On this episode of Road Gang Radio, hosts Jimmy Mac and Lindsay Lawler welcome Selena Fragassi, Chicago-based music journalist and author of Alanis: Thirty Years of Jagged Little Pill.

Selena takes us on a nostalgic and insightful journey through one of the most groundbreaking albums of the 1990s — Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill. Released in 1995, the record shattered expectations, redefining what it meant to be a female voice in rock and pop. With raw emotion and fearless honesty, Alanis opened the floodgates for a generation of singer-songwriters — and Selena’s new book celebrates the album’s enduring power, legacy, and influence.

In this conversation, they discuss:

How Jagged Little Pill changed the landscape for women in music

Alanis’s impact on artists like Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo

The making of Selena’s book and her interviews with Alanis’s early team

Why this album still resonates 30 years later

From chart-topping hits to Broadway, Jagged Little Pill continues to speak to the struggles and triumphs of self-expression, resilience, and empowerment.

Get the book:

https://geni.us/Alanis30Years

Follow Selena Fragassi on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/selenafraga...

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