Personal Experience Episodes:
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How Do You Take Pride In Farming? with Lee Hennessy
When we first met Lee Hennessy, he introduced himself as “a farmer, doing farmer things, living the farmer life, who happens to be trans.” To round out our …
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How Queer Is The Animal Kingdom? with Eliot Schrefer
Were there same-sex couples on Noah’s Ark? Was Glee right that dolphins are just gay sharks? What’s a bonobo handshake?! Eliot Schrefer and Jonathan kick off our “Pride …
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Does Curiosity Grow On Trees? with Professor Beronda Montgomery
*A note from Jonathan and the Getting Curious team: We are covering the latest SCOTUS developments on Instagram and Twitter @CuriouswithJVN. Head there for insights from past guests, resources, …
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How Did You Become A Superstar? with Molly Shannon
Sometimes, when we get real excited about an episode, we stick our hands under our armpits and SNIFF ’EM! And this week, we’re real excited, because we have …
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What’s A Day In The Life Of A Coral Reef? with Dr. Juli Berwald
Coral are teeny tiny animals just two layers thick, and yet they create the biggest structures made by any biological creatures on the planet—like, the size of Italy …
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Can’t Wait For “Love That Story”? Here’s A Preview!
We love a reason to be extra, and Jonathan’s new book Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life goes on sale next week, so we’re dropping …
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What’s The Power of Trans Joy? with Adri Pèrez and Chase Strangio of the ACLU
As we count down to this year’s Trans Day of Visibility, there’s a lot to be thankful for: trans creativity, resilience, community. There’s also a lot on the …
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What’s It Like To Get Curious? With Jonathan Van Ness
This week on Getting Curious, Jonathan’s in the guest seat! You submitted your questions for Jonathan on social media—and we have answers. We’re talking Getting Curious the podcast …
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What’s Indigenous Science? with Dr. Jessica Hernandez
Indigenous peoples represent about five percent of the world’s population—and sustain nearly 80 percent of the world’s biodiversity. This week, Dr. Jessica Hernandez joins Jonathan to discuss the …
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What’s It Like To Be An Ex-Nun? with Kelli Dunham and Mary Johnson
If you’re a regular listener of Getting Curious, you know how much Jonathan loves the Sister Act films. But how realistic were they? This week, former nuns Kelli …
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