{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"38. Trans-sister Radio: Synth Icon Wendy Carlos","description":"If you\u2019ve ever enjoyed disco, EDM, changed your voice with auto-tune, or danced along to Daft Punk, you\u2019ve got the subject of today\u2019s episode to thank! In this episode of History is Gay, Leigh is joined by guest host Hannah van Rhee (they\/them) of the QueerSounds Podcast to talk about Wendy Carlos, electronic music pioneer, synthesizer queen, film soundtrack composer extraordinaire, and trans woman! We\u2019ll get into all the exciting details, like weird stories about Stanley Kubrick during A Clockwork Orange, comedy albums with Weird Al Yankovic, living inside a faraday cage, and more cats than you can shake a dangly, shiny stick at. Our wonderful guest host for this episode, Hannah van Rhee, can be found on twitter at @duchessofdeer, and you can follow their podcast QueerSounds on twitter @queersoundspod, Instagram @queersoundspod, and at www.queersounds.com. Outline 00:00 \u2013 Introduction 5:01 \u2013 Main Topic: Trans-sister Radio: Synth Icon Wendy Carlos 7:09 \u2013 Socio-Historical Context 13:06 \u2013 A Note on Sources 14:23 \u2013 Who were they? Bio Time. 48:09 \u2013 Why do we think they're gay?&amp;nbsp; 52:15 - 52:58 \u2014 Content warning: Descriptions of dysphoria and internalized transphobia 53:23 - 54:07 \u2014 Content warning: Suicidal ideation 1:07:36 \u2013 Word of the Week 1:20:46&amp;nbsp; \u2013 Main Takeaways and Final Conclusions: Wendy Carlos\u2019 Legacy 1:28:54 \u2013 How Gay were They? 1:31:34 \u2013 Closing and Where to Find us Online Want to help us continue to make the show? Support us on Patreon and get awesome goodies, behind-the-scenes access, special minisodes, and more! You can get super cool merch in our store! Shirts, hoodies, totes, a coloring book, and other neat things. If you\u2019d like to help us transcribe the show for our d\/Deaf and hard of hearing fans, please head on over to www.historyisgaypodcast.com\/transcribe to join the team of volunteers! Find our full list of sources and bonus content at www.historyisgaypodcast.com. Get at us on twitter @historyisgaypod, tumblr at historyisgaypodcast, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Don't forget to rate and review so more folks can see the show! ","author_name":"History is Gay","author_url":"http:\/\/www.historyisgaypodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20290757\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/20290757"}