Getting Curious Episodes:
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Do We Touch Untouchable Topics? with Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult is an American writer who currently has approximately 14 million copies of her books in print worldwide, translated into 34 languages. She joins Jonathan to talk …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s Really Going On With Recycling, Hunny? with Beth Porter
Beth Porter is Green America’s Climate & Recycling Director, as well as the author of “Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System.” She joins Jonathan to talk …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s The Cutest Way To Fight Climate Change? with Anastasia Khoo
Anastasia Khoo is Chief Marketing Officer of Conservation International. She has led ground-breaking campaigns around critical moments in America’s history, including the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Do You Know When You’ve Made it in Music? with Bishop Briggs
Bishop Briggs is a British musician and singer-songwriter. She joins Jonathan to discuss how she broke onto the music scene, growing up in Asia, the importance of being …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Do Trade Unions Actually Do? with Professor Rebecca Givan
Rebecca Givan is an Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Rutgers University. She joins Jonathan to discuss the ins and outs of trade unions: what …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Do We Know What Words Mean? with Dr. Jessica Rett
Dr. Jessica Rett is an Associate Professor in UCLA’s Linguistics Department who joins Jonathan to discuss the power and nuances of words, breaks down the concepts of what …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Is Medical Marijuana and How Does It Work? with Dr. Jeff Chen
Dr. Jeff Chen is the head of UCLA’s new Cannabis Research Initiative. He joins Jonathan to break down the numerous medicinal properties of THC, how it works, its …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What is Astronomy, Even? with NASA’s Paul Geithner
Paul Geithner is the Deputy Project Manager — Technical for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Paul joins Jonathan to …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Are Emoluments? with Attorney General Karl Racine
Karl Racine is Attorney General for the District of Columbia – the only Attorney General in Trump’s backyard. He is the first elected AG in the District of …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Do We Flip Red States Blue In The Midterms? with Gaby Goldstein
Gaby Goldstein is co-founder and Political Director of the Sister District Project, a grassroots organization of over 30,000 volunteers that supports Democratic candidates. She joins Jonathan to talk …
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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