Poly Styrene led X-Ray Spex in the punk explosion of the late 1970s and inspired a generation of riot grrrls in the 1990s. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with her daughter, Celeste Bell, about her new documentary, "Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché." They also do a classic album dissection of the X-Ray Spex album "Germ-Free Adolescents" and review new albums from Saba and Shamir.

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Featured Songs:

X-Ray Spex, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!," Germfree Adolescents, EMI, 1978

Saba, "Survivor's Guilt (feat. G Herbo)," Few Good Things, Saba Pivot, 2022

Saba, "One Way or Every N**** With a Budget," Few Good Things, Saba Pivot, 2022

Saba, "Soldier (feat. Pivot Gang)," Few Good Things, Saba Pivot, 2022

Saba, "Fearmonger (feat. Daoud)," Few Good Things, Saba Pivot, 2022

Shamir, "Cisgender," Heterosexuality, AntiFragile, 2022

Shamir, "Gay Agenda," Heterosexuality, AntiFragile, 2022

Shamir, "Stability," Heterosexuality, AntiFragile, 2022

Shamir, "Cold Brew," Heterosexuality, AntiFragile, 2022

Mari Elliott, "Silly Billy," Silly Billy (Single), GTO, 1976

X-Ray Spex, "Warrior In Woolworths," Germfree Adolescents, EMI, 1978

X-Ray Spex, "Plastic Bag," Germfree Adolescents, EMI, 1978

X-Ray Spex, "Genetic Engineering," Germfree Adolescents, EMI, 1978

X-Ray Spex, "Germ-Free Adolescents," Germfree Adolescents, EMI, 1978

Lucy Dacus, "Thumbs," Home Video, Matador, 2021

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