Episode 36: Warning Label | How a Sticker Became a Badge of Honor

Episode 36: Warning Label | How a Sticker Became a Badge of Honor

Author: Christopher Machado June 26, 2026 Duration: 11:37
Send us Fan Mail This is Part 2 of our two-part series on the Parental Advisory label and the controversy that changed music forever. In Episode 35, we explored Prince's "Darling Nikki," the PMRC, and the infamous Filthy Fifteen. Now the story moves from record stores to Washington, D.C. In 1985, three unlikely allies found themselves defending artistic freedom before the United States Senate: Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Frank Zappa, and John Denver. What followed became one of the most fas...

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Episode 12: A Very Tipsy Christmas | Holiday Songs About Drinking [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:26
Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re raising a glass to the Christmas songs that pair better with a drink. Not the picture-perfect holiday tunes, but the ones born in bars, lounges, casinos, and late nights. Songs with stor…