Originally released 9/6/2018

In this episode, we hack into the topic of body modification. Let us give you a hand with the gruesome 2008 horror musical Repo! The Genetic Opera.

Plus, we discuss the differences between plastic surgery and “body modification” and how society treats each, music, music, and also music. Did we mention Repo is a musical?

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Sources and Extra Reading:

• “Part of Your World” by Menken, Ashman, and Benson (The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (2000), Walt Disney Records)
• “Mark it Up” by Smith, Zdunich, Moseley, Ogre, and Hilton (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “Thankless Job” by Smith, Zdunich, and Head (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “At the Opera Tonight” by Smith, Zdunich, Head, and Brightman (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “Choose” by Smith, Zdunich, Devoe, and Wilson (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Selections from the Premiere Cast (2002), Fool House)
• “Gold” by Smith, Zdunich, and Sorvino (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “Chase the Morning” by Smith, Zdunich, Vega, and Brightman (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “Chase the Morning” by Smith, Zdunich, Kane, and Devoe (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Selections from the Premiere Cast (2002), Fool House)
• “Legal Assassin” by Smith, Zdunich, and Head (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “Legal Assassin” by Smith, Zdunich, and Wilson (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Selections from the Premiere Cast (2002), Fool House)
• “…But this is Opera!” by Smith, Zdunich, and Devoe (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Selections from the Premiere Cast (2002), Fool House)
• “Zydrate Anatomy” by Smith, Zdunich, and Vega (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “Chromaggia” by Smith, Zdunich, and Brightman (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “21st Century Cure” by Smith and Zdunich (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2009), Lionsgate)
• “21st Century Cure” by Smith and Zdunich (Repo! The Genetic Opera: Selections from the Premiere Cast (2002), Fool House)
• “What Is The Difference Between Plastic Surgery And Body Modification And Why Do We Treat Them Separately?” by Gina Tonic (Bustle, published May 14, 2015)
  • https://www.bustle.com/articles/83332-what-is-the-difference-between-plastic-surgery-and-body-modification-and-why-do-we-treat-them
• “Body modification” (Wikipedia, updated April 14, 2020)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_modification
• “The Body Project: Disability, Illness, and Non-Normative Bodies–Body Modification & Body Image” by Staff (Bradley University, accessed Sept 2, 2018)
  • https://www.bradley.edu/sites/bodyproject/disability/modification/
• “Scarification” (Wikipedia, updated Feb 14, 2020)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarification
• “Exclusive: Why The Talk’s Julie Chen Has No Regrets About Her Cosmetic Surgery” by Julie Chen (Glamour, published Sept 20, 2016)
  • https://www.glamour.com/story/julie-chen-the-talk-eyelid-surgery
• “Dove, real beauty and the racist history of skin whitening” by Liz Conor (The Conversation, published Oct 10, 2017)
  • http://theconversation.com/dove-real-beauty-and-the-racist-history-of-skin-whitening-85446
• “Skin Whitening” (Wikipedia, Updated April 23, 2020)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_whitening
• “The Ugly History of Cosmetic Surgery” by Michelle Smith (Independent, published June 9, 2016)
  • https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-ugly-history-of-cosmetic-surgery-a7072216.html
• “Plastic Surgery” (Wikipedia, Updated April 18, 2020)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery
• “The Art and History of Body Modification” by Lori St. Leon (Lightspeed Magazine, published Nov 2010)
  • http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/the-art-and-history-of-body-modification/
• “Surgically Implanted Eyeball Jewelry Is the New Piercing” by Sydney Lupkin (ABC News, published Nov 26, 2013)
  • https://abcnews.go.com/Health/eyeball-jewelry-piercing/story?id=21009263
• “Don’t tattoo your eyeball. Just don’t do it.” by Sean Rossman (USA Today, published Sept 29, 2017)
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/09/29/dont-tattoo-your-eyeball-just-dont-do-it/715855001/
• “Lip Plate” (Wikipedia, updated Feb 29, 2020)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip_plate
• “Thailand’s ‘long neck villages’ aren’t just controversial tourist attractions — they’re homes and workplaces for refugees” by Arthur Nazaryan (PRI, published Dec 06, 2017)
  • https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-12-06/thailands-long-neck-villages-arent-just-controversial-tourist-attractions-theyre
• “The science and ethics of voluntary amputation” by Mo Costandi (The Guardian, published May 30, 2012)
  • https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2012/may/30/1
• “Why Some People Decide to Amputate Healthy Limbs” by Justin Lehmiller, PhD (Vice, published July 10, 2017)
  • https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/qvp34p/some-people-voluntarily-choose-to-become-disabled
• “Suspension (Body Modification)” (Wikipedia, updated April 25, 2020)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_(body_modification)
• “Neck Ring” (Wikipedia, updated April 23, 2020)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck_ring
• “Transdermal Implant” (Wikipedia, updated Jan 9, 2020)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdermal_implant 
• “The Allure of Blackened Teeth: A Traditional Japanese Sign of Beauty” by Wu Mingren (Ancient Origins, March 17, 2016)
  • https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/allure-blackened-teeth-traditional-japanese-sign-beauty-005544