Joan Baez: The Voice of Protest

The Dolls Podcast concludes its 2-part miniseries on the Baez sisters Joan Baez

The Dolls Podcast concludes its two-part Baez sisters miniseries 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.

Pictured: 17-year-old Joan Baez performing "Barbara Allen," 1958

Pictured: Joan Baez with Bob Dylan at the March on Washington, 8/28/1963

Pictured, L-R: Joan Baez, Pauline Baez, and Mimi Farina sit for a Draft Resistance poster (1968)

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!

Featuring music by Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and more 🕊️ Dolls Podcast Joan Baez

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