Another Kind of Mind: A Different Kind of Beatles Podcast

Thru the AKOM Lens: One to One w/ Hercules Jones

SUMMARY: Hercules Jones joins Phoebe to discuss the new big-screen documentary, One to One: John & Yoko.

PLAYLIST:
Attica State
JOHN & YOKO(1972)
Power to the People
JOHN & YOKO (1971)
Luck of the Irish JOHN & YOKO(1972)
John Sinclair JOHN & YOKO(1972)
Looking Out From My Hotel Window YOKO ONO (1973)
Sisters O' Sisters JOHN & YOKO(1972)
We're All Water JOHN & YOKO(1972)
Mother JOHN LENNON (1970)
New York City JOHN & YOKO(1972)
Sunday Bloody Sunday JOHN & YOKO(1972)
Don't Worry Kyoko JOHN & YOKO (1972)

SOURCES:
Come Together, John Lennon in His Time by John Weiner 1984

Eight Hands Clapping! AKOM Talks w/ Allison Bumsted & Christine Feldman-Barrett

Authors Dr. Allison Bumstead and Dr. Christine Feldman-Barrett join Daphne and Phoebe to discuss the Big-Screen viewing of Paul McCartney and Wings in "One Hand Clapping."

Originally recorded Oct 9, 2024; originally aired April 17, 2025.

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Allison's Links:

Dr. Allison Bumsted: https://www.instagram.com/allisonbumsted

“TeenSet, Teen Fan Magazines, and Rock Journalism: Don't Let the Name Fool You”
https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/TeenSet-Teen-Fan-Magazines-and-Rock-Journalism

 

Christine's Links:

Dr. Christine Feldman-Barrett: https://www.instagram.com/darlinggurl

“A Woman’s History of the Beatles”
https://www.amazon.com/Womens-History-Beatles-Christine-Feldman-Barrett/dp/1501348035

EPISODE LINKS:

It Isn’t Silly at All: Exploring the Depths of “Silly Love Songs” by Rob Collier
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19401159.2024.2360810#d1e221

“Linda’s Media Representation w/ Dr Allison Bumsted” Paul or Nothing episode #101:

https://mccartneypod.podbean.com/?s=Allison%20Bumsted

Music from ONE HAND CLAPPING:

https://shop.paulmccartney.com/products/one-hand-clapping-2lp?srsltid=AfmBOorFjxu3VMHAQjLbCvI0FmQ3nK91uTeweOOwnUg5cVokraAcT-4k

 

Dylan and McCartney: the Partners That Never Were

SUMMARY

AKOM presents: DYLAN McCARTNEY The Partners That Never Were

Phoebe and Thalia explore the songwriting of Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney, how their styles differ and overlap and why we think they would complement each other beautifully in a potential collaboration.

Also included: What Bob and Paul have said about each other over the years, song comparison/analysis, John Lennon’s take, a miniature quiz show, and a special surprise Dylan-McCartney mashup!

 

EPISODE CONTENTS

- Intro
- Beyond the Surface
- Influence on Each Other?
- First Impressions
- Swipe Right (Geminis, Painters, DJs, Fanboys)
- Songwriting is Magic
- Poetic Lyrics
- Lyric Comparison
- John’s Two Cents
- Quiz: Dylan or McCartney?
- The Mashup

PLAYLIST (SONGS used in this episode)
Tombstone Blues DYLAN 
A Love For You MCCARTNEY
Joey DYLAN
Tangled up in Blue DYLAN
Another Day MCCARTNEY
I’ll Follow the Sun MCCARTNEY
Musica (from Ecce Cor Meum) MCCARTNEY
Strawberry Fields Forever BEATLES
I Want to Hold Your Hand BEATLES
She Loves You BEATLES
I Saw Her Standing There BEATLES
Please Please Me BEATLES
Black Crown Blues DYLAN
Hello Goodbye BEATLES
Visions of Johanna DYLAN
New York City LEADBELLY
She’s Leaving Home BEATLES
It’s Alright Ma DYLAN
My Back Pages DYLAN
Pretty Little Head MCCARTNEY
She Belongs to Me DYLAN
One of us Must Know (Sooner or Later) DYLAN
I Will MCCARTNEY
Price is Right Theme
Phoebe’s Mash-up (featuring Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie by Bob Dylan and Jazz Street by Paul McCartney and Wings)

AKOM’s DYLAN MCCARTNEY SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3shCVkE5tgmHBpQhLlE1ob?si=3b44de547e9c400f

The News Today OH BOY!

SUMMARY

Phoebe and Daphne discuss the (Beatle) news of the day in this unfiltered, bonus AKOM.

1. Eyes of the Storm
2. Paul Mescal
3. Another Grammy!?
4. Gettin’ High w/ Paul
5. Bowery Ballroom
6. SNL 50
7. New Paul album?!
8. Does He Think of Me? Was He Jealous?
9. John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs
10. McCartney Legacy Pt.2
11. Paul’s Money
12. THE PAUL MCCARTNEY DRAG BALL!
    
    PLAYLIST
    And I Love Her BEATLES (1964)
    Act Naturally BEATLES (1964)
    Now and Then BEATLES (2023)
    Only Mama Knows PAUL MCCARTNEY (2006)
    SNL theme NBC
    Kiss of Venus PAUL MCCARTNEY (2021)
    In My Life BEATLES (1965)
    I’ve Had Enough WINGS (1979)
    Money BEATLES (1963)
    You Know I’ll Get Ya Baby PAUL MCCARTNEY (1980)
    Robber’s Ball PAUL MCCARTNEY (??)
    
    

The Kids are Alright

SUMMARY: Phoebe and Daphne’s discussion of a recent BBC interview with Sean Lennon spurs a conversation about Yoko, the Lost Weekend and the ongoing Beatles Empire as inherited, shared and managed by the Beatle children. 

This episode is the first of several shorter, fun-sized AKOMs on single topics.

SOURCES:

Sean Lennon Interview BBC Radio 6 (Dec 3, 2024)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKVFU0ba4gA&feature=mweb_to_native_app_fallback_redirect_11268432&itc_campaign=mweb_to_native_app_fallback_redirect_11268432&redirect_app_store_ios=1&app=desktop

Ringo Remembers Christmas 1979: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW1ou7SH3is

DO IT NOW! What AKOM Would Ask Paul If We Could

SUMMARY
Phoebe and Daphne share the AKOM playbook of what they would ask if given the opportunity to interview Paul McCartney. 

We feel Paul’s responses would be illuminating and for the sake of Beatles history we encourage all media personnel to please STEAL THESE QUESTIONS!

 

PLAYLIST
Find My Way PAUL MCCARTNEY (2020)
Do It Now PAUL MCCARTNEY (2018)
Queenie Eye PAUL MCCARTNEY (2013)
Here Today PAUL MCCARTNEY (1983)
Everybody’s Got Something to Hide THE BEATLES (1968)
Oh My Love JOHN LENNON (1971)
I Saw Her Standing There JOHN LENNON & ELTON JOHN (1975)
If I Fell (live in Vancouver) THE BEATLES (1964)
God JOHN LENNON (1971)
Jealous Guy JOHN LENNON (1971)
Real Life JOHN LENNON (1977?)
Starting Over JOHN LENNON (1980)
Starting Over (demo #1) JOHN LENNON (1980)
Don’t Let Me Down THE BEATLES (1969)
I’ll Get You (live) THE BEATLES (1963)
You Know My Name (Look up the Number) THE BEATLES (1970)
Seize the Day PAUL McCARTNEY (2020)

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