Music
Ani DiFranco
A 2006 interview with feminist folksinger Ani DiFranco. We talked about resurgent patriarchy, and about her album, "Reprieve."
Michael Franti
My guest is Michael Franti, the musician, poet, human rights activist, and filmmaker. He's the leader of the band Spearhead, and now he's made a film called "I Know I'm Not Alone," about his travels to Iraq, Israel, and the Occupied Territories. In my interview with him, we talk about his experience making that film, and he sings a new, unrecorded song, "See You in the Light."
Utah Phillips Remembered
The labor organizer and folk singer Utah Phillips died on May 23.
In a letter to friends nine days before he died, he wrote:
Excerpts from an Interview with Laurie Anderson
(Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive magazine, conducted this interview with Laurie Anderson on April 14 for Progressive Radio.
Laurie Anderson Interview
My guest this week is the performance artist and singer/songwriter Laurie Anderson.
Catherine Capellaro and Andrew Rohn Interview
Date Recorded: January 11, 2006
This week's guests are Catherine Capellaro and Andrew Rohn, the creators of "Walmartopia: The Musical." We talk about this current production, as well as their previous one, "Temp Slave." And two snippets of music from "Walmartopia" are included.
Eliza Gilkyson Interview with free anti-Bush song
Date Recorded: November 17, 2005
This week's guest is folksinger Eliza Gilkyson, whose latest album is "Paradise Hotel." She talks about her evolution toward more political songwriting, and she gives a rocking performance of her anti-Bush anthem "Man of God."
Free download! Eliza Gilkyson's live acoustic performance of "Man of God" on Progressive Radio
Dar Williams Interview
Date Recorded: November 2, 2005
The guest is folksinger Dar Williams. We talk about her latest album, "My Better Self," as well as her views on the Bush Administration.
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Michael Franti Interview
The leader of Spearhead talks about his film, "I Know I'm Not Alone," about his travels to Iraq, Israel, and the Occupied Territories. Plus, he sings a new, unrecorded song: "See You in the Light."
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Adam Mansbach Interview
My guest is Adam Mansbach, author of "Angry Black White Boy." It's a book about hip-hop and its appeal across races.
Si Kahn Interview
Si Kahn is a folksinger, activist, author, and organizer. I spoke with him about his life, his music, and the keys to becoming a good organizer.
Jeff Chang Interview
This week, my guest is Jeff Chang, author of "Can't Stop Won't Stop : A History of the Hip Hop Generation," which just won an American Book Award.
Bruce Cockburn Interview
Bruce Cockburn has won practically every music award that his native country, Canada, has to offer. The recipient of multiple Junos (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys), he also has been honored with the Order of Canada. In more than three decades, he has recorded twenty-seven albums, the latest being You've Never Seen Everything.
Jello Biafra Interview
February 2002 Issue
Just in time to usher in the Reagan years but unlikely to play the inauguration, Jello Biafra and the rest of the Dead Kennedys joined the San Francisco punk scene in 1978. Biafra's name (he was born Eric Boucher) juxtaposes the ridiculous and the tragic, a sensibility he honed over his years as the lead singer-songwriter of the now-disbanded political punk group. Today, he extends that sensibility as a prolific spoken-word artist, roving activist, and all-around firebrand.
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