Our 2-part Baez sisters miniseries concludes with an episode about the queen of folk music, Joan Baez. From her first appearance at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, it was clear something was special about Joan. She had a pure voice that softened the blows of her bold activism. She refused to let her income taxes go towards funding the Vietnam War, walked alongside civil rights protesters, walked black children to their first days of integrating schools in the south, and was repeatedly censored by the media for her prisoners’ rights and anti-war beliefs. Of course her early championing of Bob Dylan changed the course of rock-and-roll history, but Joan’s 6 decades of fighting for her chosen causes and leading with her heart have changed our world.

Plus: both hosts discuss their favorite David Lynch films, their “only one Dolls Pod host sick at a time” “rule,” and Abby’s terrible Dylan impression returns! “Joan Baez: The Voice of Protest” is available now wherever you stream your podcasts 🕊️

(Episode starts at 5:09)

Sources:

Joan Baez, “And A Voice To Sing With” (1986)

David Hajdu, “Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina” (2001)

Bob Spitz, “Dylan: A Biography” (1989)

David Browne, “Joan Baez’s Fighting Side: The Life and Times of a Secret Badass” Rolling Stone, 4/5/2017

Andy Greene, “Flashback: Joan Baez Pleads with Bob Dylan via Song” Rolling Stone, 3/10/2016

Philipp Oehmke, “Ich habe mich mein ganzes Leben lang in Beziehungen versucht, keine ist je geglückt" Spiegel, 2/28/2018

Songs used in this episode:

Pete Seeger - “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” (1955)

Joan Baez - “500 Miles (Away From Home)” (1965)

Joan Baez - “The Banks of Ohio” (1959)

Bob Gibson and Joan Baez - “We Are Crossing at Jordan River” (Live at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival)

Joan Baez - “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” (1963)

Bob Dylan and Joan Baez - “With God On Our Side” (Live at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival)

Bob Dylan and Joan Baez - “It Ain’t Me Babe” (Live at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival)

Joan Baez - “Joe Hill” (Live at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, 8/16/1969)

Joan Baez - “Diamonds and Rust” (1975)

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