Did Yoko Ono really break up The Beatles? Part one

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🗓️ 30 January 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Editors note: an earlier version of this audio mentioned George Harrison’s name incorrectly on one occasion. This has now been fixed. Hiya, lovelies! Today, we’re heading back to 1940. She’s the woman you’ve likely heard disparaging remarks about since you were a little kid. So, who was Yoko Ono? And what exactly was her influence over the most successful band in music history? Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Denada Sugar-Free Ice Cream for making this episode possible. Check out Denada’s new Choc Pops at Coles, or their tub range flavours at Woolworths, Coles, and independent supermarkets like IGA. To find your closest stockists, head right here! Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Click here to subscribe to ShameMore: http://apple.co/shamelesspod Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

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1:02.0	about since you were a little kid.
1:03.8	So who is Yoko Ono and what exactly was her influence over the most successful band in
1:08.6	music history?
1:09.6	Welcome to Scandal from Shameless Podcast, the stories of the biggest celebrity controversies
1:15.0	revisited.
1:17.0	Hello, Zara McDonald.
1:22.8	Michelle Andrews, I have been looking forward to doing this one for a long time because again,
1:27.8	I found that the story of Yoko Ono has been a big gap in my knowledge.
1:31.5	Yeah, I agree. I think we're also familiar with the name but not as
1:35.9	familiar with the woman and the story so hopefully in this two-part series on Jan Lennon
1:42.1	and Yoko Ono, we can give our listeners, particularly those who
1:46.0	are our age Zara in their 20s or maybe their early 30s.
1:50.3	An idea is to exactly what the hell went down, because it is one of the more colourful celebrity stories we've come across.
1:55.8	Yeah, absolutely and I think when it comes to my perception of Yoko Ono, it's definitely been
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