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See John Lennon and Yoko Ono Embrace Radical Politics in Doc Trailer

See John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the trailer for a new documentary, 'Daytime Revolution,' about the couple's appearance on 'The Mike Douglas Show.'

The couple handpicked their fellow guests, including Ralph Nader, Yippie founder Jerry Rubin, Black Panther Bobby Seale, and comedian George Carlin. “In February of 1972, Yoko Ono and John Lennon had a brilliant idea, and that was to turn a mainstream, daytime talk show into a five-part conceptual art ‘happening’ that presented the sharp end of the cutting edge political, musical and very ‘counter’ culture,” the doc’s director, Erik Nelson, tells Rolling Stone. “Their co-conspirator was Mike Douglas, an affable, very user-friendly host, who basically handed John and Yoko the keys to his afternoon talk show, a program that reached an astonishing 40 million viewers daily.

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