Recordings from SynSyn #65 4/29/2021
Hosted by Renata Martin
A look at how the musical 1776, despite being anti-war, anti-slavery and anti-conservative, managed to appeal to all parts of American society at the time.
One hundred years before the Declaration of Independence, another smaller rebellion took place in Jamestown, Virginia. Although relatively short, featuring far less bloodshed, and ending in failure, the impact of Bacon’s Rebellion–codifying the concept of race into law–is still felt today.
Have you ever been frustrated by having to vote for the “lesser of two evils”? Of course you have! But have you ever thought about what this binary choice is actually doing to the psychology of the average voter? There must be a better way, and…naturally, there is! Tune in for 5 minutes and you just might learn how to save democracy.