May Pang, John Lennon's former girlfriend, joined guest host Rich Berra (email) to discuss The Beatles and her documentary, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, about her relationship with Lennon.
Pang described her life as a young New Yorker who left college determined to work in music, landing an entry-level job at Apple Records in 1969. Starting in clerical and royalties work, she immersed herself in publishing, licensing, and copyright tasks, teaching herself technical skills on the job. She recalled the office as an extraordinary training ground, handling catalogs tied to major artists and even phoning George Harrison to clarify lyrics for copyright filings. At the time, she did not feel she was inside history, just going to work each day, though she recognized she was in a rare creative environment.
Her connection to Lennon and Yoko Ono began professionally when they came to the New York office, and she was assigned to assist them with projects. Years later, during a difficult period in Lennon and Ono's relationship, Pang said she was unexpectedly drawn into a personal relationship with Lennon, something she insists was misunderstood publicly and that Ono even encouraged at the time. She emphasized that this era, often called Lennon's Lost Weekend, has been distorted by media narratives, which motivated her to make her documentary to take back her story and present a more accurate picture of what happened.
Pang portrayed Lennon as intensely curious, widely read, emotionally complex, and musically passionate, with a sharp wit and a cutting tongue when crossed. She said they bonded over deep knowledge of songs, old rock and soul records, and publishing details, and that he valued her honest opinions. Lennon wrote "Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)" for her, and she contributed whispers and backing vocals to "#9 Dream," making that period personally meaningful. About Lennon, she recalled everyday moments such as talking music, reading the news, and watching the river in New York that reveal a searching, soulful person whose inner life flowed directly into his songs.
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In the latter half of the program, Dr. Alisha Das, a leader in spirituality and angelology, shared her belief in angels and their role in her life. Das said her connection with angels began in early childhood after repeated trauma at age three. During that time, she experienced luminous beings of light who brought her deep peace and protection, which she believes helped her remain psychologically stable until she was old enough to process what happened. She described communicating in what she called an angelic language and receiving information beyond what a child in her environment could have known. Because these experiences frightened others, she learned to suppress her abilities for years, later reopening them after a separate mystical encounter that reassured her she could continue the communication quietly and safely.
As an adult spiritual practitioner, she noted that angels intervened again when she was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Viewing illness as a spiritual message rather than punishment, she prayed for divine help and unexpectedly received a delay in treatment when her biopsy slides were lost. During that time, she committed fully to what she believes is her life's calling: stepping out publicly as a teacher, writing books, and serving as a bridge between humans and the archangelic realm. After this inner commitment, she reported that a follow-up biopsy showed the cancer had dramatically regressed without conventional medical intervention, which she interpreted as evidence of angelic and spiritual power available to everyone, not just to her.
Das described angels as real, loving messengers of God who differ from ghosts or imagination because their presence brings peace, positivity, and protection rather than fear. According to Das, everyone has guardian angels assigned even before birth, and these angels can be sensed through subtle spiritual awareness rather than physical sight. She distinguished angels from archangels by saying angels do not have free will and act purely in divine service, while archangels have free will and function as higher co-creators. Humans, in her view, are meant to evolve toward conscious unity with the divine, and angelic connection helps people remember their spiritual origin, heal, and live their higher purpose.