and their sibling

Alan Turing

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:00:34 GMT

Robin tells Alex about Alan Turing and goes on way too many mathematical tangents.

Music recommendations from this episode are It's All Been Done and Vulgar.

References:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/8-things-didnt-know-alan-turing

https://www.turing.org.uk/publications/dnb.html

https://www.turing.org.uk/sources/sentence.html

https://www.turing.org.uk/scrapbook/wondrous.html

https://www.biography.com/scientists/alan-turing

https://www.turing.org.uk/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/obituaries/alan-turing-overlooked.html

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Sibling Showdown

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:00:38 GMT

The main part of this episode was recorded live in front of an audience on June 16th at Buddies in Bad Times Theater for QueerCab WWE – Queer Rumble, hosted and curated by Julie Phan 潘家雯.

Music recommendations are Big Love Ahead and Truck Got Stuck.

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Stonewall

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:00:04 GMT

This episode originally aired as part of the 2023 programsoud festival.

Recommended songs are Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations and Get Up by Charmie.

Check out the edition of Pink Play Mag featuring Alex and friend of the show Milenko.

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Lesbian Bars with Liz

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:00:14 GMT

Robin and Alex join Elizabeth Staples on a sapphic walk down memory lane.

Music recommendations for this week are Great Balls of Fire and Toy.

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Drag King history with Flare

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:00:35 GMT

Alex and Robin sit down with Flare for a first-hand history lesson!

Music recommendations from this episode are Celestial Doom by Ensh and Mother Of, and Phenomenon by Otyken.

References:

Drag King History Website

A Drag King Extravaganza

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Pride time announcements!

Wed, 31 May 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Find us on ProgramSound later this month!

Come to our live episode at QueerCab!

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Wendy Carlos

Wed, 17 May 2023 16:00:31 GMT

Alex tells Robin about the mastermind behind early electronic music, Wendy Carlos.

Music recommendations from this episode are Faster 4 U and

References:

Wendy Carlos's Website

'She made music jump into 3D': Wendy Carlos, the reclusive synth genius

Switching On to Mock Bach

Wendy Carlos: The arguable founder of electronic music

The Music Museum of New England on Wendy Carlos

1970: WENDY CARLOS and her MOOG SYNTHESISER | Music Now | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Wendy Carlos, Moog and A Clockwork Orange

Videos played:

Young People's Concert: "Bach Transmogrified" / Bernstein · New York Philharmonic

A Clockwork Orange - Intro

Weird Al's Peter and the Wolf

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George Sand

Wed, 03 May 2023 16:00:31 GMT

Robin tells Alex about French writer, heiress, and political activist, George Sand.

Music recommendations from this episode are How Did You Get So Good? and Very Few Friends.

References:

Encyclopaedia Britannica

George Sand, Prolific and Fearless French Author

A Woman’s Life Writ Large by Belinda Jack

Library of Congress Research Guides

Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions

Queer Places

The Scandalous Love Affairs of George Sand

Lettres androgynes, ou l’amour des mélanges dans la Correspondance de George Sand et Marie Dorval

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Kim Petras

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:00:28 GMT

Alex tells Robin about the bubblegum pop superstar, Kim Petras.

Music recommendations from this episode are I Will Follow You Into the Dark, and Weedkiller.

References:

I am Paris podcast, This is… Kim Petras.

Kim Petras Talks Gender Identity & Idolizing Pop Icons | Growing Up

SAM SMITH & KIM PETRAS Win Best Pop Duo / Group Performance For 'Unholy' | 2023 GRAMMYs

Kim Petras Views On Transitioning At A Young Age | MTV Life

Jonathan Van Ness podcast, How Did You Learn To Write Pop Music? with Kim Petras

The Telegraph

Kim Petras on MySpace

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Laverne Cox

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Robin tells Alex about the phenomenally motivated actor, dancer, and activist Laverne Cox

Music recommendations from this episode are I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie and Weedkiller by Ashnikko.

References:

TBD

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Jackie Shane

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:00:11 GMT

Alex tells Robin about the mysterious life of the singer Jackie Shane.

Music recommendations from this episode are It Takes Two and I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair.

References:

Mural Routes

Money (Live at the Sapphire Toronto)

Any Other Way

I Got Mine: The Story of Jackie Shane

Jackie Shane Live! Vinyl 1967

Jackie Shane, A Force Of Nature Who Disappeared, Has A Story All Her Own

NEW Heritage Minute: Jackie Shane

Jackie Shane: A rare interview with a living legend

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Tom of Finland

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:00:17 GMT

Robin tells Alex about Tom of Finland and flexes their history buffness. Please be advised that this episode does discuss WWII and eroticism, listen at your own discretion.

Music recommendations from this episode are Humppabarbie and Me and Your Mama (8D Immersive Audio edit by Molum) by Childish Gambino.

References:

Tom of Finland Foundation

Reuters article

Hugo Boss misinformation

Durk Dehner interview

Tom of Finland biopic trailer

Tom of Finland Speaks at CalArts: part 1, part 2.

Inside The World Famous Tom of Finland House With Terry Miller

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Stormé DeLarverie

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:00:23 GMT

Alex tells Robin tales from the mysterious life of NYC legend Stormé DeLarverie, in this fourth episode of our Black History Month marathon.

Music recommendations from this episode are You Make Me Sick! by Ashnikko and The Ha Dance by Masters At Work.

References:

Crash Course on Stonewall

A Storme Life

Storme The Lady of the Jewel Box by Michelle Parkerson (you can find this film without a paywall at many libraries)

The Storme Delaverie website

Scroll to the end of this clip for a video of her singing

Drag King History Website

A quick read on Storme

Michelle Parkerson Interview

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Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:00:29 GMT

Robin tells Alex about the "Disruptor Conductor", in this third episode of our Black History Month marathon.

Music recommendations from this episode are I'm So Hot by Chrissy Chlapecka and Dark Side by Bishop Briggs.

If you like movie reviews and impersonations, check out Milenko's podcast with their real-life sibling, Thirsty For More.

References:

CBC Center Stage

Daniel's Instagram

CTV News article

Biography on Dispeker

Article in By Blacks

The Remote Podcast

Disruptor Conductor, the movie

Evening @ Government House

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Audre Lorde

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:00:25 GMT

Welcome to the second episode in our mini-marathon (aka, trying out weekly podcasting instead of bi-weekly podcasting) where Alex tells Robin about Audre Lorde's writing and activism.

Listen until the end of an extract from A Litany for Survival provided by WVU Archives.

Music recommendations from this episode are Bach Cello Suite performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Kill Bill by SZA.

References:

The first inserted quote: The Well-Read Society, Audre Lorde

The Selected Works of Audre Lorde with Intro by Roxanne Gay

Angela Davis on Audre Lorde in 2014

NYC Landmark Preservation Commission, Designation Report, Audre Lorde Residence

The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master's House

Audre Lorde on Being a Black Lesbian Feminist

Out History

The Magic and Fury of Audre Lorde: Feminist Praxis and Pedagogy

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Miss Peppermint

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:00:26 GMT

Robin tells Alex about the career of drag entertainer, singer, actress, and activist Peppermint.

We mostly talk about our own relationship to drag and uncover the mystery of why Peppermint still defends RuPaul to this day.

Music recommendations from this episode are It's Not Right But it's Okay and Sweatpants.

Follow us for the next episode next week as we embark on a short Black History Month marathon, or find us every day at https://www.instagram.com/only_rye/ and https://www.instagram.com/axbrandy/

References:

NPR article

Bob The Drag Queen & Peppermint: Macy Gray, Transphobia & The “documentary” What is a Woman. Part 2

Interview at Slice

Black Queer Town Hall

Head over Heels

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Alison Bechdel

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:00:09 GMT

Alex tells Robin about the life and career of Alison Bechdel

Music recommendations from this episode are Masseduction by St.Vincent and American Pandemic (a Robin original).

Podcast recommendation: The Bechdel Cast.

References:

Dykes to Watch out For the official website

Alison Bechdel & Judith Thurman on “Dykes to Watch Out For"

Queers & Comics Keynote: Alison Bechdel

Inked / An Interview with Alison Bechdel

Lesbian Cartoonist Alison Bechdel Countered Dad's Secrecy By Being Out And Open

Alison Bechdel’s Superhuman Strength

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

The Essential Dykes to Watch out For by Alison Bechdel

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Ellen DeGeneres

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMT

Robin tells Alex about tv host and stand-up comedian Ellen DeGeneres. Why was her show canceled? Why is she so hated by our generation? Was her coming-out episode as ground-breaking as we think? Listen to find out!

This recording is dedicated to the memory of tWitch. Please enjoy these clips of his time on So You Think You Can Dance: Mercy, audition, We Gonna Win.

References:

Notable Biographies

Why Is Ellen DeGeneres Ending Her Talk Show?

Ellen on Oprah's Masterclass podcast

Ellen Gives America a Crash Course in Coming Out

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Tegan and Sara

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:00:59 GMT

Alex tells Robin everything there is to know about Canadian pop twin darlings Tegan and Sara. Do they have some dark secret? Did fame get to their heads? Listen to find out!

Music recommendations from this episode are Nineteen and Teenage Tears.

References:

Interview on PANTS with Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey

Tegan and Sara's High School

Interview on the Late Night with Seth Meyer

Interview at 19

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Vesta Tilley

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:00:58 GMT

Today's episode covers the career of Vesta Tilley, a British gender performer whose career lasted from 1869 until 1920.

While she was undeniably an important influence on queer culture, we debate how much good she really did with her fame and disparage the lack of queerness in her personal life.

Today's music recommendations are Unholy and Salut Salon.

References:

Drag King History timeline

Following a fellow with a face like me

IMDb biography

Vesta Tilley in the National Portrait Gallery

Male Impersonation in the Music Hall: the Case of Vesta Tilley

Britannica biography

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