Yoko’s 1968 Audio Diary with Chip Madinger, Erin Torkelson Weber and Robert Rodriguez (Intro)
Gimme Some TruthShow Notes
I’m back with a new, special season in which I am joined by Beatles authors and scholars Chip Madinger, Erin Torkelson Weber and Robert Rodriguez to discuss Yoko Ono’s 4 June 1968 audio diary. This introduction episode sets the context for the recording and a history of ’Revolution 1’ before we dive in!
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