Dolls play a huge part in our childhoods. Whether it was your best friend, or it gave you the creeps, your doll probably had some role in making you who you are today. This week, Getting Curious is getting all dolled up! Freyja Hartzell joins Jonathan to talk about disability representation in dolls, why some kids harm their dolls, and what makes play so imp ... Show More
Yesterday
Queer Eye's Final Season, Bag University, Mifepristone SCOTUS Hearing
This week we’re talking: the Final Queer Eye Season, Australia & New Zealand & Comedy Tour, Bag Purchase Update, Supreme Court Abortion Access Hearing, Co-Workers & Politics, and our HBOTW The Monday Edit, now on YouTube! Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive content, bonus epi ... Show More
30m 21s
Jan 14
When Wellness Turns Dangerous: Inside the OneTaste Cult
Why do people join cults? JVN is joined by investigative journalist Ellen Huet, who spent years interviewing more than 125 former members to expose how a movement built around empowerment, intimacy, and “sexual wellness” spiraled into coercion, manipulation, and abuse of power. T ... Show More
51m 55s
Jan 12
Minneapolis, Policing Language, Bag Advice
The Monday Edit, now on YouTube! This week: Wigs, buying bags, JVN Hairspray Launch, policing language, Gwyneth Paltrow singing, Renee Good, Minneapolis, Reading vs. Audiobooks. Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive content, bonus episodes, and more! www.patreon.com/jvn Follow ... Show More
29m 21s
May 2023
it's a doll's house and we're living in it (with Dr. Jillian Hernandez)
<div>This episode is a director's cut version of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ttIMfw1Zzg&t=2s">So we’re all obsessed with dolls right now</a>, including extra discussions on dolls in horror films, "living dolls," the power of Bratz, and an interview with Dr. Jill ... Show More
1h 23m
Sep 2022
Princess Stories: Princess Handy and Her Dolls🧶
Handy is the little princess of the Toy Kingdom. Princess Handy's favorite things to make are dolls, and she runs a toy shop specializing in rag dolls. But someone stole her dolls in a night, who is this thief?
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6m 53s
Jul 2023
Barbie: German Sex Doll to American Icon
<p>She's an icon, a polymath, a fashionista, and she's absolutely everywhere right now.</p><br><p>Where did Barbie come from? What has she represented to the many who have bought and played with her? And what makes her an American doll?</p><br><p>In this episode, M.G. Lord joins ... Show More
31m 54s