Episode 45: Rage Against the Machine's "Evil Empire", or Answering Nu-Metal's Toughest Question

The P.O.D. Kast

It took 45 episodes, but we finally answer the question of whether or not Rage Against the Machine counts as nu-metal. It's a question that has rocked the message boards and Twitter threads since the dawn of time, and finally, two dumb guys from opposite sides of the continent put the debate to bed. We also dive into a deep and honest discussion about being leftist and creating art, as Rage are constantly meant to answer for their politics and Bryan draws a deep parallel with that to his own life and creative career. Plus, the songs are just really, really good. So that helps too. And because this show always contains multitudes, we do also talk about David Draiman finally fulfilling his truest form: being a divorced guy.

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