This episode features an interview with Kevin Mattson, author of "We're Not Here to Entertain: Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America." Topics include how anarchism, DIY ethics, and straightedge politics informed a music-driven movement against Ronald Reagan and the culture of vacuous consumption that the president presided over. 

Playlist:

5:10 "Paranoid Chant," Minutemen

14:18 "Born to Die," M.D.C.

20:59 "I Hope You Get Drafted," The Dicks

25:59 "California Uber Alles," The Dead Kennedys

37:07 "What Are We Gonna Do?" Code of Honor

42:43 "A Cry for Help in a World Gone Mad," Agent Orange

48:39 "Straightedge," Minor Threat

52:46 "Jesus Was a Pacifist," Reagan Youth