Modern Protest Songs
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot curate a selection of songs by artists responding to the current political moment. The hosts also hear selections from the production staff.
Modern Protest Songs
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk about what makes a good protest song and play some of their favorites, along with their production staff. Picks range from Dropkick Murphys to Billy Bragg to Amy Grant.
Jim:
- Billy Bragg, "City of Heroes"
- Low Cut Connie, "Livin in the USA"
- Jesse Welles with Joan Baez, "No Kings"
- Smoking Popes with Scott Lucas, "Allegiance"
- Kimmortal, "Stop Business As Usual - Part 2"
Greg:
- Dropkick Murphys, "Who’ll Stand With Us?"
- The Neighborhood Kids, "Breaking News"
- Dessa, "Camelot"
- Seb Lowe, "Here Come the Aliens!"
- Fishbone, "Last Call in America"
Production Staff:
- Andrew - Amy Grant, "The Sixth of January (Yasgur’s Farm)"
- Alex - She’ll Hunt, "Banning Books"
- Max - Propagandhi, "No Longer Young"
Featured Songs:
- Bruce Springsteen, "Streets of Minneapolis," Streets of Minneapolis (Single), Columbia, 2026
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Billy Bragg, "City of Heroes," City of Heroes (Single), Self-Released, 2026
- Dropkick Murphys, "Who'll Stand With Us," For The People, Dummy Luck, 2025
- Low Cut Connie, "Livin in the USA," Livin in the USA, Contender, 2026
- The Neighborhood Kids, "Breaking News," Breaking News (Single), Self-Released, 2026
- Amy Grant, "The Sixth of January (Yasgur's Farm)," The Sixth of January (Yasgur's Farm) (Single), Thirty Tigers, 2026
- Carsie Blanton, "Little Flame," Red Album II, Self-Released, 2025
- Jesse Welles, "No Kings (feat. Joan Baez)," No Kings (feat. Joan Baez) (Single), self-released, 2025
- Dessa, "Camelot," Camelot (Single), Doomtree, 2025
- She'll Hunt, "Banning Books," Banning Books (Single), self-released, 2025
- Smoking Popes, "Allegiance (feat. Scott Lucas)," Allegiance (feat. Scott Lucas) (Single), self-released, 2025
- Seb Lowe, "Here Come The Aliens!," Here Come The Aliens! (Single), self-released, 2025
- Bad Bunny, "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii," DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Rimas, 2025
- Propagandhi, "No Longer Young," At Peace, Epitaph, 2025
- Kimmortal, "Stop Business As Usual PART 2," Stop Business As Usual PART 2 (Single), self-released, 2024
- Fishbone, "Last Call in America," Stockholm Syndrome, self-released, 2025
- The Cars, "Bye Bye Love," The Cars, Elektra, 1978
- Eddie Vedder, "Hard Sun," Into the Wild, J, 2007
- Turnstile, "Look Out for Me," Never Enough, Roadrunner, 2025
- Geese, "Au Pays du Cocaine," Getting Killed, Partisan, 2025
- R.E.M., "Little America," Reckoning, I.R.S., 1984
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