Protest music is taking over TikTok. This hour we look at what's going on, and we hear from an artist about why she writes and performs protest songs. Plus, a discussion about what counts as a protest song and a brief look through the history of the genre, from "Strange Fruit" and "This Land is Your Land" to today.

GUESTS:
Renee Koma: A musician who goes by Renee Christine. Her latest album is “Appalachia"
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento: A reporter with NPR Music
Dorian Lynskey: Journalist and author of multiple books, including "33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day". His most recent is “Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World”. He is also co-host of the "Origin Story" podcast

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
Tudo O Que Você Podia Se – Milton Nascimento
Lehigh Valley – Renee Christine
The Bomb – Renee Christine
Turtle Island – Renee Christine
No Kings – Earth to Eve
Heavy Foot – Mon Rovia
War isn’t Murder – Jesse Welles
Tonada Por Ella – Rawayana
Kalaallit Nunaat, Kalaallit Pigaat – Kalaallit
Strange Fruit – Nina Simone
Ohio – Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout) – Janelle Monae

Protest music is taking over TikTok. This hour we look at what's going on, and we hear from an artist about why she writes and performs protest songs. Plus, a discussion about what counts as a protest song and a brief look through the history of the genre, from "Strange Fruit" and "This Land is Your Land" to today.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Renee Koma:&nbsp;A musician who goes by Renee Christine. Her latest album is &ldquo;<a href="https://reneechristine.ffm.to/appalachiaep">Appalachia</a>"</li>
<li>Isabella Gomez Sarmiento:&nbsp;A reporter with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/people/766798576/isabella-gomez-sarmiento">NPR Music</a></li>
<li>Dorian Lynskey:&nbsp;Journalist and author of multiple books, including "<a href="https://www.dorianlynskey.com/33revolutions">33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day</a>". His most recent is &ldquo;<a href="https://www.dorianlynskey.com/">Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World</a>&rdquo;. He is also co-host of the "<a href="https://www.dorianlynskey.com/origin-story">Origin Story</a>" podcast</li>
</ul>
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v43du81eZHw">Tudo O Que Voc&ecirc; Podia Se</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Milton Nascimento</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i06CpH8bQ-0">Lehigh Valley</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Renee Christine</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs9o3IYJig8">The Bomb</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Renee Christine</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi65yThohsM">Turtle Island</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Renee Christine</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZx5gWj5g7Q">No Kings</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Earth to Eve</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXccqTlhoI">Heavy Foot</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Mon Rovia</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E9l_i6HPYM">War isn&rsquo;t Murder</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Jesse Welles</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3kp1zDKoJk">Tonada Por Ella</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Rawayana</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuYsBgVBXPA">Kalaallit Nunaat, Kalaallit Pigaat</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Kalaallit</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/Bn6DKuEleUg">Strange Fruit</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Nina Simone</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FpakQiF2Jk">Ohio</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Crosby, Stills, Nash, &amp; Young</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3pAuGYZBs">This Land Is Your Land</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/kQbeUN-IfyQ">Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Janelle Monae</li>
</ul>

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