Hey, everybody, it's me, W. Kamal Bell, and I am the new interim host of the ACLU's podcast at Liberty.

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Hey, everybody. I'm hosting the ACLU podcast, having a great time. But today is a particularly

great time because I'm speaking with one of my pop culture heroes. We're going to talk like

we're friends, but I've been a fan of this guy since he even knew I existed. He's very nice.

Today I'll be speaking with Grammy-winning, Harvard-educated,

rock and roll, Hall of Fame inductee, artist, songwriter, and full-time activist amongst

at all, Tom Morello. As you know, Tom is a groundbreaking artist in both his solo career and as an original member of the rock bands Raged Against the Machine and Audio Slave.

Two of the acts were responsible for his multiple Grammy Awards, and those acts have sold a combined 30 million albums worldwide.

Back when albums actually sold when you couldn't just get them free off the

internet. His trademark style led to his recognition by Rolling Stone magazine as the 18th

greatest guitar player of all time, and it led to his subsequent induction into both the

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Metal Hall of Fame. That seems accurate.

Morello's signature guitar can also be heard in the Supergroup Provis of Rage

that features Be Real of Cypress Hill and Chuck D. of Public Enemy.

And it can be heard in his six-year stint in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.

This guy plays with everybody who invites him who's awesome.

Tom is a vocal and lifelong political activist and as you hear us discuss, you can often find

him on the front line of pickets and strikes across the country. Additionally, you can catch

him every week on Sirius XM as the host of his show, One Man Revolution. And like me, he's also an ACLU

artist ambassador where he focuses on criminal justice reform. We'll talk today about his life,

music, parenting, activism, and of course the upcoming election. Please welcome Tom Rello.

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