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[Recorded on Friday, April 30, 2021] This episode was recorded using ZoomToday I am joined by Elon. They are a pansexual, multidisciplinary, autodidact artist from Baltimore, Maryland that specializes in electronic production, singing and songwriting. They've completed 4 nationwide tours and performed alongside some of their favorite artists. Elon had their music featured in the Coach SS21 look book presentation. Work examples (including works referenced in the episode): Aria of Resilience Many Moons Hyper/Stimulation Ways to Connect: Twitter: @_ElON Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/elonofficial YouTube:  https://youtube.com/user/ElONsounds  TikTok: @plur

[Recorded on Saturday, April 25, 2021]Today I am joined by Alex Temple. She is a queer composer, writer, performer, educator and and self-described polystylist, postmodernist and surrealist. In February of 2020 Julia Holter and Spektral Quartet performed Alex’s song cycle Behind the Wallpaper at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, alongside works by two fellow trans artists — composer Gene Knific and filmmaker Lyra Hill. Examples of Alex's work (including works referenced in the episode): The Man Who Hated Everything Ah Yes, the Three Genders O Superfood Other references: Frank Zappa Todd Levin  Jordana LeSesne (1.8.7) Thinking Plague Antônio Carlos Jobim Mr. Bungle: California Steve Reich Louis Andriessen Ways to Connect: Website: http://www.alextemplemusic.com/ Twitter Handle: @o_superfood YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/alextemplemusic Soundcloud: @alextemplemusic Email address: alextemplemusic@gmail.com

[Recorded on Friday, April 9]Today I am joined by Russell Henry Holbert. They are a queer artist and scholar who works in and around opera and rhetoric. Russell received his BFA in vocal performance from Carnegie Mellon University, where he is currently pursuing his MA in Rhetoric. They currently live in Pittsburgh, where they have performed with Steel City Opera, The Pittsburgh Savoyards, and Carnegie Mellon's School of Music. Examples of Joan's work (including works referenced in the episode): Zombie Poem (poem used as a text in the song cycle Beautiful People, music by Joshua Brown) Queer Apocalyptics - An Anthropological Manifesto An Ode to Vinegar Pie (published in Apricity Press, Issue 5) Vocal Performance as Terry Pickens in "Helen Martin: An American Moment" Music by Matthew Heap, Libretto by Darren Canady. Ways to Connect: Website address: www.russellhenryholbert.com Twitter: @russellhholbert Email: russellhholbert@gmail.com

[Recorded on Sunday, March 28, 2021]Today I am joined by Joan Cox. A Baltimore-born feminist and lesbian artist, Joan is a figurative painter whose work portrays intimate and loving relationships between women—through the use of contemporary narrative portraiture. Joan is represented by Catalyst Contemporary in Baltimore and had her most recent solo exhibit entitled “Frauenhaus” at Catalyst in late 2019 - early 2020.Examples of Joan's work (including works referenced in the episode): Origin of the Family 2 The Top Ways to Connect: Website address: www.joancoxart.com  Instagram: @joancoxartist Twitter: @moxyjoan

[Recorded on Friday, April 2, 2021]Today I am joined by Diamond David Anthony (ĐĐA ). They are a non-binary multi-genre music artist and performer. Diamond recently performed an hour show for The Cultured Professional-TCP, a Black owned Roku TV network, for their Black Music Matters program. Examples of ĐĐA 's work (including works referenced in the episode): Enigma Sex Positivity Ways to Connect: Website address: www.joancoxart.com  Instagram: @MxPHLLeather20  Twitter: @MxPHLLeather20  YouTube Email address: Kareemdantmusic@gmail.com

SEASON 1 Finale!Today I am joined by James Newland, also known as SpacePup Silver. He is a gay fetish illustrator documenting the strange and slippery lives of gimps. Silver has recently partnered with two of the major fetish stores here in the UK, with an exclusive enamel pin for REGULATION and a T-Shirt project with Invincible Rubber. Work examples (links for the notes): “Brain Surgery” “Oh no. My kinks!” “I’m a dog, woof woof.” “Straightjacket” “VR/D-Ring” Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Spacepupsilver.com Instagram Twitter Facebook Email: jamesnewland101@gmail.com Referenced during the Episode: "Secret Life of the Human Pups" (2016) Looney Tunes Short: "Knight-mare Hare" (1955) Looney Tunes Short: "Duck Amuck" (1953) Horseplay Toys "Bat Labels" Twitter This episode was recorded using Zencastr.

Today I am joined by Kent Lau. He is an artist whose simplicity of materials and style tells a story of authenticity and getting back to basics. He is a prolific artist whose work has been included in 14 art shows, including 2 solo shows. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Kent curated a virtual art auction that raised over $4,000 for Covid-19 emergency relief funds Examples of Kent's work (including works referenced in the episode): Visit The Naked Truth Show Website to see all the images Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Instagram Referenced During the Episode: Jean Cocteau contour drawing example (Les Anges S'étonnent) Gustav Klimt This episode was recorded using Zoom.

Today I am joined by Phong Tran. He is a composer exploring new mediums at the intersection of electronic music, visuals, and programming. Phong is a recent Bang on a Can Summer Institute Fellow and is in residence at the So Percussion Studio with MEDIAQUEER, a queer multimedia duo with fellow artist Darian Thomas. Examples of Phong's work (including works referenced in the episode): Kindness EP Try Opulence Initiate Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: phongmusic.com Bandcamp Instagram Twitter Email: phonghai736@gmail.com Referenced During the Episode: The Music of Joe Hisaishi Composer Michael Gordon Composer Philip Glass Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy X Soundtrack Untitled (Perfect Lovers, 1991, by Felix Gonzalez-Torres This episode was recorded using Zencastr

Today I am joined by Kotic Couture. They are a Non-Binary, Genre-Bending Rapper, DJ and Resident MC of Baltimore's Queer Dance Party VERSION. Kotic has been a featured DJ at The John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts and Their Music Video is currently exhibited in The Baltimore Museum Of Art. Examples of Kotic Couture's work (including works referenced in the episode): Diary of a Dreamer Growing Pains Go Awff Get Ya Life Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: www.koticcouture.com Instagram Twitter Youtube  TikTok Email: BookKoticCouture@gmail.com Referenced During the Episode: Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Missy Elliot Tzeraa Gucci Mane OJ da Juiceman Den-mate DDm Le1f/riotboi  Cakes da Killa TT The Artist Abdu Ali RoVo Monty Kahlon

Today I am joined by B Kleymeyer. B is a queer theatre artist working as a director, performer, and deviser. B was named Baltimore’s Best Lead Actor by the Baltimore independent theatre awards in 2019. With Single Carrot Theatre B has directed R. Eric Thomas' Safe Space, Ariel Zetina's Pink Milk, and the upcoming premiere of we broke up, a piece created for a digital audience, written by DJ Hills. Examples of B's work (including works referenced in the episode): Pink Milk (director, script by Ariel Zetina) Safe Space (director, script by R. Eric Thomas) Wendy Peter | Peter Wendy (Peter Pan, script by Joshua Conkel, directed by Tristan Powell) We Broke Up (director, script by DJ Hills) Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: http://benkleymeyer.com Instagram: @Opheliabones666 Referenced During the Episode: Viewpoints Theory

Today I am joined by Niccolo Seligmann. Niccolo is a queer musician, composer, and sound designer who unites historical & traditional musics with contemporary music technology & practices. As a 2020 Strathmore Artist in Residence, Niccolo released their debut album, Kinship, which uses viola da gamba improvisation to enact multispecies resistance to the Anthropocene. [Note: Apologies about the audio quality. This episode was recorded as part of the APARTSCAPE virtual arts festival. Interview audio was stripped from the facebook video.] Examples of Niccolo's Work (including works referenced in the episode): Kinship - Two Wildfires Become One (Live Performance) Una Panthera, by Johanes Ciconia (14th c.) Der may mit lieber zal, by Oswald von Wolkenstein, after Jehan Vaillant (15th c.) Lamento di Tristano - Anonymous Italian (14th c.) Unboxing Instruments! Ways to Connect: Website address: NiccoloSeligmann.com Instagram Handle: @Niccolo.Seligmann YouTube Facebook Patreon Bandcamp Spotify Email: nseligmann@gmail.com This episode was recorded using Zoom - audio comes from downloaded facebook livestream from Apartscape.

Today I am joined by Nebal Maysaud. They are a Lebanese non-binary composer of music exploring trans-temporal spiritual queerness rooted in their faith, ancestry, and identity. Their music has been performed by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, Juventas New Music Ensemble, and Lawrence University Wind Ensemble and Opera Department; and also featured in Art Song Lab 2016 and the District New Music Conference 2018; they have contributed articles about diversity and classical music to NewMusicBox and convened community music workshops at YallaPunk 2019.   Examples of Nebal's Work (including works referenced in the episode): Decolonized Arabesques, for Alto Saxophone, Viola, Double Bass, and Piano Prayer for the Fire Worshipper, for 2 Voices & Guitar Migrations, for Alto Saxophone On the Mountains of Orphalese, for Wind Ensemble Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: https://nebalmaysaud.com Instagram: @nebal_maysaud_composition Twitter: @postarabesque YouTube Patreon: www.patreon.com/nebalmaysaud Referenced During the Episode: Sufi Saint Hasan al-Basri Wikipedia article on the Druze Faith Arabic Maqam (foundational theory in Arabic Music) Oud (Arabic instrument)

An interview with unfixed artist Heather Raquel Phillips, They are an unfixed, autonomous person of color living and working in Philadelphia as an interdisciplinary visual artist, educator and independent curator, dedicated to creating equity in the spaces they inhabit. Their work has been written about in Philadelphia Gay News, Hyperallergic, ArtForum.com & Sixty Inches From Center. They recently had their memoir of vignettes published in The Black Scholar: Journal of Black Studies and Research in issue, 50.2, Black Radical Pleasure and are currently working on a public Art project in front of their residence and have an upcoming show at Practice Gallery (Date TBD). Examples of Heather's Work (including works referenced in the episode): Photography Figure #1 Figure #2 Figure #3 (S)ExtraCurricular (ongoing video project) Tex(T)iles (pennants/banners) Time-based media from a recent show Margin (photography of black people and people of color in leather) Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: http://heatheraquelphilllips.com Instagram: @heatheraquel Vimeo YouTube Email: heatheraquel@mac.com Referenced During the Episode: Screenshot of the velvet painting from The Shining (1980, dir. Stanley Kubrick) This episode was recorded using Zoom.

An interview Kieran Solley, a LGBTQ artist skilled in portraiture and figure drawing. He received his BFA in Illustration from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2015.Examples of Kieran's Work (including works referenced in the episode): Ryan Lounging Rose Mo Bennett (portrait) Bennett Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: www.kieransolley.com Email: kieran@kieransolley.com Additionally discussed in the interview Illustrator Quentin Blake, most famous for his illustrations of Roald Dahl books In the discussion of the work "Rose," Kieran recalls the reference for this painting as a moment from the show "30 Something." The scene he is referring to actually comes from the 1999 sitcom "Cold Feet." Here is a link to an interview where the important moment from the scene is replayed.  This interview was recorded using Zencastr.

An interview with lesbian artist Lania D'Agostino, a sculptor, visual artist, and the founder of D’Agostino Studios, which has allowed her to work with a staff of artists creating life casts figures for the museum industry. She has worked with Lucas Films Archives designing and creating mannequins for many exhibits in museums worldwide have. She has transitioned these skills and methods to create life castings of some transgender individuals during their transition journey.Examples of Lania's Work (including works referenced in the episode): Kristen to Kris in 3 Stages Ovulation Jack Rabbit Coupling Skirts of Desire Animalia Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: https://www.laniadagostino.com/ Instagram: @dagostinostudios Email: Lania@DAgostinostudios.com Referenced During the Episode: Sculptor George Segal Read More About Lania Baltimore Fishbowl "Lania D'Agostina: Recasting Gender, Reshaping Life" (Jan. 18, 2013) BMoreArt "Transfigured and Transformed: Lania D'Agostino at School 33" (Jan. 13, 2013) Baltimore Arts "A Brief Interview with Lania D'Agostino" (Sep. 7, 2016) This episode was recorded using Zoom.

An interview with gay artist Douglas Johnson, he is a painter, playwright, director, and set designer with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. An well-loved figure of the Baltimore arts scene, he has exhibited regularly has written-directed-designed numerous celebrated DIY theatre pieces, including Minotaur, Dark Spell, and his adaptation of Watership Down. Examples of Douglas's Work (including paintings referenced in the episode): Kristoff Isaac Bound Tom Fiery Nude Badger Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: www.dougjohnsonart.com Instagram: @dougjohnsonart Twitter: @dougjohnsonart Referenced During the Episode: Paul Cadmus: The Bath (1951)  Paul Cadmus: Finistère (1952) This episode was recorded live, in-person.

Today we’re joined by visual artist Jasjyot Singh Hans, Jasjyot Singh Hans is an illustrator unendingly inspired by an explosive neon mix of fashion, music and pop culture. He has a constant regard for things past and a voracity for all that is current. He studied animation film design at the National Institute of Design, India and has an MFA in Illustration Practice from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore. His work chronicles around themes of body image, sexuality and self love. His clients include Google, Facebook, New York Times, Vogue India, NPR and Snapchat.Examples of Jasjyot's Work (including works referenced in the episode): Crouch Repose Nude 1 Spread I Ways to Connect: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: https://www.jasjyotjasjyot.com/ Instagram: @jasjyotjasjyot Twitter: @jasjyotjasjyot Email: jasjyotsinghhans@gmail.com Referenced during the Episode: Ek Titli "One Butterfly" (children's TV show excerpt in India) Designer Maneesha Ruia Designer Sabyasachi Muhkerjee Additional Items from Jasjyot to Share: Amrita Sher-Gil (artist whom Jasjyot feels is an influence) Jamini Roy (artist whom Jasjyot feels is an influence) This episode was recorded using Zencastr.

Today we’re joined by visual artist Scott G. Brooks, in addition to exhibiting in galleries, he has illustrated several children's books, and his work is frequently featured on the cover of DC LGBT magazine MetroWeekly. In 2019, Scott was one of 25 finalists in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Competition.   Examples of Scott's Work (including paintings referenced in the episode): Flight of the Magdalene New American Gothic The Lizard People Arrive in the New World Wanderlust Standing Model with a Big Stick Ways to Connect with Scott: The Naked Truth Show Website Website: www.scottgbrooks.com Instagram: @scottgbrooksart YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brooksini Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scott-G-Brooks/374098574084 Email: scott@scottgbrooks.com During the interview, several paintings were mentioned: Paul Cadmus, 7 Deadly Sins Series (1945-1949 [excerpts])   Paul Cadmus, Bar Italia (1953-1955) Raphael, School of Athens (1509-1511) This episode was recorded using Zencastr.