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Host Hodding Carter introduces guests Tipper Gore, Susan Baker, and Frank Zappa, who argues against labeling music. Carter asks Gore why she has chosen this narrow issue "when the problem may be a very large channel of real pornography, real violence, real obscenity out in the country at large." Gore agrees there are larger issues, but "it's important to start somewhere". Violent and sexually explicit rock music is reaching younger children without any warning. Carter asks Baker what she would like to do about that. Baker is asking that the music industry provide more information to consumer about their product. Warning labels that identify sexually explicit or violent material, or material that glorifies drug use or alcohol. She would also like to see lyrics be made available before purchase. Carter asks Zappa what is objectionable about that. Zappa replies that he would okay with lyrics being made available, but no ratings. Who decides ratings? Control should be left to parents.