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Stephen Petrus is director of Public History Programs at LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and co-author of the book Folk City: New York and the American Folk Music Revival (2015). He joins me to discuss the movie A Complete Unknown, which tracks a brief but critical moment in the life of Bob Dylan, when his rise to stardom intersected with the wider social and political project envisioned by American folk musicians, fans, and organizers.
Check out Dylan's Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie.
For a deeper look at the folk scene from which Dylan emerged, don't miss Martin Scorsese's documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Subscribe to the Nostalgia Trap Patreon to support the show and access our huge library of bonus content, videos, News Trap episodes, and more.
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Stephen Petrus is director of Public History Programs at LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and co-author of the book Folk City: New York and the American Folk Music Revival (2015). He joins me to discuss the movie A Complete Unknown, which tracks a brief but critical moment in the life of Bob Dylan, when his rise to stardom intersected with the wider social and political project envisioned by American folk musicians, fans, and organizers.
Check out Dylan's Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie.
For a deeper look at the folk scene from which Dylan emerged, don't miss Martin Scorsese's documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Subscribe to the Nostalgia Trap Patreon to support the show and access our huge library of bonus content, videos, News Trap episodes, and more.

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