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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 47 MIN

David Beard on Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the music that called us west

from California Sun Podcast · host Jeff Schechtman

One year after the death of the legendary Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, author David Beard joins us to talk about his new book, "All Summer Long: Conversations with The Beach Boys from Surfin' to SMiLE." Beard discusses how the Beach Boys didn't just make iconic music but defined Southern California itself — surf, sun, cars, the postcard invitation west — while Wilson quietly pushed pop into uncharted territory.

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