The Times They Have a-Changed: Where is the protest song now?

Podcast: The Politics Show (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: The Times They Have a-Changed: Where is the protest song now? Pub date: 2025-01-27 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization In 1966, to the chagrin of his fans and the folk music community, Bob Dylan went electric. The five years leading up to this moment is the focus of A Complete Unknown, the new Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold. This indignation came at a time where folk was the language of protest, from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam war, but when did folk get left behind? What was Dylan’s lasting effect on the protest song? Tom Gatti is joined by Kate Mossman, senior writer at the New Statesman, and Dorian Lynskey, writer and author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs. You can read more from Kate and Dorian on newstatesman.com. LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱Download the New Statesman app MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN: ❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday ⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning ✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The New Statesman, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.