Personal Experience Episodes:
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PRETTY CURIOUS | How Can Hot & Cold Treatments Improve Our Health?
Every celebrity on your FYP has probably posted a cold plunging video—and maybe you want to try it too! But how does cold plunging actually work, and what …
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PRETTY CURIOUS | How Are You Serving Bombshell Beauty? with Trace Lysette
Whether she’s on the basketball court or the red carpet, this week’s Pretty Curious guest knows how to turn a look. Actress, producer, and ballroom legend Trace Lysette …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Are The Global Politics Of Drag? with Professor Kareem Khubchandani
This June, we’re celebrating Pride Beyond Borders! And to kick off our series, we’re exploring global drag culture with Professor Kareem Khubchandani aka Dr. LaWhore Vagistan. We’re learning …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s It Like To Be Young And Queer In America? with Queer Youth Assemble
Today is March 31, 2023. It’s International Transgender Day of Visibility. And Queer Youth Assemble has organized the March For Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy. It’s set to …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Have You Changed Reality TV As We Know It? with Fenton Bailey
Ninety-five years ago, the world’s first television station launched in upstate New York. And this week, we’re celebrating the small screen with a TV legend: World of Wonder’s …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s Happening In East Palestine? with River Valley Organizing
When a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, just over a month ago, the team at River Valley Organizing sprang into action. River Valley Organizing …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Who Wins When Everyone Plays? with Verity Smith
Sports are about so much more than competition. Through athletics we learn life skills, we move authentically, and we find community. This week, Verity Smith joins Jonathan to …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Can You Even Believe It’s Our 300th Episode? with Jonathan Van Ness
If you’d told Jonathan seven years ago that they’d be celebrating 300 episodes of Getting Curious this week, they would have passed out on the salon floor. You’d …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Are Plant-Based Diets For Everyone? with Dr. Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann
We all need to eat. And we know that the choices we make with food are at once deeply personal and informed by systemic factors. As part of …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Stunning Are Our Listeners? with Jonathan Van Ness
For our last new episode of the year, we’re turning the mic on the Getting Curious community. Jonathan is answering your questions about all things hair—including dry shampoo, …
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