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Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney (Bob Dylan Hotline #7) Jun 15, 2026

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This week on the Bob Dylan Hotline we're talking about Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney – two extraordinary artists whose paths have crossed several times over the decade, and whose influence on the other has been significant. They're similar in some ways, very different in others – let's talk about it!

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Check out Dean's radio show the TEN AM here:

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Bob Dylan and Nostalgia (with Court Carney) Jun 08, 2026

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In this episode, Laura talks to history professor Court Carney about Bob Dylan and Nostalgia – Dylan’s relationship to the past and the future, The Odyssey, and Don Draper.

Here are a few things we reference that you might want to check out:

Eric Lott’s book, Love and Theft: Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class, from which Dylan took the title of his 2001 album.

Mad Men - Carousel pitch

Mad Men - Don’t Think Twice scene

You can buy The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances: “Play a Song for Me”, edited by Court and Erin C Callahan here.

You can read my essay in this collection, “Today and Tomorrow and Yesterday Too”, about Bob Dylan and Time in the 2020s –which I think is highly relevant in the context of this conversation– for free over on Patreon.

And you can watch the talk I gave in Miami about film, painting, and making time stand still over here:

Court’s Substack and website: https://www.courtcarney.com/

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Bob Dylan, Magic & Alchemy (Bob Dylan Hotline #6) Jun 01, 2026

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In today's Bob Dylan Hotline, Laura and Rebecca get a little mystical. Bob Dylan himself has often described the creative process as magical, and through the years has also been drawn to mysticism like the Tarot. We talk about creativity as alchemy, which Tarot card Bob Dylan most identified with, and the spell that music can cast.

The Tarot deck we’re referring to is the Rider-Waite-Smith deck from 1909, illustrated by Pamela Coleman Smith.

Listen to the podcast episode about Creation and Creativity in "My Own Version of You" and "Mother of Muses" here.

If you have a question for us, send us a voice memo to bobdylanhotline@gmail.com.
For anything else get in touch at itsdefinitelydylan@gmail.com

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Book your Bob Dylan Walking Tour of NYC with Rebecca on ramblintours.com.

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"Brownsville Girl": Bob Dylan's Most Cinematic Song (Bob Dylan Hotline #5) May 18, 2026

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Buried on one of Bob Dylan's lesser 80s albums, "Brownsville Girl" is consistently cited as one of his greatest and most ambitious songs. Co-written by playwright/screenwriter/director/actor Sam Shepard, the song originally came to life as "New Danville Girl”. It was recorded, put aside, and then ultimately rewritten and overdubbed before finally seeing the light of day.

Laura and Rebecca talk about creative collaboration, the alchemy of the songwriting process, and what we love about "Brownsville Girl"

Find the video of this conversation over on YouTube

Read Bill Lattanzi’s essay that we’re referring to over at the Dylan Review.

Find out more about Mason Moreno’s research into the Dylan/Shepard Tapes over on the Infinity Goes Up on Trialpodcast.

Read Sam Shepard’s play True Dylan over on Esquire.

Watch Gregory Peck’s entire speech introducing Bob Dylan here.

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Bob Dylan Hotline #4: Dylan for Beginners (We love the 80s) May 04, 2026

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This week on the Bob Dylan Hotline, Laura and Rebecca brainstorm the best songs and albums to introduce someone to Bob Dylan’s music.

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Bob Dylan and The Beatles (with Jim Windolf) Apr 27, 2026

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Laura talks to Jim Windolf, music journalist and features editor at the New York Times, about his new book Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other – and the World, out now with Scribner (US) and White Rabbit (UK).

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Bob Dylan Hotline #3: What does Bob Dylan owe us? Apr 20, 2026

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Laura and Rebecca answer some more listener questions and talk parasocial relationships, the artist's humanity, and fan loyalty.

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Bob Dylan Hotline #2: Bob Dylan's Patreon & AI Apr 06, 2026

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Laura and Rebecca discuss the new Bob Dylan Patreon, AI, and eventually answer a question.

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Bob Dylan Hotline #1: Movie Soundtracks and Dream Collabs Apr 06, 2026

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A new podcast segment, in which Laura and Rebecca answer your questions about all things Bob.

This one's about movie soundtracks, collaborations, and Geese!

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Bob Dylan as Filmmaker (with Michael Glover Smith) Feb 27, 2026

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In this episode I talk to Chicago-based filmmaker, author, and college professor Michael Glover Smith about Bob Dylan the filmmaker, specifically his work on Eat the Document (1972), Renaldo & Clara (1978), and Masked & Anonymous (2003).

Michael’s new book Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think is published by McNidder & Grace on 2nd of March. If you’re in the Chicago area and interested in attending the book launch and screening of Masked & Anonymous on 35mm, you can get your tickets here.

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