In this bonus episode of Sound Opinions, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate underrated protest singer Randy Newman, focusing on his 1972 satirical masterpiece 'Political Science' as a scathing, darkly hilarious commentary on American imperialism that still resonates today.
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