First Episode of Curious Now with Guest Alicia Roth Weigel Available Now

WHAT: Today, Jonathan Van Ness, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast host, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, announced the exciting expansion of the Getting Curious universe.

Each week Jonathan Van Ness gets curious about everything under (and sometimes beyond!) the sun with scientists, historians, activists, entertainers, and other brilliant guest experts. Starting today, Getting Curious is launching two new spin-off shows — Pretty Curious and Curious Now. Alternating episodes every Monday, Curious Now focuses on elections, LGBTQIA+ rights, and major pop culture moments, while Pretty Curious puts Jonathan in the expert chair to cover all things beauty, including product recommendations and reviews.

A new subscriber-only episode, Ask JVN, debuts new episodes every other Wednesday, allowing fans to get answers to some of their burning questions from Jonathan – nothing is off limits. 

WHO: Jonathan Van Ness is an Emmy-nominated television personality, 2x New York Times best-selling author, podcaster, comedian, celebrity hairstylist, and founder of JVN Hair. He stars on Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning reboot series “Queer Eye,” where he shines as the hair guru and self-care advocate, and he is the host and executive producer of the Netflix series “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness,” based on Jonathan’s popular podcast of the same name. Jonathan also starred on the Emmy-nominated web series “Gay of Thrones,” a witty social commentary series recapping HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” Launched in 2013, the series wrapped its eighth and final season last year and garnered three Emmy nominations for ‘Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.’ Fresh off of two successful worldwide comedy tours, Jonathan Van Ness: Road to Beijing and Imaginary Living Room Olympian, which sold out theaters in 40 cities in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, Jonathan is bringing their new show, Fun & Slutty, A Night with Jonathan Van Ness, to cities around the US, Canada and abroad. Unfiltered comedy, wildly entertaining and fun, the show is a celebration of joy and a showcase for all the sides of JVN you have never seen before.

WHEN: Curious Now debuts today, September 11, 2023. Pretty Curious premieres next week, September 18, 2023.

WHERE: Listeners can subscribe to Getting Curious, Pretty Curious, and Curious Now, on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. To keep up with Getting Curious, follow @CuriouswithJVN on Instagram and Twitter. For all other Sony Podcast shows, follow @SonyPodcasts on Instagram and Twitter.

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About Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness 

• Synopsis: Join Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye) each week as they get curious about everything under (and sometimes beyond!) the sun with scientists, historians, activists, entertainers, and other brilliant guest experts.
• New Episodes: Every Wednesday
• Listen: HERE

About Curious Now  

• Synopsis: Elections. Climate change. LGBTQIA+ rights. Curious Now has you covered. This series will be a topical version of Getting Curious that covers news stories Jonathan and the team are following. It’s a chance to check in with past guests, keep up to date with LGBTQIA+ legislation, and chat about major pop culture moments. Preliminary guests will include intersex rights advocate Alicia Roth Weigel, elections strategist Annie Wu Henry, and the environmental group River Valley Organizing.
• Launch Date: September 11, 2023
• New Episodes: Every Other Monday 
• Early episodes: HERE

About Pretty Curious 

• Synopsis: Pretty Curious is ready to give the podcast world a glow up! For this series, Jonathan will cover all things skincare, haircare, self-care, and beyond. They’ll drop product recommendations and reviews, answer listener questions, and speak with fellow founders and influencers about their beauty journeys. The first episode will feature David Yi, founder of the beauty brand Good Light.
• Launch Date: September 18, 2023 
• New Episodes: Every Other Monday
• Early episodes HERE

About Ask JVN 

• Synopsis: Getting Curious and Jonathan Van Ness are rolling out the subscription-only series Ask JVN, where Jonathan is answering listener questions about sex, relationships, and more. Slip into something comfy and turn up the volume—because nothing is off limits.
• Launch Date: August 16, 2023
• New Episodes: Every Wednesday for Paid Subscribers 
• Early episodes: HERE