
Curiosity Collective
Celebrating and amplifying the stories and experiences of those most historically silenced through great curiosity and delight. Because we all deserve to be heard, and it is an honor to bear witness.
Episodes
31 episodes
AROUND THE WORLD with Nicola in Italy!!
Join us as Nicola shares his experience navigating the pandemic from the first Italian red zone to being quarantined alone in the Dolomite Mountains, how his perspective and faith have evolved over the last two years, and how he cultivate...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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52:21

AROUND THE WORLD with Peter and Joyce in New Zealand!!
Pete and Joyce share their Kiwi pandemic experience, including how New Zealanders' fierce independence helped eradicate coronavirus from the island, how they navigate grief and longing through creativity and connection, and what brings them hop...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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48:20

AROUND THE WORLD with Rhys MacLean on the Pacific Crest Trail!!
Solo world-traveler Rhys MacLean (she/her) joins us from the Pacific Crest Trail to share about her counter-cultural lifestyle living on the road, the adventure of traveling in some of the most remote parts of the planet, and what it's actu...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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55:18

Roberta (Jenkins) James
Join us as Roberta (Jenkins) James (she/her) shares how she's harnessed and embodied deep self-worth, confidence, and an abiding sense of Black joy while navigating white supremacy culture, how she's attained success in an industry dominated by...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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47:25

Dylan Julian
Join us as Dylan Julian (he/him/his) shares his unique experience navigating the complexities of gender identity and expression as a Trans man, the work he's doing to support the LGBTQIA+ community as a coach, and what gives him the courage to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:08:24

Jessie Timmons
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're lucky enough to have special guest and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Jessie Timmons (she/her) to help us navigate the wilds of our shared collective trauma, share themes she's observing as we e...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:05:54
Melissa Mowry
Join us as Melissa shares her unique parenting experience homeschooling 7 children including several with special needs, honestly reckoning with race in a multi-racial household, and the realities of navigating her own mental health in the mids...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:08:24

Candice Shakur
In this episode, my dear childhood friend Candice Shakur generously shares her experience as a Black girl growing up in small white Pennsylvania town, her current reality navigating the myriad challenges and complexity of white supremacy ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:13:54

Dr. Emily Seitz
Join us as historian and scholar Dr. Emily Seitz shares the complex and nuanced history of obstetrics in the 19th century, including when women began entering the workforce as physicians, the complexity of language and legislation of birth, and...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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53:13

Jen Balsbaugh
Join me and one of my oldest friends Jen Balsbaugh as she shares her family's experience of the rare genetic condition of Trisomy 9, including navigating the world of medical specialists, pediatric therapy, and special education, and the many j...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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47:33
Avni Tokhie
When she was only 29 years old, Avni Tokhie was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a rare disease of the Central Nervous System that affects both the brain and the spinal cord. Join us as she shares how she has adapted as a mother of youn...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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51:16

Keturah Beiler
Join us as Keturah shares what it means to her to come from Old Order Amish heritage, what it was like growing up Beachy Amish Mennonite in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and a little about her palliative care work with infants and families as...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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54:40

Mya Kwon
This one is a doozie!! Join us as Mya helps to break down and explain so very many myths and stigmas related to diet culture, disordered eating, the extraordinarily junk science of the body mass index and SO MUCH MORE!! If you...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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59:48

Season Two! with Katie Langley & Steph Frysinger
Curiosity Collective is back!Host Katie Langley is joined by her dear friend Steph to launch season two of the Curiosity Collective Podcast! Together they chat about where the Collective has been, where it's headed, and what Katie...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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43:58
Lindley Ashline
Join us as Lindley generously shares her experience and wisdom as an autistic fat person, how she has catalyzed her rage into hope and change for thousands through her fat liberation activism and photography, and the challenges navigating acces...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:07:44

Gozá Parks
No matter where she lived growing up military all over the world, Gozá learned over and over through racist beauty standards and toxic purity culture that she was ugly, and never enough.In this episode Gozá shares her erotic exploration...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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48:00

Jayson Frank Sheffer
Like many boys, Frank learned young that boys don't cry, but that it better (and safer) to repress his feelings in silence and shame. In this episode, Frank bravely shares his experience confronting childhood sexual abuse, his path throug...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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56:34

Joanie Wolf
Joanie Wolf (she/her) was born in Oil City, a small western Pennsylvania town and raised in Mechanicsburg, a suburb of Harrisburg, PA. A former Kinesiology major, Joanie first dreamed of becoming an Elementary Phys Ed Teacher. She g...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:03:43

Dr. Laura Deon
SEPTEMBER IS WOMEN IN MEDICINE MONTH!Meet Dr.Deon, Pediatric Rehab Physician in Chicago! Join us as we talk about disability access, using your voice and finding your power as a woman, and choosing curiosity as our...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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48:27

Dr. Catherine Yee
Welcome to Women in Medicine Month!!Join us as Dr.Yee shares her experience as a woman in the male-dominated field of pain medicine, why representation matters so very much, the reality of treating patients through a global pandem...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:01:21

Jillian Deluca
Join us as Jillian shares her experience working as a Speech Pathologist in one of the country's most revered medical institutions at the height of the global pandemic. Content includes pandemic trauma, fear, and death.Jillian (sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:15:04

Ticia Albano
Join our grand bestie reunion as Ticia shares her experience growing up in small town Pa as a multiethnic woman of color, and what it is to cultivate joy, creativity, and self-acceptance in the midst of it all. Content includes racism and...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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59:20
