{"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":"Is McCartney' s Lost Bass A Lost Cause?","slug":"is-mccartney-s-lost-bass-a-lost-cause","published_at":"2026-04-19T13:54:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/is-mccartney-s-lost-bass-a-lost-cause","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/9083194d/01fd1b14.mp3","summary":"The Hoffner violin bass is an iconic symbol of Paul's days with The Beatles. Sometime during the 60's, or was it the 70's Paul's original 1961 Hoffner disappeared. Lost for 50 years, until some pure detective work by a few individuals discovered where it was hiding. In this episode Paul and Mark review the documentary feature 'McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass'. If you enjoy reading Agatha Christie whodunits, or watching repeats of Columbo, you need too watch this documentary. To find out why, listen to episode 51 of 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 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":"The Hoffner violin bass is an iconic symbol of Paul's days with The Beatles. Sometime during the 60's, or was it the 70's Paul's original 1961 Hoffner dis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1769,"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/is-mccartney-s-lost-bass-a-lost-cause/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/is-mccartney-s-lost-bass-a-lost-cause.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}