One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast

One Sweet Dream provides a fresh take on the music, people, and narrative of the Beatles. This is the Beatles, through a new lens. The podcast includes 5 major series: (1) The Breakup Series: Revisiting the roots and causes of the Beatles' Breakup. (2) The Aftermath Series: Revisiting the events following the Beatles' Breakup. (3) The New Lens Series: Exploring key themes through interviews and deep dives. (4) The Get Back Series: Exploring all elements of the Get Back Documentary through a new lens. (5) The Hidden Gems Series: Examining Beatles and Post-Beatles songs through a new lens. Diana Erickson hosts and is joined by a group of guests and core contributors.

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Episodes

Breakup Series #7: Abbey Road and the Summer of '69 (Pt 1)

In this two-part episode in the Break-up Series, Diana and Phoebe dig into the relatively under-explored Abbey Road period and the songs that resulted from it. They examine both the songs and the events surrounding the creation of the album through the lens of the breakup. In PART ONE, Phoebe and Diana explore the recording sessions and dig deeply into the songs "Come Together", "Something", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," "Oh Darling," "Octopus' Garden," "Here Comes the Sun," and "Because" PART TWO ...

Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Breakup Series #6: Newlyweds & New Directions

In episode 6 Diana and Phoebe investigate the different ways John and Paul grapple with being replaced by new spouses. This episode also shines a light on Linda, an often overlooked but vital piece of the puzzle.Please check out:Another Kind of Mind Podcast: (https://anotherkindofmind.com/); Twitter: @akompodcast; Phoebe Lorde: @akompod, @akompodcast@gmail.comOnesweetdreampodcast.com; Twitter: Diana: @onesweetdreamdi; @dianaakom; onesweetdreampodcast@gmail.com Support the show (https://www.patre...

Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Breakup Series #5: The Battle For Northern Songs

In this episode, Diana and Phoebe explore the Battle for Northern Songs, which raged throughout the Spring and Summer of 1969. They go deep into this topic, providing detail and context as they investigate the "extra shares" issue and explore the psychological impact of the loss of their publishing rights.Please check out:Another Kind of Mind Podcast: (https://anotherkindofmind.com/); Twitter: @akompodcast; Phoebe Lorde: @akompod, @akompodcast@gmail.comOnesweetdreampodcast.com; Twitter: Diana: @...

Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Breakup Series #4: The Demon King Allen Klein

In Part 4 of the L/M Breakup Series, Diana and Phoebe begin their investigation into the issues that separated John and Paul and turned them against each other, the most significant of which was Allen Klein: the Demon King of the Beatles Break-up. They examine how Klein drove a wedge between Paul and John and hastened the band's demise. They also discuss what Paul McCartney describes as “the cracking of the Liberty Bell,” a critically important moment in the journey of the Beatles.Please check o...

Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Breakup Series #3: Reinventing Lennon

In this episode, Diana and Phoebe pick up where they left off, in the spring of 1969. They focus on the Ballad of John and Yoko as a concept and explore its mythology. They break down the tenets of the mythology and explore the purpose it serves for John and Yoko — and how it continues to impact the story of the Beatles. Please check out:Another Kind of Mind Podcast: (https://anotherkindofmind.com/); Twitter: @akompodcast; Phoebe Lorde: @akompod, @akompodcast@gmail.comOnesweetdreampodcast.com; T...

Feb 14, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Breakup Series #2: Let It Be (Pt 2)

In the second installment of our Break-up series, Diana and Phoebe take a DEEP look into January 1969, when the Beatles record and film Let it Be. While Part 1 focused on the sub-textual conversation revealed in their behaviors and music. Part 2 looks at some of the underlying issues of the break-up as they play out in this period. This multi-part series explores the emotional roots of the Beatles' break-up with a focus on Lennon/McCartney.Please check out:Another Kind of Mind Podcast: (https://...

Feb 13, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Breakup Series #2: Let It Be (Pt 1)

In the second installment of our Break-up series, Diana and Phoebe take a DEEP look into January 1969, when the Beatles record and film Let it Be. This is a make or breaks time for Lennon and McCartney Part one reflects on the sub-textual conversation revealed in their behaviors and their music. Part two looks at some of the underlying issues of the break-up as they play out in this period. This multi-part series explores the emotional roots of the Beatles' break-up with a focus on Lennon/McCart...

Feb 12, 2021•2 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Breakup Series #1: What happened in '68? (Pt 2)

In this multi-part series, Diana and Phoebe explore the emotional roots of the Beatles' break-up with a focus on Lennon/McCartney. They use John's and Paul's contemporaneous words and behaviors to challenge the traditional narrative and show how this delicate negotiation for love and security went disastrously awry. In the first installment, they begin their re-examination by tracing the Big Bang of the break-up to 1968. Part 1 focuses on the first half of the year; Part 2 focuses on the second ...

Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Breakup Series #1: What happened in '68? (Pt 1)

In this multi-part series, Diana Erickson and Phoebe Lorde from Another Kind of Mind explore the emotional roots of the Beatles' break-up with a focus on Lennon/McCartney. They use John's and Paul's contemporaneous words and behaviors to challenge the traditional narrative and show how this delicate negotiation for love and security went disastrously awry. In the first installment, they begin their re-examination by tracing the Big Bang of the break-up to 1968. Part one focuses on the first half...

Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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