***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***\n\u201cTransformer\u201d is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, which includes Lou Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side", which touched on controversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, and prostitution. Penn Jillette is considered one of the iconic magicians of our time and joins The 500 to talk about Lou\u2019s career from the Velvet Underground and beyond.\xa0\n\nFollow Penn on Instagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/pennandtellerlive/\nFollow Penn on Twitter/X:\nhttps://x.com/pennjillette\n\nhttps://pennandteller.com/\n\nFollow Josh on Instagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/\nFollow Josh on Twitter:\nhttps://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers\nFollow Josh on Facebook:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/joshameyers\n\nFollow The 500 on Instagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/\nFollow The 500 on Twitter:\nhttps://twitter.com/the500podcast\nFollow The 500 on Facebook:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/\nEmail the show: 500podcast@gmail.com\nCheck the show's website: http://the500podcast.com\n\nDistroKid Artist Of The Week: John-Allen Weiss\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1fp11O0XZLe8IkH_T8-c1w\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices