#94 This Episode Kills Fascists: The Life & Legacy of Woody Guthrie w/ Deana McCloud
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" is one of the well-known tunes in the United States, but the song, and the man who wrote it, are far more complex and fascinating than most folks realize. Born in Oklahoma in 1912, Woody moved west during the Dust Bowl of the mid-1930s and witnessed first-hand the tragedy that was the Great Depression. A self-proclaimed "common-ist," Woody dedicated his life to documenting the experiences of his generation and using his platform as a nationally-recognized musician to advocate for the common working American. In today's episode of The Road to Now, Bob & Ben speak with Woody Guthrie Center Executive Director Deana McCloud to learn more about the experiences that shaped Woody Guthrie and the legacy he left for those of us today.
This episode was recorded at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, OK. If you're ever in the area, we highly recommend you take the time to visit. Check out the video of our visit to the Guthrie Center by clicking here.
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| 0:34.3 | Ramsor Records is pleased to announce the release of the Ruin Brothers debut album All My Shades of Blue, produced by Rick Rubin. |
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| 1:13.6 | Oh, the shades of blue. |
| 1:17.6 | Oh, the shades of blue. I'm Bob Crawford and joined as always by Dr. Ben Sawyer. Ben, you get those grades in yet? |
| 1:42.0 | Well, Bob, as it turns out, I have 16 more papers left to grade this evening. |
| 1:46.7 | Oh, man, that's a lot of work. |
| 1:49.1 | And the scheme of things is not that many. |
| 1:50.5 | I have 175 students every semester, so 16 doesn't seem like that much right now. |
| 1:54.8 | No, not as a percentage of the whole, but you'll be up past midnight for sure. |
| 2:02.1 | Yes, I will. |
| 2:03.0 | Man. |
| 2:04.7 | What do you up to, Bob? |
| 2:05.8 | You're off the road, man. |
| 2:07.6 | I'm off the road, but I'm busier than ever before. |
| 2:11.2 | Amazing. |
| 2:11.9 | So, you know, again, been spending a lot of time with the kids, helping take care of the kids uh baseball uh played a show |
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