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The Beatles are the 60s Version of NSYNC

The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle

August 20, 2026

Craig Carton & Gallo debate the legacy of The Beatles, controversially comparing the iconic band to modern boy bands like NSYNC. They also analyze the current state of NIL in college athletics and critique Greg Schiano’s performance at Rutgers.
Speakers: Craig Carton, Chris McMonigle, Anthony Gallo

Topics: Sports

**Craig Carton** (0:00)
All right, let me go to Anthony Gallo on this one. Let it play, Connor, let it play.
See if you've paid attention to the first eight months of this show.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:08)
Okay.

**Craig Carton** (0:09)
Carton Show with Big Mac. Make sure you follow us on all the social media platforms and subscribe on YouTube.
I don't know how many followers we have, but it's probably a lot.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:20)
The Carton Show or the fan?

**Craig Carton** (0:21)
Well, it's through the fan, right? There's an idea Carton Show.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:24)
There are Carton Show accounts on all major platforms as well.

**Craig Carton** (0:27)
All right, there you go. Might get a little confusing for some, but.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:30)
Yeah, well, some people have a couple of podcasts with similar names.

**SPEAKER_3** (0:34)
Got multiple jobs, that's right.

**Craig Carton** (0:37)
Let it play, let it play, let it play, Conner. Let it play, let it play.
I've told you this before. This is one of those retention exams.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:45)
Oh, God.

**Craig Carton** (0:45)
Okay, I've told you this before, and now I need you to tell me the answer. Conner, you can play YouTube if you want. You listen every day.
You should produce every day. I'm not sure why you're not, but discuss that off air. In any event, the guy, the lead singer of The Fabulous Thunderbirds has a very famous brother. Who's his famous brother? God, either one of you know.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:10)
I remember this conversation too.

**Craig Carton** (1:12)
Yeah. I'm going to sip my hot and sour soup while you contemplate.
Wrap it up. I'll take it. Wrap it up. This guy's got a very famous brother in the same job.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:29)
Line of work.

**Craig Carton** (1:29)
Same line of work.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:32)
I remember the conversation we had too.

**Craig Carton** (1:34)
Conner, you have any idea? You're such a cheater.

**Anthony Gallo** (1:37)
You are such a cheater. Is it John Bonham?

**Craig Carton** (1:39)
It's not John Bonham. John Bonham's son, by the way, also plays the drums. Played with Hart at the Kennedy Center Honors Led Zeppelin and did a great job on the drums, but no, not John Bonham who's passed away. This guy's brother's also dead. Yeah.
Robert Plant. Robert Plant? This is not Robert Plant's brother. By the way, not a horrendous guess.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:04)
I think that was where this conversation arose from too.

**Craig Carton** (2:08)
I don't know where it arose from, but you're both wrong. I don't know why I tell you things. I don't teach you things about life if you don't retain. You're both cheating so aggressively right now.
It's not Tom Petty's brother now.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:19)
He just has the song up, I am cheating.

**Craig Carton** (2:21)
You are.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:22)
You're cheating.

**Craig Carton** (2:22)
It's like blatant cheating.

**Anthony Gallo** (2:23)
It's embarrassing. Typing very loudly too. Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (2:26)
One more yes or no. This guy's brother is, was?

**Anthony Gallo** (2:30)
Jimi Hendrix?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:31)
Is it...

**Craig Carton** (2:33)
Does this guy send anything like Jimi Hendrix?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:36)
All right. Googling this did not help.

**Anthony Gallo** (2:38)
No.

**Craig Carton** (2:42)
I'm going to tell you.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:43)
Bob Dylan.

**Craig Carton** (2:43)
No, not Bob Dylan. Not a horrendous guess. Is it Stevie Ray Vaughan's brother?

**Anthony Gallo** (2:49)
Not what I was going to guess. What are you going to guess?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:51)
I was not going to guess that.

**Craig Carton** (2:53)
Yeah, Stevie Ray Vaughan's brother. Yeah. Who I think is great. It's weird that he didn't become like a superstar. Right?
But yeah, Stevie Ray is dead, right? He died a while ago.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:05)
He is in the 90s.

**Craig Carton** (3:06)
Was he on that helicopter crash?
Was he on the Robert, wasn't Robert Cray supposed to be on that helicopter with him? I think Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash. Kind of like Richie Vowans in The Big Bopper.

**Anthony Gallo** (3:20)
Yeah, he did.

**Craig Carton** (3:21)
Yeah, he did, right? Yeah.

**Anthony Gallo** (3:22)
Dense fog.

**Craig Carton** (3:24)
I don't think, was Robert Cray on that helicopter? That would have been two of the great American guitarists of all time dying on the same helicopter. Yeah.
I think he was supposed to be on the helicopter, but wasn't.

**Anthony Gallo** (3:38)
Bobby Brooks was there, Nigel Brown, Colin Smith and Jeff Brown.

**Craig Carton** (3:41)
Yeah, so Robert Cray. He's still alive. I love Robert Cray. Is he 20? He's still alive, like 80 years old.

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