Culture Episodes:
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s The Cultural History Of The Calorie? with Dr. Athia Choudhury
What’s in a calorie? So much more than what you see on a box of cereal or a restaurant menu. The story of the nutritional calorie is the …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Has TikTok Changed Elections? with Annie Wu Henry
If you haven’t seen this week’s Curious Now guest on your TikTok feed, you’ve definitely seen her work. Annie Wu Henry was a breakout star of John Fetterman’s …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Who Are The Women Of The Far Right? with Dr. Eviane Leidig
There’s a group of far right influencers lurking on your social media feeds. They post organic recipes, millennial mom advice, and #glowups. And they’re using this content to …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can I Be A Good Plant Parent? with Christopher Griffin aka Plant Kween
Gather your plant fam and tell all the green gurls—there’s royalty on the podcast this week! Christopher Griffin aka THE Plant Kween joins Jonathan to discuss the joys …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Support Intersex Rights? with Alicia Roth Weigel
It’s a new week—and we’re debuting a new series! Welcome to Curious Now, where every other Monday, we’ll be covering topical issues like elections, climate change, LGBTQIA+ rights, …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Who Were History’s Queer Seamen? with Dr. Seth LeJacq
Sea Daddies! Sea Queens! Land hoes! This week, we’re getting wet and wild with Dr. Seth LeJacq to learn what life was like for queer sailors in the …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Who Are Hollywood’s Paparazzi? with Dr. Vanessa Díaz
Paris. Lindsay. Kim. We know the celebs in paparazzi photos, but what about the people behind the cameras? This week, Professor Vanessa Díaz takes us inside the world …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Does The Universe Get It On? with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Is life one big cosmic orgy? To wrap up our Pride Beyond Borders series, we’re going big… with an episode all about our universe! Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein joins …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s It Like To Be Gay In China? with Dr. Travis S. K. Kong
What do 90 young, gay men in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have in common? They’ve all spent years sharing their stories with this week’s guest: Dr. …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Is Queerness Divine? (Part Two) with Professor Eziaku Nwokocha
What’s it like to enter a religious or spiritual space as a queer person? In Haitian Vodou, the divinities are ready to accept LGBTQIA+ practitioners—and are arguably queer …
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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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