Podcasts by Glass Onion: On John Lennon

Episode 97- John Lennon in 1967 with Tony Green (Part 3 of 3) from 2023-12-06T09:00

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Episode 96- John Lennon in 1967 with Tony Green (Part 2 of 3) from 2023-11-03T20:21:25

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Episode 95: John Lennon In 1967 with Tony Green (Part 1 of 3) from 2023-10-16T16:37:53

1967 is a year that has gone into legend for various reasons. Was it the year of peace and love? Was there any real love in it at all? Or was it just like any other year, a hea...

Episode 94- Shake It Up Baby!- The Beatles and 1963 with Ken McNab (Part 2 of 2) from 2023-09-26T16:02:43

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Episode 93- Shake It Up Baby!: The Beatles and 1963 with Ken McNab (Part 1 of 2) from 2023-09-22T11:36:35

Following the shows on 1962, we seamlessly move to 1963 with the welcome return of Ken McNab to talk about his new book 'Shake It Up Baby!: The Rise of Beatlemania And The Mayh...

Episode 92- John Lennon In 1962 with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 3 of 3) from 2023-08-29T14:50:16

We complete our deep dive into 1962 in the outer world and in the Beatles family psychodrama, picking up from late July with Beatles events including a historic change of drumm...

Episode 91- John Lennon In 1962 with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 2 of 3) from 2023-07-27T09:16:34

In this episode, Antony and Ghosty start discussing the Beatles/Lennon events of 1962, covering January to June. Particular...

Episode 90- John Lennon In 1962 with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 1 of 3) from 2023-06-24T07:37:17

Our latest Lennon odyssey starts with a review of the events of 1962, a tangential conversation in which Antony and guest Davi...

Episode 89- All We Are Saying: The 1980 Playboy Interviews (Part 3 of 3) from 2023-05-25T07:10:54

We complete our latest Lennon journey with the conclusion of my analysis of some of the more telling quotes from the series of interviews conducted in September 1980 for Playboy magazine by John...

Episode 88- All We Are Saying: The 1980 Playboy Interviews (Part 2 of 3) from 2023-04-24T21:09:30

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Episode 87- All We Are Saying: The 1980 Playboy Interviews (Part 1 of 3) from 2023-03-18T21:36

John Lennon’s series of interviews for Playboy magazine in September 1980, which also included Yoko Ono, are not only a fascinating and multi-layered study of a highly eccentri...

The Beatles And A Mass of Humanity from 2023-01-31T22:39:30

The Beatles were a pop/rock group and were and are a phenomenon ...

The Rather Strange Last Day In The Life of John Lennon from 2023-01-31T22:35:31

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Bonus Episode #13- John Lennon Compilation Albums (Antony on 'When They Was Fab' podcast) from 2023-01-28T15:41

Compilation albums come in many shapes and sizes and some can be justified while others rely on good marketing and glossy packaging to persuade consumers to part with their hard-earned money for...

Episode 86- Two of Us: The Ballad of Lennon&McCartney from 2022-12-16T23:53:29

John Lennon and Paul McCartney are inextricably linked, and what more is there to say at this point? Well, I give it a shot in a podcast of 3 sections, looking at common Lennon/McCartney tropes ...

Episode 85- Describing John Lennon with Luke Thompson (Part 2 of 2) from 2022-11-21T21:09:36

The completion of Luke and Antony's discussion of John Lennon, originally recorded for ‘Luke’s English Podcast’ last year. We complete our description of John using adjectives of personality, an...

Episode 84- Describing John Lennon with Luke Thompson (Part 1 of 2) from 2022-10-27T07:19:55

Luke Thompson, a fellow English teacher and podcaster, hosted Antony on his podcast back in June 2021, and this is the Glass Onion version of that talk, split into two parts. This part of the di...

Episode 83- Jon Stewart returns (and Antony reads stories...) from 2022-09-17T17:49:33

Jon Stewart, author of 'Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God', makes a quick and very welcome return to the podcast to further discuss Lennon themes from his book. We talk Lennon origin stories, Freudian a...

Episode 82- John Lennon in 1968 with Matt Williamson (Part 2 of 2) from 2022-08-25T15:09:24

Turning our attention from 1968 itself to the Lennon/Beatles events of the year, what emerges is an epic Glass Onion journey into a year that weighed heavily on John Lennon's psyche and the worl...

Episode 81- John Lennon in 1968 with Matt Williamson (Part 1 of 2) from 2022-07-28T16:14:24

1968 was among the most turbulent years in living memory. As a forerunner to our look at the Beatles/John Lennon events, Matt Williamson joins the show to dissect the year itself in terms of maj...

Episode 80- John Lennon Live! with Chris Purcell (Part 2 of 2) from 2022-06-27T17:20:27

Chris Purcell and I complete our 2-part look at John Lennon's live career and also some of the films and video clips surrounding his performances This part takes us from 1966 to 1975 as we look ...

Episode 79- John Lennon Live! with Chris Purcell (Part 1 of 2) from 2022-05-26T21:05:54

John Lennon was a unique live performer, both with The Beatles and in his solo career, though following his split with the Fabs he showed a reluctance to play full concerts and so we should cher...

Episode 78- Dylan, Lennon, Marx&God with Jon Stewart&Ben Burrell (Part 2 of 2) from 2022-04-21T12:41:10

Jon Stewart, former and current guitarist with 'Sleeper', is the author of a fantastic new book that offers a unique new take on the fascinating John Lennon/Bob Dylan relationship, and this is the ...

Episode 77- Dylan, Lennon, Marx&God with Jon Stewart&Ben Burrell (Part 1 of 2) from 2022-03-22T17:41:38

This time around, Antony is joined by Jon Stewart, the author of a fantastic new book that offers a unique new take on the fascinating John Lennon/Bob Dylan relationship, and also welcomes a return...

Episode 76- John Lennon in 1969 with Scott Phipps (Part 2 of 2) from 2022-02-25T16:41:40

Having set the scene of 1969 in the first part of this 2-parter, Scott and I go through the John Lennon-related events of the year, one dominated by John&Yoko's sincere quest for world peace. Join ...

Episode 75- John Lennon in 1969 with Scott Phipps (Part 1 of 2) from 2022-01-26T13:54:02

1969 was, even by the standards of the tumultuous decade of the 60s, a remarkably eventful year both for John Lennon and the world at large. Scott Phipps makes a welcome return to the podcast for a...

Episode 74- The U.S. vs John Lennon with James Corbett from 2021-12-19T20:17:34

James Corbett joins the show to discuss the 2006 documentary about John's political activism and his fight against the Nixon administration to stay in the U.S. We also take some time to look at the...

Bonus Episode #12- Beatles Reflections&Revolver tangential review from 2021-12-09T21:42:28

For this episode, we take you back to a couple of my proto-podcast adventures in Beatleland way back in November 2013. Firstly, I answer a few questions from friends and then I'm joined by schoolfr...

Bonus Episode #11- Antony on The Mindbuzz podcast from 2021-12-04T18:03:02

Another guest appearance by your humble host, this time back in October on the wonderful podcast 'The Mindbuzz'. The host Gill and I get into some Lennon/Beatles topics, such as John's progressive ...

Bonus Episode #10- Antony on Pop Goes The 60s with Matt Williamson from 2021-11-26T14:06:38

An appearance by your humble host on Matt Williamson's 'Pop Goes The 60s' you tube channel. We discuss the perils of finding truths about the Beatles, Glass Onion's Goldman revisionism, some of the...

Episode 73- Playing John Lennon with Gaz Keenan of John Lennon Tribute UK from 2021-11-22T22:11:49

Gaz Keenan, a John Lennon tribute artist, joins the show to discuss the finer points of playing John in terms of the voice, the music and everything in between. There are numerous audio clips, tang...

Episode 72- John Lennon The Author with Eoghan Lyng from 2021-10-22T11:57:29

Writer and journalist Eoghan Lyng joins the show once again to discuss John Lennon's remarkable 3 books of writing and drawing, namely 'In His Own Write', 'A Spaniard In The Works' and 'Skywriting ...

Episode 71- Beatles Docs and Fandom with Chris Purcell and Simon Weitzman from 2021-08-22T19:15:59

Chris Purcell and Simon Weitzman join me to discuss some key Beatles documentaries, predominantly the Maysles brothers' 'What's Happening! The Beatles In The U.S.A.' (aka The Beatles: The First U.S...

Episode 70- Listener Audio Questions with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 2 of 2) from 2021-07-15T20:59:39

David 'Ghosty' Wills and I complete our answering of the wonderful questions sent in audio form by Glass Onion listeners. Topics covered in this part include the 1968 Beatles psychodrama, Bernard P...

Episode 69- Listener Audio Questions with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 1 of 2) from 2021-06-27T13:20:53

In the first of a traditional Glass Onion 2-parter, I'm joined by radio D.J. David Wills a.k.a. Ghosty, to answer questions from the listeners in audio form. Topics covered include (in no particula...

Episode 68- John Lennon, Art, Therapy&Fame with Alun Parry from 2021-05-26T17:33:43

Therapist, musician and Liverpudlian Alun Parry joins me as we pool our shared psychological knowledge to discuss John and The Beatles from a variety of angles, all the while taking pains not to of...

Episode 67- John Lennon and the Historian with Erin Torkelson Weber from 2021-05-18T18:44:58

Erin Weber, author of 'The Beatles And The Historians', joins me to discuss various aspects of John Lennon and the Beatles using her historiographical skills. We also discuss history and propaganda...

Bonus Episode #9- A Hard Days Night film review (Antony on 'Classic Film Jerks' podcast) from 2021-04-28T19:25:39

Your host Antony recently appeared on the 'Classic Film Jerks' podcast to take a comedic but still analytical look at the Beatles’ first film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’. Is it a classic? You can probably...

Episode 66- A John Lennon deep dive with Spencer Cox from 2021-04-27T16:17:19

Journalist and Glass Onion listener Spencer Cox joins me for a wide-ranging deep dive into John Lennon 1980, psychology, drugs and even the British royal family (just briefly...) Enjoy!Feedback an...

Bonus Episode #8- CHOBA B CCCP album review ('Paul or Nothing' swapcast #2) from 2021-04-18T16:51:25

The second half of a double swapcast with Sam from the 'Paul or Nothing' podcast looking at Lennon and McCartney's covers album adventures is a review of Paul's 'Russian album', CHOBA B CCCP. Links...

Episode 65- Rock And Roll 1975 album review ('Paul or Nothing' swapcast #1) from 2021-04-13T11:34:35

Sam Whiles of 'Paul or Nothing' guest hosts the first part of a double swapcast looking at Lennon and McCartney's covers album adventures. First up is John's 'Rock And Roll' album from 1975. Links ...

Episode 65- Rock And Roll 1975 album review ('Paul or Nothing' swapcast #1) from 2021-04-13T11:34:35

Sam Whiles of 'Paul or Nothing' guest hosts the first part of a double swapcast looking at Lennon and McCartney's covers album adventures. First up is John's 'Rock And Roll' album from 1975. Links ...

Episode 64- The Lennons, Goldman, Seaman&others with Caitlin Hair from 2021-03-24T15:04:28

Caitlin Hair returns to offer more first-hand memories of the Lennons, Albert Goldman, Fred Seaman and her mother Marnie, who was a close friend of both Yoko and Goldman, in the ongoing quest of th...

Episode 63- The Occult Beatles with Matt Sergiou from 2021-03-12T13:03:41

Matt Sergiou joins me to talk about some of the occult and conspiratorial aspects of the Beatles and John Lennon. The discussion covers, among other things, the 60s counterculture, LSD, mind contro...

Bonus Episode #7- Elvis&The Beatles (Antony on 'TCBCast' podcast) from 2021-02-23T20:52

In a break from the regular shows, here is an appearance made by Antony in January on the excellent Elvis Presley podcast ‘TCBCast’, discussing some of the parallels and differences between Elvis a...

Episode 62- Lennon, Kubrick And The Concept of 'Genius' with Dan Richter from 2021-02-14T16:53:01

Dan Richter makes a welcome return to the show as we tackle the difficult label of 'genius', using among other things Dan's recollections of his close working relationships with John Lennon and Sta...

Episode 61- John Lennon 1980: The Last Days In The Life with Ken Womack from 2021-01-31T13:46:57

Ken Womack joins me to talk about his 2020 book which looks at the final year of John's life. Among other things, we discuss New York and London, the recovery of John's muse and the impossibility o...

Episode 60 - The Enigmatic John Lennon with Al Sussman from 2021-01-22T21:15:15

Al Sussman joins me for a freewheeling discussion of the enigma that was John Lennon and various other topics. Al is an author and also the long-time executive editor of 'Beatlefan' magazine. The ...

Episode 59- The Ballad of John&Elvis with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 3 of 3) from 2021-01-10T10:32:51

The conclusion of my talk with David 'Ghosty' Wills about the relationship between John Lennon and Elvis Presley, this time focusing on the 1970s/early 80s period and the unfortunate demise of our ...

Episode 58- The Ballad of John&Elvis with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 2 of 3) from 2020-12-30T12:10:45

David 'Ghosty' Wills and I continue our deep dive into the relationship between John Lennon and Elvis Presley, this time focusing on the 1960s period, including the 1965 Beatles&Elvis summit meetin...

Episode 57- The Ballad of John&Elvis with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-12-20T13:50:30

For this first-ever Glass Onion 3-parter, I'm joined by radio DJ David 'Ghosty' Wills for a deep dive into the relationship between John Lennon and Elvis Presley, both with their meeting in 1965 (t...

Episode 56- Coleman or Goldman- Where Is The Truth? with Ben Rowling&Caitlin Hair from 2020-12-08T19:41:34

In this episode of the show, I'm joined by Ben Rowling and Caitlin Hair to discuss the opposite narratives of John Lennon presented in the biographies written by Ray Coleman and Albert Goldman. Cai...

Bonus Episode #6- John Lennon's Best&Worst Cover Versions (Antony on 'Under The Covers' Podcast) from 2020-11-23T23:30:19

A recent appearance by your humble host on the excellent 'Under The Covers' podcast, discussing John's best and worst cover versions, both with The Beatles and in his solo career. Expect lots of 'M...

Episode 55 - John Lennon Albums Ranked with Kit O'Toole&Ken McNab (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-10-20T21:22:06

Kit O'Toole, Ken McNab and I finish counting down the worst to best John Lennon albums, including his contributions to Beatles albums. There are links to Kit and Ken's work below. Enjoy!Feedback t...

Episode 54 - John Lennon Albums Ranked with Kit O'Toole&Ken McNab (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-10-14T17:47:02

Kit O'Toole and Ken McNab, both Beatles authors and veterans of this podcast, join me to count down the John Lennon albums, the twist being that we are including his contributions to Beatles albums...

Episode 53 - The Listeners Speak! (John Lennon 80th Birthday Show) from 2020-10-07T13:36:55

To mark John Lennon's posthumous 80th birthday, I thought I'd do something different and invite 3 of my most loyal listeners (or perhaps I should now say 'friends of the show'!) to talk about John,...

Episode 52- A Toot And A Snore: Lennon&McCartney Perspectives with Sam Whiles (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-09-28T18:22:04

The conclusion of my discussion with Sam from the 'Paul or Nothing' podcast about the ever-fascinating and enigmatic Lennon-McCartney relationship. There's a link to Sam's show below Enjoy!Feedbac...

Episode 51- A Toot And A Snore: Lennon&McCartney Perspectives with Sam Whiles (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-09-15T14:07:46

Sam Whiles from the 'Paul or Nothing' podcast joins me for a 'swapcast' freeform discussion about the ever-fascinating and endlessly dissected relationship between the 2 chief Beatles. There's a li...

Episode 50- Riding So High: The Beatles And Drugs with Tom Hunyady (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-08-04T16:10:55

Tom and I complete our review of Joe Goodden's masterful study of the Beatles' relationship with drugs and the huge impact they had on their lives and careers. Joe also runs the Beatles Bible webs...

Episode 49- Riding So High: The Beatles And Drugs with Tom Hunyady (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-07-28T16:17:47

Tom Hunyady joins me to review Joe Goodden's wonderful 2017 book detailing the Beatles' relationship with drugs and the huge impact they had on their lives and careers. Joe also runs the Beatles Bi...

Episode 48- John Lennon in 1965 with Eoghan Lyng (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-07-18T10:19:35

Eoghan and I complete our look at 1965 in the world of John and The Beatles, taking in such events as the MBE awards, John's 'A Spaniard In The Works', Shea Stadium, the 'Help!' album and film, the...

Episode 47- John Lennon in 1965 with Eoghan Lyng (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-07-10T16:41:42

Music writer Eoghan Lyng returns to the show as we look at the year 1965 and John Lennon's part in it. In this part we talk about the year as a whole, including the world events, music and films, a...

Episode 46- John Lennon in 1972 with Mick Ord (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-06-29T18:42:21

Mick Ord and I conclude our discussion of John Lennon in the year 1972 by looking at some of the main events for John and Yoko, including appearances on the David Frost, Mike Douglas and Dick Cavet...

Episode 45- John Lennon in 1972 with Mick Ord (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-06-24T20:26:11

I'm joined by broadcaster, podcaster and real-life Liverpudlian Mick Ord for the first of a 2-part discussion of John Lennon and the year 1972. This part actually focuses on John pre-1972, the perc...

Episode 44- John Lennon vs Bob Dylan with Ben Burrell (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-06-18T17:48:24

Ben Burrell and I complete our look at the always fascinating relationship between John Lennon and Bob Dylan. We pick up the reference points from 1968 to 2012 and also comment on some of Bob's rec...

Episode 43- John Lennon vs Bob Dylan with Ben Burrell (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-06-13T13:00:19

Radio D.J. and Bob Dylan podcaster Ben Burrell joins me to talk about the enigmatic but always interesting relationship between two of rock's finest writers, performers and icons. This part takes u...

Episode 42- Solo John&'Eight Arms To Hold You' with Mark Easter&Chip Madinger from 2020-06-07T12:06:49

I'm joined by Chip Madinger and Mark Easter to talk about the 'remastered' digital version of their very readable tome 'Eight Arms To Hold You' with a mention too of Chip's ongoing 'Lennonology' pr...

Episode 41- John Lennon's Psychology with Kirk Honda&Humberto Castañeda from 2020-05-27T20:56:12

I'm joined by Dr. Kirk Honda and Humberto Castañeda of the 'Psychology In Seattle' podcast to talk about the inordinately complex psychology of John Lennon. We touch on some of his darker sides and...

Episode 40- Nowhere Boy with Scott Phipps (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-05-21T15:48:08

Scott Phipps and I wrap up our review of the 2009 film 'Nowhere' Boy', which deals with the young John Lennon and the simultaneous events of his promising but ultimately tragic relationship with hi...

Episode 39- Nowhere Boy with Scott Phipps (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-05-14T15:15:31

I'm joined once again by Scott Phipps to review the 2009 film 'Nowhere' Boy', which deals with John's early life and his promising but ultimately tragic relationship with his incredible mother Juli...

Episode 38- How I Won The War (Reel Britannia film podcast) from 2020-05-06T21:29:11

Your host recently appeared with Scott and Steven on the excellent 'Reel Britannia' film podcast to discuss the 1967 film 'How I Won The War', filmed in 1966 and featuring John Lennon in a supporti...

Episode 37- Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon with Robert Rosen from 2020-04-30T13:46:35

Author Robert Rosen joins me to talk about his 2000 book on the last years of John Lennon's life, as told through the diaries that Robert transcribed in the early 80s, as well as his new book, 'Bob...

Episode 36 - Addendum: MDC, John, Marlon and myself from 2020-04-21T18:50:16

We round off a contentious series of episodes (please come back if you've left!) with a reading of my notes on MDC and the political era of John Lennon's life, and some additional insights regardin...

Episode 35- The John Lennon Assassination ('Those Conspiracy Guys' swapcast) from 2020-04-16T20:20:06

Gordon Rochford from ‘Those Conspiracy Guys’ joins me for a swapcast about the most contentious Lennon topic of all. We talk about John Lennon, his political activities and cultural influence, and ...

Bonus Episode #5- JL, JFK&Bobby D (Tomorrow Never Knows podcast) from 2020-04-10T21:15:09

Your humble host returns to the 'Tomorrow Never Knows' kingdom to riff with Bob Wilson and Warren Brown on John Lennon's best songs, Mark David Chapman, 'Murder Most Foul' and other topics and to p...

Episode 34- John Lennon's Best Songs with Jason Barnard of The Strange Brew from 2020-03-31T13:45:19

Jason and I conclude our talk, this time choosing (and waxing lyrical about) what we consider to be John Lennon's best songs, spanning a 15-year period. There are multiple audio clips to keep you i...

Episode 33- John Lennon's 'Worst' Songs with Jason Barnard of The Strange Brew from 2020-03-26T18:44:04

Jason Barnard of the Strange Brew podcast joins me in the first of a 2-parter looking at John Lennon's best and worst songs. This time we tackle the worst, bearing in mind that being the 'worst' of...

Episode 32- John Lennon in 1970 with Dave Thurmaier (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-03-19T10:33:02

Dave and I conclude our look at John Lennon's remarkable 1970 with the aid of multiple sound clips. After last week's set up, we get to 3 major events, which are John's 'Primal Therapy' treatment, ...

Episode 31 - John Lennon in 1970 with Dave Thurmaier (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-03-05T16:03:04

Music professor and Beatles podcaster Dave Thurmaier joins me to talk about the remarkable year of 1970 and John Lennon's part in it. In Part 1, we start with events of the year, films and non-Lenn...

Bonus Episode #4 - Antony's appearance on the 'Tomorrow Never Knows' podcast from 2020-02-28T16:25:19

Your humble host was delighted to appear on this Beatles podcast with Bob Wilson and Warren Brown in January. Our topic was the White Album but the conversation branched out into discussion of the ...

Episode 30 - John Lennon on Film: The Good, The Bad and the Cameos with Ed Chen from 2020-02-22T00:40:42

Ed of the ‘When They Was Fab’ podcast joins me to look at a wide variety of depictions (both factual and fictional plus all points in-between) of the enigma that was John Lennon, as well as brief d...

Episode 29 - Imagine: John Lennon 1988 film review with Scott Phipps (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-02-13T22:53:08

Scott and I complete our review and discussion of the 1988 film 'Imagine: John Lennon', a film dear to both of our hearts. We pick up one of the great rock life stories from 1968 until its tragic e...

Episode 28 - Imagine: John Lennon 1988 film review with Scott Phipps (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-02-08T09:54:30

Scott Phipps joins me again for the first of a 2-part review and discussion of the 1988 film 'Imagine: John Lennon', a film dear to both of our hearts. In this part we cover John's early life and B...

Bonus Episode #3 - Antony's appearance on 'She Said She Said' from 2020-01-30T19:01:06

A recent appearance by your humble host on the Beatles podcast 'She Said She Said'. Antony and the co-hosts Lanea Stagg and Jude Southerland Kessler discuss the 'Glass Onion: On John Lennon' podca...

Episode 27- Pre Fab! with Colin Hanton (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-01-21T12:11:42

The concluding part of my talk with former and current Quarrymen drummer Colin Hanton, talking about his book (and upcoming film) Pre: Fab! and his experiences with the Quarrymen and beyond. The f...

Episode 26- Pre: Fab! with Colin Hanton (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-01-12T12:13:15

Part 1 of another 2-parter, this time with former and current Quarrymen drummer Colin Hanton. We talk about his book (and upcoming film) Pre: Fab! and his experiences growing up in the 1940s and 50...

Episode 25- Revolution 9: John Lennon, Drugs, Vietnam and Everyday Life from 2019-12-19T21:49:10

We end the year with a deep dive into the much-maligned sound collage extraordinaire from John Lennon and Yoko Ono. There are multiple sound clips from the piece itself as well as contributions fro...

Episode 24 - John Lennon: Imagine 1972 film review with Scott Phipps from 2019-12-06T16:59:36

Film podcaster and Lennon/Beatles superfan Scott Phipps joins me to discuss with great affection John and Yoko’s artistic and eccentric 1972 film ‘Imagine’, which accompanied John Lennon’s album of...

Bonus Episode #2 - Antony's appearance on 'When They Was Fab' from 2019-11-27T10:28:21

The second of two bonus episode features an appearance by your humble host on the Beatles podcast 'When They Was Fab' earlier this month. Antony and hosts Ed and Lonnie discuss the 1982 documentary...

Bonus Episode #1 - Antony's recent appearance on 'The Mind Renewed' from 2019-11-15T15:17:11

The first of two bonus episode features an appearance that your humble host made on the podcast 'The Mind Renewed' in July 2019. Julian Charles invited Antony to discuss his own somewhat Lennon-ins...

Episode 23- The Other 1960s with Frances Rotunno from 2019-11-08T15:44:36

In this episode I talk to my mother Frances about what the 1960s were like for ordinary folk outside the 'Swinging Sixties' image. We discuss how things have changed since then in various aspects o...

Episode 22- 'All Roads Lead To Lennon' with Philip Kirkland (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-10-20T10:07:12

The concluding part of my talk with Philip looks at the remarkable figure of Julia Lennon and her tragic family history and brings the story through to some of the crucial stages of the pre-fame Be...

Episode 21- 'All Roads Lead To Lennon' with Philip Kirkland (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-10-05T15:27:38

Part 1 of a very interesting talk with Philip Kirkland, the author of a new book which traces John's ancestry and tells the stories behind some famous places associated with him, such as 'Strawberr...

Episode 20- David Bedford interview in Liverpool (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-09-21T17:02:14

The conclusion of my talk with renowned Beatles author David Bedford recorded in Liverpool in July. David and I continue the Pete Best vs Ringo Starr drumming discussion as well as more details fro...

Episode 19- David Bedford interview in Liverpool (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-07-30T16:50:44

Part 1 of a delightful talk with renowned Beatles author David Bedford, recorded at the famous Jacaranda club in Liverpool and covering various topics featured in his most recent book 'Finding The ...

Episode 18- 'And In The End' with Ken McNab (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-07-28T19:57:22

The conclusion of my epic talk with Ken McNab, author of a new book called 'And In The End: The Last Days of The Beatles', which takes a month-by-month look at the turbulent, 'heavy' but also highl...

Episode 17- 'And In The End' with Ken McNab (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-07-27T09:58:19

Part 1 of an epic and highly enjoyable talk with Ken McNab, author of a new book called 'And In The End: The Last Days of The Beatles', which takes a month-by-month look at the turbulent, 'heavy' b...

Episode 16 - Dan Richter on life with John and Yoko (and much more....) from 2019-07-24T17:04:43

A very enjoyable talk with Dan Richter, who lived with John&Yoko as their de facto assistant in the early 70s and also worked with Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey. We discuss those topics ...

Episode 15 - The Beatles And A Mass of Humanity from 2019-07-21T11:45:53

A short interlude between interviews, as I read a blog post from 2014 that has a philosophical look at a magic pre-fame night for The Beatles. The show is available as a direct download mp3 fileEn...

Episode 14- John Lennon 1975-80 with Kit O'Toole (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-07-14T11:30:57

Part 2 of a 2-part discussion with Beatles author and podcaster Kit O'Toole. After finishing off discussion of the 'Between The Lines' bootleg, we proceed to review and analyse the John Lennon song...

Episode 13- John Lennon 1975-80 with Kit O'Toole (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-06-29T12:58:52

Part 1 of a 2-part discussion with Beatles author and podcaster Kit O'Toole. After discussing Kit's background, her first forays into writing about the Beatles and John Lennon, and some lesser-know...

Episode 12- John Lennon In 1964 with Jude Southerland Kessler (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-06-01T16:41:27

The conclusion of my talk with Jude Southerland Kessler about John Lennon's breathtaking year of 1964, primarily covering the August/September U.S. tour and analysing some of John Lennon's songs of...

Episode 11- John Lennon In 1964 with Jude Southerland Kessler (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-05-17T13:40:45

The wonderful Jude Southerland Kessler joins me to talk about John Lennon's breathtaking year of 1964 (in fact, as you'll hear, he barely had time to take a breath!) Jude is the author of a multi-...

Episode 10 - John Lennon In 1966 with Eoghan Lyng (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-05-02T20:13:42

The second part of my talk with Eoghan Lyng about the tumultuous year (for the world and John Lennon) of 1966.Eoghan is a pop writer, who has written interviews for Culture Sonar, We Are Cult, The ...

Episode 9 - John Lennon In 1966 with Eoghan Lyng (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-04-23T19:57:51

My friend Eoghan Lyng joins me to talk about the tumultuous year (for the world and John Lennon)of 1966. Eoghan is a pop writer for Culture Sonar, We Are Cult, The Phacemag and The Digital Fix, wh...

Episode 8- John Lennon : Gimme Some Truth from 2019-04-05T18:51:45

Using John Lennon's famous song as a starting point, I take the opportunity to dive into a variety of aspects of that elusive thing we call 'truth'. Along the way, I reference the Brexit debacle, h...

Episode 7 - Discussion with Dave Thurmaier (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-03-21T22:07:47

Part 2 of a very enjoyable freeform discussion with music professor and Beatles podcaster Dave Thurmaier In this part, Dave and I carry on discussing the technical side of Lennon McCartney’s musi...

Episode 6 - Discussion with Dave Thurmaier (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-03-15T17:22:24

Part 1 of a very enjoyable freeform discussion on all things John Lennon (plus some inevitable Macca/Beatles crossover)with music professor and Beatles podcaster Dave Thurmaier (he's the one on the...

Episode 5- Some Questions From Listeners, Friends (&Family)... from 2019-03-07T20:41:58

As the title suggests, requested questions and comments for me to riff on. The show is available as a direct download mp3 fileEnjoy! Feedback to antony@glassonionjlpod.comyou tube version https:/...

Episode 4 - Rod Davis Interview (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-03-01T09:17:12

Episode 4 is the second of a 2-part interview with ex and current member of The Quarrymen, Rod Davis. In this section, we discuss at some length the famous Woolton Village Fete of 6th July 1957 and...

Episode 3- Rod Davis Interview (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-02-22T10:02:28

Episode 3 is the first of a 2-part interview with ex and current member of The Quarrymen, Rod Davis. As well as talking about the early days of the group and commenting on the teenage John Lennon, ...

Episode 2 - The Rather Strange Last Day In The Life Of John Lennon from 2019-02-15T13:23:36

Episode 2 looks at the last day of John Lennon's life, focusing not on the grisly details of his untimely end but rather on the strange circumstances surrounding the event. This is essentially an ...

Episode 1 - Introduction from 2019-02-08T12:37:30

Introductory episode for a new podcast about John Lennon. The first few episodes will appear here while the website and ITunes account are being prepared. The show is available as a direct downloa...