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
another lil song bb sweets ~ Happy Halloween
Dearly Beloved, I wrote you a song. No One's To Blame, do you see? It's going to be okay. xo
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 masculine energy and identity; 8:27 what Savannah calls her "discovery" phase, Hayley Kiyoko and "Lemonade Mouth." 10:58 "Honey" by Kehlani, self love, she/they pronouns...
"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.
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 connected with him as a young person navigating the culture of the Mormon church. Chad talks about the Smashing Pumpkins (5:38), how he sees his dad, Dale (13:57), and Electoral College, the band he ...
Hi, I'm your host, Rose Bridge. We're gunna talk about music now. Xo
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.
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.
"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.
Arcane, the animated TV series (2021), life as a blizzard, and a quote from Anthony de Mello.
The Truman Show, a quote from Viola Davis, and a telltale sign of love.
Content warning: mention of childhood abuse. The Ring (2002), another quote from Carl Jung, and a water well as a symbol for the subconscious.
Answering a few questions from listeners, a quote from ALOK, and a rainbow as a symbol for love.
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.
Pedro Almodóvar's short film "The Human Voice," starring Tilda Swinton; a water molecule, and "Wild Geese," a poem by Mary Oliver.
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.
TLOU (TV series), a zombie, and an excerpt from "Kindness," a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye.
A final look at The Matrix (1999), legos, and a quote from James Baldwin.
More on The Matrix (1999), harmful messages, and a quote from bell hooks' book, "All About Love: New Visions."
The Matrix (1999), software programs, and a quote from Carl Jung.
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