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GETTING CURIOUS | What Is Civil Asset Forfeiture? with Professor Saleema Snow
If you’re a close listener of Getting Curious, you’ll know that today’s conversation with Professor Saleema Snow, all about the practice known as civil asset forfeiture, is a …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Can I Sing My Way Through the Holidays? with Meghan Trainor
You know when you have a song stuck in your head and the only way you can get it out is to play it? Well, Jonathan has a …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Grateful Are We To Live Beyond The Gender Binary? with ALOK
This week on Getting Curious, we’re re-releasing an episode from June 2019 that we hold dear, with the performance artist and writer ALOK. ALOK and Jonathan discuss their …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Get To Cloud Nine? with Professor Kristen Rasmussen
This week on Getting Curious, we’re getting the down low on what’s up in the sky with Professor Kristen Rasmussen, an Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Are We Imagining A Better Future Into Existence? with adrienne maree brown
Election Day is behind us, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t more work ahead. Consider this week’s Getting Curious a chance to reflect and recharge, as Jonathan speaks …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Can Comedy Save Us All? with Samantha Bee
Look, we already know the answer to this question. But we can dream! We’re sending you into Election Day with an early release of this week’s Getting Curious, …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Is Deep Canvassing The Serum America Needs? with George Goehl
Are you phone banking, leafleting, and heading to the polls early this election season and still feeling like you need a boost? Then it might be time to …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Why Are Domestic Workers’ Rights Essential? with Alicia Garza
There are more than 2.5 million care workers, nannies, and house cleaners across the United States. They are skilled professionals. Their labor is essential. So are their rights. …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Are Contemporary Native Americans Thriving? with Dr. Elizabeth Rule
On this week’s Getting Curious, Dr. Elizabeth Rule joins Jonathan to discuss contemporary Native American rights and representation. She and Jonathan cover reproductive justice, tribal sovereignty, and the …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Would I Have Been The Toast Of The Ancient Mediterranean? with Dr. Sarah E. Bond
Raise a glass (or an amphora!) to this week’s episode of Getting Curious, all about ancient Mediterranean drinking cultures. Associate Professor of History at the University of Iowa …
About Getting Curious Podcast
A weekly exploration of all the things Jonathan Van Ness is curious about. Come on a journey with Jonathan and experts in their respective fields as they get curious about anything and everything under the sun.
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