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Sep 2024
1h 41m

Yoko Ono

Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
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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.



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Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne

Music by: Jacob Ollivier

Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle

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