Can Music Change The World?

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader

Government, News

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Ralph welcomes former Nader’s Raider, Jim Musselman, who since working with Ralph founded Appleseed Recordings and is promoting “Roots and Branches,” his latest compilation of new and classic folk/roots music. Also, GM engineer and whistleblower, Nicholas Kachman returns to give us an update on General Motors’ Culture of Failure.”

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0:00.0	From the K-P-F-K studios in Southern California,
0:03.6	it's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.
0:05.6	Stand up, stand up.
0:07.8	You've been sitting great to long.
0:17.8	Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Scrovan along with my co-host David Feldman who in spite of the fact that his credentials to host this show have been revoked by the White House,
0:25.0	he showed up anyway.
0:27.0	I didn't smack Ralph's arm when he tried to take the microphone away from me.
0:32.0	And the matter of the hour, Ralph Nader.
0:35.0	Hello, Ralph.
0:36.0	Hello, everybody.
0:37.0	This is an unusual show today.
0:39.0	It's going to have music listeners and music with a purpose.
0:43.0	Exactly, that's the question we're going to ask.
0:46.0	Can music change the world?
0:48.0	And I'm pretty sure I know how our first guest today will answer that.
0:52.0	His name is Jim Musselman and he is here to
0:54.4	tell us about his experience working at the intersection of politics and music.
0:59.8	Jim is the founder of Appleseed Recordings, which is celebrating its 21st anniversary.
1:05.7	But before that, as a young lawyer and activist, he worked with Ralph on various safety and
1:10.2	environmental causes, including the mandatory installation of airbags and motor vehicles.
1:15.5	I remember he told that story very well in a little movie called an unreasonable man.
1:20.3	I also happen to know that while working in Flint, Michigan, Jim brought another unknown activist into Ralph's orbit.
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