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