Anna - The Music of the Universe

In this episode, we meet Anna - a musician and writer who uses both for her own healing and that of others.  Anna and remember old keyboards, blame the dog for eating pantyhose, and apologize to Kanye West.

REFERENCES:
AnnaB Medium Account:  https://medium.com/@AnnaBrianna
Anna's' Jamz YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@annasjamz5341
Anna Comes Out to Her Best Friend:  https://medium.com/prismnpen/my-trans-journal-my-best-friend-and-transgender-ally-1bbb480e125a
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com
Amethysta's Website:  https://amethysta.io

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:31) - Show Opening
  • (01:36) - Anna, Why Are You?
  • (02:28) - Music as Identity
  • (05:00) - Reminiscing about the Casio SK-1
  • (06:28) - Peace in Gender Identity while Playing Music
  • (08:17) - COVID Spawns a Medium Account
  • (11:52) - Trying to Take a Swedish Vacation with James Bond
  • (14:40) - Does Transgender Require Gender Dysphoria?
  • (16:05) - Why Can't We Understand Gender-Affirming Care?
  • (17:45) - Jame Gumb Is Not Trans Enough!
  • (19:19) - Providing Resources for Young Transgender People
  • (23:51) - Now We Know the Meaning of Life
  • (25:24) - So Different, But So Similar
  • (28:47) - The Dog Ate My Pantyhose
  • (29:47) - Coming Out to Anna's Best Friend
  • (33:14) - Anna Plays a Soldano SLO-100
  • (35:08) - What Is the Most Pure-Sounding Key?
  • (36:06) - The Universe Vibrates in the Key of D
  • (37:53) - This Was Not a Spinal Tap Moment
  • (39:30) - How to Learn to Write Music
  • (41:46) - Have You Ever Visualized Music?
  • (43:52) - Anna and Ami Have a Good Cry
  • (44:15) - Sorry, Kanye West
  • (45:05) - Seeing Each Other as We Are
  • (46:18) - Mixtapes from the Radio
  • (47:40) - Musical Tastes Change, and Lyrics Become Important
  • (49:06) - Why Was Annie Lennox Shocking?
  • (51:46) - What Happed to Dead or Alive?
  • (53:43) - What Is the Song of Anna?
  • (56:22) - Goodbye #1
  • (58:04) - Goodbye #2
  • (55:20) - Show Closing
 
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Amethysta Herrick
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Amethysta Herrick
Writer, Transgender Activist, Philosopher, and sometimes Software Consultant
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