Is Saudi Arabia Cute Now? with Prof. James Gelvin
Dr James Gelvin (Professor of Middle Eastern History at UCLA) returns with an update on the Middle East - Syria, Yemen, and is Saudi Arabia...
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Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness
A bi-weekly exploration of all the things Jonathan Van Ness (Gay of Thrones, Netflix's Queer Eye) is curious about. Come on a journey with Jonathan and experts in their respective fields as...
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20 of 56 episodesHow Does Egg Donor Meet Egg 18 years Later, Hunties? with Amy Throckmorton and Elizabeth Gaba
19 years ago Amy Throckmorton donated an Egg, to maybe help someone else have a baby. 18 years later and that âeggâ contacted her out of...
Who Was the Beyoncé of Renaissance Art? with Prof. Lisa Boutin Vitela
Lisa Boutin Vitela is Assistant Professor of Art History at Cerritos College. In Jonathanâs words, sheâs âmost professory about the go...
Who Gave You Permission to be So Cute? with Karamo Brown
Karamo Brown joins Jonathan to talk about his childhood, Gay rights, school shootings, The Real World, make-up, self improvement, working fo...
Whatâs it Like to Do a Triple Axel? with Mirai Nagasu
Mirai Nagasu was the first American female figure skater to land a triple axel at the Olympics, securing a bronze medal at PyeongChang 2018....
Has Britain Screwed Itself with Brexit? with Mary OâHara
Mary OâHara returns with a Brexit update. Whatâs actually happened since the 2016 referendum? Is it too late to turn back? Do we love Ni...
How Can We Be Less Rude To Bees? with Prof. James Nieh
Professor James Nieh answers Jonathanâs questions about the diseases that are killing off our bees, explains the role bees play in bringin...
What Makes a Cult a Cult? with Dr Natalie Feinblatt
Dr Natalie Feinblatt explains the 4 criteria an organization needs to meet to be called a cult and looks at how the term can be used and mis...
Where Are You From, Antoni? with Antoni Porowski
Queer Eye co-host, Antoni Porowski joins Jonathan in a wintery New York studio to hang out, share stories from his childhood as a first gene...
Whyâs the Bail System Such a Hot Mess? with Tim Molina
Tim Molina, Political Director at Courage Campaign , explains why heâs currently focusing on California bail reform and what exactly he's...
Is it Really a China Vs. America World? with Ryan Patel
Ryan Patel is a global business executive and consultant. He was Vice President of Global Development at Pinkberry and came in to tell us ab...
What Was it Like Being a VJ? with Dave Holmes
Dave Holmes tells Jonathan how he went from losing MTV's first Wanna Be a VJ contest to landing his dream job. Plus, why he left the studios...
Why Does it Hurt So Bad? with Prof. Catherine Cahill
Catherine Cahill is an opioid neuropharmacologist and a professor in UCLAâs Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioural Studies, specializ...
Whatâs it Really Like to be a Woman in the Military? with Linsay Rousseau Burnett
Veteran, actor and veterans rights activist, Linsay Rousseau Burnett joins Jonathan to share her experiences in the military and consider ho...
What Do White People Need to Know About Racism? with Andrew Ti
Andrew Ti, host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? , talks to Jonathan about how Trumpâs America isnât necessarily more racist than Obam...
What's Up with the Opioid crisis? with Dr Chris Evans
Dr Chris Evans talks with Jonathan about how people get addicted to opioids, why addiction is so hard to kick, and what we can do about this...
Taking Care of Yourself Chinese-Style with Dr Teresa Wlasiuk
Dr Teresa Wlasiuk, joins Jonathan to share her expertise in acupuncture and Chinese medicine and outline ways it can help us over the stress...
How Come I Donât Know About the Armenian Genocide? with Dr Richard Hovannisian
Dr Richard Hovannisian, Professor Emeritus of Armenian History at UCLA, joins Jonathan to outline the history of the Armenian Genocide and t...
How Did LA Become a Driving Dependent City? with Christina Copland
Christina Copland outlines the history of Los Angeles and how its early public transit system faltered, leading to todayâs âautopiaâ....
Atlantic Pirates - Whatâs the T? with Dr Rebecca Simon
Dr Rebecca Simon outlines the history in the Atlantic, from Captain Kidd to Blackbeard. Were pirates into butt stuff? Who were the Adele or...