Rogers and Samira Ahmed discuss their favourite Paul McCartney moment with Chris Shaw.

    103: Paul McCartney at 80 - A celebration Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 56:34


    Andy Dawson, Martin Carr and Annie Nightingale discuss their favourite Paul McCartney moment with Chris Shaw.

    102: Paul McCartney at 80 - A celebration Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 64:37


    The Anchoress, Geoff Lloyd and Sara Gibbs discuss their favourite Paul McCartney moment with Chris Shaw.

    101: Paul McCartney at 80 - A celebration Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 59:09


    Jason Hazeley, Rachel Burden and Ben Wheatley discuss their favourite Paul McCartney moment with Chris Shaw.

    100: Julia Baird - Growing up with my brother John Lennon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 82:40


    John Lennon's sister Julia Baird shares her memories of their Liverpool childhood, with Chris Shaw.

    99: Paul McCartney: Pipes of Peace - Phoebe Lorde

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 111:22


    Podcaster Phoebe Lorde discusses Paul McCartney's 1983 album 'Pipes of Peace' with Chris Shaw.

    98: McCartney II - Dan Rebellato

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 86:08


    Dramatist, author and playwright Dan Rebellato discusses Paul McCartney's 1980 album McCartney II, with Chris Shaw.

    97: The Beatles Get Back: Day 22 - Mitch Benn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 77:04


    Comedian and musician Mitch Benn discusses day 22 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Friday 31st January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    96: The Beatles Get Back Rooftop Performance - Stuart Maconie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 66:28


    Stuart Maconie discusses day 21 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Thursday 30th January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    95: The Beatles Get Back: Day 20 - Matt Everitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 67:31


    Broadcaster, author and musician Matt Everitt discusses day 20 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Wednesday 29th January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    94: The Beatles Get Back: Day 19 - Margaret Cabourn-Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 46:01


    Actor Margaret Cabourn-Smith discusses day 19 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Tuesday 28th January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    93: The Beatles Get Back: Day 18 - Bob Fischer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 62:05


    Broadcaster and writer Bob Fischer discusses day 18 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Monday 27th January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    92: The Beatles Get Back: Day 17 - Julia Raeside

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 44:30


    Broadcaster Julia Raeside discusses day 17 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Sunday 26th January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    91: The Beatles Get Back: Day 16 - Nelson Kumah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 55:40


    BBC producer Nelson Kumah discusses day 16 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Saturday 25th January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    90: The Beatles Get Back: Day 15 - Nicky Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 39:48


    Broadcaster Nicky Campbell discusses day 15 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Friday 24th January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    89: The Beatles Get Back: Day 14 - Clair Woodward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 46:00


    Arts & entertainment writer Clair Woodward discusses day 14 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Thursday 23rd January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    88: The Beatles Get Back: Day 13 - John Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 29:14


    Author and podcaster John Rain discusses day 13 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Wednesday 22nd January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

    87: The Beatles Get Back: Day 12 - Adam Leslie and Heather Wainwright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 52:19


    RetroTube hosts Adam Leslie and Heather Wainwright discuss day 12 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Tuesday 21st January 1969 - with Chris Shaw.

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