'Yesterday' Imagines A World Without The Beatles

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Ellie (Lily James) and Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) in Yesterday, the latest film from Danny Boyle. Jonathan Prime/Universal Pictures hide caption

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Ellie (Lily James) and Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) in Yesterday, the latest film from Danny Boyle.

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In Yesterday, Himesh Patel plays Jack Malik, an English singer whose career is going nowhere. His parents don't understand him, but he's got the support of his friends — especially his manager Ellie, played by Lily James. One night, Jack gets hit by a bus at the precise moment of a worldwide power outage. When he wakes up, he learns that he's in a world where the Beatles never existed. So he starts playing their songs — the world soon hears them for the first time, and Jack finds his entire life upended.

Show Notes:

• What's making Daoud happy: Blank Check With Griffin & David
• What's making Lyndsey happy: The new album Patience by Mannequin Pussy

• What's making Lars happy: The return of Roséwave and Trixie Mattel's Roséwave playlist.

• What's making Stephen happy: The latest season of the Amazing Race, especially the return of Colin and Christie.

The audio was produced and edited by Jessica Reedy.