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My Favourite Beatles SongTwo of Us — Ian LeslieSend us a textTim Tucker chats with writer and author Ian Leslie, author of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs, about the Beatles’ song “Two of Us” and the deep bond between Lennon & McCartney. They talk about the song’s shift from a hard rocker to a gentle, heartfelt tune, and explore how the music they made spoke for them when words fell short.Ian Leslie, The Ruffian: https://www.ian-leslie.comJohn & Paul: A Love Story in Songs: https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/introducing-john-and-paul-a-loveFollow My Favourite Beatles SongBl...2025-03-1741 minMy Favourite Beatles SongPenny Lane – Jeff YoungSend us a textTim Tucker is joined by writer and author Jeff Young, who recounts his early memories of the Beatles, growing up in Liverpool during the height of Beatlemania. He reflects on the nostalgic and optimistic qualities of the song Penny Lane, relating it to his own experiences, which he shares in his memoir Ghost Town, and his new book Wild Twin.Jeff on X/Twitter: https://x.com/jeffyoungwriterPublisher website: https://www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/little-toller/wild-twin-by-jeff-young/Publisher on X/Twitter: https://x.com/LittleTollerPublisher on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...2024-09-1642 minMy Favourite Beatles SongWe Can Work It Out – Jacob Balcom & Matt HowellSend us a textTim Tucker is joined by returning guests Jacob Balcom & Matt Howell of the Bronze-Age Monsters podcast, to discuss a song that signalled a new direction for the band ahead of the Rubber Soul album. They share personal memories and musical insights covering the song's recording history, thematic elements, and its significance within the Beatles' discography.Bronze-Age MonstersBronze-Age Monsters Podcast: https://werewolfbynight.libsyn.com/ Bronze-Age Monsters on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronzeagemonsters Bronze-Age Monsters on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@bronzeagemonstersBronze-Age Monsters on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/pr...2024-06-2648 minMy Favourite Beatles SongShe Said She Said – Dr Christine Feldman-BarrettSend us a textTurn up your speakers, we're playing ‘She Said, She Said’ and delving into the magic with Dr Christine Feldman Barrett, author of A Women’s History of the Beatles.X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FeldmanBarrettLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-feldman-barrett-421145a3/A Women’s History of the Beatles: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/womens-history-of-the-beatles-9781501348051/Produced by Tim TuckerOriginal Music by Joe KaneLogo by Mark Cunningham2023-11-2042 minMy Favourite Beatles SongIf I Fell – Gary Van ScyocSend us a textGary Van Scyoc was the bass player and songwriter with Elephant's Memory, who played live and recorded with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the early 1970s. He talks to host Tim Tucker about one of the Beatles' finest ballads, If I Fell.Find Gary Van Scyoc's recordings, books, lessons and merchandise: http://www.garyvanscyoc.com2022-09-2936 min
Stay at HomerThe Last Temptation of Homer (S5 E9)Homer falls for new employee Mindy Simmons, who shares his love of doughnuts and napping in the afternoons.Andrew and Tim indulge in further distractions from pressing global catastrophes. 2021-11-1151 minStay at HomerBoy-Scoutz 'n the Hood (S5 E8)Bart and Millhouse party hard on sugar and join the Junior Campers.Homer joins Bart on the JC father-son rafting trip. It doesn't go well.Andrew and Tim do their usual recap and review, with a bit too much laughing and wheezing.2021-10-2649 minStay at HomerBart's Inner Child (S5 E7)Marge tries to cure her 'nagging complex' by attending a workshop with self-help 'guru' Brad Goodman. Andrew and Tim spend a joyous forty-nine minutes exploring a work of prescient genius.2021-10-1849 minStay at HomerTreehouse of Horror IV (S5 E5)The Simpsons 'celebrate' Halloween with three segments of non-canon stories, with varied results.Tim and Andrew struggle to understand current UK petrol shortages and obscure US movie references.2021-10-0427 minStay at HomerRosebud (S5 E4)Burns pines for his childhood bear Bobo. Getting it back will be like taking a cuddly toy from a baby.Andrew and Tim find themselves in mellow mood, pondering the coming of Autumn and the tedious but terrifying UK supply chain crisis.2021-09-2755 minMy Favourite Beatles SongSomething – Neil WestSend us a textNeil West was Head of Music at Apple UK for ten years, when the Beatles' catalogue first appeared on the platform. Hosted by Tim Tucker. * The Beatles on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-beatles/136975* My Favourite Beatles Song on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyFaveBeatles* My Favourite Beatles Song on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyFavouriteBeatlesSong* My Favourite Beatles Song on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myfavouritebeatlessong/2021-09-1442 minStay at HomerHomer Goes to College (S5 E3)Homer's gross incompetence as safety inspector at a nuclear power plant leads to him having to attend university, where his distorted view of college life leads to a string of increasingly dangerous pranks.Andrew and Tim revel in the majesty of one of their all-time favourite episodes.2021-09-1349 minStay at HomerCape Feare (S5 E2)Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart again, but he's thwarted by a child's guile and a lot of rakes.Andrew and Tim briefly debrief their summers and settle in for an autumn of Omega Variant.2021-09-0642 minMy Favourite Beatles SongI Am the Walrus – Scott RowleySend us a textScott Rowley is Content Director of Future's Music division, with brands including Classic Rock, Guitar World, Metal Hammer, Guitarist, Prog and Louder. Hosted by Tim Tucker. * The article from the Atlantic that Scott mentions: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/i-am-the-walrus-50-years-later/546698/* The references to Shakespeare: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/lear/page_252/* The book Come Together - John Lennon In His Time by Jon Wiener:https://jonwiener.com/come-together-john-lennon-in-his-time/* The 20 Million Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-20-million-club/id15240391342021-08-3049 minStay at HomerHomer's Barbershop Quartet (S5 E1)Homer tells the kids about his time with the Be Sharps, a vocal group with more than a passing resemblance to a certain popular beat combo.This week Andrew and Tim form a fab four with Jacob Balcom and Matt Howell to discuss the episode.2021-08-161h 05Stay at HomerKrusty Gets Kancelled (S4 E22)Krusty tries to get his career back on track after the ventriloquist dummy Gabbo appears out of nowhere. Andrew and Tim assess the season 4 finale, and choose their favourite episode from the entire season.2021-08-0935 minStay at HomerMarge in Chains (S4 E21)A pandemic sneaks into Springfield via dubious juice-loosening machines, and Marge is sent to prison for shoplifting. Andrew and Tim reminisce about May 1993 and give cautious cheer to the slight flattening of UK virus numbers.2021-08-0244 minStay at HomerWhacking Day (S4 E20)Bart gets expelled from school, while an unethical holiday involving violence against snakes grips the Springfield community. Plus Barry White!Meanwhile, Andrew and Tim struggle to cool down during Britain's heat wave, and marvel at the staggering stupidity of this fair Isle's politicians. 2021-07-2640 minStay at HomerThe Front (S4 E19)Bart and Lisa write an episode of Itchy & Scratchy, but Abe gets the credit. Homer and Marge attend their high school reunion. Tim and Andrew prepare for the fifth series and the third wave.2021-07-1942 minStay at HomerSo It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (S4 E18)Bart's April Fool prank nearly kills Homer, prompting the Simpsons to reminisce over past episodes. Meanwhile, Tim grits his teeth through the last minutes of his self isolation, while Andrew bemoans the British government's lockdown exit plan.2021-07-1237 minStay at HomerLast Exit to Springfield (S4 E17)Homer battles with Burns to retain the power plant workers' DENTAL PLAN because LISA NEEDS BRACES. Andrew suffers an attack of Rush, while Tim goes outside to eat food.2021-06-2848 minStay at HomerDuffless (S4 E16)Homer takes a sneaky day trip to the Duff brewery. But after getting caught drunk driving, he must give up booze for 30 days.Meanwhile, Andrew and Tim navigate the confusing interim summer lockdown continuum.2021-06-2150 minStay at HomerI Love Lisa (S4 E15)Lisa choo-choo-chooses Ralph Wiggum as her pity valentine, but he takes it as a pledge of lifelong devotion. We've all been there.Also - Andrew and Tim peer nervously out of the window at all the new vaccinated people.2021-06-0743 minStay at HomerBrother from the Same Planet (S4 E14)Bart gets a surrogate father to compensate for Homer's neglect. Andrew and Tim continue to walk the tightrope of loosening coronavirus restrictions. 2021-05-2450 minStay at HomerSelma's Choice (S4 E13)Marge's sister aspires to motherhood, but then she endures a disastrous day out with Bart and Lisa. Andrew and Tim embark on The Great Covid Unlocking in the UK, and stress about variants.2021-05-1745 minStay at HomerMarge vs. the Monorail (S4 E12)The town of Springfield opts to spend a $3m fine on a monorail transport system, with disastrous and hilarious results. Andrew and Tim discuss the best way to use utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham's effigy.2021-05-1145 minStay at HomerHomer's Triple Bypass (S4 E11)Homer goes under the knife, with tonally problematic results. Andrew and Tim refuse to embrace the current air of COVID-vaccinated smugness in the UK.2021-05-0348 minStay at HomerLisa's First Word (S4 E10)While trying to prompt baby Maggie to speak, the Simpsons go back to the early '80s and the story of how Lisa came to say her first word. Andrew and Tim marvel at one of the most perfectly structured and warm-hearted episodes of their favourite show.2021-04-2638 minStay at HomerMr Plow (S4 E9)Homer wars with Barney over a snow plow business in Springfield. Andrew and Tim are joined by Jacob Balcom, co-host of the Werewolf by Night Podcast, to discuss one of the all-time greatest Simpsons episodes. 2021-03-2954 minStay at HomerNew Kid on the Block (S4 E8)Bart falls for a cool new neighbour. Homer eats a lot of shrimp. Andrew and Tim catch another tantalising glimpse of the end of UK lockdown.2021-03-2234 minStay at HomerMarge Gets a Job (S4 E7)Monty Burns kidnaps Tom Jones to impress Marge. Tim and Andrew inhale coffee and stare at things for slightly too long.2021-03-1540 minStay at HomerItchy & Scratchy: The Movie (S4 E6)Bart's bad behaviour gets him banned from the defining event of his generation. Andrew and Tim look forward to emerging from lockdown. Again.2021-03-0941 minStay at HomerTreehouse of Horror III (S4 E5)Tim and Andrew appraise the third Simpsons Halloween special, while simultaneously tackling a vaccination scandal, the music of the Electric Light Orchestra and dodgy Whoopi Goldberg gags.2021-03-0140 minStay at HomerLisa the Beauty Queen (S4 E4)Homer enters a selfconscious Lisa into the Little Miss Springfield contest. Andrew and Tim pass the time by staring at tennis and walking differently.2021-02-2234 minStay at HomerHomer the Heretic (S4 E3)Homer skips church, with consequences that rock the Simpson family to its very core. Tim and Andrew wrestle with issues of religion, community and earlobes.2021-02-1538 minStay at HomerA Streetcar Named Marge (S4 E2)Marge takes a role in an am-dram musical, leading to a deeper bond with Homer. Tim and Andrew talk self-monitoring and micro-behavioural adjustments, while swearing quite a lot.2021-02-0832 minStay at HomerKamp Krusty (S4 E1)Bart and Lisa go through hell at the bafflingly evil Kamp Krusty summer camp. Meanwhile, Andrew and Tim find joy wherever they can during these 'unprecedented times'.2021-02-0135 minStay at HomerBart's Friend Falls in Love (S3 E23)Miilhouse falls in love with new girl Samantha Stinky, sorry, Stanky. Andrew and Tim try to banish the real world for a precious 40 minutes of talking about the Simpsons.2021-01-1940 minStay at HomerThe Otto Show (S3 E22)School bus driver Otto stays with the Simpsons. Andrew and Tim stay at home.2021-01-1234 minStay at HomerBlack Widower (S3 E21)Sideshow Bob returns and he has evil intentions. Meanwhile, Andrew and Tim consider improvements to the local tier restrictions in the UK. 2020-12-2133 minStay at HomerColonel Homer (S3 E20)Homer takes on the management of a C&W singer. Andrew and Tim ponder the third coming of COVID.2020-12-1431 minStay at HomerDog of Death (S3 E19)1990s Springfield experiences lottery fever. Meanwhile, in present-day UK, Andrew and Tim battle lockdown fatigue.2020-12-0734 minStay at HomerSeparate Vocations (S3 E18)Bart and Lisa feel the effects of a botched career aptitude test. Andrew and Tim continue their descent into lockdown-induced psychosis.2020-11-3037 minStay at HomerHomer at the Bat (S3 E17)Homer plays softball, or baseball, we're not sure which. Andrew and Tim try to figure out whether or not the country is in lockdown.2020-11-2334 minStay at HomerBart the Lover (S3 E16)Bart adopts a lothario alias to catfish his teacher. (Sort of.) Homer builds a doghouse. Andrew and Tim stare into the existential maw.2020-11-1451 minStay at HomerHomer Alone (S3 E15)Marge takes a much-needed break at Rancho Relaxo. Andy and Tim gird themselves for the second wave of lockdown. 2020-10-0627 minStay at HomerLisa the Greek (S3 E14)Homer exploits Lisa's talent for predicting the outcome of football games. Andrew and Tim get their nails done, then go bowling and skating.2020-08-1728 minStay at HomerRadio Bart (S3 E13)Andrew and Tim are joined by Jayden Libran, the voice actor creating waves around the world with his Simpsons voices. 2020-08-0345 minStay at HomerBurns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk (S3 E11)Burns sells the powerplant. Tim and Andrew wallow in the land of chocolate.2020-07-2035 minStay at HomerFlaming Moe's (S3 E10)Moe almost gets rich from stealing Homer's idea for a new cocktail. Andrew and Tim feel uncomfortable with the new situation which nobody is calling Unlockdown.2020-07-1325 minStay at HomerSaturdays of Thunder (S3 E9)Homer learns what it takes to be a father. Andrew and Tim consider the fate of their country after lockdown eases. 2020-07-0625 minStay at HomerLisa's Pony (S3 E8)Homer tries to fix some shoddy parenting with an extravagant gift. Andrew and Tim remain socially distanced but mentally bemused.2020-06-2922 minStay at HomerTreehouse of Horror II (S3 E7)Andrew and Tim re-live Halloween 1991 via the Simpsons, in which Homer fails to make the most of the monkey's paw, and Moe falls for the worst prank call ever.2020-06-2628 minStay at HomerLike Father, Like Clown (S3 E6)Krusty suffers an existential crisis. Andrew and Tim develop a Stockholm Syndrome relationship with lockdown.2020-06-2427 minStay at HomerHomer Defined (S3 E5)Through sheer luck, Homer avoids a nuclear powerplant meltdown. Tim and Andrew manage their own personal meltdowns by living another episode of the Simpsons.2020-06-2225 minStay at HomerBart the Murderer (S3 E4)Bart falls in with some dubious legitimate businessmen. Andrew and Tim lockdown something something nobody reads this bit anyway.2020-06-1929 minStay at HomerWhen Flanders Failed (S3 E3)Homer acts like a total jerk when Flanders' business fails. Andrew and Tim revel in a bit of good news at last.2020-06-1724 minStay at HomerMr. Lisa Goes to Washington (S3 E2)Lisa smashes the system. Andrew and Tim question the realness of lockdown reality.2020-06-1534 minStay at HomerStark Raving Dad (S3 E1)Andrew and Tim dissect everything that's wrong with the official worst episode ever, and talk about the current prevalence of cancel culture. 2020-06-1244 minStay at HomerBlood Feud (S2 E22)Burns needs a blood transfusion. Andrew and Tim reach the end of both Season 2 and their tethers.2020-06-1034 minStay at HomerThree Men and a Comic Book (S2 E21)Andrew and Tim contend with the imminent arrival of an asteroid. Bart covets a rare comic book.2020-06-0824 minStay at HomerThe War of the Simpsons (S2 E20)Homer and Marge get marriage counselling. Andrew and Tim ponder the pleasures of ice-cream and retweets.2020-06-0526 minStay at HomerLisa's Substitute (S2 E19)While the world around them dissolves into chaos, Andrew and Tim rewatch an episode of the Simpsons in which Lisa meets an inspirational substitute teacher.2020-06-0326 minStay at HomerBrush With Greatness (S2 E18)Burns commissions Marge to create a portrait. Andrew and Tim keep their distance.2020-06-0134 minStay at HomerOld Money (S2 E17)Grandpa Simpson finds and loses a new love. Tim and Andrew try to make sense of their lives.2020-05-2929 minStay at HomerBart's Dog Gets an 'F' (S2 E16)Santa's Little Helper's behaviour puts him at risk of expulsion from the family. Andrew and Tim fail to stop watching the news.2020-05-2733 minStay at HomerOh Brother, Where Art Thou? (S2 E15)Homer finds a long lost brother. Andy and Tim are learning how to cope with prolonged lockdown.2020-05-2526 minStay at HomerPrincipal Charming (S2 E14)Selma needs a man. Skinner needs a woman. Andrew and Tim need to leave their homes.2020-05-2228 minStay at HomerThe Way we Was (S2 E12)The TV packs up, so Homer and Marge tell the kids the story of how they met and fell in love. Andrew and Tim experience isolation-related depersonalisation.2020-05-1827 minStay at HomerOne Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (S2 E11)Homer learns he has 24 hours before his heart explodes. Andrew and Tim use the Simpsons to mitigate more depressing news about coronavirus lockdown.2020-05-1523 minStay at HomerBart Gets Hit by a Car (S2 E10)Homer pursues an injury claim against Burns. Andrew and Tim stay alert or safe or home or something.2020-05-1322 minStay at HomerItchy & Scratchy & Marge (S2 E9)Andrew and Tim are asked to 'stay alert'. Marge forms SNUH to combat cartoon violence.2020-05-1129 minStay at HomerBart the Daredevil (S2 E8)Bart risks all with a death-defying jump over Springfield Gorge. Andrew and Tim silently rock backwards and forwards.2020-05-0820 minStay at HomerDead Putting Society (S2 E6)Homer wields Bart's golf skills as a weapon against Ned Flanders. Andrew and Tim sightlessly gaze into the abyss.2020-05-0421 minStay at HomerDancin' Homer (S2 E5)Andrew and Tim grapple with American cultural values, while Homer becomes a mascot for the Springfield Isotopes baseball team.2020-05-0128 minStay at HomerTwo Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish (S2 E4)'Hi ho, faceless employees...' Burns runs for political office. Andrew and Tim remain socially distant and emotionally bereft.2020-04-2923 minStay at HomerTreehouse of Horror (S2 E3)Andrew and Tim endure Coronavirus lockdown by going back to October 1990 and re-living the first ever Simpsons Halloween special. 2020-04-2723 minStay at HomerSimpson and Delilah (S2 E2)'Let the fools have their tartar sauce...' Homer gets hair - and unwarranted respect. Andrew and Tim consider ordering new loungewear.2020-04-2428 minStay at HomerSome Enchanted Evening (S1 E13)The first season of The Simpsons comes to a close with a faintly flat episode. Andrew and Tim continue to go nowhere.2020-04-2022 minStay at HomerKrusty Gets Busted (S1 E12)Tim and Andrew relive the moment the Simpsons introduce the glory that is Krusty the Clown to the world.2020-04-1732 minStay at HomerThe Crepes of Wrath (S1 E11)Bart heads to France on a cultural exchange trip. Andrew and Tim stay at home.2020-04-1619 minStay at HomerHomer's Night Out (S1 E10)Bart gets a spy camera and catches Homer dancing with Princess Kashmir. Andrew and Tim continue to be alive.2020-04-1424 minStay at HomerLife on the Fast Lane (S1 E9)Marge is tempted by a sophisticated suitor. Andrew and Tim celebrate Easter by walking down to the end of the street.2020-04-1024 minStay at HomerThe Telltale Head (S1 E8)Bart vandalises the town statue and learns about the perils of popularity. Tim and Andrew drink a lot of tea and keep their distance.2020-04-0827 minStay at HomerCall of the Simpsons (S1 E7)The family go down to the woods, while Andrew and Tim stick to their plan of not leaving the house.2020-04-0622 minStay at HomerMoaning Lisa (S1 E6)Andrew reflects on the poignancy of an early Simpsons episode about depression and creativity, while Tim gets his word usements all wrong.2020-04-0225 minStay at HomerBart the General (S1 E5)Bart takes on the school bully. Andrew and Tim drink too much tea and gaze out of the windows at the sunshine.2020-04-0120 minStay at HomerThere's No Disgrace Like Home (S1 E4)Andrew and Tim continue their quarantined journey through the Simpsons' back catalogue. In this episode, Homer attempts to improve his family.2020-03-3022 min