{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Historical Homos","title":"Frida Kahlo Pt. I: Patron Saint of Bisexual Chaos (feat. Carla Gutiérrez)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4297,"description":"\"Love was the foundation of everything for Frida. This bisexuality, this eroticism was fundamental to her character.\"\nShe’s on your ex-girlfriend’s tote bag, your niece’s notebook, and probably a few questionable dorm-room tapestries.\nBut behind the unibrow is a Frida Kahlo you don’t know: a bisexual, communist, pain-embracing rascal who painted from her gut and fucked whomstsoever she pleased.\nThis week, we’re peeling back the kitsch to get at the real Frida, with filmmaker Carla Gutierrez, director of the fabulous new documentary, Frida (now streaming on Prime).\nWe discuss:\nLittle Frida the rascal—from classroom pranks and her muchacho wardrobe, to falling in love with everything that moved.\nThe bus crash that made her body a battlefield and her art a visceral diary of pain\nHer toxic, electric, and surprisingly horny marriage to the muralist Diego Rivera (aka \"Toad Face), until he went one boink too far...\nFrida's bisexual chaos: her lovers of all genders, from Chavela Vargas to Leon Trotsky, plus the lady lovers she painted boldly onto the canvas for all to see\nHow Frida became less “artist” and more “branded merch” — and why she still matters as a queer revolutionary\n\nSo: grab your eyeliner and fill in that unibrow you've been growing out, because it's time to get freaky with Frida.\n🎧 Listen now on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you pod. Pet monkey and traditional garb sold separately.\n📱 Follow Historical Homos on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and do ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you care about gay people, like, at all.\nMost importantly, if you like what you hear, please do leave us a ⭐ FIVE STAR ONLY ⭐ review.\nEpisode Credits\nWritten and hosted by Bash.\nEdited by Alex Toskas.\nProduced by Dani Henion.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o92facaUR1b1tdVy-0yJpC7Dki6zYO3m9CVcZY48Hq0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMDZm/OTQ2MzU0Y2Y3OGMz/ZTQxYzViMmQ4Yzll/Y2IwZC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}