In this episode, host Leah Haberek and guest George Schreibeis break down the Punk Movement iceberg.

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Key Topics

• Intro: [00:00-03:19]
• What is Punk? [03:30-08:32]
• Punk Ethos [09:23-14:51]
• Controversial Aspects of Punk [16:21-24:17]
• Outro: [24:27-27:34]

Audio & Music Credits

• Theme music by Ryan Kato
• Additional sound design by AudioVideoLand Productions.
• This episode was edited, produced, and written by Leah Haberek

Sources & Further Reading

Abish Fatani. “Punk Is Political.” Political Review, 9 Feb. 2024, https://politicalreview.byu.edu/november-2023/punk-is-political

Contreraz, Victoria. “LibGuides: History - HSTA 494: History of Punk Rock Movement: Punk Zines.” Libguides.msubillings.edu, 2 Oct. 2025, https://libguides.msubillings.edu/punk

McNeil, Legs and McCain, Gillian. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. Grove Press, 1997

“Music as Political Protest and Punk Rock — Censorship and Government Regulation of Music.” Wordpress.clarku.edu, https://wordpress.clarku.edu/musc210-cgr/pussy-riot-and-the-censorship-of-political-activism-in-russia/music-as-political-protest-and-punk-rock/

“Punk as Reaction - TeachRock.” TeachRock, 2017, https://teachrock.org/lesson/punk-as-reaction/