{"podcast":{"title":"Fixing A Hole - The Beatles podcast you didn't know you needed","slug":"fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990","podcast_index_feed_id":6989990,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didnt-know-you-needed","website_url":"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lzZPwaAOdLIsI4Tqi47HUeChpxBKAkPYmR3b-EHidLg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZTZm/MTU5NjA5MTYzNTY3/ZjgzOWE4MDgyMmMy/YzU3OS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Paul Humbley & Mark Wakely","episode_count":61,"summary":"Join Paul Humbley and Mark Wakely for their weekly conversations talking about all things Beatles in the Fixing a Hole podcast. Paul, a lifelong Beatles obsessive. Mark an ex-London black cab driver, pirate radio DJ and podcast producer have one thing in common. Music, and particularly a love for The Beatles. They have partnered to bring you weekly themed conversations covering all aspects of John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s careers. Both together as a group or as solo artists. It is Mark’s job to extract the knowledge from Paul’s Beatle brain and stop him when it gets a bit too nerdy! Join them in this Magical Mystery Tour through the lives of John, Paul, George, and Ringo by listening into Fixing a Hole, The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T06:18:11.896156+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990"},"episode":{"title":"1966 And All That!","slug":"1966-and-all-that","published_at":"2026-01-18T11:50:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/1966-and-all-that","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990","url":"https://fixingahole.transistor.fm/38","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/89929ce5/3d10c3c7.mp3","summary":"By 1966 John, Paul, George, and Ringo were entering the third phase of their career. No longer playing the clubs, chasing success. No longer interested in the trappings of Beatlemannia. By 1966 developing their creativity and songwriters and musicians was where they were at. The Beatles were no longer pop stars; they were becoming serious rock musicians. In this episode we look at this transition, through the final days of the touring Beatles. Looking at the evidence as to why they gave up touring to become a studio-based band. Welcome to episode 38 of Fixing A Hole, The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed. If you’re a fan of the podcast, or you like to be a guest on an episode, we’d love to hear from you. Visit our new patreon channel at patreon.com/fixingahole its currently free to join with new and exclusive material being added from January 2026.. Please get in touch via: Facebook: Fixing A Hole https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069 Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk website: fixingahole.transistor.fm","meta_description":"By 1966 John, Paul, George, and Ringo were entering the third phase of their career. No longer playing the clubs, chasing success. No longer interested in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1932,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/episodes/1966-and-all-that/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/1966-and-all-that.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}