John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan

John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan

John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan

On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, writers join the show to talk about Democratic strategy and a new biography. 

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Joe Biden just made marijuana reform a major 2022 Issue. Democrats should run with it, says John Nichols—and they are already, in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Also: Greil Marcus talks about Bob Dylan, from “Blowin’ in the wind” in 1962 to“Murder Most Foul” in 2020. Marcus’s new book is Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in 7 Songs.

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