Pop, the Question (S4: E27)
Punk, Power, and Politics
Featured Guests Kevin Egan, PhD (Director, Academic Programs, Pennoni Honors College, Drexel University) and Scott Gabriel Knowles, PhD (Department Head and Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences)
Host and Producer Melinda Lewis, PhD (Associate Director, Marketing & Media)
Dean Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD (Dean, Pennoni Honors College)
Executive Producer Erica Levi Zelinger (Director, Marketing & Media)
Producer Brian Kantorek (Assistant Director, Marketing & Media)
Research and Script Melinda Lewis, PhD
Audio Engineering and Editing Brian Kantorek
Original Theme Music Brian Kantorek
Production Assistance Noah Levine
Graphic Design Nina Pagano
Logo Design Michal Anderson
Additional Voiceover Malia Lewis
Recorded October 9, 2020 through virtual conferencing.
Pop, the Question is a production of Marketing & Media in Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University. Copyright © 2020 Drexel University
Episode Summary
Punk rock roots run decades deep in underground and mainstream culture. The music and aesthetics exist in opposition to convention and in reaction to the sociopolitical climate of the times. Host Dr. Melinda Lewis riffs with Drexel University political scientist Dr. Kevin Egan and historian Dr. Scott Gabriel Knowles about punk in popular culture, the indelible music it has created, and the future of the genre.