“I think that love will never die. Once you know somebody, you can never unknow that person. And knowing is loving. So you never can get out of love.”

The Dolls Pod Beatle Girl miniseries concludes! Part two of our “Oh Yoko!” episode focuses on her music, activism, and of course, we tell the ballad of Yoko and John.

Also: car seats and nurseries and baby names, oh my! Emma is settling into her last few weeks before baby arrives. Join us for the emotional season two finale of the Dolls Podcast, available wherever you stream your podcasts ☁️

Sources used for this episode:

David Sheff, “Yoko” (2025)

Jann Wenner, “Lennon Remembers” (2000)

David Sheff, “The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon & Yoko Ono” (edited by G. Barry Golson, 1981)

Cynthia Lennon, “John” (2005)

May Pang with Henry Edwards, “Loving John” (1983)

The Beatles, “Anthology” (2000)

Alan Clayson, Barb Jungr, and Robb Johnson, “Woman: The Incredible Life of Yoko Ono” (2004)

J. Hoberman, “Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde - Primal Happenings, Underground Moves, Radical Pop” (2025)

Elvis Mitchell, “Yoko Ono” Interview Magazine, 11/26/2013

Lisa Carver, “Yoko Ono: A Reconsideration” The New York Times, 10/19/2012

“One To One: John & Yoko” (dir. Kevin MacDonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, 2025)

“Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band” (dir. Matthew Longfellow, 2008)

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Songs used in this episode:

Yoko Ono - “Yes, I’m A Witch” (2007)

Plastic Ono Band - “Give Peace A Chance” (1969)

Yoko Ono - “Don’t Worry Kyoko” (1969)

John Lennon - “Mother” (1970)

John Lennon - “Imagine” (1971)

“Glee End Credits Theme” (2009) Yoko Ono - “Approximately Infinite Universe” (1973)

John Lennon - “Beautiful Boy” (1980)

John Lennon - “Just Like Starting Over” (1980)

Yoko Ono - “Talking To The Universe” (1995)

Fiona Apple - “I Want You To Love Me” (2020)

Yoko Ono, Kim Gordon & Thurston Moore - “Mirror Mirror” (2012)

Death Cab For Cutie - “Waiting For The Sunrise” (Yoko Ono Cover) [2022]

John Lennon - “Oh Yoko!” (1971)

With samples from Monday Night Football, 12/8/1980, and Yoko’s Grammys acceptance speech, 2/24/1982

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Oh, Yoko! Part 2