Sep 2024

1h 41m

Yoko Ono

About this episode

The Girls discuss Yoko Ono and her life from childhood to her ongoing contributions to art and the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, a huge Carley update, more taylor swift takes, and the trials and tribulations of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne

Music by: Jacob Ollivier

Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle

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