This week Grammy winning producer and author Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, TV on the Radio, Fugazi) joins us to chat about the experience of making his latest Grammy nominated endeavor, 'Zomba Prison Project' where he and wife Marilena traveled to Malawi to record the music of the prisoners held within the Zomba walls. Plus, we chat about the current state of music and the effects of pop on the art form, how he brought Fugazi back for a free reunion concert, adn his new book 'How Music Dies (or lives): Field recording and the battle for democracy in the arts'.

Music Featured in This Week's Episode: Zomba Prison Project