“I Read The News Today, Oh Boy…”
Nothing Is Real has featured in the following newspapers: The New York Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Radio Times and the Irish Examiner. Steven & Jason have also contributed to radio shows on the BBC , RTÉ and more. Some links are below. If you would like Steven or Jason or Stevenandjason for any Beatle-related insight* for your show or story, get in touch via one on the methods on the Contact page.
(*Shockingly Steven & Jason are also happy to talk about things that are not the Beatles and have contributed to shows about Bowie, The Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell and many more…you know the type of thing. Drop us a line)
Music Podcasts, New York Times, August
2023
The New York Times made Nothing Is Real its number one music podcast recommendation in August 2023. For music fans who want an informed deep dive.
Nothing Is Real Tops The Charts, July 2023
NIR hit the top of the Music podcast charts for the UK and Ireland on both Apple Music and Spotify charts. This can only be ascribed to what’s been called The Brooker Effect™️. We also entered the top 100 of all podcasts, as well as peaking inside the USA Music podcasts top 50.
Charlie Brooker's Cultural Highlights, The Guardian, July 2023
In July 2023, Charlie Brooker named Nothing Is Real as his podcast cultural highlight in The Guardian - I know, right?!? He said that NIR was the one podcast " I actually stay awake for" - the highest of praise.
Best Beatles Podcast, Radio Times, March
2023
David Hepworth, writer, journalist, presenter, and man-who-knows-about-this-kind-of-thing listed Nothing Is Real as the best Beatles podcast out there in no less a publication than the Radio Times.
Pod Bible’s Music Podcast of the Year 2022
In January 2023, Nothing Is Real won Pod Bible’s coveted Music Podcast of the Year beating out other high-profile shows like Rockenteurs. Other category winners included Off Menu, so that means we are officially cool.
Is It Rolling, Bob?, May 2022
In May 2022, Steven was a guest on the premier Bob Dylan podcast from Kerry Shale & Lucas Hare. Unsurprisingly, things detour into Dylan & Beatle-related matters.
BBC’s Podcast Radio Hour, March 2022
Nothing Is Real was featured on BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Podcast Radio Hour where some of the funniest people in the UK made their favourite podcast picks. Read about the episode and listen to it here.
The Boston Globe, March 2022
In the aftermath of The Beatles Get Back on Disney+ there was a surge of interest in Beatle podcasts. The Boston Globe put Nothing Is Real at the toppermost of the poppermost.
Word In The Attic
In April 2021, Steven & Jason had a virtual meet-up with Mark Ellen & David Hepworth from the Word In Your Ear podcast as part of their Word In The Attic series. They talked about… The Beatles… a lot!
The Boston Harold Podcast
Harold Lepidus is a Boston-based rock fan who likes to go deep on these things on his blog and YouTube Podcast. Steven & Jason joined to talk about The Beatles (obviously) but also about Nothing Is Real itself and how it comes together.
Geoff Lloyd’s Beatlejuice, March 2021
For 2021 Geoff Lloyd has created Beatlejuice - a weekly Fabs show from a fan for all fans on Union Jack Radio. Steven & Jason appeared on the second show in March 2021 at the start of Nothing Is Real Season Four, and you can hear the chat on the show’s podcast.
Little White Lies, November 2021
In November 2021 Steven spoke to Little White Lies about the ongoing influence of Magical Mystery Tour on the visuals of pop music.
Dangerous Amusements
Stu Arrowsmith hosts this great podcast where guests discuss Elvis Costello and choose the ultimate decade-spanning EC playlist. Jason appeared in May 2021 to discuss the other act he thinks about too much.
TLNA, UK, March 2021
Steven & Jason make a return visit to Iain & Kath’s Late Night Alternative. More Beatles chat, unsurprisingly and haircuts. Can you name all the Beatle tracks that don’t feature Ringo?
The Guardian, UK, Jan 2021
Nothing Is Real was delighted to be chosen as an essential part of your home entertainment week back in January 2021. Steven & Jason got to rub shoulders with Michael Sheen, Greta Thunberg and Spiral.
TLNA, UK, Nov 2020
Steven & Jason appear on Iain Lee’s popular The Late Night Alternative show on Twitch in November 2020 to have a bit of Beatle chat. Rockestra gets a mention.
Irish Examiner, Ireland, Dec 2020
December 2020 was all about the release of McCartney III, the lockdown, sorry, rockdown new album from Paul McCartney. Jason was interviewed for this piece, which also looked at Paul’s Irish roots.
The Telegraph, UK, Oct 2020
Jason was interviewed by Thom Gibbs for a piece looking back at John Lennon on what would’ve been his 80th birthday.