In the first part of a new multi-episode series on Mike Williams’ Paul Is Dead Channel, hosts Matt Sergiou, Dom, and Chris Waterson explore Yoko Ono’s background and outsized influence. They trace her roots in the 1950s–60s avant-garde art scene and examine how her conceptual work and public persona helped shape (or were used to shape) the broader 1960s counterculture movement in the US and UK. The conversation goes beyond the familiar “she broke up the Beatles” narrative to discuss possible deeper institutional forces — including the CIA, Tavistock Institute, and Frankfurt School — that may have backed or amplified cultural shifts through figures like Ono. The episode sets the stage for a provocative re-examination of her legacy.
