Speaker 1: Remember this is just a football game. Come out of
Speaker 1: who wins? Aw loases an unspeakable tragedy. John Lennon shot
Speaker 1: twice and looked back, rushed the Roseveld hospital dead on arrival.
Speaker 1: The death of a man who sang and played the
Speaker 1: guitar overshadows the news from Poland around in Washington tonight,
Speaker 1: John Lennon is dead. I don't let it can't be dead.
Speaker 1: I'm Sean Braswell and This is The Thread a podcast
Speaker 1: from Azzi Media where we examine the interlocking lives and
Speaker 1: events of history. We turned back the clock, one story
Speaker 1: at a time to reveal how various strands are woven
Speaker 1: together to create a historic figure, big idea, or an
Speaker 1: unthinkable tragedy. This season, we start with the death of
Speaker 1: rock star John Lennon and over the course of five episodes,
Speaker 1: actually connected back to communist leader Vladimir Lenin. Along the way,
Speaker 1: we meet some of the twentieth centuries greatest artists and writers.
Speaker 1: We explore how each of their stories hinge on the
Speaker 1: past and influence the future. Join us September twenty fifth,