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Audio readings of TRANSlating Everything content and wacky discussions!

TRANSlating Everything Amethysta and Stephenie

    • TV & Film

Audio readings of TRANSlating Everything content and wacky discussions!

    How To See Prejudice

    How To See Prejudice

    90% of people think they see it.
    70% of people never see it at all.
    Which one are you?
    TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
    LINKSRead the article version for free to find out what the Invisible Gorilla teaches us about the science behind Wolverine's berserker rages: https://medium.com/translating-everything/how-to-see-prejudice-f9bb03c82aa2?sk=7fa25527239e3b84ad7e811dcc711eef
    The Invisible Gorilla by Chris Chobris & Daniel Simons (interview) by  @bookarmy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_m_9N_3u7o&t=8s
    The original Invisible Gorilla test by  @DanielSimons : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo
    Repeated Invisible Gorilla test with eye tracking results by  @DanielSimons   : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY&t=40s
    Inattentional Blindness-How Many Passes by  @prettygirlkiki38 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Dg-06nrnc
    Selective attentive test "did you see the duck?" by  @marissawebb2348 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bnnmWYI0lM
    Brain Games- Inattentional Blindness and Smooth Pursuit by  @ProfRoss : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDISZ7zT8YQ
    Ten New Trans Memes: https://medium.com/p/641c338926d3
    The Invisible Gorilla interview by  @BeckmanInstitute   : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtKt8YF7dgQ
    The Joe Schmoe Show/Jury Duty have got nothing on  @Vsauce /Mind Games recreating The Truman Show with a literal trolley problem. Find out how many people die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sl5KJ69qiA
    The Invisible Gorilla Strikes Again: Inattentional Blindness in Expert Observers by  @visualattentionlab9990 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdVXco6YDgg
    Why You Miss Big Changes Right Before Your Eyes | NOVA | Inside NOVA by  @novapbs : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkrrVozZR2c&t=147s
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    (or Medium, YouTube, or Substack)

    • 10 min
    Black Mirror Season 6 Is Based On True Stories?!?!!!

    Black Mirror Season 6 Is Based On True Stories?!?!!!

    Ready to find out how Britney Spears and Elizabeth Holmes inspired season 6 of Black Mirror???
    TRANSlating Everything is a publication of articles, podcasts, documentaries, and video essays by  Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
    The premise of each episode comes from events closer to home than anyone realized.
    ChaptersEpisode 1 "Joan is Awful" 1:24Episode 2 "Loch Henry" 4:52Episode 3 "Beyond the Sea" 5:38Episode 4 "Mazey Day" 9:08Episode 5 "Demon 79" 9:50Final connections 13:00
    LINKSRead the article for free on Medium (https://medium.com/translating-everything/black-mirror-season-6-is-based-on-true-stories-b6743b835491?sk=40d86f40cfe426da236b5f8c12f81130) or Substack (https://cooltransmom.substack.com/p/black-mirror-season-6-is-based-on)
    WIRED articles by Amit Katwala1: https://www.wired.com/story/black-mirror-joan-is-awful-click-here/2: https://www.wired.com/story/black-mirror-charlie-brooker-q-and-a-season-6/
    NETFLIX LIFE article by Natalie Zamora1: https://netflixlife.com/2023/06/15/black-mirror-season-6-recap-guide-episodes-explained/2/
    MASHABLE article by Shannon Connellan1: https://mashable.com/article/black-mirror-beyond-the-sea-ending-netflix
    MASHABLE article by Kristy Puchko:1: https://mashable.com/article/black-mirror-demon-79-explainer
    BRITNEY SPEARS documentary1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgFDWK_sf9c

    • 13 min
    Can The Most Common Test For Narcissism Help Fight Bigotry?

    Can The Most Common Test For Narcissism Help Fight Bigotry?

    It’s easy to identify a bigot when they insult you to your face, but how do you see through the fog created by a person trained to turn your own ideas against you?
    Life coach Richard Grannon’s insights on how to see through the fog and fight back.
    Note: this was originally published as an article for an Injustice
    TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.

    • 6 min
    Unanswered Questions About Heath Ledger's Joker

    Unanswered Questions About Heath Ledger's Joker

    Tucked inside a casual comment, buried within barely-seen interviews, Heath Ledger revealed how he came up with his Oscar-winning performance, whether he saw his own performance before he died, and a few other secrets.
    Introducing Heath Ledger- 0:00The Dark Knight is still an absolute banger - 00:49Unanswered questions - 1:52Rare Heath Ledger interview clips offer possible answers - 2:23Michael Jai White, legendary actor and star of the 90s film adaptation of Spawn, describes the generosity of Heath Ledger as an actor - 4:41Christopher Nolan describes the experience of editing Heath Ledger's performance so soon after his death - 5:12Did Heath Ledger see his performance as Joker before he passed? - 6:51What success meant to Heath Ledger - 7:11Final thoughts - 8:11
    Clips taken from:1) heath ledger talks about playing the joker (CinemaStix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlwtHeG-LWU2) Heath Ledger talk about the Joker (Antoine Movies): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY_oC42hKJ03) Nolan comments on editing Heath Ledger's performance as "Joker" so soon after Heath's death: https://web.archive.org/web/20090322021223/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1583563/story.jhtml4) Nolan on retaining the darkness and ambiguity of the characters: https://web.archive.org/web/20080710052656/http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/07/dark-knight-rev.html5) A Knight's Tale (Sony Pictures)6) The Dark Knight (Warner Bros)6) Rare production photo of Heath Ledger on set as Joker without makeup - damn, that's some good makeup (from Reddit lol): https://www.reddit.com/r/batman/comments/2mrc8o/a_production_photo_of_heath_ledger_as/
    TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.

    • 8 min
    Free Your Mind: an unauthorized and unofficial biography of FD Signifier

    Free Your Mind: an unauthorized and unofficial biography of FD Signifier

    FD Signifier has a unique story.
    Please enjoy this curated collection of clips from public interviews he has given over the last few years. We have included a full recommended listening and viewing list at the end.
    Chapter 1: I am the youngest of three - 0:00
    Chapter 2: From Boujie Boy to Entertainment Activist - 2:00
    Chapter 3: Finding his focus, concentrating his core purpose - 3:15
    Chapter 4: Why YouTube? - 5:15
    Chapter 5: Why MensTube? - 5:58
    Chapter 6: I noticed you talk a lot about books and movies… - 6:48
    Chapter 7: BREAKING!!! FD Signifier is a former Edgelord! - 8:00
    Chapter 8: …wtf is an Edgelord? - 8:56
    Chapter 9: Motivated by the holes in his own knowledge - 10:45
    Chapter 10: Wounded men need advice - 12:55
    Chapter 11: Fight Club is a gay allegory 14:13
    Chapter 12: The identity of today’s youth in the modern left - 15:00
    Chapter 13: What does it mean to critique our own stories? - 16:00
    Chapter 14: JK Rowling and trans stuff - 16:30
    Chapter 15: Kanye West - 17:51
    Chapter 16: When should you divest yourself of great art and the people who made it? - 18:48
    Final thoughts - 19:42
    Why stop with curated clips? Get to know FD Signifier with full interviews.
    1) As It Should Be Podcast
    Episode 16: “Critique the Stories that Shape Us with F.D Signifier (he/him)” - As It Should Be Podcast (September 2021)
    Episode description:
    We don’t take the critical eye to our film and tv as often and as deeply as is needed. The level of influence that they have on how we not only see ourselves but the stories we believe about other people, requires that we take a step back. In today’s episode, Thamarrah is joined by F.D Signifier (he/him). During our conversation I learned so much about Fiq’s upbringing and how that shaped him, but we also get into a conversation about how the portrayal of Black men specifically has impacted how WE as a society behave towards them, what we expect from them, and how THEY navigate the world as a result.2) KiraChats
    Talking with F.D Signifier about Drake and the Death of Hip Hop - KiraChats (January 29, 2022)
    Episode description:
    Today, BadBunny was watching F.D Signifier's video "Drake and the Death of Hip Hop" when he offered on twitter to hop on the stream and talk about it! What follows is a fantastic conversation about many topics: White supremacy's complex effects on black culture; the function and dysfunction of gatekeeping; the difficulty of trying to be an internet content creator with values and more!3) Foreign Man in a Foreign Land
    The Black Crime Lie by Ransom James - Foreign Man in a Foreign Land (April 28, 2022)
    Episode Description:
    Discover the unspoken truths of the hierarchy of marginalization.4) The Debrief Podcast
    Episode 57 - Blame the MANOSPHERE!? - The Debrief Podcast (June 2, 2022)
    Episode description:
    In this week’s bad faith I spoke to YouTube video essay celebrity F.D Signifier about his most recent take on the MANOSPHERE. What time do online male spaces play in cultivating mass shooters? What does it teach is about the psychology of these people? What is the left doing wrong that makes Jordan Peterson an appealing outlet for lost youths? Also, we can talk Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, if we must. ;)5) Bad Faith Podcast
    Episode 181 - The Pewdiepie Pipeline (w/ F.D. Signifier) - Bad Faith Podcast (June 2, 2022)
    Episode description:
    The self-described "Black godfather of BreadTube" joins the podcast today to talk about his latest viral video on the mass shooter phenomenon and the role internet culture plays in radicalizing disaffected youth. F.D. Signifier wrote his master's thesis on mass shooters and also thought young boys -- many of whom took their own lives -- and brings a unique perspective as a very online elder millennial who has done his fair share of book-learning on the subject. The conversation expands to a critique of the left's own recruiting prowess -- especially when it comes to Black leftist. Be sure to check out F.D.'s latest, "Dissecting the Man

    • 20 min
    Tribbling: Fun And Effective Trick To Play With Vocal Resonance

    Tribbling: Fun And Effective Trick To Play With Vocal Resonance

    Hi there, and welcome to TRANSlating Everything. It's Tuesday, May 9, 2023, and I want to share with you one of the most playful and effective techniques to play with vocal resonance.
    Today, I want you to forget about words, sentences, and phrases. You might be putting the transgender cart before the non-binary horse. I need you to take a step back.
    We're going to instead explore a fun and effective vocal technique that will help you go back to so-called "words" with a deeper, more intuitive understanding of how to manipulate your vocal resonance.
    This vocal resonance technique will also teach you a vital component of how to use your voice, too.
    This vocal technique is called "tribbling."
    For musical inspiration from trans vocalists topping the charts: Trans Voices Mix Tape #1
    TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.

    • 5 min

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