{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 106: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 2 of 4)","description":"We kick off 2025 with the continuation of our lengthy exploration of John Lennon\u2019s religious, spiritual and philosophical journey. Part 2 starts with more of John and the Beatles\u2019 general beliefs about the world before starting a chronology of the Beatle years from the particular perspective of Steve Turner\u2019s book \u2018The Gospel According To The Beatles\u2019 We go back to John\u2019s Sunday School grounding and his always ambivalent attitude to Jesus Christ and the religion he spawned, through the school years, his \u2018religious\u2019 (so to speak) devotion to rock and roll, Stu and Astrid, Hamburg, existentialism and finally the freedom-loving philosophy and behaviour of the Beatlemania-era foursome in 1963 and 64. Ref- the intro clips come from John Lennon\u2019s Playboy interviews shortly before his death in 1980. The outro song is by \u2018The Fab Four\u2019 Beatles tribute band Enjoy! &amp;nbsp; Feedback to&amp;nbsp;glassonionpod@yahoo.com &amp;nbsp; Support the show at https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/antonyrotunno OR https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/antonyrotunno &amp;nbsp; Facebook page https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/glassonionjlpod &amp;nbsp; Twitter handle https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/OnionLennon &amp;nbsp; Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https:\/\/www.antonyrotunno.com &amp;nbsp; Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media) https:\/\/www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com &amp;nbsp; Jon Stewart\u2019s book \u2018Dylan, Lennon, Marx &amp;amp; God\u2019  https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/59593530-dylan-lennon-marx-and-god &amp;nbsp; Steve Turner\u2019s \u2018A Hard Day\u2019s Write\u2019 book https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35666.A_Hard_Day_s_Write &amp;nbsp; episode links Royston Ellis on the 1960 Beatles  https:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/beatles-1960-liverpool-royston-ellis-remembers-996876 &amp;nbsp; The original \u2018Beatnik Horror\u2019 article from 1960 https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29873672@N02\/6897934379 &amp;nbsp; Jude Kessler on John &amp;amp; Stu\u2019s relationship (\u2018Pop Goes The 60s\u2019 channel) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RbED8SRpUoI &amp;nbsp; \u2018Angry Young Men at the Kitchen Sink\u2019 (linking 2 genres)  https:\/\/literaturestudies.co.uk\/angry-young-men-at-the-kitchen-sink\/ &amp;nbsp; Existentialism https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Existentialism &amp;nbsp; Did Lewis Carroll\u2019s migraines inspire his \u2018Alice\u2019 books?  https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(05)74368-3\/fulltext &amp;nbsp; \u2018Looking For Lennon\u2019 documentary https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KVpyOa2Kn1Y &amp;nbsp; \u2018The Art &amp;amp; Music of John Lennon\u2019 by Peter Doggett  https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/798473.The_Art_And_Music_Of_John_Lennon &amp;nbsp; The religious views of The Beatles https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Religious_views_of_the_Beatles &amp;nbsp; Liverpool\u2019s Anglican cathedral https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liverpool_Cathedral ","author_name":"Glass Onion: On John Lennon","author_url":"https:\/\/glassoniononjohnlennon.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34444660\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/34444660"}