Episode 102: Fed As Folk
b'We\'re joined by historian and author Aaron Leonard to discuss his book The Folk Singers and the Bureau, which details the rise of the Communist-adjacent folk scene in America alongside the CPUSA, and the intense (and underreported) repression that followed.\\n\\nLink to buy the book: \\npenguinrandomhouse.com/books/651913/the-folk-singers-and-the-bureau-by-aaron-leonard/\\n\\n\\nCompanion playlist by Aaron: \\nyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLHCUjL6Jr73FNc_ak3MyOV_V-6Khic2u4\\n\\nSongs: "Root Hog and Die" -- Woody Guthrie\\n"You\'ve Got to Go Down and Join the Union" -- Pete Seeger\\n"Song of Choice" -- Peggy Seeger'