Steal This Radio
With Mitchel Cohen
91-Year-Old songwriter and Communist Party/Trade Union activist
Julius Margolin discusses his very rich life with Mitchel Cohen. From
organizing unions in the 1930s, to the Merchant Marines in World War
2, to finding his "voice" as a singer-songwriter at the ripe old age
of 86, Julius Margolin weaves through stories and experiences. Julius
Margolin and Mitchel Cohen are also joined in the studio by Julius'
musical partner, George Mann, for part of the show.
Music:
Julius Margolin: "If Your So Hot For War (Why Don't You Enlist?)"
and a poem: "Endless War"
also:
Peggy Seeger & Ewan MacColl: "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Jolie Rickman: "Beholden (Peace Loving Nation)"
Theme:
Mario Savio, speaking in Berkeley at the inauguration of the Free
Speech Movement, 1964; and
David Rovics, "Jenin"
3:04:22 PM 
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