Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness

Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee is a psychologist, speaker, and the award winning author of “Deviced!: Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World”. She joins Jonathan to discuss how reliant on technology we are as a culture and the mental, emotional and subtle ways it is affecting our lives.Follow Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee online:Instagram: @drdoreendm Twitter: @drdoreendm www.doreendm.comFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.,Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by East Fork (www.eastfork.com code: JVN), Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), HelloFresh (www.hellofresh.com/jvn9 code: JVN9), Parcast - Dog Tales (www.parcast.com/DOGTALES), and thredUP (www.thredup.com/jvn).

CONTENT WARNING This conversation contains details about gun violence which may be triggering to survivors.Josh Stepakoff is a survivor of gun violence who, at the age of 6, was shot in an anti-Semitic attack at the North Valley Jewish Community Center in a Los Angeles suburb. Josh tells Jonathan how he has moved forward and turned trauma into a life of gun violence prevention and gun control advocacy.Follow Josh Stepakoff online: Instagram: @jstepakoffTwitter: @joshstepakoffwww.JoshStepakoff.comFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), Everlane (www.everlane.com/jvn), MeUndies (www.meundies.com/jvn), and Casper Mattresses (www.casper.com/CURIOUS code: CURIOUS).

Erroll Southers is a recipient of the Earl Warren Outstanding Public Service Award and author of Homegrown Violent Extremism, a book investigating radicalization, recruitment and ideological trends in domestic terrorism and extremism.Dr. Southers joins Jonathan to discuss the threat domestic terrorism, how that term is applied on a federal level, and how to survive a mass shooting situation. Follow Dr. Southers on Twitter: @esouthersHVE or visit his website http://errollsouthers.com.For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by Airbnb (www.airbnb.com/animals), Allbirds (www.allbirds.com), Grove (www.grove.co/jvn), and Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN).

Jonathan is joined by Nancy Birtwhistle. The two discuss all things Great British Bake Off and how she followed the recipe of her heart to become an international baking icon. Follow Nancy online: Twitter: @nancybbakesInstagram: @nancy.birtwhistle Facebook: @nancybirtwhistleWebsite: https://www.nancybirtwhistle.co.uk/For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), Airbnb (www.airbnb.com/animals), thredUP (www.thredup.com/jvn), and Allbirds (www.allbirds.com).

Actor, activist, and author Diane Guerrero joins Jonathan to blow his mind and open our eyes to something many Americans have experienced but isn't talked about enough. Diane is an outspoken advocate for commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform and has worked with Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Mi Familia Vota, a nonpartisan Latino civic engagement organization to promote citizenship and voter registration. Follow Diane online: Twitter: @dianeguerrero__ Instagram: @dianexguerrero Facebook: DianeGuerreroOfficial/ Website: http://www.inthecountrywelove.com/For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), PouPourri (www.poupourri.com/jvn code: JVN25), Airbnb (www.airbnb.com/animals), Allbirds (www.allbirds.com), and Gravity Blanket (www.gravityblankets.com

Tara Foley is the founder of Follain, the first retailer to sell clean beauty exclusively. Tara sits down with Jonathan to discuss the power of taking care of their bodies with non-toxic products, outdated regulations on cosmetics and what "clean beauty" really means. Follow Tara and Follain on social media: Instagram: @tcofoley & @follainTwitter: @tcofoley & @follain Facebook: @shopfollainWebsite: https://follain.comFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), Allbirds, Everlane (www.everlane.com/jvn), LÄRABAR , and MeUndies (www.meundies.com/JVN).

Is There An Insulin Crisis Happening in the U.S.? with Elizabeth Pfiester, Founder and Executive Director of T1International Elizabeth Pfiester is the founder and director of T1International, a non-profit run by people with and impacted by type 1 diabetes that does not take funding from the pharmaceutical industry. Elizabeth discusses what it’s like living with the disorder, her work fighting to put an end to the current crisis surrounding insulin prices, and why where you were born should not determine whether you live or die with diabetes. Follow T1International on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/t1internationalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/t1international/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/t1internationalFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by Betterh

Planned Parenthood's Alexis McGill Johnson joins Jonathan to discuss the current state of reproductive rights, the politics of health care, and just, what is her day even like?Alexis McGill SocialsInstagram: @alexismjppTwitter: @alexismcgillPP SocialsIG: @plannedparenthoodTwitter: @PPFAFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlannedParenthood/Website: https://www.plannedparenthood.orgFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by American Dental Association (www.ADA.org/jvn), Thomas' English Muffins, Postmates (code: JVN), and Allbirds (www.allbirds.com).

Jonathan is joined by climate advocate, TV personality, and Science Guy Bill Nye.  The two discuss an array of topics including green algae, renewable energy and how to make climate change a major talking point in the 2020 election.Follow Bill on Instagram or Twitter: @billnyeAnd check out his podcast Science Rules! http://stitcherapp.com/billFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN.. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by LÄRABAR (www.larabar.com), Credo Mobile (www.credo.com/JVN code: JVN), Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), Grove (www.grove.co/jvn), and Thomas' English Muffins.

Hannah Shaw is a kitten rescuer, humane educator, author, and unwavering animal advocate who has dedicated her life to finding innovative ways to protect animals. She sits down with Jonathan to discuss her new book “Tiny But Mighty” and perhaps the most important topic on the podcast to date — kittens! Find more from Hannah on social media @kittenxlady.This episode is sponsored by American Dental Association (www.ada.org/jvn), Credo Mobile (www.credo.com/jvn), HelloFresh (www.hellofresh.com/jvn80 code: JVN80), Thomas' English Muffins, and MeUndies (www.meundies.com/JVN).

Ditas Katague is currently the Director of the California Complete Count Office for the State of California. Ditas and Jonathan sit down to discuss the importance of the census, what you need to know, and dispel myths about the population count.For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.Socials: Twitter- @cacompletecountInstagram- @cacompletecountHear ad-free new episodes of Getting Curious plus two weekly bonus episodes only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month, go to stitcherpremium.com/jvn and use promo code ‘JVN.’This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), Allbirds (www.allbirds.com), Thomas' English Muffins, Grove (www.grove.co/jvn), and Casper Mattresses (www.casper.com/CURIOUS code: CURIOUS).

Ranald Woodaman is the Smithsonian Latino Center’s Exhibitions and Public Programs Director. Ranald sits down with Jonathan to discuss ancient Latin American Cultures and how Latinos shaped the nation before its founding. For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.Check Out the Smithsonian on Social Media: @globalSI@slc_latino @SmithsonianNMAIThis episode is sponsored by Weeknight Kitchen with Melissa Clark, Allbirds (www.allbirds.com), Away (www.awaytravel.com/curious code: CURIOUS), TodayTix (www.todaytix.com/jvn code: JVN), and LÄRABAR.

NYU Associate Professor, data journalist, AI researcher and author Meredith Broussard joins Jonathan to discuss her book, “Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World” where she sheds light on how racism plays a part in the current state of AI.Follow Meredith Broussard on Twitter / Instagram: @merbroussard @nyu_journalism For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.Hear ad-free new episodes of Getting Curious plus two weekly bonus episodes only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month, go to stitcherpremium.com/jvn and use promo code ‘JVN.’This episode is sponsored by American Dental Association (www.ada.org/jvn), Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), Grove (www.grove.co/jvn), thredUP (www.thredup.com/jvn), and Allbirds (www.allbirds.com).

How did we come to be the United States of America? What was life like in Philadelphia and Boston leading up to the Revolutionary War? Jonathan sits down with Dr. Jessica Roney, Associate Professor of History at Temple University to find out these answers and more.Check out more from Temple University on Twitter: @TempleUHistory, @TULiberalArts, @TempleUniv.For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.Hear ad-free new episodes of Getting Curious plus two weekly bonus episodes only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month, go to stitcherpremium.com/jvn and use promo code ‘JVN.’This episode is sponsored by LÄRABAR, Untitled Dad Project, Everlane (www.everlane.com/jvn), Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), and Allbirds (www.allbirds.com).

Brittany Jock a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Jock joins Jonathan to discuss her research specializing in health and preventing obesity in Native American communities.Follow Dr. Jock on social: Twitter: @WenniseriiosthaCheck out this interactive map of Indigenous lands: https://native-land.ca/ For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.comJonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.This episode is sponsored by The Lie (www.amazon.com/theliejvn), CLR (www.clrbrands.com), Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/jvn code: JVN), Allbirds (www.allbirds.com), and Progressive Insurance (www.progressive.com).

Adam Ratner, MD, MPH is the Director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital and New York University School of Medicine. Adam and Jonathan sit down to discuss what germs are, how they make us sick, and if Jonathan should be cleaning all public spaces he comes in contact with with bleach wipes.Follow Dr. Ratner on social:Instagram: @nyulangone Twitter: @nyulangone @gramstainFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.comJonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on NetflixHear ad-free new episodes of Getting Curious plus two weekly bonus episodes only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month, go to stitcherpremium.com/jvn and use promo code ‘JVN.’This episode is sponsored by Clif Bar (www.clifbar.com/jvn), Progressive Insurance (www.progressive.com), The Great Courses (www.thregreatcoursesplus.com/JVN), and thredUP (www.thredup.com/jvn)

Singer-songwriter and incredible badass Kim Petras joins Jonathan to talk about her writing process and how her work is reshaping how people are listening to pop music.Follow Kim on Twitter and Instagram: @kimpetrasFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.Hear ad-free new episodes of Getting Curious plus two weekly bonus episodes only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month, go to stitcherpremium.com/jvn and use promo code ‘JVN.’This episode is sponsored by LÄRABAR, Progressive Insurance (www.progressive.com), Grove Collaborative (www.grove.co/jvn), KiwiCo (www.kiwico.com/JVN), and Honeybook (www.honeybook.com code: JVN).

Activist and cofounder of Black Lives Matter Alicia Garza joins Jonathan to discuss the current state of the movement as well as race in politics. They also discuss Alicia’s founding and work with Black Futures Lab, an organization created to drive societal change and help make black people powerful in politics.  Find out more about Alicia and her work online: Instagram: @chasinggarza, @domesticworkers, @blackfutureslab, @supermajorityTwitter: @aliciagarza, @domesticworkers, @blackfutureslab, #BlackLivesMatterFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.Hear ad-free new episodes of Getting Curious plus two weekly bonus episodes only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month, go to stitcherpremium.com/jvn and use promo code ‘JVN.’This episode is sponsored by Progressive Insurance (www.progressive.com), Clif Bar (ww

Dr. Emily Newsom is a board certified dermatologist and assistant professor of dermatology at UCLA Medical Center.Emily sits down with Jonathan to not only talk about skin and the importance of sunscreen, but also the myths about what sunscreen is and how it works. Follow Emily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derm_chatFor more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.

Jonathan does his best not to cry as he is joined by seven time olympic medalist, two time gold medalist, and absolute icon Shannon Miller. The two discuss Shannon’s journey as a decorated gymnast, her battle with ovarian cancer, and how she is bringing a healthy lifestyle to the masses. You can find more at: https://shannonmiller.com/Follow Her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/shannonmiller96 For more information on Our Way Forward visit: https://www.ourwayforward.com For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com.Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook.Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.Hear ad-free new episodes of Getting Curious plus two weekly bonus episodes only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month, go to stitcherpremium.com/jvn and use promo code ‘JVN.’This episode is sponsored by CLIF Bar (www.clifbar.com/JVN), Food52 (www.food52.com/shop code: CURIOUS), thredUP (www.thredup.com/jvn), The Gre