I think the personal responsibility aspect is really interesting because there's different schools of thought. There are so many ways in which social license is granted to people who, for example, work at oil companies. And that's why a lot of activists argue that we need to revoke their social license. But I wasn't necessarily talking about what do we do about it. Obviously, I have lots of ideas. Let's cut off oil companies' ability to advertise and trade on the stock market,. You know what I mean?
Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States. Music was central to the protests against the Vietnam War and in favor of Civil Rights. As more people become aware of the climate crisis, music is starting to reflect that.
But there is still no one song or artist inspiring climate action the way music catalyzed other movements. Why aren’t more musical artists raising the alarm over the growing climate catastrophe? And for the artists who are, how do they express the anxiety and grief that they and their listeners are experiencing?
Guests:
Tamara Lindeman, Musician, The Weather Station
Jayson Greene, Contributing Editor, Pitchfork
For show notes and related links, visit our website.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices