This week, Joy and co-host Lilike are at a Pride celebration! These celebrations have taken place since 1969, but the rainbow flag is a more recent invention! Tag along to check out all the amazing parade floats, learn about the queer community’s fight for civil rights, and discover how the Pride flag was first created! Plus, a new game of First Things First ... Show More
Oct 7
What's the history of chocolate?
Chocolate. You know it. You love it. You can’t get enough of it. Today, we think of chocolate as a sweet treat, but for most of human history, it was actually a bitter drink. This week Joy and co-host Camila go coo-coo for cocoa history and learn how indigenous people in Mesoamer ... Show More
39 m
Sep 30
More slang words: Aura, OK and glitch
This week Joy and co-host Xenia are back with another slang episode that’s the pig’s elbow (trust us, it’s a good thing). Learn about how “aura” went from meaning a cool breeze, to getting cool points– and how one of our most common slang words started as a typo joke in a newspap ... Show More
33m 44s
Jun 2020
Pride & Protest
June 28, 1970. Hundreds of people start to gather on Christopher Street in Manhattan’s West Village for an anniversary celebration. One year earlier, in that very same spot, the Stonewall Inn was raided by police, sparking a revolution. Now, LGBTQ+ people have come here again, no ... Show More
23m 18s
Jun 2023
Unbreakable Smile with The Stonewall Inn
Did you know that the Stonewall Inn is where Pride was born? The bar's riot in 1969 sparked the celebration of Pride Month worldwide. In this episode, Stacy Lentz, an LGBTQ+ activist and co-owner of the Stonewall Inn, shares more about its history. Lentz is also the CEO of The St ... Show More
30m 4s
Jun 2020
Queer As Folk
We continue to celebrate Pride this week with a discussion about the groundbreaking series, Queer as Folk. Danelle Beauvais, Joyce McCall, and Sarah Alder join Erin to discuss our favorite episodes, characters, couples, issues with the show, and the lasting impact it has. There a ... Show More
2h 27m