{"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":"The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Beatle","slug":"the-5th-6th-7th-and-8th-beatle","published_at":"2026-02-01T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/the-5th-6th-7th-and-8th-beatle","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/40","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/91a5ba0a/d9277f0c.mp3","summary":"Episode 40: The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Beatles (Extended Episode) I’ve never understood the term 5th Beatle. There were only four members of the group, John, Paul, George and Ringo. However, I will concede that there were four individuals who were integral to the success of the band. In this weeks episode we look at four people Brian Epstein, George Martin, Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans who formed that inner circle around The Beatles and the influence they had on the band back in the 1960’s, but also guided the Beatles legend into the 21st Century. Welcome to episode 40 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. 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":"Episode 40: The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Beatles (Extended Episode) I’ve never understood the term 5th Beatle. There were only four members of the group, Joh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2612,"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/the-5th-6th-7th-and-8th-beatle/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/the-5th-6th-7th-and-8th-beatle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}