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.
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast
New Lens Series: McCartney's Obsession with the "Divorce" Story
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Diana Erickson, Dr. Duncan Driver
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Season 2
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Episode 25
A deep dive into McCartney's obsession with the Beatles' divorce story.
Diana and Dr. Duncan Driver discuss Paul's obsessive need to promote the "John asked for the divorce" storyline, simplifying a complex subject down to a soundbite. They explore the reasons McCartney might be so attached to this idea and it's impact.