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Robin Gaudreau
A deep dive into all the queer people and their siblings who changed the world.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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References:
Drag King History Website
A Drag King Extravaganza
Alex tells Robin about the mastermind behind early electronic music, Wendy Carlos.
Music recommendations from this episode are Faster 4 U and
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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Robin tells Alex about the phenomenally motivated actor, dancer, and activist Laverne Cox
Music recommendations from this episode are I Don't Dance from High School Musical 2 and I'm a Believer from Shrek.
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References:
Biography on Women’s History
Laverne Cox’s Official Website
Time Magazine cover story
Rejecting Laverne Cox
I Weigh with Jameela Jamil
Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” Performed by Kerry Washington
“Ain’t I a woman?” Highlights by Xtra Magazine in 2015
Barbie
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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.
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References:
Mural Routes
Money (Live at the Sapphire Toronto)
Any Other Way
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.
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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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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 by Ashnikko and The Ha Dance by Masters At Work.
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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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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.
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References:
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-215-center-stage
https://www.instagram.com/danielbartholomewpoyser/?hl=en
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/daniel-bartholomew-poyser-becomes-the-first-black-conductor-of-the-nac-orchestra-1.5793130
https://www.dispeker.com/daniel-bartholomewpoyser
https://byblacks.com/entertainment/music/item/3130-how-tso-s-daniel-bartholomew-poyser-is-tearing-down-barriers-one-symphony-at-a-time
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-6-daniel-bartholomew-poyser/id1530992876?i=1000499985064
https://symphonynovascotia.ca/concerts-and-tickets/watch-online/online-encores/disruptor-conductor/
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1111844209592279
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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.
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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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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.
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References:
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/16/1016834909/peppermint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-0TEQeQLXk
https://www.slice.ca/interview-call-me-mother-star-miss-peppermint-talks-trans-activism-drag-and-rupaul/
https://www.blackqueertownhall.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_over_Heels_(musical)
Alex tells Robin about the life ans carrer of Alison Bechdel
Music recommendations from this episode are Masseduction by St.Vincent and American Pandemic (a Robin original).
Podcast reccomendation: The Bechdel Cast.
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References:
https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/
https://youtu.be/3Zi09a8O900
https://youtu.be/kQrKPmnrZYw
https://youtu.be/g7TWm2CPZCo
https://www.npr.org/2015/08/17/432569415/lesbian-cartoonist-alison-bechdel-countered-dads-secrecy-by-being-out-and-open
https://youtu.be/6cC4gqjEjGg
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
The Essential Dykes to Watch out For by Alison Bechdel
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.
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References:
https://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ca-Ge/DeGeneres-Ellen.html
https://time.com/6047865/why-is-ellen-degeneres-show-ending/
https://oprahs-master-class-the-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ellen-degeneres-TfXI8t9L
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBMtZnhegrQ
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.
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References:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tegan-and-sara/id1514861303?i=1000495504507
https://teganandsara.com/high-school/
https://youtu.be/vxTkSE9bWbQ
https://youtu.be/321TsA9dLdg
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq9gPaIzbe8 and Salut Salon https://www.youtube.com/@SalutSalon
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Thanks for checking out the first episode of "And their sibling", a queer history podcast hosted by Alex and Robin.
This discussion is based on this lecture series by Dr. Sos Eltis https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/oscar-wilde and informed by the Blindboy Podcast https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy
Did Oscar Wilde create the gay archetypes that still exist today? Was he a queer activist or was he just goofing around? Listen and find out.
The recommended music was Alvvays https://alvvays.com/ and The Internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uml5YDmbiQw
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