The boys are back and they are (yet again) talkin' dialectics! Joined by the nicest guy in Pittsburgh, Roman from The No Judgement Zone podcast, we take a deep dive into the shifts in American popular music post- 9/11. From the decline of popular counter-culture in rock, to the uber-patriotism of country, to the evil machinations of the record industry to hyper-exploit hip-hop; the superstructure adjusted in the chaos to fix the problems of the Vietnam era and return to an era of censorship, reaction, and jingoism. What did this mean for radio? What did it mean for music? What does it mean for us now? Find out on this episode!