Protest music is taking over TikTok. This hour we look at what's going on, and we hear from an artist about why she writes and performs protest songs. Plus, a discussion about what counts as a protest song and a brief look through the history of the genre, from "Strange Fruit" and "This Land is Your Land" to today.

GUESTS:

Renee Koma: A musician who goes by Renee Christine. Her latest album is “Appalachia"
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento: A reporter with NPR Music
Dorian Lynskey: Journalist and author of multiple books, including "33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day". His most recent is “Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World”. He is also co-host of the "Origin Story" podcast

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):

Tudo O Que Você Podia Se – Milton Nascimento
Lehigh Valley – Renee Christine
The Bomb – Renee Christine
Turtle Island – Renee Christine
No Kings – Earth to Eve
Heavy Foot – Mon Rovia
War isn’t Murder – Jesse Welles
Tonada Por Ella – Rawayana
Kalaallit Nunaat, Kalaallit Pigaat – Kalaallit
Strange Fruit – Nina Simone
Ohio – Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout) – Janelle Monae

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Do you hear the people sing? A celebration of protest songs