Culture Episodes:
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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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GETTING CURIOUS | How Are Contemporary Native Americans Thriving? with Dr. Elizabeth Rule
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Would I Have Been The Toast Of The Ancient Mediterranean? with Dr. Sarah E. Bond
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 …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Take Charge Of Our Lives? with Dr. Edith Eger
One of the lessons in Dr. Edith Eger’s latest book The Gift is that love equals time. And on this week’s Getting Curious, Dr. Eger is joining Jonathan …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Are We Hearing A Crescendo of Anti-Racism in Classical Music? with Dr. Kira Thurman and Ashleigh Gordon
This week on Getting Curious, Dr. Kira Thurman and Ashleigh Gordon join Jonathan to discuss the remarkable work of Black classical composers and musicians through history and today. …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Do the Legacies Of Slavery And Jim Crow Laws Still Affect Americans Today? with Deborah N. Archer
Professor Deborah N. Archer sits down with Jonathan to explore what it was like to be a Black American before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s The Difference Between The Gender Pay Gap And The Wealth Gap? with Sallie Krawcheck
Sallie Krawcheck is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, a company working to help close the gender pay gap by “redefining investing for women.” She joined Jonathan in …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s the Difference Between Sunni And Shia And Why Don’t They Love Each Other? with Dr. James L. Gelvin
In December of 2015, Dr. James L. Gelvin joined Jonathan in the studio to discuss the relationship between Shia and Sunni Islam and to record the very first …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Are You My Tanny Bananny? with Tan France
Tan France is the host of Netflix’s upcoming show Next in Fashion and Dressing Funny on Netflix is a Joke and co-host of Queer Eye. He sits down …
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