Announcement!

Hey everyone! Quick format update for you today: moving forward, Music and Revolution is shifting to a biweekly schedule. So instead of dropping every single week, you’ll be getting a fresh episode every two weeks. Because of the new pace, there won't be a brand-new episode dropping today, Wednesday, August 12th. The next new episode will be coming out next Wednesday, August 19th. While I understand (and take as a compliment!) if any of y’all are disappointed, this change was made to make sure the show stays sustainable—I’m pretty much a one-person show here, and I want to keep doing this for a long time without burning out. My hope is that this will give y’all a good excuse to dive back into the archives! Listenership has taken off in a huge way since the Born in the USA episode, which means a lot of you might have missed some of my earlier shows. So, if you're looking for something to listen to right now, here are a few favorites from the vault that I would encourage you to give a spin. You could pour yourself a cup of ambition and check out my episode on Dolly Parton’s "9 to 5," or queue up the show on Tracy Chapman’s "Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution". She wrote this four-chord classic as a teenager, zeroing in on Reagan-era economic inequality and the quiet conversations happening in unemployment lines. If you missed my pride month episodes, there’s one on Diana Ross’s "I’m Coming Out," with an unbelievable back-story about Nile Rodgers getting inspired to write the track while in a queer club bathroom full of queens dressed as Diana Ross. There’s also shows I really enjoyed putting together on Sylvester’s "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)," George Michael’s “Freedom ’90,” and Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy.” If you want to learn about the role music played in the civil rights movement, there’s an episode I really enjoyed on Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions’ anthem "People Get Ready." If you want to step into the late 60s, there’s episodes on Sly and the Family Stone’s "Everyday People," Creedence Clearwater Revival’s "Fortunate Son,” and James Brown’s “Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud).” If you want to dive into the revolutionary politics of reggae, there’s a show on Bob Marley and the Wailers’ "Get Up, Stand Up." If any of those sound like a good time, take a scroll back through the feed, queue up a few of these classics tomorrow, and I’ll be back in your ears in two weeks with a brand-new episode. Thanks for listening, everybody!