This episode of pplpod offers biographical and historical information about the influential American rock band MC5 and its co-founder and lead guitarist, Wayne Kramer. The MC5 source charts the band's history from its 1963 formation, chronicling its anti-establishment politics, controversial live album Kick Out the Jams, subsequent studio releases, multiple disbandments, and later reunions, culminating in the passing of all original members by 2024 and their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. The Wayne Kramer source focuses on the life of the guitarist, detailing his central role in the MC5, his struggles with drug addiction and subsequent incarceration, his post-MC5 solo career and work as a composer, and his dedicated social activism, most notably founding the Jail Guitar Do ...