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The Cultural Cold War: Folk Music and Communism w/ Carsie Blanton
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In this episode, we're joined by Carsie Blanton for a conversation on communist folk music and the role of politics in art. Carsie Blanton is a songwriter, touring musician, and organizer with Artists Against Apartheid and People's Songs—an organization of musicians dedicated to adapting, distributing, and performing songs for liberation.
The conversation begins with Carsie giving us a sense of…