Interview for The Rest Is History

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On May 5, 2026, Paul McCartney was interviewed by Tom Holland, co-host of the podcast “The Rest Is History”, as part of the promotional campaign for his forthcoming album “The Boys Of Dungeon Lane“. The interview was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, on the same day as a listening session for the album. It was broadcast on May 15.

During the interview, a brief excerpt of “Salesman Saint” was played, marking the first public airing of the track. The song, drawn from the album, depicts Paul’s parents as he imagines them during the Second World War.

Paul McCartney had also recorded a separate interview with the related podcast “The Rest Is Entertainment“, which was broadcast the previous day, on May 14.

From Wikipedia:

The Rest Is History is a history podcast hosted by historians Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland.

Overview

The podcast was launched in November 2020 and is produced by Goalhanger Podcasts.

It is the highest-ranked UK history podcast on Spotify and Apple, and in the top 10 in the US charts. By June 2023 it had issued 409 episodes and had a rating of 9.7 on IMDb. In October 2024, The Wall Street Journal revealed the podcast achieved 11 million downloads a month, 1.2 million monthly YouTube views and had over 45,000 paying subscribers; 7 out of 10 listeners were aged under 40. In 2024, it was estimated that Holland and Sandbrook each earned nearly $100,000 a month. The series received the 2023 President’s Medal from the British Academy, the first time this had been awarded to a podcast. […]

From Tom Holland on X, May 9, 2026: