Bruce’s New Protest Song, Grammys Tension, and Oscar Under-the-Radar Picks with Maryanne Janosik

Host Jesse Jackson welcomes back college professor Maryanne Janosik to discuss Bruce Springsteen’s newly released protest song, its rapid creative turnaround, and how it fits Springsteen’s history of politically charged music and themes of Catholic social justice. They compare the song’s naming of names to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Ohio,” speculate about political expression at the Grammys, and reflect on concerns about free speech, polarization, and the shrinking space for teaching controversial art and history. The conversation shifts to film awards, including disappointment that “Deliver Me From Nowhere” received no Oscar nominations, debate about biopic fatigue, and Maryanne’s recommended under-the-radar films such as “Train Dreams,” Linklater’s “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague,” “Sorry, Baby,” and the baseball film “Eefus,” plus praise for “Sinners” and “Fruitvale Station.”

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00:00 Welcome Back Maryanne

00:33 Meet Maryanne Janosik

01:50 Bruce Drops New Protest Song

02:55 How Artists Create Fast

05:26 Protest Music Context

07:38 Catholic Imagination Social Justice

08:45 Teaching Songs of Protest

11:07 Grammys Politics and Censorship

13:30 Academic Freedom Under Pressure

17:13 Reviewing the New Song

20:36 Super Bowl Halftime Culture

23:44 Oscars and Springsteen Films

24:37 Box Office vs Oscars

25:35 Deliver Me From Nowhere

28:36 Biopic Fatigue Debate

30:26 Good vs Great Movies

32:24 Why Sinners Works

36:48 Michael B Jordan Rise

39:23 Under the Radar Picks

45:08 Catherine O'Hara Tribute

47:02 Wrap Up and Farewell

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