Historian of the radical left and state repression Aaron J. Leonard discusses his book Folk Singers and the Bureau, a chronicle of the relationship between American musicians, the Communist Party, and the FBI. We also talk about state repression today, human evolution, and Eric Adams' history of backing the blue.

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Songs:

Pete Seeger - Song for Bridges

Woody Guthrie - 1913 Massacre

The Weavers and Howard Fast - The Peekskill Story