Episode 1392: Everyone Deserves Music with Scott - 20 Sep 2026

Indigo FM Radio Show Podcasts · Sep 20, 2026 · 1h 59m

Each year Sept 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day - I take a look at a few moments in time where music was banned from the radio airwaves due to fear of it's content being too strong for listeners sensitivities at the time (or in some instances far too upbeat and happy!). In the wake of the 2001 September 11 terrorist attack, Clear Channel Communications (these days iHeart Media) who at the time were the largest owner of radio stations in USA released a "memorandum" proposing that 165 songs not be played on the radio until further notice. These included classics like Led Zeppelin's…