Carsie Blanton on Artists as Activists, the Global Sumud Flotilla, and Embracing Boredom

🎉 It’s Carsie Blanton week on the podcast! 🙏🏽⁠ Carsie Blanton⁠ is a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah, and revolutionary optimism. Inspired by artist-activists including Nina Simone and Woody Guthrie, her catalog exhibits a wide exploration of genre woven together by humor, a fondness for classic melodies, and the spirit of punk rock. You might know Carsie from some of her viral hits like ⁠Little Flame⁠, ⁠Rich People⁠, and ⁠Ugly Nasty Commie Bitch⁠. In addition to a career in music spanning two decades and ten albums, Carsie is an organizer with People’s Songs—an organization of musicians dedicated to adapting, distributing, and performing songs for liberation. ❤️ If you love the show and want to support us, please consider joining our Patreon:   / letsgiveadamn   🔔 While you're here, hit that subscribe button! CONNECT WITH CARSIE: ✅   / carsieblanton   ✅ https://www.carsieblanton.com ✅ https://www.peoplessongs.org CONNECT WITH LGAD: ✅   / letsgiveadamn   ✅ https://www.letsgiveadamn.com ✅ https://substack.com/@letsgiveadamn CONNECT WITH NICK LAPARRA: ✅   / nicklaparra   ✅ https://bit.ly/46jubtT #FreePalestine #GlobalSumudFlotilla #LetsGiveADamn #Podcast