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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Following our last exploration of a biopic of dubious quality, Antony flies solo this time to explore another one which, despite having some...
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...
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...
Another podcast journey comes to an end as we conclude our look at John Lennon (and The Beatles') religious, spiritual and philosophical jou...
Continuing our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner's excellent book '...
We kick off 2025 with the continuation of our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey. Part 2 st...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
And so we complete the milestone! Scott Phipps once again joins Antony to complete their whistle-stop, greatest hits tour through John Lenno...
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...
We felt it in poor taste to add show notes at such a sad time for the world...
In the last episode before we notch up our century, Antony flies solo to muse on and discuss various items of Lennon interest. In order, the...
We round off Glass Onion's 5 th year with a personal episode. Antony explores further his origin story with John Lennon and the ongoing rela...
We conclude our 1967 odyssey by picking up from mid-June and detailing all the main Lennon and Beatles events for the rest of 1967. The Beat...
In this episode we start to work our merry way through the Lennon/Beatles events events of this most swinging of Beatleyears, reaching mid-J...
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 wa...
Ken McNab and I complete our discussion about his new book 'Shake It Up Baby!: The Rise of Beatlemania And The Mayhem of 1963' and the gener...
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!:...
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...
In this episode, Antony and Ghosty start discussing the Beatles/Lennon events of 1962, covering January to June. Particular focus is put on...
Our latest Lennon odyssey starts with a review of the events of 1962, a tangential conversation in which Antony and guest David 'Ghosty' Wil...
We complete our latest Lennon journey with the conclusion of my analysis of some of the more telling quotes from the series of interviews co...
This episode starts with a 'short intro' of around 45 minutes, with yet more Coleman vs Goldman material, before continuing our in-depth loo...
John Lennon's series of interviews for Playboy magazine in September 1980, which also included Yoko Ono, are not only a fascinating and mult...
The Beatles were a pop/rock group and were and are a phenomenon that has been a major part of my life and my psyche for over 30 years, ever...
First, the facts as they are known John Lennon was born in 1940 and died in 1980, 2 months after his 40th birthday. It's fair to say that he...
Compilation albums come in many shapes and sizes and some can be justified while others rely on good marketing and glossy packaging to persu...
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...
The completion of Luke and Antony's discussion of John Lennon, originally recorded for 'Luke's English Podcast' last year. We complete our d...
Luke Thompson, a fellow English teacher and podcaster, hosted Antony on his podcast back in June 2021, and this is the Glass Onion version o...
Jon Stewart, author of 'Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God', makes a quick and very welcome return to the podcast to further discuss Lennon themes fr...
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 tha...
1968 was among the most turbulent years in living memory. As a forerunner to our look at the Beatles/John Lennon events, Matt Williamson joi...
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 perform...
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...
Jon Stewart, former and current guitarist with 'Sleeper', is the author of a fantastic new book that offers a unique new take on the fascina...
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...
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 domi...
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....
James Corbett joins the show to discuss the 2006 documentary about John's political activism and his fight against the Nixon administration...