Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAre Cicadas The Only Ones Having a Hawt Gurl Summer? with Dr. Jessica Ware
Season 1 Episode 117
On this week’s Getting Curious, Jonathan is taking the creepy out of crawly with entomologist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Jessica Ware. We’re talking periodical cicadas, cockroaches, dragonflies, …
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
How Can We Shablam on Voter Suppression? with Stacey Abrams
Season 1 Episode 116
Voting rights activist, author, lawyer, and politician Stacey Abrams joins Jonathan to discuss the history of voting rights in the United States, the current state of voter suppression, and how we ca…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Is Trump An Autocratic Basic B? with Masha Gessen
Season 1 Episode 115
In Masha Gessen’s return to Getting Curious, the journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker speaks with Jonathan about their new book Surviving Autocracy. They discuss the ways in which Trump has …
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
How Can Democrats Be Anti-Racist? with Alicia Garza
Season 1 Episode 114
In this re-release of an episode first recorded in July 2019, Jonathan sits down with Alicia Garza, Co-founder of Black Lives Matter and Director of Strategy & Partnerships for National Domestic Work…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
How can District Attorneys help fight police brutality? with DA Rachael Rollins
Episode 164
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joins Jonathan to discuss the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and other victims of police violence; the deep roots of police br…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
What Was Poppin’ In Prehistoric America? with Dr. Julia Clarke
Season 1 Episode 113
On this episode of Getting Curious, we’re digging deep with Dr. Julia Clarke, Wilson Professor of Paleontology at The University of Texas at Austin and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. She a…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
How Did You Become So F*#%!ng Fierce? with Christian Siriano
Season 1 Episode 112
You're invited to a very special episode of Getting Curious, and the dress code is whatever makes you feel stunning! The guest of honor is the CFDA designer Christian Siriano, who launched his brand …
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
When Did We Start To Demonize Poverty? with Mary O'Hara
Season 1 Episode 111
Journalist and author Mary O'Hara returns to Getting Curious to discuss her reporting on poverty, her new book The Shame Game: Overturning the Toxic Poverty Narrative, and her work reimagining how we…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
How Can We Stop Being Such Grumpy Nightmares? with Dr. Laurie Santos
Season 1 Episode 110
Queen, did you know that there was a literal doctor teaching a class on happiness at literally Yale?! Dr. Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale University and the host of The Happiness Lab…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
What Happened After WW2? with Professor Pascale R. Bos (Part Two)
Season 1 Episode 109
Professor Pascale R. Bos joins Jonathan to discuss the Holocaust and WW2. In part two of their conversation, Jonathan and Dr. Bos explore how the US became involved in the war, the Berlin Wall, and w…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago