For decades, music has been an effective swiss army knife to address social injustice from all angles — whether it’s being transformed into a rallying call a protest, or broadcast through the airwaves as a chart-topping single. While songs like Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" or Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" are powerful examples of how a single song can transmit an urgent and timeless message, how does a song actually morph into a catalyst for change? In this episode series producer Amanda Burt, episode director Lisa Rideout, writer Del Cowie, and Lido Pimienta try to land on a universal definition of a protest song, dive into cross-cultural examples of music and activism, and discuss why songs like “WAP” invite us rethink what a song can truly do. This Is Pop is now streaming internationally on Netflix. Follow us on Instagram to stay in the loop. The theme music for this podcast was created by Ryan Hemsworth.