Episode 102: Fed As Folk by TrueAnon published on 2020-09-25T06:30:31Z We're joined by historian and author Aaron Leonard to discuss his book The Folk Singers and the Bureau, which details the rise of the Communist-adjacent folk scene in America alongside the CPUSA, and the intense (and underreported) repression that followed. Link to buy the book: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/651913/the-folk-singers-and-the-bureau-by-aaron-leonard/ Companion playlist by Aaron: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHCUjL6Jr73FNc_ak3MyOV_V-6Khic2u4 Songs: "Root Hog and Die" -- Woody Guthrie "You've Got to Go Down and Join the Union" -- Pete Seeger "Song of Choice" -- Peggy Seeger Genre Entertainment Comment by skitchens bookmarking to cite in a paper haha 2020-11-06T20:19:03Z Comment by yamartis Excellent episode. 2020-09-29T14:48:10Z Comment by Bohemian Death Cult Combating the idea of stalinism and learning the real history of the USSR esp in the 30s/40s is pretty key 2020-09-29T03:54:34Z Comment by Somberol this joke is double funny because Angela Davis is a vegan + animal liberation activist too 2020-09-29T00:07:59Z Comment by knraki If you want a nice compendium I suggest https://www.si.edu/object/siris_arc_350199 made by a usps man! 2020-09-25T23:32:41Z Comment by Doug Welch Check out the doc about the McCarthy/Army hearings: Point of Order. There’s a very young RFK acting as a legal aid for McCarthy and Cohn. 2020-09-25T23:04:58Z Comment by Bisquick You know if you don't really think about it, we're all beats guys 2020-09-25T22:17:48Z Comment by Bisquick you know Liz isn't mensa cuz presumably the only purpose of it is to mention it incessantly 2020-09-25T21:00:42Z
