Rhythm is a survival skill and House is a home for all! In this groovy episode, Cricket gives a natural history of musicality, from bone flutes, to cave parties, to the TikTok dance industrial complex. Ashton welcomes us into the world of House music, unveiling it's origins in queer and Black history. We tie up this series with a nice little bow of hope, and a reminder that we have so many tools to keep us grounded when times are tough.

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Works Cited

• Chasteen, John Charles. National Rhythms, African Roots: The Deep History of Latin American Popular Dance. University of New Mexico Press, 2004.
• Savage, Patrick E., et al. “Music as a coevolved system for social bonding.” Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 44, 2021
• Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth. "What If We Get This Right?"
• The Forgotten Black and Queer History of House Music - Beyond the Scenes | The Daily Show
• Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
• Disco Demolition Night of 1979
• Blame It On the Boogie
• The Black Queer History of the Dance Music Scene
• Trans Philosophy - Overthink Podcast

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What do Brendon Urie and SOPHIE have in common?? Hint: fish. Tune into this episode if you’ve ever wondered why straight men are so … gay? Ashton takes a biographical deep-dive into the person and musical genius that SOPHIE was, and how her impact lives on in music today. Cricket unpacks the origins of queerbaiting, “emo” and how the Madonna-Whore Complex has consistently plagued the scene for over a decade. We took some time this episode to explore queer artists whose identities were expressed and evolved though music, sound, and vibration. We also get some fun interludes from guests who are much better attuned to a Scottish accent than we could ever hope to be.

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Works Cited

• Brennan, Joseph. Queerbaiting and Fandom. University of Iowa Press, 2019.
• Fathallah, Judith. “Is Stage-Gay Queerbaiting? The Politics of Performative Homoeroticism in Emo Bands.” Journal of Popular Music Studies, vol. 31, no. 3, 2019, pp. 1-20.
• Freudenthal, Carmen. Dear Mr/Mrs. 2009.
• Geffen, Sasha. “SOPHIE and the Future of Music.” Vulture, 9 Nov. 2017, www.vulture.com/2017/11/sophie-music-interview.html.
• Guardian Music. “SOPHIE: Posthumous Album Interview.” The Guardian, 20 Sept. 2024, www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/20/sophie-posthumous-album-interview.
• Heasley, Robert. “Queer Masculinities of Straight Men: A Typology.” Men and Masculinities, vol. 7, no. 3, 2005, pp. 310-320.
• Kayla Says. “How the Internet Fell Out of Love with Brendon Urie.” YouTube, uploaded by Kayla Says, 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=[insert link if available].
• Rothblatt, Martine. Virtually Human: The Promise—and Peril—of Digital Immortality. St. Martin’s Press, 2014.
• Ward, Jane. Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men. New York University Press, 2015.

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Grammy worthy beats from the more-than-human world often go unnoticed. We're here to bring awareness to the next rising star! We explore how sound shapes ecosystems in the most fascinating ways, from birdsong, to vibration, to fungal networks and plant intelligence. We learn how gendered misconceptions of birdsong have left many of our ladies out of the spotlight, and that mushrooms are the vibe protectors (and lightning harnessers??) of every good rave.

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Works Cited:

• Deadly Story: Songlines Overview
• National Museum of Australia: Songlines
• Evangeline M. Rose et al., The Singing Question: Re-conceptualizing Birdsong
• American Society of Microbiology: Mycelial Communication Study
• Tarun Nayar’s TikTok (@tarun_nayar)
• John Stamets, Mycology and Lightning Growth Hypothesis
• David Luther & Luis Baptista, Urban Noise and the Cultural Evolution of Bird Songs

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