Culture Episodes:

• GETTING CURIOUS | Why Do We Fall For Fake News? with Dr. Nadia Brashier

  Feb 9, 2022 47:01

  Have you ever read a headline that seems just plausible enough—when you realize it’s fake? This week, Dr. Nadia Brashier joins Jonathan to discuss how our brains process …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | What’s Indigenous Science? with Dr. Jessica Hernandez

  Jan 19, 2022 1:02:32

  Indigenous peoples represent about five percent of the world’s population—and sustain nearly 80 percent of the world’s biodiversity. This week, Dr. Jessica Hernandez joins Jonathan to discuss the …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Much History Is In A Burrito? with Pati Jinich

  Dec 22, 2021 56:58

  This week’s episode is as nourishing as they get, as chef Pati Jinich joins Jonathan to discuss cuisines along the US-Mexico border, holiday foods she associates with growing …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Put The “I” In LGBTQIA+? with Alicia Roth Weigel

  Nov 10, 2021 00:50:36

  Have you ever met a redhead? Someone with green eyes? Someone with intersex traits?  If you answered yes to the first two questions, you can likely answer yes …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | What Does Pride Mean To You? with Ashlee Marie Preston

  Jun 30, 2021 00:57:02

  Last June, LGBTQIA+ activist, journalist, and media personality Ashlee Marie Preston joined Jonathan on Instagram Live for a conversation about Pride, racial justice, and everyday acts of resistance. …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Do Beauty Standards Need A Glow Up? with David Yi

  Jun 23, 2021 00:46:36

  This week on Getting Curious, Jonathan and David Yi explore the history of beauty beyond the gender binary. Listen in to learn about Neanderthals who used highlighters, Korean …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Find Clarity Through Art? with Lanecia Rouse

  Apr 14, 2021 01:16:43

  This week on Getting Curious, multidisciplinary visual artist Lanecia Rouse joins Jonathan to discuss how creative expression can help us make sense of our lives. Lanecia shares how …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Can You Set The Scene For Early China? with Professor Jue Guo

  Mar 10, 2021 01:11:43

  This week on Getting Curious, we’re traveling back to Early China with Professor Jue Guo. She and Jonathan discuss dynasties, empires, early instances of written language, and so …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Did You Become Such An Amazing Artist? with A’Driane Nieves

  Mar 3, 2021 01:17:01

  We read your Instagram comments. We saw your clamoring for more information on the stunning painting behind Jonathan’s couch—and the artist behind the work. This week, we’re satisfying …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Honor Black Motherhood? with Anna Malaika Tubbs

  Feb 3, 2021 00:54:09

  This week on Getting Curious, we’re learning about three women who shaped the movement for civil rights in the United States—Alberta King, Louise Little, and Berdis Baldwin—but whose …