Another Kind of Mind: A Different Kind of Beatles Podcast

SYNOPSIS: Welcome to Fine Tuning, an Examination of Mark Lewisohn’s Tune In. This episode presents an overview of our 11-part series including its impetus, our objectives and summaries of the upcoming installments. PLAYLIST Johnny B. Goode THE BEATLES Carol THE BEATLES Some Other Guy THE BEATLES Too Much Monkey Business THE BEATLES Thank You Girl THE BEATLES Baby It’s You THE BEATLES I’ll Be On My...

ELEANOR RIGBY lives in a dream, waits at the window, died in the church and was buried alone with her name!!! This is an episode of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, a new podcast with Sir Paul McCartney himself from iHeartMedia, MPL, and Pushkin Industries.  Listen and subscribe!

SUMMARY Phoebe and Daphne answer more listener mail! In Part 2 they tackle: the controversial production of Strawberry Fields Forever, an alternate theory on Paul and Jane’s breakup, what Mick Jagger and Pattie Boyd know about India, Projecting Onto George, granny music, voodoo dolls and more! FULL LIST OF TOPICS Security Blanket Midas Man Pattie’s Post What Does Pattie Mean? Maharishi Hit on a Be...

SUMMARY The AKOM Team tackles a variety topics including: the upcoming "Now and Then" release, Why Allen Klein Is Still Trash, possible undercover hookups, the challenges of friendship, LSD, Elvis, betrayal and SO MUCH MORE! Full List of Topics: SOLO PAUL! LAWR OBJECTION PAUL AND MOZART NOW AND THEN ELVIS BOOK JOHN IS HIGH MAINTENANCE FRIEND? WOMEN IN FANDOM PAUL BLOCKING GEORGE TWO VIRGINS KLEIN...

DR FRANKENSONG! AKOM talks w/ Adrian Sinclair and Allen Kozinn Summary: Authors of the McCartney Legacy Vol 1, Adrian Sincalir and Allen Kozinn speak with Daphne and Phoebe about Paul McCartney’s “Frankensongs,” dynamic compositions that consist of two (or more) songs that are sutured together to form a mega-song.  In this episode: Another Day, Back Seat of My Car, Little Lamb Dragonfly, Uncle Alb...

SUMMARY AKOM talks with the fabulous May Pang about “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story” and a variety of big and small topics including: John praising Cynthia’s parenting, meeting Paul and Linda in the 1980s, visiting David Bowie w/ Paul and Linda, and the ride John abstained from at Disney World. PLAYLIST Surprise Surprise JOHN LENNON (1974) Real Love (demo) JOHN LENNON (1977) #9 Dream JOHN LENNON (...

SUMMARY Welcome to STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, an AKOM series about Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney after John Lennon's death. It's the new millennium! Paul and Yoko get real and the truth comes out! Will it draw them and their families closer together? Or deepen the divide? How do Paul and Yoko see their own relationship? As kindred spirits or mortal enemies? Hear our conclusions in Episode 4! SOURCES Paul M...

SUMMARY Welcome to STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, an AKOM series about Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney after John Lennon's death. Episode Three covers the 1990s, a decade that sees some of the most significant highs and lows between Ono and McCartney. Goodwill abounds when Paul inducts John into the Rock Hall in 1994. Building on this positivity, Yoko earns Paul’s gratitude during the making of the Beatles Antho...

SUMMARY Welcome to STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, an AKOM series about Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney after John Lennon's death. In Episode 2 we welcome author Joe Hagan for a loose, candid and wide-ranging conversation centered around Paul, Yoko and Jann Wenner.  Topics include: Rolling Stone’s stake in the Ono-McCartney drama, Jann’s autobiography, the Rock Hall, Paul’s endorsement of Wenner’s book, McCartney...

SUMMARY Welcome to STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, an AKOM series about Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney after John Lennon's death. Episode 1 delves deep into the 1980s! Discussed in this episode: Paul’s grief and Yoko’s peculiar comments in the aftermath of John’s death, Yoko’s kindness towards Paul and his efforts to reciprocate, Paul’s failed attempt to recover the Lennon/McCartney catalog, the McCartney/Ono or...

SUMMARY Is Paul McCartney the 20th Century’s Mozart? Phoebe and Daphne tackle this question with radio host and classical music programmer, Valerie Ing. We discuss the similar biographies, artistic processes and whimsical spirits of these two creative dynamos and share some of our favorite pieces from both composers. We also debate Bach, listen to birds and reflect upon the evolving legacies of He...

AKOM welcomes Dr. Christine Feldman-Barrett, author of A Women’s History of the Beatles. Phoebe, Daphne and Christine discuss: how the Beatles have inspired generations of women, effective labor, fandom, diversity in Beatles scholarship, Living History v. critical distance, and being (v. being WITH the Beatles).  SOURCES Ehrenreich, Barbara, Elizabeth Hess, and Gloria Jacobs. "Beatlemania: Girls J...

SUMMARY Phoebe and Daphne answer listener mail from social media site, tumblr. This 2-part episode offers a unique glimpse into feedback and questions from AKOM listeners. (Also, keep an ear out for a brief appearance by a special guest!) TOPICS FOR EPISODE 2/2 Paul’s job v. John’s art school  John refused to be alone with Paul?!  Paul’s difficulty saying ILY Emperor of Eternity  John hit Yoko?!?...

SUMMARY Phoebe and Daphne answer listener mail from social media site, tumblr. This 2-part episode offers a unique glimpse into feedback and questions from AKOM listeners. (Also, keep an ear out for a brief appearance by a special guest!) TOPICS FOR EPISODE 1/2 Did you Get Back change your minds?  George and Paul in the 70s  Here Today  Night We Cried (This One) Does Paul talk to John?  Does Paul...

Phoebe and Thalia unpack how the topic of leadership between John and Paul is discussed by authors and fans, and some of the hows and whys behind the various narratives. SOURCES The Beatle The Biography BOB SPITZ (2005) Paul McCartney in Concert “Here Today” clip The Beatles Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies (afterward 1985) The Beatles Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies (1968) Banbossy.com...

SUMMARY AKOM welcomes Caleb Nichols to discuss their new album Ramon, a Beatles-inspired rock operetta.  Caleb, Daphne and Phoebe chat about The Gay Agenda, Brian Epstein, Bisexual John Lennon, Queering History and the special influence of Queer people and culture on the Beatles Story and Universe. PLAYLIST Listen to the Beatles CALEB NICHOLS (2022) Ramon CALEB NICHOLS (2022) Captain Custard CALEB...

SUMMARY In the final (2 part) episode of our series, we’ll address the final event in the Breakup drama of April 1970: the battle of Phil Spector’s production of The Long and Winding Road.  We’ll also take an in-depth look at Paul’s revelatory interview in The Evening Standard. Candid, comprehensive and intriguing, this interview is an important piece of history we have dubbed “McCartney Remembers...

SUMMARY In the final (2 part) episode of our series, we’ll address the final event in the Breakup drama of April 1970: the battle of Phil Spector’s production of The Long and Winding Road.  We’ll also take an in-depth look at Paul’s revelatory interview in The Evening Standard. Candid, comprehensive and intriguing, this interview is an important piece of history we have dubbed “McCartney Remembers...

SUMMARY When John’s attempts to lure Paul back to the fold prove unsuccessful, he orchestrates one final outrageous maneuver. But John’s actions are another miscalculation; Paul responds irately to John’s tactics and further digs in his heels with a combative questionnaire inserted into press copies of his McCartney LP.  Early April shows an escalation in the acrimony between Lennon and McCartney,...

SUMMARY After the new year, John approaches the Beatles with a new outlook and a new idea for the future. The trial separation, John predicts, “will either be a death or a Rebirth.” And John has made his choice! Episode Three delves into John’s hopes and fears for the fate of Lennon/McCartney in 1970, and then ties in some pertinent quotes from 1980 which show how he processed and framed the break...

Episode two of our series provides a comprehensive examination of Paul’s state of mind in autumn of 1969. We discuss the deluge of problems he faces and consider how this confluence of issues triggers one of the worst episodes of Paul’s life. How might this depression have impacted Paul’s ability to interpret and respond to John’s continuing attempts to communicate through the media? We dissect fo...

SUMMARY “I always felt the split was a mistake in many ways.” -John Lennon, 1976. In this series, Phoebe and Daphne will argue that the breakup of the Beatles was an accident, the result of insecurity, hurt feelings and misread signals. Backed by rigorous research, we’ll analyze the events between September 1969 and April 1970 with probity, thoughtfulness and empathy. – Episode One will examine th...

Phoebe and Thalia talk with Rolling Stone contributing editor and writer Rob Sheffield about “In My Life.” 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 Gon...

Live on Location in Seattle at Paul McCartney's Got Back tour:  Phoebe and Daphne share their joyous experience at this May 2022 show and have a lively discussion about the performance by Paul, Rusty, Brian, Wix and Abe. *MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*

Dr. Allison Bumsted joins Phoebe and Daphne to discuss how rock journalism in the 1970s re-shaped Paul McCartney’s critical reputation for the next three decades (and beyond).  Also discussed in this episode: authenticity, gatekeeping, rock aesthetics and rhetoric, hyper-masculinity and the inherent inclusivity of pop.   SOURCES Paul McCartney interviewed on Radio Luxembourg May 12, 1973 Something...