Special Edition: Strange Days Indeed

About this episode

This episode provides a chronological narrative of the tragic final day of John Lennon, detailing his last hours and the events surrounding his death.

A sober, chronological narrative of the tragic final day of John Lennon on December 8, 1980. This episode tracks Lennon's last hours, his final interview, and the chilling, parallel actions of his killer, Mark Chapman, waiting outside the Dakota. We go inside the frantic rush to Roosevelt Hospital and recount the surreal, historic moment the news broke during Monday Night Football. This is the definitive, fact-based oral history of an empty, violent act that shattered a generation and a world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• John Lennon
• Mark Chapman
• tragedy
• oral history
• 1980
• music history

Keywords

• John Lennon
• Mark Chapman
• December 8, 1980
• tragedy
• oral history
• Monday Night Football
• Roosevelt Hospital

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roosevelt Hospital, Monday Night Football

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