E004 The beatles
Episode Description
The Beatles … what’s so great about them? Plus, how and why has their legacy endured to this day? We explore these questions, and more, when discussing The Beatles, their career, and their impact on pop culture. The 1960s welcomed the Beatles with open arms, and they would forever be associated with that decade due to how much they both reflected it and influenced it. We will also examine how their foray into America and how American pop culture was particularly forever shook by their British Invasion.
After a deep dive into the band’s career, Stephanie has a discussion with artist and Beatles enthusiast Sabrina Harris about how the Beatles have persisted in pop culture and Beatles fans of today.
Like always, we begin our episode by reviewing the top headlines of early March 2025, and end by talking about Women’s History Month and Saint Patrick’s Day.
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News Headline Articles
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major U.S. farm exports
Read NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's address to Congress
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
Search continues in Dominican Republic for missing student Sudiksha Konanki
House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech to Congress
Trump administration cancels $400 million in federal dollars for Columbia University
War heroes are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London
Arrest of pro-Palestinian protester shows escalation in Trump deportation efforts
Mark Carney Wins Leadership of a Canadian Liberal Party Revived by Trump
Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite
The Education Department is being cut in half. Here's what's being lost
U.S. to restart intelligence sharing and security assistance to Ukraine
EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target
Rodrigo Duterte is in custody in The Hague for crimes against humanity trial
Opposition party wins the most votes in Greenland election amid Trump takeover talk
Portugal is to hold an early election in May after minority government’s fall
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
Over 50 universities are under investigation as part of Trump's anti-DEI crackdown
The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by the US
The Senate Approves Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Trump invokes 1798 Alien Enemies Act, orders deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members
Judge blocks Trump from deporting noncitizens under Alien Enemies Act, orders flights turned around
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 9, including aid workers and journalists
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
Episode Research
“The Beatles Anthology.” Directed by Bob Smeaton and Geoff Wonfor, ITV, 1995-1996.
Guida, Jeremy. “The Summer of Love Wasn’t All Peace and Hippies.” The Summer of Love Wasn’t All Peace and Hippies, JSTOR Daily, daily.jstor.org/the-summer-of-love-wasnt-all-peace-and-hippies/.
Staff, Billboard, and Starr Bowenbank. “’60s Beatlemania to ‘Now & Then’: A Timeline of the Fab Four’s Most Memorable Moments.” Billboard, Billboard, www.billboard.com/photos/beatles-timeline-most-memorable-moments-5893942/35-mccartney-cover-520/
Vieira, Guillaume. “The Beatles Albums and Songs Sales.” ChartMasters, chartmasters.org/the-beatles-albums-and-songs-sales/