Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

By Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van NessComedySociety & CultureEducationSelf-Improvement
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  • How Many Cats Am I Allowed To Foster Before It’s Illegal? with Hannah Shaw

    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 Instagram and Twitter @kittenxlady.

    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.

    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.

    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

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    55 min
  • Why Is The Census So Majorly F**king Important? with Ditas Katague

    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.

    Ditas Katague is on Twitter @ditaskatague.

    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.

    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.

    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

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    48 min
  • What Is Techno-Chauvinism And Are We Relying Too Much on Unconscious Biased Systems? with Meredith Broussard

    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 and Instagram @merbroussard.

    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.

    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.

    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

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    53 min
  • What Was Early America Like Around the Revolutionary War? with Dr. Jessica Roney

    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.

    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.

    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.

    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

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    56 min
  • How Has The US Disrupted Native American Food Sources? with Dr. Brittany Wenniserí:iostha Jock

    Brittany Jock a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Jock joins Jonathan to discuss her research, which combines epidemiology with social and behavioral science to respond to the obesity and chronic disease inequities experienced by Indigenous Nations and communities.

    Dr. Jock is on Twitter @Wenniseriiostha. Check out this interactive map of Indigenous lands: https://native-land.ca/.

    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.

    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.

    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

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    54 min
  • Is It Possible That I’m The Most Gorgeous Hypochondriac That Has Ever Lived? with Dr. Adam Ratner

    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.

    Dr. Ratner 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.

    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.

    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.

    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

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    52 min
  • How Did You Learn To Write Pop Music? with Kim Petras

    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 @kimpetras.

    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.

    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.

    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

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    56 min
  • How Did You Learn To Write Pop Music? with Kim Petras
    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 @kimpetras.
    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.
    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.
    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.
    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.
    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.
    51 min
  • Can We Make It The Magnificent 8? with Shannon Miller

    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 follow Shannon on Twitter Follow Her on Twitter @shannonmiller96 and find more at https://shannonmiller.com/. For more information on Our Way Forward, visit https://www.ourwayforward.com

    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.

    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.

    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1 hr 3 min
  • Can We Make It The Magnificent 8? with Shannon Miller
    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 follow Shannon on Twitter Follow Her on Twitter @shannonmiller96 and find more at https://shannonmiller.com/. For more information on Our Way Forward, visit https://www.ourwayforward.com 
    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.
    Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.
    Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com.
    Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.
    Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.
    59 min

About Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

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Join Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye) each week for their next exciting endeavor! “Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness" is here to empower listeners (and also make them laugh) by using curiosity as a tool for personal growth. In a world that often feels overwhelming—where it’s easy to feel stuck, frustrated, or helpless—Getting Better offers a lifeline. Each week, Jonathan Van Ness, alongside experts and thought leaders, guides us through our shared challenges—confidence, productivity, mental health, happiness, relationships, and more—helping us emerge thriving, invigorated, and most importantly - a little bit better.

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