Culture Episodes:

• 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 …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Raise The Bar On Trans Rights? with Lui Asquith

  Jan 27, 2021 00:52:16

  In December 2020, the UK High Court determined that trans, non-binary, and gender diverse young people in the UK must have legal approval before they can start puberty …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Grateful Are We To Live Beyond The Gender Binary? with ALOK

  Nov 25, 2020 00:51:16

  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 …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Are Contemporary Native Americans Thriving? with Dr. Elizabeth Rule

  Oct 14, 2020 00:54:34

  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 …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Would I Have Been The Toast Of The Ancient Mediterranean? with Dr. Sarah E. Bond

  Oct 7, 2020 01:04:22

  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 …