🎙️ Be sure to listen to PART 1 of my conversation with Sen. Fatima Payman here.
📖 READ this episode by going to the TRANSCRIPT tab that is located closer to the start of this article. I’ve assigned correct speakers, which will make it an easier - albeit, still imperfect - read if you prefer text.
Australian Senator Fatima Payman returns for some more 5AM StoryTalk. In this bonus episode, she reveals the seminal piece of art from her life that helped her helped her decide to walk away from the Labor Party for refusing to recognize Palestine as a state – Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” from the rock band’s self-titled debut album.
Remember, this is the secret sauce of this podcast, so to say. My guests return for bonus eps to provide deep takes on artworks that changed their lives. This ep with Sen. Payman reveals the power of art to not just transform our lives – but directly impact the political landscape of your world.
Listen to ‘Killing in the Name’ here:
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