This Week with David Rovics

Third Intifada Backgrounder

Watching the news from Gaza with great alarm, got some gaps in your knowledge of the back story, and trying to understand what's going on? Here you go.

New song: "Watch the Buildings Crumble"

When the towers crumble in Gaza, they are drawn to the Earth by the same force of gravity as that which brought down the towers in New York, after the planes came.

New song: "When the Workers of the World Combine"

With the headlines in so much of the world full of phrases like "inter-communal violence," the notion of the workers of the world uniting seems very distant -- but more relevant than ever.

New song: "Woke"

Learning about implicit bias and microaggressions is a very good thing, but smashing capitalism is way better.  Lyrics by David Rovics, for the most part.  Everything else by Jane Reynolds/Virtual Bird.

Fifth Estate Live with Wayne Kramer, founder of the MC5 and Jail Guitar Doors USA

Today we're talking with MC5 founder, guitarist, songwriter, recording artist, producer, and founder of Jail Guitar Doors USA, Wayne Kramer.

New song: "After Friday Prayers"

Even mainstream news outlets in the US have seen fit to admit the reality that far right mobs are regularly marching through Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem these days chanting "kill the Arabs." Like last Friday night. (But not like the song.)

Discussion with Susan Soderberg on the Real Josiah Henson

We spend the hour with historian, Susan Soderberg, who is finishing up a biography of Josiah Henson, sometimes known as "the real Uncle Tom," which she's been researching for the past decade.

Discussion with Bev Grant, songwriter and photographer

We spend the hour with Bev Grant, talking about her new book of photos from 1968-1972, documenting the social movements of the day, and her life as a musician and community organizer, among other things.

Cancel Culture Conundrums

On the morning of May 2nd, someone plastered the windshields of my neighborhood with hate speech directed at me.  I was, as they say, doxxed.  This is my initial response.  Much more will follow.

Discussion with Ron Placone on writing comedy, guerrilla marketing, and living in California

We spend the hour with writer, songwriter, comedian, Californian, and guerrilla marketing expert (though he may dispute this), Ron Placone.