Johnny Cash's Politics, w/ historian Michael Stewart Foley (G&R 127)

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · Dec 13, 2021 · 1h 9m

*Citizen Cash: The Political Life of Johnny Cash* is a fantastic new book by Michael Stewart Foley, and we sat down and talked to him all about it. This is a must-listen, must-see episode.

We talked about Cash's upbringing in the depression and how the New Deal helped his family and led him to develop a "politics of empathy." We discussed his views on race, and especially his "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" album.

We talked about his work on behalf of prisoners and Native Americans, his views on the Vietnam War, and the way he stood up to Richard Nixon at the White House. We also discussed his…