Music and Politics
by Adam J Sacks
June 3, 2025 5:49 am
Discs of Dissent! Sounds of Subversion! “Music and Politics” is a theme based podcast that combines an exploration of political philosophy with analysis of musical composition. Ranging across all genres and countries, fusing fascinating ideas with exciting and iconic musical sounds. Each episode has a set theme with a couple central challenging concepts and then examines at least 3 to 4 musical texts.
Recent Episodes
Musical War Crimes and the legacy of Wagnerism With Dr. Larry Mass
2 months agoThe War on Gaza, Feminist Art Strategies and Antizionism in the Arts with Marianna Ellenberg
2 months agoHip Hop and Politics: Afrocentricity and the Case of XClan with MasD
2 months agoAntisemitism, Addicition and Wagnerism: A Musical Life with Dr. Larry Mass
3 months agoA Journey into Chinese Jazz with Henry Chung Esq.
3 months agoMusic in the Age of Dictators: Stalinism, Nazism and the Popular Front
8 months agoSpotlight on Music as a Commodity: Listening to the Oldest Commercial Records
8 months agoSpotlight on Charleston: Spirituals, Slavery, Gospel and Gullah
8 months agoThe Jewish Politics of Punk and Pop: Conversations about Lou Reed and Brian Epstein
9 months agoSpotlight on "Degenerate" Music: A Conversation on "Middle Class Panic" and the Arts
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