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Glass Onion: On John Lennon

Glass Onion: On John Lennon

A deep dive into the music and complex psychology of John Lennon, featuring interviews with such noted authors and podcasters as David Bedford, Dan Richter, Jude Kessler, Kit O'Toole and Ken...

Episodes

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Episode 116: John Lennon's Jukebox with Matt Williamson

To celebrate the recently-passed 7 th anniversary of the first episode of Glass Onion way back when, we welcome Matt Williamson of the 'Pop...

01:46:01Feb 17, 2026

Episode 115: John Lennon In 1975 (Part 2 of 2)

And so we bring to an end Glass Onion's 7 th year… John Lennon's 1975 is mostly remembered for being the year that he became a father for th...

02:09:28Dec 15, 2025

Episode 114: John Lennon In 1975 (Part 1 of 2)

For our final offerings of the year, we present a 2-part look at 1975, the year of Antony's birth. As is traditional, we first cover the yea...

01:13:08Nov 19, 2025

Episode 113: Lennon Naked with David 'Ghosty' Wills

David 'Ghosty' Wills is back once more to look at another biopic that's not really very good (we'll do something classic next time, I promis...

01:39:04Oct 23, 2025

Episode 112: Birth of the Beatles (Part 2 of 2)

We complete our look at 'Birth of the Beatles', the 1979 biopic which holds a unique place as the only one of its kind made while all 4 Beat...

01:25:21Aug 6, 2025

Episode 111: Birth of the Beatles (Part 1 of 2)

Following our last exploration of a biopic of dubious quality, Antony flies solo this time to explore another one which, despite having some...

01:13:40Jul 17, 2025

Episode 110- John & Yoko: A Love Story and more... with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 2 of 2)

Ghosty joins Antony once again to wrap up our dissection of 'John & Yoko: A Love Story', and there is also some discussion of two other pres...

01:29:49May 27, 2025

Episode 109- John & Yoko: A Love Story with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 1 of 2)

We're happy to welcome back David 'Ghosty' Wills to discuss John & Yoko: A Love Story, a 1985 biopic starring Mark McGann and Kim Miyori tha...

01:22:57Apr 26, 2025

Episode 108: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 4 of 4)

Another podcast journey comes to an end as we conclude our look at John Lennon (and The Beatles') religious, spiritual and philosophical jou...

01:21:04Mar 13, 2025

Episode 107: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 3 of 4)

Continuing our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner's excellent book '...

01:31:49Feb 14, 2025

Episode 106: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 2 of 4)

We kick off 2025 with the continuation of our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey. Part 2 st...

01:20:23Jan 7, 2025

Episode 105: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 1 of 4)

We end Glass Onion's 6 th year with the start of another multi-part series, the first 4-parter in the history of the podcast. Using (mostly)...

01:21:30Dec 16, 2024

Episode 104: John Lennon The Actor with Ross Marshall (Part 2 of 2)

We conclude our look at John Lennon as an actor, starting from 1965's 'Help!' and with particular emphasis on what was arguably his only 'se...

01:21:42Nov 28, 2024

Episode 103: John Lennon The Actor with Ross Marshall (Part 1 of 2)

The show keeps rolling with a look at John Lennon as an actor, both in films and TV sketches and also in his persona as Beatle John with the...

01:13:40Nov 13, 2024

Bonus Episode #15- Antony interviewed by James Jarman in 2016

For our latest bonus episode, we offer a diversion and a trip back to the past as your humble host is interviewed about his and other people...

01:24:04Oct 9, 2024

Episode 102- Toronto 1969 Part 2: Sweet Toronto with Dave Thurmaier

We complete our 2-part look at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert of September 1969 and the 'white-suited apostle' John Lennon's invo...

01:36:24Sep 18, 2024

Episode 101- Toronto 1969 Part 1: Revival '69 with Dave Thurmaier

And so the next century of Glass Onion begins. We've got another fine 2-parter for you, with Antony joined by Dave Thurmaier, the co-host of...

01:36:10Aug 28, 2024

Bonus Episode # 14- Revolution 9 Revisited (Antony on 'Pop Goes The 60s')

Over 4 years on from our original episode about 'Revolution 9' (episode 25, in the show notes), we return to the topic with an audio version...

01:51:45Jun 27, 2024

Episode 100b- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 2 of 2)

And so we complete the milestone! Scott Phipps once again joins Antony to complete their whistle-stop, greatest hits tour through John Lenno...

01:34:35Jun 5, 2024

Episode 100a- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 1 of 2)

What better way to mark Glass Onion's century than with a traditional multi-parter? In the first of two shows to celebrate our milestone, An...

01:15:52May 12, 2024