Ongoing History of Protest Music Episode 30: The Virus (with Jesse Jett)

This episode features special guest singer-songwriter, rapper, and producer Jesse Jett. We discuss how the pandemic and current political climate resulted in a creative catalyst which resulted in the 24 track, 90-minute album The Virus. We also discuss his collaboration with Awkword on the tune “10 Demands” and several other projects that he is currently working on. Jett also becomes the first guest to perform live, playing an acoustic version of “Speaker of the House.” 

The episode opens with The Virus track, “Voting For Spite.” The episode features portions of album tracks “Primary,” “Through the Eyes,” “Song for John” and his collaboration with Awkword “10 Demands.” It closes with the non-album song “Amendment 13 (Homo Detritus)” which was previously featured as a Daily Dose of Protest.

Below is the video of Jesse Jett performing “Speaker of the House” during the episode.