Another Kind of Mind: A Different Kind of Beatles Podcast

Sex, Death and Progressive Nostalgia: AKOM Talks w/ Dr. Richard Mills

SUMMARY: Dr. Richard Mills joins Phoebe and Daphne for a chit-chat about all things fandom: slash fiction, Beatle novels, murder, conspiracies, tribute bands, horny editors, biopics, Superfan authors and anything else that pops up! 

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https://www.instagram.com/drrichardmills/

Dr Richard Mills is an Associate Professor in English Literature and Popular Culture at St Mary’s University, London. He has been programme director for the Film and Popular Culture, Cultural Studies and Irish Studies degrees. He has published extensively on popular music, Irish literature and culture, film, fashion and British television. Mills is the author of The Beatles and Fandom: Sex, Death and Progressive Nostalgia (Bloomsbury 2019). He is co-editor of Mad Dogs and Englishness (Bloomsbury 2017) and The Beatles and Humour (Bloomsbury 2023). He is author of the forthcoming The Beatles and Black Music: Post-colonial Theory, Musicology and Remix Culture (Bloomsbury 2025). Richard is a regular contributor to BBC4’s Last Word, Sky News, RTE, Portobello Radio and BBC Live. He is also on the editorial board of The Journal of Beatles Studies.

FURTHER READING
Understanding Fandom by Mark Duffett
Dancing in the Streets by Barbara Ehrenreich
The Historian and the Beatles by Erin Torkelson Weber
A Woman’s History of the Beatles by Christine Feldman Barrett
Beatleness: How the Beatles and Their Fans Remade the World By Candy Leonard
Shout, John Lennon: The Life and Paul McCartney: A Life by Philip Norman
Tune In by Mark Lewisohn
Revolution in the Head by Ian McDonald
Beatlebone by Kevin Barry
The Barracks by John McGahern
Memoir by John McGahern
Snodgrass and Other Illusions by Ian R. MacLeod
Across the Universe: Tales of Alternative Beatles by Michael A. Ventrellla and Randee Dawn

The Funkles!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwEuWt_Ow_w

On the Beatle Beat! AKOM Talks w/ Ivor Davis

SUMMARY
OG Beatles Embed Ivor Davis joins Phoebe and Daphne to discuss the sex, drugs, and mania of 1964 (and beyond!) along with plenty of fascinating Beatle minutiae in this free-wheeling, fun and eclectic conversation.

 

SOURCE
The Beatles and Me on Tour IVOR DAVIS (2014); 60th Anniversary Edition (2024)

 

PLAYLIST
Lonesome Tears in My Eyes THE BEATLES (1963)
Ob-la-di-Ob-la-da THE BEATLES (1968)

AKOM Mailbag: Words are Flowing Out 2/2

SUMMARY
Phoebe and Daphne answer listener mail! Part 2/2

TOPICS
Podcast Recs for Beginners
Will Now and Then change convo?
Certainly Not One-Sided
The Love You Make - Brown and Gaines interview
Being Normal About Paul
Opinion on Francie Schwartz
John quote from AKOM theme
Spurred into Marriage
Brother Malcolm Comes to Me
Julia: John= Genius
Maharishi Follow-up

PLAYLIST
Any Road GEORGE HARRISON
This Boy THE BEATLES

SOURCES
“Listen to what the man said: McCartney and journalistic objectivity – a test case” by Martin Shough
https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2024.4

Conversation with Bial December 2, 2023
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/interview/conversation-with-bial/

AKOM Mailbag: Words are Flowing Out 1/2

SUMMARY
Phoebe and Daphne answer listener mail! Part 1/2

TOPICS
Julian Lennon w/ Bill Maher
No Barcelona in Midas Man?!
“Two Years is the Usual Time”
Sam Mendes Beatles Biopics
Starting Over
Paul’s Independence
Did John Give George Money?
May Pang’s Weird Bowie Story
Did They F*ck!?!
John Never Hit Paul

 

SOURCES

Bill Maher w/ Julian Lennon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUzS1XbZR3E

Midas Man article:  https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-brian-epstein-the-midas-man-of-the-beatles-gets-the-biopic-treatment/

 

PLAYLIST
Hi, Hi, Hi WINGS 1972
Intuition JOHN LENNON 1973

Fine Tuning: Ep 11 Wrap Party

SUMMARY: In our final episode of Fine Tuning, we summarize our conclusions, respond to listener feedback, issue corrections, share our hopes and fears for future books and offer our thoughts and predictions on the future of Beatles scholarship.

PLAYLIST
Everyday BUDDY HOLLY
Honey Hush BIG JOE TURNER
I Fall to Pieces PATSY CLINE
Problems THE EVERLY BROTHERS
P.S. I Love You THE BEATLES
Whispering Bells THE DELL-VIKINGS
Que Sera, Sera DORIS DAY
Johnny Angel SHELLEY FABARES
Hit the Road, Jack RAY CHARLES
Crying ROY ORBISON
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES

Serene's Blog:
https://therealtamishow.com/author/therealtamishow/

https://www.tumblr.com/mythserene

MARK LEWISOHN INTERVIEW LINKS:

Interview with Jean Louis-Polard, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ3Cb0c-tnI&t=1s

Fabcast podcast, 2017
013 MARK LEWISOHN
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/013-lewisohn/id1108129093?i=1000383307889

Humans in Love podcast, 2018
#1 (Part One) Beatles Authority Mark Lewisohn (YouTube)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-part-one-beatles-authority-mark-lewisohn-on-travel/id1386766806?i=1000412043887

Fab4Cast podcast, 2019 
Talking to Mark Lewisohn: #1 Writing The Beatles' History 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkrFSnGnriQ
and #2 Spring 1969 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ-BMzJyGGA&t=17s

Nothing Is Real podcast, 2019
The Mark Lewisohn Interview #14 Part One 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing-is-real-episode-14-the-mark-lewisohn/id1462587848?i=1000452821367

and 
#15 Part Two 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing-is-real-episode-15-mark-lewisohn-part-2/id1462587848?i=1000453706171

Interview with Giljs Groenteman, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuettzOVmhg

I Am the EggPod podcast, 2019
The Star-Club tapes 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwZy3DfdPjU&t=186s

From Me To You podcast, 2020
Mark Lewisohn In Conversation w/ Richard Courtney 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPMlGfXMR_4

Let It Roll podcast, 2020
Mark Lewisohn in Conversation w/Nate Wilcox 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0cbEEHXFp8

Let It Be Beatles podcast, 2020
Mark Lewisohn - The Complete 2020 Let It Be Beatles Interview Podcast (YouTube)
https://soundcloud.com/user-86154098/mark-lewisohn-the-complete-2020-let-it-be-beatles-interview-podcast?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Fans on the Run podcast, 2022
Ep 73. Mark Lewisohn 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fans-on-the-run-a-podcast-made-by-for-and-about-beatles-fans/id1522056200?i=1000556606690

Fine Tuning: Ep 10 Unseen Paul

SUMMARY

Unseen Paul builds on our earlier episodes by sharing even more quotes, stories, and insights about young Paul McCartney, who deserves a nuanced and dynamic portrait in any Beatles biography.

We explore some of his more overlooked character traits: his quirks and gifts; his stressors and anxieties; his unusual interests and values. These features reveal him as a fascinatingly dualistic artist and person.

SOURCES
Paul McCartney: the Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz (1986)
The Beatles by Bob Spitz (2005)
“Portrait of Paul” Women Magazine by Mike McCartney (1965)
Magical Mystery Tours: My Time with the Beatles by Tony Bramwell (2006)
Many Years From Now by Barry Miles (1997)
Thank U Very Much by Mike McCartney
Paul McCartney on Howard Stern (2021)
“A Political Paul” Interview w/ Jonathan Powers for Prospect Magazine (Jan 17, 2009)
Paul McCartney interview w/ Hot Press magazine (2002)
Maureen Cleave “Intelligent Beatle”
“Mockers” Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9e6zHA6eOY&t=116s
The Beatles Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies (1968)
The Beatles diary: Volume 1 by Barry Miles (2001)
BBC Interview “dyslexia”  (October 4, 1997)
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2023/06/15/happy-birthday-paul-mccartney-2
Angie McCartney Interview w/ Geoffrey Guiliano (1984)
https://www.tumblr.com/pleasantlyinsincere/697307027602571264/angie-and-ruth-mccartney-on-saying-i-love-you-in?source=share
Mike McCartney; Beatles Book Monthly Magazine (1992)
Paul McCartney for New York Times Magazine (2020)
THE LYRICS by Paul McCartney and Paul Muldoon (2021)
Icke, Evelyn Hamann und die Beatles: Eine Art Biografie by Hans “Icke” Braun (2019)
*ENGLISH TRANSLATION of Braun's book and further anecdotes generously provided to AKOM by @packyourromanticmind on tumblr
A Cellar Full of Noise by Brian Epstein (1964)
Allan Williams quote from Music Legends The Beatles Special Edition by The Rock Review Music Legends Library (Sept 2, 2019)
https://issuu.com/codarecordsltd/docs/music_legends_beatles_special_edition
Interview w/ Horst Fascher for Deutschlandfunk Kultur (2006)
Astrid Kirchherr Interviewed by Colin Hall for Get Rhythm (August 2001)

PLAYLIST
Stairway to Paradise SARAH VAUGHAN
4 Pointers 1 TREVOR DUNCAN
Fine and Mellow ETTA JONES
Welcome to My World JIM REEVES
El Paso MARTY ROBBINS
You Go To My Head BILLIE HOLIDAY
Nature Boy NAT KING COLE
Black and White EARL ROBINSON
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in it HANK WILLIAMS
Spoonful HOWLIN WOLF
Since I Don’t Have You THE SKYLINERS
Perhaps DORIS DAY
Lonesome Town RICKY NELSON
Love to Love NINA SIMONE

Fine Tuning: Ep 9 WTF?

SUMMARY:  In our 9th episode, we tackle a handful of loose ends from Tune In and pose the question: WTF?

Why The Farting?
Where's Talented Friend?
Washboard To Fender
Weird, Those Fruits!
Women-Type Fans
Whores They F*cked?
Wow, That's Fabricated!
Which Tune's First?
Writing's Too Fancy
Whose Teachers Finest?
Wimpy Teetotaler Frenemie

PLAYLIST:
Tutti Frutti LITTLE RICHARD
Good Golly Miss Molly LITTLE RICHARD
Where D’you Get Your Whiskey BOB CORT’S SKIFFLE GROUP
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean RUTH BROWN
Mess Around RAY CHARLES
Spanish Flea HERB ALPERT
Theme from A Summer Place PERCY FAITH
Please Mr Postman THE MARVELETTES
School Days LOUIS JORDAN
Alligator Wine SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES

May in December: AKOM Talks w/ May Pang Pt. 2

SYNOPSIS:  In her second appearance on AKOM, May Pang talks with Phoebe about Yoko enlisting Paul’s help during the Lost Weekend, John & Yoko’s Tittenhurst Safe Room, The (not) Malibu Dream House and Primal Therapy.

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story is currently available for purchase or streaming on most major platforms. Discover more at www.maypang.com

 

Fine Tuning: Ep 8 No Greater Buddy

SYNOPSIS: No Greater Buddy examines how Tune In handles the naughty behavior of its resident Bad Boy, John Lennon. This is a study of Lewisohn’s coverage of John’s bad behavior (rather than the behavior itself).

PLAYLIST
Bad Boy LARRY WILLIAMS
Let the Good Times Roll LOUIS JORDAN
Jim Dandy LAVERN BAKER
Handful of Keys FATS WALLER
Undecided ELLA FITZGERALD
Angel Baby ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS
Night Train DAVID ROSE
Devil or Angel THE CLOVERS
I’ll Be on My Way THE BEATLES

SOURCES
The Beatles by Hunter Davies (1968)
The Other Side of John Lennon By Sandra Shevey (1990)
Beatles Anthology (1995)
Living in the Material World by Martin Scorcese (2011)

Fine Tuning: Ep 7 Spanner in the Works

SYNOPSIS: Spanner in the Works shows how Paul is portrayed as uniquely difficult to manage and unjustifiably obstructive, even to the point of sabotaging the band. 

We use Tune In’s reporting of the early friction between Paul and Brian Epstein as a case study to illustrate how Tune In guides the reader to distrust and second-guess Paul whenever he comes into conflict with other major players in the Beatles’ story.

PLAYLIST
Maybe THE CHANTELS
Oop Shoop SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE QUEENS
Tequila THE CHAMPS
I’m Walkin FATS DOMINO
Lucille THE BEATLES
Devil in His Heart THE DONAYS
Baby It’s You THE SHIRELLES
Slippin and Slidin LITTLE RICHARD
Too Much ELVIS PRESLEY
Fast Freight RITCHIE VALENS
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES

 

SOURCES
“Portrait of Paul” Mike McCartney Woman Magazine, 1965
McCartney the Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz, 1986
John Lennon Interview w/ Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone, May 14, 1970
John Lennon Interview w/ Lisa Robinson for Hit Parader, 1975
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Interview at St Regis Hotel by Peter McCabe and Robert Schonfeld, September 5th, 1971
Lennon Remembers by Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone, 1971
In My Life by Pete Shotten, 1983
Interview w/ Pete Best in Music Legends The Beatles Special Edition by The Rock Review Music Legends Library Sept 2, 2019