Culture Episodes:
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Conversations Are We Looking Back On? (ICYMI)
For our *last* episode of the year, we’re giving you a montage à la Golden Girls. Join Jonathan, as they look back on some of their favorite conversations …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Wrong Was The Supreme Court On Abortion? (ICYMI)
2023 was a year of big decisions for the Supreme Court, including recent news that they’ll be reviewing the constitutionality of mifepristone in the coming year. So we’re …
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PRETTY CURIOUS | What’s Your Approach To Beauty? with Jenn Harper
Cheekbone Beauty came to Jenn Harper in a literal dream. Now her brand is on the shelves of Sephora Canada and on the Met Gala red carpet. Jenn …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Do You Become A Gardener? with Mark Peacock
What kind of flower is Agnes van Rhijn from The Gilded Age? How can you start a garden when you don’t have a lot of space? Can Jonathan …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Is Swedish Death Cleaning? with Ella Engström, Johan Svenson, and Katarina Blom
Do you ever look around at your living space and suddenly realize that you have way too much stuff? Well, you might need to take some inspo from …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Is Fairness In Sports? with Caster Semenya
This week’s guest has not one, but TWO Olympic gold medals. Middle-distance runner Caster Semenya joins Jonathan to discuss what fairness in athletics really looks like. From her …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s It Like To Be Queer In England? with Travis Alabanza
Writer and performer Travis Alabanza joins Jonathan on this week’s Curious Now to talk about some of the differences between club culture in the U.S. and U.K., some …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Why Do We Play With Dolls? with Freyja Hartzell
Dolls play a huge part in our childhoods. Whether it was your best friend, or it gave you the creeps, your doll probably had some role in making …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s Passport Privilege? with Professor Kristin Surak
Your passport tells a story of where you’re from—and where you’re allowed to go. But what if you wanted to rewrite that story? Professor Kristin Surak joins us …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Could A Single Vote Save Abortion Rights? with Sister District
From reproductive rights to school curricula to traffic and infrastructure, state legislatures make decisions about our everyday lives, all across the country. And these legislators regularly win their …
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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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