Episode 223: Washington WINOS | PMRC

Hillary and Tina cover the Parents Music Resource Center. The Parents Music Resource Center attempted to censor music lyrics in the 1980s. BUT several artists fought back defending their right to creative expression. Sources Hillary's Story Newsweek Parental Advisory Forever: An Oral History of the PMRC's War on Dirty Lyrics (https://www.newsweek.com/2015/10/09/oral-history-tipper-gores-war-explicit-rock-lyrics-dee-snider-373103.html) Rolling Stone PMRC's 'Filthy 15': Where Are They Now? (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/pmrcs-filthy-15-where-are-they-now-60601/) Tipper Gore Reflects on PMRC 30 Years Later (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tipper-gore-reflects-on-pmrc-30-years-later-57862/) Wikipedia Parents Music Resource Center (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Music_Resource_Center) YouTube Tipper Gore Interview About Parents Music Resource Council | #TBMTV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjxe2lj1DZc) Photos Parental Advisory Sticker (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Parental_Advisory_label.svg/1920px-Parental_Advisory_label.svg.png)--by RIAA/Public Domain via Wikipedia Tipper Gore and Susan Baker at Senate Hearing (https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/373434/09-17-pmrc-01.webp?w=991&h=661&f=c3074cf3e958b013c1951fa9366054fd)--by More Lana Harris via Newsweek Dee Snider at Senate Hearing (https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rs-209397-pmrc_02_1985_013mark_weissx.jpg?w=1581&h=1054&crop=1)--by Marc "Wiseguy" Weiss via Rolling Stone PMRC Protesters (https://wams.nyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IA_9_PicketingAgainstTipperGore-1.jpg.webp)--by James Ruebsamen/Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library