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How Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating With New Generations

Steve Appleford / Capital & Main Jul 9, 2026 A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Loud and Proud

H. Reynolds Martínez / Truthdig Jun 24, 2026 A new generation of trans musicians is using music to resist erasure. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Books

One for the Money, Two for the Shoah

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Feb 10, 2026 A new book explores rock ’n’ roll’s long and complicated infatuation with Nazi Germany. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Boogey, Man!: Resurrecting Our All Hallows Eve Top 40

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Oct 31, 2025 The definitive Halloween soundtrack (that doesn’t include “Monster Mash"). Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

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Extreme Carwash, or the Impact of Vehicles on Extreme Weather Events

bart plantenga / Truthdig Oct 8, 2025 A sonic exploration of the impact of cars and their overuse on the environment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Sound of the Pol(ICE)

bart plantenga / Truthdig Jul 2, 2025 A sonic exploration of authoritarian indifference toward the lives of immigrants and their families. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Film

Loud and Proud

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jun 17, 2025 A documentary tells the story of Carl Bean, a disco star who preached the gospel of love and acceptance at the height of the AIDS crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

‘Wicked,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Jan 3, 2025 Now is a good time to remember the man who dignified the downtrodden, the working class and immigrants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Here’s to the Changemakers and Culture Shapers of 2024

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2024 Selections from Truthdig's year in films, books and interviews with artists who are shaping our world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Film

From Jesus to Judas

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 24, 2024 In "A Complete Unknown," director James Mangold re-creates the formative years of Bob Dylan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A gunsligner dressed in navy blue reaches for his gun as he looks at the album cover for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Tex Johnson and His Six Shooters. The two images appear in front of a swirling, hynpotic graphic that is reminiscent of the Twilight Zone.

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Enigma

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Dec 23, 2024 Where did Tex Johnson’s elusive Christmas album come from? Who recorded it? And why do so many people spend their lives searching for it? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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The Week John and Yoko Seized American TV

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Oct 7, 2024 “Daytime Revolution” chronicles John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1972 takeover — with a little help from their radical friends — of “The Mike Douglas Show.” Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )