54. Russ Rankin on Punkrock, Veganism, and Hockey Artwork

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RADIKAAL is a DIY podcast about the radical aspects of music, politics, and sports. Each episode, host Cas Mudde interviews one guest about a specific topic for about 30 minutes. Guests include academics, athletes, journalists, musicians, and politicians. In short, this is a podcast about fascists, punks, and ultras.

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54. Russ Rankin on Punkrock, Veganism, and Hockey

January 02, 2022 • RADIKAAL • Season 3 • Episode 1

My guest today is Russ Rankin. Russ is a musician, record producer, hockey scout and writer from Santa Cruz, California. He is best known as the singer of the punk rock bands Good Riddance and Only Crime, but has lend his voice to many other punk bands too. He is also the California scout for the Tri City Americans, a junior hockey team in the Western Hockey League. Russ is also an outspoken voice on many political issues, including animal rights. If you want to keep up to date on the many things Russ Rankin is doing, you can follow him on Twitter at @RussRankinNJD.