![]() “He seemed as interested in us and we were in him,” Rodriguez told me. The resulting shows speak volumes about the curious mind and Beatles fandom of director Jackson, not to mention that he seems to be a really good guy. The New Zealand-based director seems truly motivated to make sure that the leaders in the Beatles information community, the superfans, understand how seriously he took his charge.Īfter recovering from the shock of Jackson reaching out to him, Rodriguez conducted the interview over Zoom (joined by Beatles blogger Dan Rivkin) which has resulted in three hour-long episodes for his podcast. Jackson was insistent that he would only take on the project if he could have free reign telling the story that really happened. Rodriguez thinks the director chose his show because of a series of episodes he had done earlier this year asking whether the Jackson project would tell the true story of the Get Back sessions, or if they would be a whitewash designed to burnish reputations. ![]() It turned out the director was a listener to the SATB podcast, liked it and was as interested in learning from Rodriguez as vice-versa. “I was shocked when he offered two to three hours,” said Rodriguez. Rodriguez assumed that Jackson’s PR rep would ask for five minutes of airtime on all of the many Beatles fan podcasts, but was surprised to learn that his podcast had been selected for an in-depth interview, one of the most in-depth the director would give. Rodriguez received a call out of the blue from Peter Jackson’s producer the week before Get Back aired, asking if he would be interested in interviewing the director. One such podcast is Something About the Beatles, nicknamed SATB, created and hosted by Robert Rodriguez, a Beatles author (of an award winning book about Revolver) and interviewer. Rather than seeking out shows with the greatest reach like Howard Stern or Joe Rogan, Jackson seems to have selected shows based on their track record of treating the group with integrity and seriousness. ![]() In addition to a predictable schedule of interviews for print and broadcast including Colbert and Sixty Minutes Jackson made a point of reaching out to a few podcasts who have gained a loyal following by telling the rich history of the Beatles.
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