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EPISODE · Feb 9, 2026 · 16 MIN

424 - Beautiful Strangers - The CoverUp

from The CoverUp · host Amanda and Rich Friedeman

A modern and compelling take on protest songs that doesn't lean on outrage so much as "there but for the grace of God", and a cover by an artist who redefined what this kind of song can do in the world. Beautiful Strangers, originally by Kevin Morby, covered by Mavis Staples.  Outro music is I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore by Woody Guthrie. 

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424 - Beautiful Strangers - The CoverUp

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