Ep 11: Plastic Surgery Disasters

This week we tackle Plastic Surgery Disasters, the blazing second album by classic hardcore punk band The Dead Kennedys. Is this still a relevant commentary of our time or as dated as Jerry Brown’s ‘70s loafers? We attempt to answer that question and along the way, we also find out… Why Jello Biafra could have made a good campaign manager for the Republican Party and why you should vote for Joey Shithead instead About the hysterical connection between Bruce Springsteen, wine, centerfolds, Thanksgiving, and John Belushi What the Stanford Prison Experiment is and why there is no hope for humanity How, back in 1982, the Dead Kennedys not only predicted the rise of Big Pharma but also a forest fire that was started decades later by a hippie cooking up some bear urine Who is sick of everyone hating the Eagles and Yes (Answer: US!) How the humor of The Dead Kennedys was influenced by Frank Zappa and The Ramones, and how the DK’s themselves greatly influenced a Mad Magazine and National Lampoon loving nerd-in-training How Jeff thinks there is a similarity between Steely Dan and The Dead Kennedys (ok, at least the lyrics…) Check us out on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/culturalfutures/) for links and additional content related to this and other episodes as well as clues to upcoming shows or write to us at [email protected] All audio clips are used under the "Fair Use" Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act in 1976; Allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All rights and credit go directly to its rightful owners. No copyright infringement intended.