Gimme Some Truth

Yoko’s 1968 Audio Diary with Chip Madinger, Erin Torkelson Weber and Robert Rodriguez (Part 3)

Gimme Some Truth

Show Notes

Part three of Yoko Ono’s 4 June 1968 audio diary sees her analysing John’s handwriting, the other three Beatles and admitting jealousy of John’s work on ’Revolution’. Join Chip, Erin, Robert and I as we discuss!

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