Blonde Artery

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,

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.