Doubling Back on the Fantasy from WNYC's Soundcheck by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s album “Double Fantasy” heralded Lennon’s renewed interest in making music after a five-year hiatus from the public eye. But that potential was never fulfilled. Three weeks after it was released, Lennon was killed. Today: the legacy of the last album Lennon released in his lifetime. Guests include the album’s producer, Jack Douglas, and Ken Sharp, author of the new book “Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy.”

Check the webpage out, for this show, here. See also: Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy, John Lennon: The Life, John Lennon: Life is What Happens

Beatles' Photographer Astrid Kirchherr Opens Up from NPR Podcast Fresh Air

This interview was originally broadcast on January 15, 2008. The book 'Astrid Kirchherr: A Retrospective' was published this week and examines Kirchherr's photographs she took both before and after working with The Beatles. Hamburg-born Astrid Kirchherr met The Beatles in 1960, before they were famous, when they came to perform in Germany. An art student in Hamburg, she took some of the earliest photographs of the group — now-classic shots that capture the foursome back before Ringo joined the band, back when Stuart Sutcliffe was playing bass. And Kirchherr has often been credited with convincing the band to adopt those iconic mop-tops.

Download the related podcast here. Check the full feature out, from the NPR Fresh Air website, here. See also: Yesterday: The Beatles Once Upon a Time, When We Was Fab, Hamburg Days

The Beatles, After the Breakup from WNYC's Soundcheck by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

Complex friendships formed the core of the Fab Four. After the group split up, those personal and business relationships grew competitive and even antagonistic. Today, author Peter Doggett joins us for a look at their post-Beatles careers, the subject his book You Never Give Me Your Money.

Download the podcast here. See also: The Beatles: After the Break-Up 1970-2000 : A Day-By-Day Diary (Kalmus Edition), Mystical One: George Harrison: After the Breakup of the Beatles (Essay series), The Winding Road: The Real Story Behind the Breakup of the Beatles