Ep. 162 “Parental Advisory” and music censorship with Eric Nuzum

In this week’s episode of So to Speak, we focus on some of the
notable cases of music censorship in America, the formation of the
Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), and the lasting effects of
the PMRC’s efforts on the music industry.

Author Eric Nuzum joins us to discuss his 2001 book, “Parental
Advisory: Music Censorship in America.” Nuzum illustrates
examples of music censorship ranging from the Reconstruction era,
when Southerners were prevented from publicly singing
pro-Confederate ballads, to 1967, when the network that aired
televised live performances by The Doors and The Rolling Stones
asked the bands to alter their lyrics. Nuzum also discusses the
PMRC’s “Filthy Fifteen”; Senate hearings featuring John Denver,
Frank Zappa, and Dee Snider; post-9/11 radio censorship; and more
recent controversies involving the use of rap lyrics as evidence
in criminal trials.


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