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Pocket Symphony: A Beach Boys Podcast

A narrative podcast exploring the life and cultural legacy of the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson. Using the 2015 biopic "Love & Mercy," Rosie Alejandrino and Krista Kurisaki break down each scene and... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Introducing Pocket Symphony: A Beach Boys Podcast

Introducing Pocket Symphony: A Beach Boys Podcast

"Part movie watch-along and part pop culture deep dive, but mostly an exploration of why we, two Asian-American millenni... Read more

10 Jul 2021

5mins

Ranked #2

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1. Who are the California Girls?

1. Who are the California Girls?

“Discovering the Beach Boys’ music has only made my love for other things stronger. I’ve learned to love so many other t... Read more

20 Jul 2021

44mins

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Ranked #3

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2. Meet The Beach Boys

2. Meet The Beach Boys

“There’s drugs, there’s sex, there’s girls! There’s an evil psychiatrist who tries to take over his life! There’s marria... Read more

20 Jul 2021

43mins

Ranked #4

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3. I GET AROUND: How the Boys Sold the Beach

3. I GET AROUND: How the Boys Sold the Beach

“They take up the mantle of being ‘America’s band’ while writing albums overseas, and secure that reputation by becoming... Read more

27 Jul 2021

1hr 3mins

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Ranked #5

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4. (OH!) DARLIN’: The Beach Boys vs. The Beatles

4. (OH!) DARLIN’: The Beach Boys vs. The Beatles

“Resurrected like some Hawaiian shirt-clad phoenix every ten years or so, the Beach Boys became the act as synonymous to... Read more

3 Aug 2021

1hr 15mins

Ranked #6

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5. GOD ONLY KNOWS: Who Owns the Beach Boys' Legacy?

5. GOD ONLY KNOWS: Who Owns the Beach Boys' Legacy?

“We’ve come a long way from Hawthorne, California, and now the Boys are handing over their literal likenesses to a compa... Read more

17 Aug 2021

1hr 27mins

Ranked #7

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6. I JUST WASN’T MADE FOR THESE TIMES: Pet Sounds & the Cult of the Uncool

6. I JUST WASN’T MADE FOR THESE TIMES: Pet Sounds & the Cult of the Uncool

“Rolling Stone is no longer like 50 Cameron Crowes, extolling the ‘never to be experienced again’ majesty of the 70s roc... Read more

27 Aug 2021

1hr 28mins

Ranked #8

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7. LOVE AND MERCY: Brian & Britney

7. LOVE AND MERCY: Brian & Britney

"Kind of wild that every major public update on Brian’s well-being occurs on the Beach Boys’ album cycle, almost like th... Read more

3 Sep 2021

1hr 22mins

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