The real story behind the defining protest song of our age, and how Kendrick grappled with the post-Ferguson moment.TRANSCRIPT: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ_nxEwDSaKlEmyyLwi_bNo_CZOinyiQ3yszyHNDxI-oqlCY8Fgz_54R1Uo_6p-zsuhEkjT31EAcMOy/pub">HERE</a>CREDITS:Host, Writer: Alex PappademasShowrunner: Colin McNultyProducers: Taylor Jones and Sabrina FangProduction Assistant: Stella HartmannComposer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnisTheme Song: Dan LeoneFact Checker: Savannah WrightArchival Audio Provider - Joshua MellinExecutive Producer for Western Sound: Ben AdairExecutive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable Editorial Assistant for Higher Ground: Jenna LevinExecutive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Julie McNamara and Corinne Gilliard Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen and Eric Spiegelman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

To Pimp A Butterfly | E5: Spirits

Journalist Alex Pappademas takes us on an epic journey that spans genres, mediums, and generations to explore what happens when a wildly successful piece of pop culture gets so big that it changes the world. This show is about how big hits get dreamed up, how they get made, and what happens when we make them our own.