Glass Onion: On John Lennon

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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

Recent Episodes
  • Bonus Episode #15- Antony interviewed by James Jarman in 2016
    Oct 9, 2024 – 01:24:04
  • Episode 102- Toronto 1969 Part 2: Sweet Toronto with Dave Thurmaier
    Sep 18, 2024 – 01:36:24
  • Episode 101- Toronto 1969 Part 1: Revival '69 with Dave Thurmaier
    Aug 28, 2024 – 01:36:10
  • Bonus Episode # 14- Revolution 9 Revisited (Antony on 'Pop Goes The 60s')
    Jun 27, 2024 – 01:51:45
  • Episode 100b- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 2 of 2)
    Jun 5, 2024 – 01:34:35
  • Episode 100a- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 1 of 2)
    May 12, 2024 – 01:15:52
  • Episode 99.5- Paul Is Dead
    Apr 1, 2024 – 32:13
  • Episode 99- Gimme Some (More) Truth
    Feb 15, 2024 – 02:01:49
  • Episode 98- John Lennon And Me
    Dec 19, 2023 – 01:12:01
  • Episode 97- John Lennon in 1967 with Tony Green (Part 3 of 3)
    Dec 6, 2023 – 01:54:42
  • Episode 96- John Lennon in 1967 with Tony Green (Part 2 of 3)
    Nov 3, 2023 – 01:41:40
  • Episode 95: John Lennon In 1967 with Tony Green (Part 1 of 3)
    Oct 16, 2023 – 01:49:33
  • Episode 94- Shake It Up Baby!- The Beatles and 1963 with Ken McNab (Part 2 of 2)
    Sep 26, 2023 – 01:24:10
  • Episode 93- Shake It Up Baby!: The Beatles and 1963 with Ken McNab (Part 1 of 2)
    Sep 22, 2023 – 01:07:17
  • Episode 92- John Lennon In 1962 with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 3 of 3)
    Aug 29, 2023 – 01:39:39
  • Episode 91- John Lennon In 1962 with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 2 of 3)
    Jul 27, 2023 – 01:29:10
  • Episode 90- John Lennon In 1962 with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 1 of 3)
    Jun 24, 2023 – 02:01:38
  • Episode 89- All We Are Saying: The 1980 Playboy Interviews (Part 3 of 3)
    May 25, 2023 – 01:37:38
  • Episode 88- All We Are Saying: The 1980 Playboy Interviews (Part 2 of 3)
    Apr 24, 2023 – 01:42:36
  • Episode 87- All We Are Saying: The 1980 Playboy Interviews (Part 1 of 3)
    Mar 18, 2023 – 01:34:37
  • The Beatles And A Mass of Humanity
    Jan 31, 2023 –
  • The Rather Strange Last Day In The Life of John Lennon
    Jan 31, 2023 –
  • Bonus Episode #13- John Lennon Compilation Albums (Antony on 'When They Was Fab' podcast)
    Jan 28, 2023 – 01:40:41
  • Episode 86- Two of Us: The Ballad of Lennon & McCartney
    Dec 16, 2022 – 02:10:01
  • Episode 85- Describing John Lennon with Luke Thompson (Part 2 of 2)
    Nov 21, 2022 – 01:22:47
  • Episode 84- Describing John Lennon with Luke Thompson (Part 1 of 2)
    Oct 27, 2022 – 02:03:42
  • Episode 83- Jon Stewart returns (and Antony reads stories...)
    Sep 17, 2022 – 01:39:00
  • Episode 82- John Lennon in 1968 with Matt Williamson (Part 2 of 2)
    Aug 25, 2022 – 02:27:27
  • Episode 81- John Lennon in 1968 with Matt Williamson (Part 1 of 2)
    Jul 28, 2022 – 01:15:06
  • Episode 80- John Lennon Live! with Chris Purcell (Part 2 of 2)
    Jun 27, 2022 – 01:33:11
  • Episode 79- John Lennon Live! with Chris Purcell (Part 1 of 2)
    May 26, 2022 – 01:21:41
  • Episode 78- Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God with Jon Stewart & Ben Burrell (Part 2 of 2)
    Apr 21, 2022 – 01:08:15
  • Episode 77- Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God with Jon Stewart & Ben Burrell (Part 1 of 2)
    Mar 22, 2022 – 01:09:52
  • Episode 76- John Lennon in 1969 with Scott Phipps (Part 2 of 2)
    Feb 25, 2022 – 01:31:50
  • Episode 75- John Lennon in 1969 with Scott Phipps (Part 1 of 2)
    Jan 26, 2022 – 01:26:32
  • Episode 74- The U.S. vs John Lennon with James Corbett
    Dec 19, 2021 – 01:38:52
  • Bonus Episode #12- Beatles Reflections & Revolver tangential review
    Dec 9, 2021 – 01:46:35
  • Bonus Episode #11- Antony on The Mindbuzz podcast
    Dec 4, 2021 – 01:25:35
  • Bonus Episode #10- Antony on Pop Goes The 60s with Matt Williamson
    Nov 26, 2021 – 01:13:00
  • Episode 73- Playing John Lennon with Gaz Keenan of John Lennon Tribute UK
    Nov 22, 2021 – 01:08:52
  • Episode 72- John Lennon The Author with Eoghan Lyng
    Oct 22, 2021 – 01:24:48
  • Episode 71- Beatles Docs and Fandom with Chris Purcell and Simon Weitzman
    Aug 22, 2021 – 02:00:52
  • Episode 70- Listener Audio Questions with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 2 of 2)
    Jul 15, 2021 – 01:21:49
  • Episode 69- Listener Audio Questions with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 1 of 2)
    Jun 27, 2021 – 01:20:23
  • Episode 68- John Lennon, Art, Therapy & Fame with Alun Parry
    May 26, 2021 – 01:56:15
  • Episode 67- John Lennon and the Historian with Erin Torkelson Weber
    May 18, 2021 – 01:44:38
  • Bonus Episode #9- A Hard Days Night film review (Antony on 'Classic Film Jerks' podcast)
    Apr 28, 2021 – 01:04:50
  • Episode 66- A John Lennon deep dive with Spencer Cox
    Apr 27, 2021 – 01:26:10
  • Bonus Episode #8- CHOBA B CCCP album review ('Paul or Nothing' swapcast #2)
    Apr 18, 2021 – 01:16:13
  • Episode 65- Rock And Roll 1975 album review ('Paul or Nothing' swapcast #1)
    Apr 13, 2021 – 02:03:37
Recent Reviews
  • Philadelphia Fan
    Unique and Insightful Life Lessons!
    Glass Onion: On John Lennon is by far my favorite Podcast of all time! I am a lifelong Lennon fan (well, at least since 1978 when I was 13 years old), and I learned so much new information from Glass Onion that I can barely believe it. Antony Rotunno has really hit on a unique and entertaining formula here: weaving Lennon stories and music into a fascinating hour+ of interesting life lessons and insights. Rotunno’s interviewing style is casual and relatable, and his guest choices have been truly fantastic! I particularly enjoy his guests who address unusual topics, as well as those who you might not hear elsewhere. For example, it was SO satisfying to hear from Caitlyn Hair (twice! on episodes 56 and 64). For years I wondered about Dakota neighbor Marnie Hair, who apparently had an influential role in at least one well-known Lennon biography, but I could never really find any credible information about her relationship with Lennon (and the biographer). Thank you Antony, Caitlyn and Ben! Even if you are only a casual Lennon or Beatles fan, you will still find Glass Onion to be unique, fun, and thought-provoking. Antony, PLEASE this podcast going for years to come!
  • TTW superfan
    Out The Blue You Came To Me
    Wow. This podcast is full of great clips, knowledgeable guests and a host that thoroughly knows how to produce a podcast. Lennon isn’t an easy person to get to know and even harder to figure out, and this podcast doesn’t claim to have the answers. But the journey is certainly fun!
  • Futureretiredlawyer
    i like how genuine and vulnerable he is
    makes me feel less alone
  • Jv6--
    I look foward to every show
    This show is anyone’s cup of tea who loves John Lennon like I do. I’ve always been very interested into the psychology of it all which this show goes into a lot. The conversations in this podcast are never stale. The editing also keeps things fresh and new along with the audio clips which is really nice touch. There are some of my short things to review. I recommend this podcast.
  • The 354,976th Beatle
    Beautiful Podcast (Darling Podcast)
    This is not only a great podcast about John Lennon, but the host is genuine and authentic in his passion on the subject. The host, Antony has a calming demeanor & intelligence that makes you feel at ease while listening to he and guests discuss Lennon and other various related topics. Highly recommended.
  • TeenJohnLennon
    The Gold Mine of Lennon's Life
    Antony - aka the Glass Onion has put together a tremendous Lennon podcast with great guests and awesome interviews, all of which have created a gold mine of information on Lennon's life. I have read a LOT of books on Lennon and the Beatles and there is original information on these podcasts from interviews that you can't find anywhere else. The Glass Onion on JL is the Toppermost of the Poppermost on Lennon. If you are a Lennon fan, you will love this podcast.
  • MarineMan000
    Fascinating and Insightful
    Love Antony’s dulcet tones on this podcast! It’s also refreshing to focus in on one voice - tremendously helpful considering the vastness of the subject! Highly recommend it!
  • moondr
    Great Interviews
    I had a great time being interviewd by Anthony. We were able to go into great and thoughtful detail together. Any one interested on John and Yoko should listen to this.
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