Examining–and reconsidering–The Rocky Horror Picture Show. At the time, it was transgressive, outrageous; but now it seems a little bit tame. And…a bit problematic, when taken in a modern context. But it's still the ultimate midnight movie, and it's still…just a jump to the left! 

Songs:

• RHPS Cast: “There’s a Light,” from the soundtrack album
• RHPS Cast: “The Time Warp,” from the soundtrack album
• Tim Curry: “I Do The Rock,” from Fearless
• RHPS Cast: “Sweet Transvestite,” from the soundtrack album
• Frank Zappa and the Mothers: “Cheepnis,” from Roxy & Elsewhere
• RHPS Cast: “Science Fiction Double Feature,” from the soundtrack album
• RHPS Cast: “Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul,” from the soundtrack album
• RHPS Cast: “Rose Tint My World,” from the soundtrack album
• RHPS Cast: “Super Heroes,” from the soundtrack

Online Resources:

First, we want to give a warm and appreciative shoutout to the blogger Alex Mell-Taylor; we leaned heavily on their post for this chapter:    

• Gently Ripping Apart ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ | by Alex Mell -Taylor
• Here’s a link to more by Alex Mell - Taylor at Medium.com.
• The Rocky Horror Wiki
• disgusting.com/editorials/3587316/learned-stop-worrying-love-rocky-horror-picture-show-trapped-gender/">How I learned to stop worrying and love the Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Rock's Back Pages: It's only a movie
• The 50 Best Sci Fi Movies of the 1970s
• Golden Age of Science Fiction Books: 11 of the Era's Most Influential Titles
• Tim Curry
• artifice.com/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-cult-classic-sexual-mores/">The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Cult Classic that Challenged Sexual Mores | The Artifice
• Rocky Horror Picture Show – a How-To Guide for Audience Participation
• We Live in the World ‘Rocky Horror’ Created

Written by Richard Evans and Christian Swain

Produced and hosted by Christian Swain

Sound Design by Jerry Danielsen

Partners: Rock's Backpages

Voice Actors: Drew H as Alex Mell-Taylor