Another Kind of Mind: A Different Kind of Beatles Podcast

Latest Episodes:

LOVE TO TURN YOU ON Ep2: A Break, a Peak and a Piano for Two Nov 25, 2025

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SUMMARY: Phoebe and Daphne discuss the Beatles’ so-called “Trial Separation” at the end of 1966, the creation of A Day in the Life, and John and Paul’s temporary cohabitation throughout the making of Sgt. Pepper.

PLAYLIST
A Day in the Life THE BEATLES (1967)
Too Many Fish in the Sea MARVALETTES (1964)
See Saw DON COVAY (1966)
Strawberry Fields Forever THE BEATLES (1967)
The Family Way Theme (1966)
¡Que Vida! LOVE (1966)
The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game THE MARVELETTES (1967)
My Best Friend JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (1967)
I Think We’re Alone Now TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS (1967)
A Whiter Shade of Pale PROCOL HAREM (1967)
I’ll Be Your Mirror NICO & THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (1967)
Live MERRY GO ROUND (1967)
Indication THE ZOMBIES (1966)

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43EkdNMkwtKVy01Pkh9pps?si=39e3f48406ed4ede

SOURCES:
The Beatles by Hunter Davies (1968)
Many Years From Now by Barry Miles (1997)
“Lennon Remembers,” with Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone (1970)
David Sheff interview, Playboy (1980)
Andy Peebles Interview w/ John & Yoko (1980)
St Regis Interview w/ Peter McCabe and Robert Schonfeld (1971)
The Beatles Anthology (published 2000)
Do Rio a Abbey Road by Lizzy Bravo (2016)
Paintings by Paul McCartney (1999)

John, Paul and Martha:
https://www.tumblr.com/undying-love/792223402095263744/from-the-beatles-london-book?source=share

LOVE TO TURN YOU ON: Ep 1 Tara, Robert and Eleanor Rigby Nov 13, 2025

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LOVE TO TURN YOU ON: John & Paul in the Summer of Love
Ep 1 Tara, Robert and Eleanor Rigby

SUMMARY: In Episode One, Phoebe and Daphne dissect Paul’s new social life in London and its impact on Lennon/McCartney. They also unpack the LSD issue, the contentious writing of Eleanor Rigby, the making of Revolver and the Beatles’ final tour.

PLAYLIST
All You Need is Love THE BEATLES
A Day in the Life THE BEATLES
She’s About a Mover SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET
For Your Love THE YARDBIRDS
Can You Feel it? THE RASCALS
Uptight (Outasight) STEVIE WONDER
Can’t Seem to Make You Mine THE SEEDS
Sctrinctnine THE SONICS
London Social Degree BILLY NICHOLLS
Eleanor Rigby RAYMOND LEFEVRE
She Said She Said THE BEATLES
Tomorrow Never Knows THE BEATLES
Rock n Roll Music THE BEATLES (Live in Munich, 1966)
Back in My Arms Again THE SUPREMES
Shotgun JR WALKER & THE ALL-STARS

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43EkdNMkwtKVy01Pkh9pps?si=39e3f48406ed4ede

SOURCES:
Many Years From Now by Barry Miles (1997)
In My Life by Pete Shotton (1983)
Groovy Bob by Harriet Viner (1999)
I Read the News Today by Paul Howard (2016)
“Lennon Remembers,” with Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone (1970)
David Sheff interview (1980)
Days in the Life by Jonathan Greene (1988)
BBC Interview “The Lennon And McCartney Songbook” (recorded August 6, 1966; Aired August 29, 1966)
The Beatles Bible www.beatlesbible.com

Link to Daily Mail’s Paul Howard excerpt: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3857042/Poor-little-rich-boy-friend-butler-Guinness-heir-Tara-Browne-s-death-car-crash-aged-21-inspired-one-Beatles-greatest-hits.html

Thru the AKOM Lens: One to One w/ Hercules Jones Apr 24, 2025

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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! Thru the AKOM Lens w/ Allison Bumsted & Christine Feldman-Barrett Apr 17, 2025

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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 Mar 18, 2025

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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! Mar 04, 2025

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SUMMARY

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

Eyes of the Storm
Paul Mescal
Another Grammy!?
Gettin’ High w/ Paul
Bowery Ballroom
SNL 50
New Paul album?!
Does He Think of Me? Was He Jealous?
John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs
McCartney Legacy Pt.2
Paul’s Money
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 Dec 19, 2024

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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 Nov 26, 2024

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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 Sep 03, 2024

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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 Aug 15, 2024

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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)

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