Podcast Episodes

Who Built The Panama Canal? (ICYMI) with Professor Kaysha Corinealdi

Season 1 Episode 223

July Fourth got us thinking: what does “independence” look like for American-controlled territories? To explore that question, we’re re-running an episode from the archives with Professor Kaysha Cori…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

How Do You Take Pride In Farming? with Lee Hennessy

Season 1 Episode 222

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 “Pride In Nature” series, we’re learning al…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

What The Actual F*ck? Life After Roe v. Wade

Season 1 Episode 221

Well, f*ck. In light of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we on team Getting Curious wanted to check in with our listeners. 

We are devastated by this news. We also know that in dif…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

How Are You Lighting Up The Runway For Representation? with Munroe Bergdorf

Season 1 Episode 220

We love a “both and” moment, and this week’s guest is giving us just that: Munroe Bergdorf is both a stunning model and an incredible LGBTQIA+ role model. She and Jonathan celebrate this month’s “Pri…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

What Stories Do America’s Monuments Tell? with Dr. Elizabeth Alexander

Season 1 Episode 219

You’re planning an afternoon with friends, just east of Atlanta, Georgia. A picnic, maybe a scenic walk, some fireworks as the sun goes down. You find a park that seems to have it all: Stone Mountain…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Are Mushrooms Truly Magic? with Dr. Patty Kaishian

Season 1 Episode 218

Jonathan long saw mushrooms as an ingredient to avoid on a menu—until they learned that mushrooms, and fungi more generally, have a lot to do with queerness. In this week’s “Pride In Nature” episode,…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

How Queer Is The Animal Kingdom? with Eliot Schrefer

Season 1 Episode 217

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 In Nature” series, running thr…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

What’s It Like To Return To Downton Abbey? with Laura Carmichael and Allen Leech

Season 1 Episode 216

*A note from the Getting Curious team: We delivered this episode just as news broke about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Elementary schools are supposed to be spaces for learning, growth, and …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

How F$^*#d Up Is Fatphobia? with Professor Sabrina Strings

Season 1 Episode 215

What do Enlightenment-era paintings, 19th-century American fashion magazines, and Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” have in common? They’re all strong examples of what fatphobia has to do with race, cl…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

What’s The Power Of Labor Organizing? with Kim Kelly

Season 1 Episode 214

This fall, pro-union sentiment in the US rose to 68 percent—the highest it’s been since 1965. We’re living through a major moment for labor organizing, and we have so many questions! How did we get h…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago