In 1903, a Frenchman and an American granted the United States ninety nine years of control over the Isthmus of Panama. No Panamanians signed that treaty. This week, Professor Kaysha Corinealdi and Jonathan explore the political history and legacy of what came next: the Panama Canal.
Kaysha Corinealdi is an interdisciplinary historian of modern empires, mig ... Show More
Yesterday
Mini-Spelling Bee, Trying the Viral Smoked Salmon, FDA & Mifepristone Access
This week: our first official TME Spelling Bee, Producer Nathanael learns the Tin whistle, we try the viral smoked salmon, talk GLP-1 & Cannabis usage, coverMifepristone Access in the US over at the Jonathan Van News Desk, and drop this week’s Hot B*tch of the Week. Catch JVN on ... Show More
30 m
Jan 28
How Vulnerability Changed My Entire Life - with Chris Appleton
Chris Appleton takes a seat in JVN's chair! JVN and Chris talk about how vulnerability not only changed Chris’ life, but allowed him to write his debut memoir Your Roots Don’t Define You. Plus! JVN and Chris talk: bleach and tones, celebrity clientele (like Kim Kardashian, Jennif ... Show More
45m 6s
Jan 26
All I’ll Say About the Queer Eye Discourse
Queer Eye Press Week, WICED Oscar Snubs, Ariana Grande in Sunday in the Park with George, Victoria Beckham the Wedding Crasher, ICE Warrants, Ice Skating Video Games, IU Football. The Monday Edit, now on YouTube! Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive content, bonus episodes, an ... Show More
19m 39s
Jul 2021
The Panama Canal: The real story behind the engineering triumph
Completed in 1914, the Panama Canal has long been regarded as a triumph of American ingenuity, a conquest over nature that helped secure the United States’ position as a world power. Taking ten years to build, it opened up new trading routes between East and West by providing a v ... Show More
39m 18s
Mar 2023
Joan Flores-Villalobos, "The Silver Women: How Black Women's Labor Made the Panama Canal" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023)
In The Silver Women: How Black Women's Labor Made the Panama Canal (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023), Joan Flores-Villalobos argues that Black West Indian women made the canal construction possible by providing the indispensable everyday labor of social reproduction. West Indian women ... Show More
1h 8m
Jul 2023
Vivian Nun Halloran, "Caribbean American Narratives of Belonging" (Ohio State UP, 2023)
In Caribbean American Narratives of Belonging (Ohio State University Press, 2023), Vivian Nun Halloran analyzes memoirs, picture books, comic books, young adult novels, musicals, and television shows through which Caribbean Americans recount and celebrate their contributions to c ... Show More
1h 20m
Oct 2023
Exploring Colombia's African Roots from Cartagena to Palenque with Kim Haas ♫ 184
Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas is known for showcasing the Afro-Latino communities throughout Latin America and their rich and diverse legacy of creating vibrant cultures.In this interview with Kim Haas, Executive Producer, Host & Creator of Afro-Latino Travels, we discuss how ... Show More
35m 2s
Aug 2021
Dr. Maya Shankar: The Science of Decision Making | E126
Want to make better decisions? In this episode, we are talking with Dr Maya Shankar, behavioural scientist and podcast host. Maya is currently the Senior Director of Behavioral Economics at Google and is the Creator, Host, and Executive Producer of “A Slight Change of Plans”, a p ... Show More
1h 10m