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Does protest music matter anymore?

music concert
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A concert crowd

Bill Radke speaks with music critics Charles Cross and Gina Arnold about what makes a good protest song. They also discussed how protest music has changed over the decades. 

Gina Arnold is also a professor at Evergreen State College. She made a playlist of protest songs.

Year started with KUOW: 1985 – 1986, 1991 – 2004, 2012