We The People – A weekly offering of old and new songs of freedom, justice and solidarity, curated and hosted by Peter Donalds.

Note: We The People is a member of the Charles Bursell Presents family of podcasts. To follow or subscribe please search “Charles Bursell” on your favorite podcast platform.

EPISODE 7 March 22, 2026

PLAYLIST:

If the People Unite – Artist: Seth Staton (“STAY-ton”) Watkins (2025)

Caravan of Fools – Artist: John Prine. Album: The Tree of Forgiveness (2018)

If I Had a Hammer – Artist: Trini Lopez. Album: Trini Lopez at PJ’s (1963)

The Pill – Artist: Loretta Lynn. Album: Back to Country (1975)

I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag – Artist: Country Joe and the Fish. Album: I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die (1967)

Another War – Artist: Carsie Blanton. Album: The Red Album Vol 2 (2025)

The World’s Gone Wrong – Artist: Lucinda Williams. Album: World’s Gone Wrong (2026)

The Great Dictator Speech – Artist: Charlie Chaplin, from his film The Great Dictator (1940)

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EPISODE 6 March 15, 2026

PLAYLIST:

We The People (F#ck The Man) – Artist: Langhorne Slim (2024)

Workers of the World, Awaken! – Artist: Magpie. Album: When We Stand Together (2017)

Which Side Are You On? – Artist: S.G. Goodman (2020)

Ain’t Done Nothing If You Ain’t Been Called A Red (Live) – Artist: Faith Petric. Album: Rebel Voices, Songs Of The Industrial Workers Of The World (1993)

Impeach the President – Artist: The Honey Drippers (1973)

Strange Fruit – Artist: Billie Holiday. Album: Lady Sings The Blues (1956)

Spirits Of The Revolution – Artist: Larry Estridge. Album: Broadside Ballads, Vol 7 (1973)

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EPISODE 5 March 8, 2026

PLAYLIST:

The [Epstein] List – Artist: Jesse Welles. Album: No Kings (2025)

I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister – Artist: Pete Seeger. Album: Songs of Struggle and Protest 1930-50 (1964)

W.I.T.C.H. – Artist: Devon Cole (2022)

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Artist: Gil Scott-Heron. Album: Pieces of a Man (1971)

Anarchist-Syndicalist Commune – Artist: Monty Python from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Workers Song – Artist: The Workers Song Community Project | The Longest Johns(2023)

Old Man Trump – Artist: Jimmy Innuendo (2020)

I Choose Violence – Artist: Jax. Album: Dear Joe (2024)

When I’m Gone – Artist: Phil Ochs. Album: There But For Fortune (1966)

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EPISODE 4 March 1, 2026

PLAYLIST:

Hey-Oh, We Won’t Be Silent – Artist: LoFi Plum(2026)

Masters of War – Artist: Bob Dylan. Album: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963)

On The Day The Nazi Died (Live) – Artist: Chumbawamba. Album: Uneasy Listening (1998)

All Nations Rise – Artist: Lyla June (2016)

Pie In The Sky – Artist: Joe Glazer. Album: Joe Glazer Sings Labor Songs II (2001)

Stop Using Generative A.I. – Artist: Thomas Benjamin Wild (2026)

All You Fascists Bound To Lose – Artist: Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens.(2020)

Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Artist: Old Crow Medicine Show. Album: Song Of America (2007)

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EPISODE 3 February 22, 2026

PLAYLIST:

Streets of Minneapolis – Artist: Bruce Springsteen (2026)

Black, Brown and White – Artist: Big Bill Broonzy (1951)

They’ll Never Keep Us Down – Artist: Hazel Dickens. Album: Hard Hitting Songs For Hard Hit People (1980)

Hello  Comrade – Artist: Carsie Blanton. Album: The Red Album Vol 2 (2026)

Talkin’ bout a Revolution – Artist: Tracy Chapman. Album: Tracy Chapman (1988)

What Did You Learn In School Today? – Artist: Pete Seeger. Album: A Link In The Chain (1963)

Get Up, Stand Up – Artist: Bob Marley and the Wailers. Album: Burnin’(1973)

Revolt Resist Rebel – Artist: The Haymarket Squares. Album: Righteous Ruckus (2013)

Heavy Foot – Artist: Mon Rovîa. Album: Bloodline (2026)

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EPISODE 2 February 15, 2026

PLAYLIST:

One Day More – Artist: Elaine Purkey. Album: Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways (2006)

Big Brother – Artist: Stevie Wonder. Album: Talking Book (1972)

Song Of The Lower Classes – Artist: Windborne Singers. Bandcamp (2025)

Bella Ciao (English) – Artist: Seth Staton Watkins (2022)  

Jesus Christ – Artist: Woody Guthrie (1940)

Kill The Bill – Artist: Angel Maxine featuring Wanlov the Kubolor and Sister Deborah (2021)

Ohio – Artist: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970)

Find The Cost of Freedom – Artist: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970)

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EPISODE 1 February 8, 2026

PLAYLIST:

We The People – Artist: Schooner Fare. Album: We The People (1985)

How Much Did You Get For Your Soul? – Artist: Lucinda Williams. Album: World’s Gone Wrong (2026)

Dump the Bosses Off Your Back – Artist: Joe Glazer. Album: Songs Of The Wobblies (1953)

After The Revolution – Artist: Carsie Blanton. Album: After The Revolution (2024)

We Have Fed You All a Thousand Years – Artist: Utah Phillips. Year: 1984. Note: Live recording at an IWW Conference

Knock On The Door – Artist: Phil Ochs. Album: All The News That’s Fit To Sing (1964)

Join ICE – Artist: Jesse Welles. Album: No Kings (2025). Note: We featured a live recording from a recent performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Hold On (Here  Comes the Dawn) – Performed by Annie Patterson