Emotions are running high in the world at the moment, so we're leaning into it and discussing passionate, raw performances in music and film. From the violently cathartic to the tender and vulnerable, we're exploring artists who went out on a limb to show us something challenging, uncomfortable, heartbreaking, or straight-up strange.

Also, Trish's favorite thing this week is the set of Sabian Symbols, one for each degree of the Zodiac wheel.

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This episode is produced and edited by Kathleen Gallacher.

This week's cocktail or mocktail-- THE MONSTER

You'll need elderberry elixir, which you can buy or make yourself.

For the elderberry elixir:

In a pot, bring to a boil 2 cups of water, 2 cups of elderberries (fresh or frozen), 1 cup of agave syrup, 1 cup of of champagne vinegar, and 2 oz elderberry extract. Let cool and store in a jar in a cool place. The flavor will mellow over a few days.

For the drink:

2 oz dry gin (for mocktail, use tonic water)

1 oz elderberry elixir

Shake all ingredients over ice, then strain into a lowball glass with fresh rocks and garnish with fresh ginger or lemon.

MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE:

Ep 43 Raw Performances

Record Of The Week

Theme Song - Ends Of The Earth - Simon Steadman and T.T. Magruber