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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. [email protected])

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Episode 18: Thinking about Mortality

2022/02/22

Right of the bat, Jay demonstrates why his brother is the mathematician, since Jay says this is Episode 19 and is a continuation of Episode 18. Don't let his absent-minded professor schtick fool you: this is really Episode 18, which is a continuation of Episode 17. On this one (Episode 18, not 19, nor 17) Mal and Jay compare reviews of Dylan's latest tour to reviews of several 70s bands also on tour. They also discuss songs from his "Rough and Rowdy Ways" album, what they think Dylan is up to and, yes, mortality. Let's face it: when one goofs up basic tasks on a regular basis, thoughts of mortality lurk just below the surface.

Episode 17: Dylan Freaks and Dylan First-Timers

2022/01/04

With Bob Dylan out on tour once again (that old guy just won't stop) Mal and Jay present a couple of tour-related themes. First, we have a "Stump the Dylan Freak" segment, involving reviews of concerts from old 70s bands. Is it a Dylan concert or not? You can play at along at home. Second, we bring on a special guest who attended the very first Dylan concert of her life. She also happens to be Elisa Case, Jay's wife. Mal finds out what the experience was like for her.

Episode 16: Shadow Kingdom, The Early Weeks

2021/11/12

Mal and Jay discuss Dylan's 2021 summer event (?), concert (?), music video (?), performance (?), thingy-ma-jig, called "Shadow Kingdom." It came, it went. Maybe it will return some today, but for now, you can hear them talk about it in the weeks after it was released.

Episode 15: The Spirit of Idiocy, Part 2

2021/07/04

More explorations here into what is going on with Bob Dylan's song, "Idiot Wind." Mal and Jay dive into "alternative tunings" and ancient Jewish scholars, but don't let that discourage you -- there are real treasures here! (How is that for a pitch? "Here is some stuff that doesn't sound appealing at all, but stick with it anyway." It sounds like I'm trying to teach a history class. Or sociology. Oh, well. This is what daily life is like for us professors.) At least you get to hear some interesting Dylan clips to help you see why so many people consider this to be a great song.

Episode 14: The Spirit of Idiocy, Part 1

2021/06/18

No, the title does not describe the conversation Mal and Jay have on this episode. Well, it's not supposed to. It does, however, refer to one of Bob Dylan's most notable songs, "Idiot Wind," which they discuss here. And it is an important enough song that it will take two episodes!

Episode 13: Long and Not-So Wasted Years of Lyric Tinkering

2021/05/29

Bob Dylan turned 80 this week and Dylan aficionados held an online academic conference in honor of the event. Mal and Jay, who attended the conference (of course they did) talk about how Dylan freaks respond to online frustrations. Our hosts also examine the revisions that Dylan made in dozens of concerts to just two lines from "Long and Wasted Years." This just might represent a spiritual struggle common to all of us.

Episode 12: So, a sociologist walks into a concert....

2021/01/16

A sociologist walks into a Dylan concert with a priest and a rabbi. No, scratch that. It's with a historian and I'm afraid there is no punchline. But in this episode Mal brings his sociological expertise to bear on an event in early 2018 when Bob Dylan, very uncharacteristically stopped in the middle of a song to scold the audience. Why? What was going on that bothered Dylan and what might that have to do with transcendence and God? Tune in to find out.

Episode 11: Dylan Amidst the Pandemic

2020/12/28

A major part of Bob Dylan's existence since the mid-70s has been the "never-ending tour" - the live concert tour that has taken up most of his life each year. The pandemic, however, has forced the cancellation of most of that tour in 2020. Now what? Few people know exactly what goes on in the very private life of Bob Dylan. Mal and Jay are no different, but they can speculate. And so, they discuss predictions that they made concerning what Dylan would do with himself during this time.

Episode 10: Music, Transcendence, Death

2020/09/24

A depressing topic? Mal and Jay do not think so. Not when the themes are explored as Dylan does on Rough and Rowdy Ways. Mal unpacks the art of the 17-minute epic song, "Murder Most Foul" and Jay adds a few comments about the biblical background behind the opening lyrics.

Episode 9: Rough and Rowdy Analysis

2020/07/23

On June 19th, 2020, Bob Dylan released "Rough and Rowdy Ways," his first studio album in eight years. The album has found widespread appreciation by critics -- though many of them do not mention or notice the abundant religious themes on the album. Needless to say, Jay and Mal find the album very compelling and important work of art. In fact, they have so much to say that they make a valiant (though not perfectly executed) attempt to talk for no more than two minutes about each song on the album.

Episode 8: Busy Being Born Revisted

2020/06/13

After some Bob News, Mal interviews Jay about how and why he came to join this strange collection of people known as Dylan Fans, especially given his first Dylan concert experience.

Episode 7: A Wildcat Did Growl

2020/03/13

"All Along the Watchtower" is one of the greatest songs Bob Dylan ever wrote, according to many. By that measure, it is one of the great songs of the late twentieth century. But few people recognize the Scriptural inspiration for this song and why that biblical basis may actually infuse it with its haunting power. Mal and Jay discuss these themes and more, with a bit of Jimi Hendrix thrown in, for good measure.