Each and Every Door
Jay Case and Malcolm Gold
Each and Every Door is an educational podcast about Bob Dylan, Religion and Spirituality. Arguably the most influential singer/songwriter of our era, Dylan has been making music, in the words of some English folk, for "donkey's years." That means a very long time. During his long, unpredictable career, he has exhibited a fascinating relationship with religion and spirituality, one that extends far beyond his "gospel years." On this podcast, Malcolm Gold, a sociologist of religion at Messiah College and Jay Case, a professor of American religious history at Malone University, explore everything from what Dylan may or may not have believed, to the ways spirituality emerges in his songs and music, to the shifting religious context framing his life, and much more. (Artwork by David Everett. everettdavide@gmail.com)
Categories: Music
Listen to the last episode:
In a periodic feature, "What Was He Thinking?" Mal and Jay try to figure out what might have been going on in Bob Dylan's head when he released the song, "All the Tired Horses." It seems to have something to do with what he was doing with the entire album in which it is found, the much-maligned (at least by critics at the time) "Self-Portrait," which came out in 1970.
Previous episodes
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20 - Episode 20: Thinking about Tired Horses Mon, 22 Aug 2022
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19 - Episode 19: Gen Z Students Encounter Dylan's Voice. How's That Going to Go? Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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18 - Episode 18: Thinking about Mortality Mon, 21 Feb 2022
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17 - Episode 17: Dylan Freaks and Dylan First-Timers Mon, 03 Jan 2022
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16 - Episode 16: Shadow Kingdom, The Early Weeks Thu, 11 Nov 2021
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15 - Episode 15: The Spirit of Idiocy, Part 2 Sun, 04 Jul 2021
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14 - Episode 14: The Spirit of Idiocy, Part 1 Thu, 17 Jun 2021
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13 - Episode 13: Long and Not-So Wasted Years of Lyric Tinkering Sat, 29 May 2021
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12 - Episode 12: So, a sociologist walks into a concert.... Sat, 16 Jan 2021
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11 - Episode 11: Dylan Amidst the Pandemic Mon, 28 Dec 2020
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10 - Episode 10: Music, Transcendence, Death Wed, 23 Sep 2020
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9 - Episode 9: Rough and Rowdy Analysis Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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8 - Episode 8: Busy Being Born Revisted Sat, 13 Jun 2020
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7 - Episode 7: A Wildcat Did Growl Fri, 13 Mar 2020
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6 - Episode 6: Busy Being Born Fri, 17 Jan 2020
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5 - Episode 5: "We love you Bobbie!" and other unsettling concert moments Sun, 17 Nov 2019
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4 - Episode 4: Anomic Social Vertigo Wed, 06 Nov 2019
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3 - Episode 3: Dylan's Brain Sat, 19 Oct 2019
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2 - Episode 2: And then...the church split. Fri, 27 Sep 2019
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1 - Episode 1: I Don't Believe You Fri, 23 Aug 2019