Another Kind of Mind: A Different Kind of Beatles Podcast

Our first episode follows John and Paul’s reconciliation in 1972-1973, John & Yoko’s decision to separate, John’s move to Los Angeles with May Pang and John’s steps toward self-acceptance.

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TW: violence

SOURCES

Interview w/ Barbara Graustark for Newsweek (1980)
This Is Not Here Press Conference, Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY (October 8, 1971)
Gary Von Syock, LiveforLiveMusic.com (2015)
Lennon: the Man, the Myth, the Music TIM RILEY (2011)
You Never Give Me Your Money, PETER DOGGETT (2009)
Elliot Mintz Interview w/ John and Yoko (1973)
John Lennon on Weekend World (April 8, 1973)
Paul McCartney to Nicky Horne (1973)
JOHN LENNON THE LIFE, Philip Norman (2008)
Daily Beast, YOKO ONO (Oct 13, 2015)
John Lennon, interview w/ Lisa Robinson for Hit Parader (December, 1975)
The Gay Liberation Book (1972)
Loving John, MAY PANG (1983)
John Lennon on Women’s Hour (May 28, 1971)
John Lennon Interview w/ Sandra Shevey (1972)
John Lennon Interview for PLAYBOY (1980)
Paul McCartney Interview, Telegraph UK (Aug 25, 2009)

PLAYLIST

I Know, I Know JOHN LENNON
Silly Love Songs WINGS
New York City JOHN & YOKO
Get On the Right Thing PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
Mamunia Paul McCartney & WINGS
I Know I Know (demo) JOHN LENNON
No Words PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
Mind Games JOHN LENNON
I Can’t Stand the Rain ANN PEEBLES
When the Night (Newcastle 73) WINGS
Move on Fast YOKO ONO

1975 and 76 represent a pivotal moment for John Lennon, and his choices at this juncture determine his fate in his final years. Episode Three is a deep exploration of John’s ongoing inner conflicts: his lasting trauma over the Beatles breakup; his susceptibility to Yoko’s continuing mind games; his predilection for jealousy and insecurity.

All this, plus the long shadow cast by the nightmarish Primal Scream Therapy John underwent at the hands of Arthur Janov. It’s a topic which usually slides under the radar of Beatles discourse—until now. AKOM’s hard, probing look at Janov reveals his therapy’s catastrophic effects on John’s psyche and on the Lennon-McCartney relationship.

Ultimately, John chooses not to revive his partnership with Paul McCartney in New Orleans. How does this alter the course of their renewed relationship? And how does John's eventual descent into depression, paranoia and superstition alter both his feelings for and perception of Paul?

TW: Psychological abuse, homophobia

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SOURCES
Loving John, MAY PANG (1983)
John Lennon interview w/ Alan Freeman (January, 1975)
May Pang, The Beatles’ Biggest Secrets BBC doc (2004)
Linda McCartney: A Portrait DANNY FIELDS (2001)
“Arthur Janov, 93, Dies; Psychologist Caught World’s Attention With ‘Primal Scream’” by Margalit Fox, NEW YORK TIMES (Oct 2, 2017)
“On Homosexuality as a Normal Variant of Human Sexuality” (Sunday, January 8, 2012)
“On Becoming Homosexual. Is it Becoming?” (Saturday, May 23, 2009)
John & Yoko interview, w/ McCabe and Schonfeld (Sept 9, 1971)
John & Yoko Interview w/ Howard Smith, (January 23, 1972)
Robert Christgau, Village Voice: Living without The Beatles. (September, 1971)
Art Garfunkel, Beatles Stories doc (2011)
Francis Schoenberger, SPIN MAGAZINE (1975)
Letter 204 to Rick Sklar dated July 1975, The John Lennon Letters (2012)
Home cassette, recorded for Vin Scelsa at WNEW-FM (Autumn, 1975)
Interview w/ Elliot Mintz (January 1, 1976)
Klaus Voormann, c/o Memories of John Lennon. (2005)
The Beatles (afterword) by Hunter Davies (re-issued version from 1985)
John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman (2008)
Man on the Run TOM DOYLE (2013)
John Lennon w/ Bob Harris for The Old Grey Whistle Test BBC, (April 18, 1975)
Paul McCartney w/ Jay Cocks for Time: McCartney comes back. (May 31st, 1976)
Lennon Remembers, Rolling Stone (1970)
The Primal Center for Treatment, Training and Research “About John Lennon” (2008)
Last Days of John Lennon, FRED SEAMAN (1990)
John Lennon interview w/ Barbara Graustark, NEWSWEEK (September 1980)
Dakota Days, JOHN GREEN (1983)
Paul McCartney, The Adam Buxton Podcast, episode 144 (2020)
The Love You Make, Peter Brown (1983)
The Beatles Roundup Interview, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, (April 30, 1964)
Paul McCartney Reddit chat (December 2020)
Jack Douglas to Ben Yakas, Gothamist (July 19, 2016)
John Lennon, Interview for Playboy (1980)
Jimmy Carter on The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert (March 31, 2018)

PLAYLIST
Helen Wheels WINGS
Tennessee (demo) JOHN LENNON
Letting Go WINGS
Bridge on the River Suite WINGS
San Ferry Ann WINGS
Let Em In WINGS
Love JOHN LENNON
Beware My Love WINGS
Call Me Back Again (live) WINGS

Topics include: the backstory, inspiration and notable elements of the song; band dynamics of the mid-60s Beatles; Paul McCartney’s influence and impact on In My Life; George Harrison’s 1974 concert tour; John Lennon’s social media presence.

PLAYLIST:

In My Life BEATLES (1965)
My Girl Has Gone SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES (1965)
Girl THE BEATLES (1965)
HELP! (1965)
And Your Bird Can Sing THE BEATLES (1966)
In My Life (live) GEORGE HARRISON Long Beach, CA (Nov 10, 1974)

SOURCES:

Dreaming the Beatles, Rob Sheffield 2017
'McCartney 3, 2, 1’: The Beatle, the Producer and Oh, That Magic Feeling by Rob Sheffield July 13, 2021
24 Reasons We’ll Keep Watching the Beatles’ ‘Get Back’ Forever by Rob Sheffield Nov 29, 2021
Morning Joe, MSNBC Nov 30, 2021
Lennon Remembers, by Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone (1970)
Paul McCartney in His Own Words (1976) by Paul Gambaccini
John Lennon to Playboy Magazine, (1980) reprinted in All We Are Saying by David Sheff, 2000
The Beatles Afterword (1985) by Hunter Davies (originally published 1968)
“AI used to solve disputed songwriting credits of Beatles hits” by Alex Matthews-King INDEPENDENT July 6, 2019
George Harrison: Lumbering in the Material World by Ben Fong-Torres Dec 19, 1974
John Lennon Instagram, June 18 2022

Welcome to our introductory episode, where we will walk you through who we are, why we wanted to do a podcast, and how we will approach the topics we plan to tackle in the future. Thanks for joining us! "We hope you will enjoy the show!"