Culture Episodes:
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Much History Is In A Burrito? with Pati Jinich
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Put The “I” In LGBTQIA+? with Alicia Roth Weigel
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Does Pride Mean To You? with Ashlee Marie Preston
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. …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Do Beauty Standards Need A Glow Up? with David Yi
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Find Clarity Through Art? with Lanecia Rouse
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Can You Set The Scene For Early China? with Professor Jue Guo
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Did You Become Such An Amazing Artist? with A’Driane Nieves
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Honor Black Motherhood? with Anna Malaika Tubbs
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Raise The Bar On Trans Rights? with Lui Asquith
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 …
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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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