Podcast Episodes

How Do the Legacies Of Slavery And Jim Crow Laws Still Affect Americans Today? with Deborah N. Archer

Season 1 Episode 101

Professor Deborah N. Archer sits down with Jonathan to explore what it was like to be a Black American before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how remnants of Jim Crow laws continue to plague our cou…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

What's The Difference Between The Gender Pay Gap And The Wealth Gap? with Sallie Krawcheck

Season 1 Episode 100

Sallie Krawcheck is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, a company working to help close the gender pay gap by “redefining investing for women.” She joined Jonathan in the studio to discuss the gender…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

What’s It Like To Be A Booked And Busy Irish Queen? with Nicola Coughlan

Season 1 Episode 99

Actress Nicola Coughlan joins Jonathan in London to talk about growing up in Ireland, life after attending drama school, and an exciting new project with Shonda Rhimes!

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Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

How Do You Do An Inward 2 ½ Twist Off A 10 Meter Diving Board And Not Shit Your Pants? with Tom Daley

Season 1 Episode 98

Tom Daley began diving at a very young age, gaining notoriety at nine years old. In 2008, at 14, he represented Great Britain as their youngest competitor in the Beijing Summer Olympics. He went on t…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

How Do Plants Get Their Freak On? with Dr. Alex Monro

Season 1 Episode 97

Dr. Alex Monro is a botanist and research leader at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in the Americas Team of the Identification and Naming Department. After watching The Jungle Book at a young age, he …

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

What's A Filibuster? with Wendy Davis

Season 1 Episode 96

Wendy Davis came into the spotlight in 2013 when she took to the Texas Senate floor to perform a 13-hour filibuster to block a bill that would severely impact abortion rights. She received her degree…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

How Is The Amazon Rainforest Doing? with Dr. M. Sanjayan

Season 1 Episode 95

Dr. M. Sanjayan is the CEO of Conservation International, and formerly the lead scientist at The Nature Conservancy. He joined Jonathan in the studio to discuss his work with the Amazon Sustainable L…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

What Does Inequality Have To Do With HIV? with Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes

Season 1 Episode 94

In the fall of 2019, Jonathan released his book “Over The Top,” where he disclosed his HIV positive status. The occasion prompted Dr. Watkins-Hayes to write an op-ed on the subject in the NY Times, a…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

What's the Difference Between Sunni And Shia And Why Don't They Love Each Other? with Dr. James L. Gelvin

Season 1 Episode 93

In December of 2015, Dr. James L. Gelvin joined Jonathan in the studio to discuss the relationship between Shia and Sunni Islam and to record the very first episode of Getting Curious...the rest is h…

Published on 6 years ago

How Can We Get In This Fight? with Senator Elizabeth Warren

Season 1 Episode 92

Senator Elizabeth Warren was a professor of law for over 30 years at several esteemed universities including Harvard. In 2015 she became the first female Senator elected from Massachusetts and contin…

Published on 6 years ago