Getting Curious Episodes:
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Shablam on Voter Suppression? with Stacey Abrams
Voting rights activist, author, lawyer, and politician Stacey Abrams joins Jonathan to discuss the history of voting rights in the United States, the current state of voter suppression, …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Is Trump An Autocratic Basic B? with Masha Gessen
In Masha Gessen’s return to Getting Curious, the journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker speaks with Jonathan about their new book Surviving Autocracy. They discuss the …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can Democrats Be Anti-Racist? with Alicia Garza
In this re-release of an episode first recorded in July 2019, Jonathan sits down with Alicia Garza, Co-founder of Black Lives Matter and Director of Strategy & Partnerships …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Was Poppin’ In Prehistoric America? with Dr. Julia Clarke
On this episode of Getting Curious, we’re digging deep with Dr. Julia Clarke, Wilson Professor of Paleontology at The University of Texas at Austin and a Fellow of …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Did You Become So F*#%!ng Fierce? with Christian Siriano
You’re invited to a very special episode of Getting Curious, and the dress code is whatever makes you feel stunning! The guest of honor is the CFDA designer …
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GETTING CURIOUS | When Did We Start To Demonize Poverty? with Mary O’Hara
Journalist and author Mary O’Hara returns to Getting Curious to discuss her reporting on poverty, her new book The Shame Game: Overturning the Toxic Poverty Narrative, and her …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Stop Being Such Grumpy Nightmares? with Dr. Laurie Santos
Queen, did you know that there was a literal doctor teaching a class on happiness at literally Yale?! Dr. Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale University …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Happened After WW2? with Professor Pascale R. Bos (Part Two)
Professor Pascale R. Bos joins Jonathan to discuss the Holocaust and WW2. In part two of their conversation, Jonathan and Dr. Bos explore how the US became involved …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Do We Understand How The Holocaust Happened? with Professor Pascale R. Bos (Part One)
Professor Pascale R. Bos joins Jonathan to discuss the Holocaust and WW2. In part one of our first ever two-part episode, Jonathan and Professor Bos discuss how the …
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How Funny Are You, Queen?! with Mawaan Rizwan
Comedian Mawaan Rizwan got his start creating YouTube sketches that turned his mother into a Bollywood Star. Now, as an established writer and actor, he has written for …
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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