Bad Religion, as interpreted by a Preacher's Kid (featuring jesse j.)

Though music is generally seen as a universal experience, not everyone shares the same ways of experiencing it.  THIS PODCAST STRIKES FIRST! is an outlet for folks to come on and share their feelings and interpretations of Bad Religion's music, particularly if it's something new for them. Since we love and know the catalog, it's exciting for us to share in the excitement of a person's first listening experience.

jamilah's occasional co-host of the podcast Music And We, jesse, was kind enough to jump into the pit, so to speak.  In the episode we discuss jesse's feelings on and interpretations of ten songs he randomly picked (out of a list of 27).  Throughout, we discover jesse's (subconscious) love for Brett Gurewitz, we ask the question of why Graffin and Gurewitz are not on 'greatest songwriter' lists; jamilah hears about strange Pentecostal songs, and of course...  there's a political and musical hot take (or two).

Thanks again for listening!  If you want to contact us with any questions, comments and/or suggestions, the address is: thispodcaststrikesfirst@gmail.com