Blonde Artery
Scenes from movies and TV that have helped me make sense of myself as a transgender man, an ex-Mormon, a mother, a brother, and a total moron.
Episodes
23 episodes
a little song I wrote for you
Dearly Beloved, I wrote you a song. No One's To Blame, do you see? It's going to be okay. xo
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3:46
Music in life with my friend Savannah Sanguino
A conversation with my friend, Savannah Sanguino; 0:08 how we met and know each other; 1:30 her perspective on personal acceptance, finding themselves, and community; 5:45 fears around coming out and her experience navigating their own masculin...
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22:50
Evil Does Not Exist
"Evil Does Not Exist," the piece of music by Eiko Ishibashi and the film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi; a related note on "I Saw the TV Glow," a film by Jane Schoenbrun; a carousel as a symbol for the concept of home or the true nature of our hearts.
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10:30
Gender in sound with Chad Murphy
Today my guest is Chad Murphy, an artist, musician, and associate professor at Oregon State University. Chad and I talk about how we know each other (0:47), how Chad presents in the world in regard to gender (2:21), and the music that con...
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29:56
Weyes Blood's music video for "Movies"
The first five seconds of the music video for the song "Movies" by Weyes Blood; a poem by Fiona Davidson entitled "Fire in Water;" a box as a metaphor for one's identity as, for example, a mother.
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21:50
Moana (2016)
Moana (2016) and how being assigned female at birth left me feeling like Te Kā from the film; how the song "Know Who You Are" from the film describes my experience as a trans man.
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11:42
Us (2019)
"Us," Jordan Peele's film from 2019, a dark hallway of closed doors as a symbol for a person's human consciousness, and something else I learned from Anthony de Mello.
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10:14
Arcane (2021)
Arcane, the animated TV series (2021), life as a blizzard, and a quote from Anthony de Mello.
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10:42
The Truman Show (1998)
The Truman Show, a quote from Viola Davis, and a telltale sign of love.
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11:11
The Ring (2002)
Content warning: mention of childhood abuse. The Ring (2002), another quote from Carl Jung, and a water well as a symbol for the subconscious.
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10:26
Q&A - Blonde Artery episode 11
Answering a few questions from listeners, a quote from ALOK, and a rainbow as a symbol for love.
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10:51
Pedro Almodóvar - Strange Way of Life
Pedro Almodóvar's most recent short film "Strange Way of Life," starring Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke; a horse as a symbol; a quote from the film about hate and healing.
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10:20
Pedro Almodóvar - The Human Voice
Pedro Almodóvar's short film "The Human Voice," starring Tilda Swinton; a water molecule, and "Wild Geese," a poem by Mary Oliver.
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10:10
The Last of Us - part 2
More from The Last of Us (TV series), a building as a symbol for social systems, and a snippet of "Love after Love," a poem by Derek Walcott.
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10:36
The Last of Us - part 1
TLOU (TV series), a zombie, and an excerpt from "Kindness," a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye.
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12:40
The Matrix - part 3
A final look at The Matrix (1999), legos, and a quote from James Baldwin.
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10:56
The Matrix - part 2
More on The Matrix (1999), harmful messages, and a quote from bell hooks' book, "All About Love: New Visions."
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11:14
Inside Out - part 3 (Q&A)
Q&A: how the (original) quote from Charles Darwin applies to gender; how the symbol of a horseshoe transforms into a wishbone.
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29:27