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John Lennon: Violence, Protests, Provoking the FBI, and Pissing off the President

Dec 3, 2024

46:51

In the early 1970s, John Lennon was suspected of conspiring to disrupt an American political convention and contributing to a paramilitary terrorist organization. Authorities took notice. So much so that the President of the United States took action to have the so-called “smart Beatle” deported. Lennon’s politics were way more violent and revolutionary than simply imagining all the people living life in peace and harmony.

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This episode was originally published on June 29, 2021.

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