Mark Lewisohn Interview Recs

Supplemental listening for Fine Tuning

Audio for most of these interviews can be found on Mark Lewisohn, a Beatles Historian, a beautifully maintained fan-made YouTube channel that has archived almost all of the interviews on this list. 

Interviews are linked directly to Apple podcasts, when possible. (YouTube links also included when applicable.)

Interview with Jean Louis-Polard, 2014
Topics of note: Neutrality and lack of bias

Fabcast podcast, 2017
013 MARK LEWISOHN | (YouTube)
Topics of note: The 80s and Paul McCartney’s solo career

Humans in Love podcast, 2018
#1 (Part One) Beatles Authority Mark Lewisohn 
Topics: Paul’s reaction to John’s murder

Fab4Cast podcast, 2019 
Talking to Mark Lewisohn: #1 Writing The Beatles’ History and #2 Spring 1969  | (YouTube links: #1#2)
Topics: Heroin; Allen Klein; the Liberty Bell; John and Yoko’s wedding; Paul and Linda’s wedding

Nothing Is Real podcast, 2019
The Mark Lewisohn Interview #14 Part One and #15 Part Two 
Topics of note: Tensions with Apple

Interview with Giljs Groenteman2019
Topics: Unbridled enthusiasm for John

I Am the EggPod podcast, 2019
The Star-Club tapes  | (YouTube)
Topics: John’s leadership; intention to make all his research accessible after the books are published

From Me To You podcast, 2020
Mark Lewisohn In Conversation w/ Richard Courtney | (YouTube link)
Topics: Philip Norman; today’s “anti-John stuff” 

Let It Roll podcast, 2020
Mark Lewisohn in Conversation w/Nate Wilcox | (YouTube)
Topics: The “no greater buddy” incident; Lewisohn defending Paul

Let It Be Beatles podcast, 2020
Mark Lewisohn – The Complete 2020 Let It Be Beatles Interview Podcast | (YouTube)
Topics: The benzedrine incident; John’s threesome with Royston Ellis; the 444 meeting and Geoff Emerick.

Fans on the Run podcast, 2022
Ep 73. Mark Lewisohn 
Topics: Working for Paul; tensions with Apple

Leave a comment