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Glass Onion: On John LennonAuthor: Antony Rotunno
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 McNab, as well as ex-Quarrymen bandmates Rod Davis and Colin Hanton Language: en Genres: Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 117: John & George discuss meditation on the David Frost show 1967 (Part 1 of 2)
Tuesday, 20 October, 2026
The podcast finally makes its (not-quite) comeback with a welcome returning guest, Dave Thurmaier of 'I've Got A Beatles Podcast'. Dave & Antony's main topic is the appearance of John Lennon and George Harrison for 2 shows in September/October 1967 on the Frost Programme, hosted by genial host David Frost, to discuss their then-current 'new thing', namely Transcendental Meditation. We don't quite get to the actual shows here in Part 1 but there is discussion of the remarkable development of the Beatles in 1966-67, meditation itself (including a remarkable, life-changing moment of clarity for Antony's father), David Frost and his history with the Fab Four, and the Beatles' relationship with classical music Part 2 will follow in a few weeks Enjoy! Feedback to glassonionpod@yahoo.com Support the show at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno OR https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Dave's podcast (main website and you tube version) https://ivegotabeatlespodcast.podbean.com https://www.youtube.com/@IveGotaBeatlesPodcast/videos Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com episode links The Frost shows (please watch before Part 2 if you haven't already) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sham_C8Wlc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-DOKDE0yOQ What is meditation? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation Antony's previous podcasts on the subject ('Life and Life Only' and 'Luke's English Podcast') https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-4-the-joys-and-wonders-of-meditation-part-1-of-2 https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-5-the-joys-and-wonders-of-meditation-part-2-of-2/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YPfQH1kios Eric Harrison's remarkable meditation books https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1178756.Teach_Yourself_to_Meditate_ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1319070.How_Meditation_Heals Psychedelics & Meditation https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelic-meditation/ Steve Turner's recommended book 'The Gospel According To The Beatles' https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22515.The_Gospel_According_to_the_Beatles Joe Goodden's seminal book 'Riding So High: The Beatles And Drugs' https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36379732-riding-so-high The Beatles on LSD (not literally) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOAEEiqcbkg John Lennon trips out at Alexandra Palace 1967 (music by Pink Floyd) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z0Ph7ldFYg Paul McCartney 1966-67 side by side https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrJMsZYQMXE The Baroque Beatles Book (1965) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIB83sBbcLs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzqN5IHEV-s Chopin meets The Beatles (again, not literally!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liNI_cYAWSI David Frost introduces The Beatles in 1968 and they play Hey Jude & Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVI7UWa5K3E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_MjCqQoLLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw Frost with John & Yoko (1969) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMgZfd70MeE Frost with Paul McCartney (2012- special part at 42.40) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_9L0zzeA-M Frost versus Emil Suvandra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_s81bJXTfQ 'That Was The Week That Was' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4R2038tfU
