Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive BTS content, extra interviews, and much much more - check it out here: www.patreon.com/jvn [http://www.patreon.com/jvn]  This week on Getting Better, JVN sat down with internet sweetheart, icon, and author - the effervescent Drew Afualo. Talking all things clapping back to trolls, nuanced conversations on the internet, and why being woke isn’t a bad thing.  Full Getting Better Video Episodes now available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/jvn].  Not A Phase [https://notaphase.org/].  Trans Lifeline [https://translifeline.org/] Drew Afualo is on Instagram @drewafualo [https://www.instagram.com/drewafualo?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] and on Tiktok @drewafualo  [https://www.tiktok.com/@drewafualo?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn [https://www.instagram.com/gettingbetterwithjvn/] Jonathan on Instagram @jvn [https://www.instagram.com/jvn/__;!!NUnUjx3wvH5xgA!JwPuFyNVrHjVLZ00zG_p-g5BwqcJBeKiKpH_gBGieMmeu6cBBxoQbp_bZzmGcX02$] Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com [podcastadsales@sonymusic.com]. Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Visit https://www.ollie.com/better [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVQ5WkNWTU5hYllMSml6OTRqVzBZWV9GU3dXUXxBQ3Jtc0trQzM4Ql9icjJIRzFYQW1wSEZnSHJSSVNBR3RfcjhjdE5vZWtINzFtekE2TGZaV2lHWlQwRTBvY2ljM0ZMWnB6MXdnbDhhSzlwUWdvR2tYRmF1WktCTDdNSUM4Z2FuUEo2S3hRNG1RbzhIYTMyQ2c4cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ollie.com%2Fbetter&v=so3PY-iw7yE] today for 60% off your first box of meals! #ToKnowThemIsToLoveThem [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/toknowthemistolovethem] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

This week on The Monday Edit: JVN sat down with Chase Strangio from the ACLU to debrief on last week’s 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court on U.S. v Skrmetti - ruling in favor of continuing Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care. Chase made history in December 2024 as the first openly Trans lawyer to argue in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. All that, plus! JVN and Chris break down the Karen Read verdict.  Chase Strangio is Co-Director of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project as well as a nationally recognized expert on transgender rights. Chase’s work includes impact litigation, as well as legislative and administrative advocacy, on behalf of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV across the United States. Prior to joining the ACLU, Chase was an Equal Justice Works fellow and the Director of Prisoner Justice Initiatives at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, where he represented transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in confinement settings. In 2012, Chase co-founded the Lorena Borjas Community Fund, an organization that provides direct bail/bond assistance to LGBTQ immigrants in criminal and immigration cases. Chase is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and Grinnell College. Not A Phase [https://notaphase.org/].  Trans Lifeline [https://translifeline.org/] Follow Chase Strangio on Instagram @chasestrangio  [https://www.instagram.com/chasestrangio?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn [https://www.instagram.com/gettingbetterwithjvn/] Jonathan on Instagram @jvn [https://www.instagram.com/jvn/__;!!NUnUjx3wvH5xgA!JwPuFyNVrHjVLZ00zG_p-g5BwqcJBeKiKpH_gBGieMmeu6cBBxoQbp_bZzmGcX02$] and senior producer Chris @amomentlikechris [https://www.instagram.com/amomentlikechris/]  New video episodes Getting Better on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/jvn] every Wednesday.  Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Money, money, money, money…MO-NEY! The Money with Katie Show host Katie Gatti Tassin here to talk with JVN all about how we can beat capitalism, get ahead, and get informed about the system that we’re all operating in - whether we like it or not! Katie’s new book Rich Girl Nation is out now.  Money with Katie was founded in 2020 by Katie Gatti Tassin to document everything she learned about personal finance on her journey to financial independence. As a former public relations major in corporate America with a penchant for swiping her Discover card, her obsession about personal finance hit her hard out of left field — and as she watched her net worth grow in tandem with her financial literacy, she realized just how valuable the information was. Sharing it with others became an obsession. She left her full-time job at the end of 2021 to devote all of her energy to building this business, and Money with Katie was acquired by Morning Brew in 2022.  Full Getting Better Video Episodes now available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/jvn].  Not A Phase [https://notaphase.org/].  Trans Lifeline [https://translifeline.org/] Katie Gatti Tassin is on Instagram @moneywithkatie [https://www.instagram.com/moneywithkatie?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] and @katiegattitassin  [https://www.instagram.com/katiegattitassin/?hl=en] Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn [https://www.instagram.com/gettingbetterwithjvn/] Jonathan on Instagram @jvn [https://www.instagram.com/jvn/__;!!NUnUjx3wvH5xgA!JwPuFyNVrHjVLZ00zG_p-g5BwqcJBeKiKpH_gBGieMmeu6cBBxoQbp_bZzmGcX02$] Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

This week on The Monday Edit: JVN sat down with Cristina Jiménez Moreta to talk about her new book Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear Into Pride, Power, and Real Change and the work being done at United We Dream, the country’s largest youth-led immigrant organization - which Cristina co-founded. Plus our breakdown of the Tony awards and our HBOTW! Cristina Jiménez Moreta is an award-winning community organizer, political strategist, prominent advocate for social justice, and author. She is the Co-Founder and former Executive Director of United We Dream (UWD), the nation's largest immigrant youth-led organization. Cristina immigrated to the U.S. from Ecuador with her family in 1998, seeking a better life. She grew up undocumented in Queens, New York, and has since become a powerful voice in the fight for immigrant rights and equity. Cristina is currently a Distinguished Lecturer at the City College of New York's Colin Powell School, where she also co-teaches Leadership for Democracy and Social Justice (LDSJ). Under her leadership, UWD grew into a formidable network of over one million members, shifting the national conversation around immigration and helping secure policy changes at both the local and national levels. Cristina played a pivotal role in United We Dream's successful campaign that led to the implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) under President Obama. Not A Phase [https://notaphase.org/]. Trans Lifeline [https://translifeline.org/] Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn [https://www.instagram.com/gettingbetterwithjvn/] Jonathan on Instagram @jvn [https://www.instagram.com/jvn/__;!!NUnUjx3wvH5xgA!JwPuFyNVrHjVLZ00zG_p-g5BwqcJBeKiKpH_gBGieMmeu6cBBxoQbp_bZzmGcX02$] and senior producer Chris @amomentlikechris [https://www.instagram.com/amomentlikechris/] New video episodes Getting Better on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/jvn] every Wednesday. Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

This week we’re joined by political commentator and Gen Z Icon, Matt Bernstein - the creator behind @MattXIV [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] and A Bit Fruity Podcast. Together, Matt and JVN discuss the very real Gen Z red wave, finding your peace amidst online political discourse, make-up (yes, darling!), and much much more - plus, we find out just how many Millennial references Matt can pick up on. Matt Bernstein unpacks the events, people, and culture wars shaping the world around us.. On his podcast, On A Bit Fruity, he takes deeper dives into those issues — joined by celebrities, experts, and journalists who help us laugh and learn along the way. Episodes of A Bit Fruity Podcast drop bi-weekly wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube. Full Getting Better Video Episodes now available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/jvn]. Not A Phase [https://notaphase.org/]. Trans Lifeline [https://translifeline.org/] Matt Bernstein is on Instagram @MattXIV [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn [https://www.instagram.com/gettingbetterwithjvn/] Jonathan on Instagram @jvn [https://www.instagram.com/jvn/__;!!NUnUjx3wvH5xgA!JwPuFyNVrHjVLZ00zG_p-g5BwqcJBeKiKpH_gBGieMmeu6cBBxoQbp_bZzmGcX02$] Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]