Released as an 8-disc set of interviews, "John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Smith Tapes: I'm Not The Beatles" features five iconic conversations with Village Voice journalist and radio personality Howard Smith from 1969-72. Discussions about music, love, creativity, peace and politics, following the couple's evolution from the Beatles into revolutionaries. The audio was mastered from Smith's original audio reels, which had been buried in the back of his West Village loft for 40 years.

This week, the PBS animated series Blank on Blank posted a new episode using the interviews from the new 8-disc set. Blank on Blank’s animated interview series is produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios. Their contributing journalists write for WIRED, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, SPIN, the Boston Globe and more. Interview partners also include WNYC and the Library of Congress.