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No Justice, No Peace

This week on The Breaks, Fresh and Confucius:

Share how they feel about artists putting out music unrelated to the times.
Discuss Miami based rapper Trina’s response to protests against police brutality and Quarterback Drew Brees’s thoughts on kneeling in protest to police violence.
Talk about the controversy surrounding Blackout Tuesday.
Discuss Rush Limbaugh’s appearance on The Breakfast Club.
In his Unpopular Opinion, Fresh argues that top prospects attending HBCUs will not cause significant changes in the way the NCAA operates.
In his Confucius Says, Confucius argues that when we are trying to end police brutality we need to completely rebuild, rather than reform, the system.

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This Song: Thao and The Get Down Stay Down

On March 10th, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down released a new single called, “Temple” along with an accompanying video. 6 days later residents in the San Francisco Bay Area, where lead singer, songwriter and guitar player Thao Nguyen lives, were ordered to shelter in place. In this episode, Thao talks to host Elizabeth McQueen about the inspiration behind the new song and what it was like to release music during a pandemic. She also shares how making her upcoming record, also called Temple, helped prepare her to address her sexuality publicly and to create a safe space in her life where she could exist as her full self.

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Texas Standard: November 24, 2017

The economic impact of Texas music amounts to $3.6 billion a year. But with global changes to the industry, is Texas music still hitting the mark? Though the Lone Star State may not have the publishing houses or the recording companies of the two coasts, the artist roster has long been tough to top. And: Though some claim to be able to sing you the story of Texas music by heart, a new manifesto claims the so-called experts don’t know the half of it. Today veteran journalists Andy Langer, Michael Hall and Katy Vine of Texas Monthly join us for a review of the state of the art and its future. Our special music edition of the Texas Standard.