The Sillycurious Podcast

Race, Class, and Boy Bands: BROCKHAMPTON and Social Justice

In a special episode, Amanda Wang discusses the boy band BROCKHAMPTON. She analyzes the band's place in the American narrative of class, power, and inequality with condensed analysis of their extensive commentary on topics such as race, sexuality, identity, and class struggles.  In the midst of the movement for racial justice, the episode was created during a course offered at Georgia Tech titled "Class, Power, and Inequality." 

To Snip or Not To Snip: Respectfully Caring For Feral Cats

Garrett meets Sterling Davis, The Trapking, to discuss ways to respectfully and compassionately care for feral cats.  The Trapking suggests Trap, Neuter, and Return programs are a humane alternative to euthanasia.  Sterling shares the details of his work with literally thousands of cats over the past several years. He also helps Garrett learn how to perform a dope cat rap. 

Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Healthiness

In a collective effort to be healthy, Americans spend billions of dollars each year on vitamins, gym memberships, yoga classes, and anything that might make them healthier. Garrett tries to understand our obsession with the pursuit of health. He shares his experience losing weight, working out, eating right and trying to constantly improve his health. He sits down with an esteemed professor to discuss the social and cultural factors that shape the ways people move and think. 

Being Kind to Kudzu

The kudzu vine covers possibly 7 million acres of land in the Southern U.S. and is spreading to places like New York and Pennsylvania.  Many people think kudzu is an invasive nuisance. Garrett talks with Cherokee basketmaker, artist, storyteller and teacher Nancy Basket. Nancy thinks this stigmatized vine is actually our friend. Garrett and Nancy share laughs and stories as they talk about the relationships humans share with plants and all of nature.

The Sillycurious Podcast Trailer

The Sillycurious Podcast combines silliness and curiosity to inspire learning and spread happiness. We ask silly questions and find the silliness in serious questions. We discuss important questions facing humankind. Why do we feel so obligated to try to get in shape and lose weight? Are biscuits or dumplings the superior companion to your chicken dinner? Fat pets, creepy plants, wine fingers, thong underwear, bad hair cuts, cultural norms and other important stuff.