{"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":"I Feel Fine","slug":"i-feel-fine","published_at":"2026-05-30T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/i-feel-fine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990","url":"http://patreon.com/fixingahole","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5b8de15a/8825abe8.mp3","summary":"If you play all 22 original UK singles in chronological sequence, you witness first hand the creativity of John, Paul, George and Ringo. That progress was not a smooth climb. There are some huge leaps which can be demonstrated by the singles Strawberry Fields Forever, Hey Jude and Let It Be. The groups 7th single, A Hard Days Night, indicated that they were starting to move away from there 'Beat Group' sound. With its strident guitar chord intro, it demonstrated a new level of creativity being explored within the walls of Abbey Road studios. In this episode we take a deep dive into the follow up to A Hard Days Night. With its feedback introduction, I Feel Fine announced that The Beatles never wanted to look back, when it came to new material. The single was also supported by a promotional film, which Brian Epstein financed to support the single. Again another first for the band. Welcome to episode 57 0f Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069 All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70 Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com","meta_description":"If you play all 22 original UK singles in chronological sequence, you witness first hand the creativity of John, Paul, George and Ringo. That progress was…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1744,"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/i-feel-fine/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/i-feel-fine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}