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GETTING CURIOUS | If Faith Moves Mountains, Can It Also Move Climate Action? with Dekila Chungyalpa
In 2015, Senator Jim Inhofe brought a snowball to Congress to “prove” that climate change wasn’t real. Only God, he claimed, could change the climate. He was wrong …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Has White Supremacy F*cked With Reproductive Justice? with Professor Jacki Antonovich
Well, here we are. Roe v. Wade has been overturned, and it’s more urgent than ever to rally for reproductive rights across the country—and understand how we got …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Who Built The Panama Canal? (ICYMI) with Professor Kaysha Corinealdi
July Fourth got us thinking: what does “independence” look like for American-controlled territories? To explore that question, we’re re-running an episode from the archives with Professor Kaysha Corinealdi, …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Do You Take Pride In Farming? with Lee Hennessy
When we first met Lee Hennessy, he introduced himself as “a farmer, doing farmer things, living the farmer life, who happens to be trans.” To round out our …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What The Actual F*ck? Life After Roe v. Wade
Well, f*ck. In light of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we on team Getting Curious wanted to check in with our listeners. We are …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Are You Lighting Up The Runway For Representation? with Munroe Bergdorf
We love a “both and” moment, and this week’s guest is giving us just that: Munroe Bergdorf is both a stunning model and an incredible LGBTQIA+ role model. …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Stories Do America’s Monuments Tell? with Dr. Elizabeth Alexander
You’re planning an afternoon with friends, just east of Atlanta, Georgia. A picnic, maybe a scenic walk, some fireworks as the sun goes down. You find a park …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Are Mushrooms Truly Magic? with Dr. Patty Kaishian
Jonathan long saw mushrooms as an ingredient to avoid on a menu—until they learned that mushrooms, and fungi more generally, have a lot to do with queerness. In …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Queer Is The Animal Kingdom? with Eliot Schrefer
Were there same-sex couples on Noah’s Ark? Was Glee right that dolphins are just gay sharks? What’s a bonobo handshake?! Eliot Schrefer and Jonathan kick off our “Pride …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s It Like To Return To Downton Abbey? with Laura Carmichael and Allen Leech
*A note from the Getting Curious team: We delivered this episode just as news broke about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Elementary schools are supposed to be …
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