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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