The Revolution Will be Broadcast

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The Revolution Will Be Broadcast is a history and music podcast about the moments when culture cracks, power shifts, and everything changes. Hosted by two brothers, the show examines revolutions across history—not just what happened, but how it felt to live through them. We trace the political forces, the social pressure, and the art that emerged when people pushed back against empire, authoritarianism, capitalism, colonialism, and control. Each series focuses on a specific revolution or movement, using music as a parallel record of unrest. Punk, folk, underground rock, hip-hop, protest songs, and banned records all serve as historical documents—broadcasts from inside the moment, not after it was sanitized. This isn’t a highlight reel of heroes or a dry academic timeline. We’re interested in contradictions, unintended consequences, and the uncomfortable truth that revolutions don’t always end the way people hope they will. If you’re curious about how power collapses, how culture responds, and why music keeps showing up whenever history turns violent or strange, this show is for you. The revolution will be broadcast—because it always is.

Episodes

  1. Mar 27

    Ep. 6 Fela Kuti - Before the Fire

    This week on The Revolution Will Be Broadcast, we begin our deep dive into the life and legacy of Fela Kuti—long before Afrobeat shook the world and long before he became a symbol of resistance. In Part 1, we trace Fela’s early life in colonial Nigeria: born into a powerful and politically active family, raised between tradition and Western influence, and surrounded by voices that challenged authority from the very beginning. From his mother’s activism to his early exposure to music, rebellion was always in the air—it just hadn’t found its sound yet. We follow the path that leads him to a pivotal decision: leaving Nigeria for London, where everything is about to change. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1d4AgLPskmhoY2uw1IPWP9?si=9uaUr2SQTSWKNUQE79ygAg

    1h 22m

  2. Jan 2

    Ep. 1 Iran - The Golden Cage

    Before the streets filled, before the slogans hardened, before the revolution devoured its own mythology—there was the Golden Cage. In the premiere episode of The Revolution Will Be Broadcast, we trace the roots of the Iranian Revolution of the 1970s, beginning not with collapse, but with excess. Oil wealth, Western influence, modernization at breakneck speed—and a state so tightly controlled it mistook silence for stability.

    1h 8m

  3. 01/01/1970

    Ep. 2 Iran - The Sonic Insurgency

    The Revolution Will be Broadcast

    1h 30m

  4. 01/01/1970

    Ep. 3 Iran - Persistence Under Pressure

    The Revolution Will be Broadcast

    1h 31m

  5. 01/01/1970

    Ep. 4 Soviet Union - Subterranean Freaks from East of the Iron Curtain

    The Revolution Will be Broadcast

    1h 11m
  • 5 Episodes

About

The Revolution Will Be Broadcast is a history and music podcast about the moments when culture cracks, power shifts, and everything changes. Hosted by two brothers, the show examines revolutions across history—not just what happened, but how it felt to live through them. We trace the political forces, the social pressure, and the art that emerged when people pushed back against empire, authoritarianism, capitalism, colonialism, and control. Each series focuses on a specific revolution or movement, using music as a parallel record of unrest. Punk, folk, underground rock, hip-hop, protest songs, and banned records all serve as historical documents—broadcasts from inside the moment, not after it was sanitized. This isn’t a highlight reel of heroes or a dry academic timeline. We’re interested in contradictions, unintended consequences, and the uncomfortable truth that revolutions don’t always end the way people hope they will. If you’re curious about how power collapses, how culture responds, and why music keeps showing up whenever history turns violent or strange, this show is for you. The revolution will be broadcast—because it always is.

Information

  • Channel
    Rebel W/o a Clue Media
  • Creator
    Rebel W/o a Clue Media
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Provider
    Robert Washburn

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