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Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

How To Tap Into the Energy, Vibe, and Spirit of PRIDE 2026 — w/ Peppermint

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Self-improvement, Education, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.919K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This week on Getting Better, JVN sits down with actress, activist, performer, and NYC Pride Grand Marshal Peppermint for a conversation about the energy, joy, resilience, and community that make Pride so powerful. From starring in Survival of the Thickest to leading one of the world’s most iconic Pride celebrations, Peppermint shares what Pride means to her today, how the movement has evolved, and why joy remains one of the most important tools for building connection and creating change. Along the way, JVN and Peppermint dive into Pride history, the responsibility and excitement of being a Grand Marshal, what it means to be “the first,” and how we can all help create a future rooted in belonging. Plus: a gum health detour, baths vs. showers, some Peppermint’s Transcendence Tea, and why staying connected to our shared humanity matters now more than ever. Whether you’re celebrating Pride this month or looking for ways to build more community, courage, and joy in your everyday life, this episode is a reminder that Pride is more than a celebration - it’s a practice. Wanna see JVN on stage? Get tix to the Hot & Healed Comedy Tour here.  Full Video Episodes now available on YouTube.  Follow Peppermint @peppermint247  Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Follow Jonathan on Instagram @jvn Executive  Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from: 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

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0:00.0

Hey Better Babes. Welcome back to Getting Better for our last episode of Pride 2026.

0:05.2

How did June go by that quick? And the iconic words of Vanessa Williams. And actually all of our

0:10.1

guests were like amazing this month. But honey, saved the best for last. But I also loved everyone this

0:14.1

month. So like not trying to start a fight. But we have peppermint in the studio to talk all about

0:18.9

the resilience, beauty, celebration of pride.

0:23.0

Peppermint is a boundary breaker. I had the honor to get to work with her on Broadway and my

0:27.7

little Broadway debut last year in the drowsy chaperone. Then I also got to work with

0:31.6

peppermint on season three of Survival of the Thickest, which debuts next week on Netflix.

0:37.2

This is such a joy-filled episode. Pepperint is someone who I look up to. I celebrate. I love her so much. She's freaking hysterical and just so much talent. Let's take this beat for some queer joy, some peppermint celebration. And honey, let's dive right in to our conversation with peppermint. Pepperman, welcome to getting better. Oh my gosh. Finally. Diva, thank you so much for coming on. Oh my gosh. I'm excited to be here. The skin is skinning. The fashion's fashion. You look absolutely stunning. I feel so bad for any of our listeners that aren't watching today. Auxante, thank you. I mean, can you just tell us a little bit about this boot before we get two off the track, off the rails?

1:12.3

The boots are from survival of the thick.

1:13.7

Yes.

1:26.1

It's this little boot. I feel like you could do. Oh, and you have like the sound proofers on the bottom of it. Still, I was like, you know, I'm just to leave them and see how long they last. Can we tell? Let's give these people a little BTS. Okay, so these, so show the bottom of the shoe.

1:29.0

Well, before that, everybody knows that high heels make a lot of noise. Click, click, click, clap. Which is a no-no when you're recording and film and television. So this, what else? I hope there's no like gum rubber. No, it's so clean. This is what they put on the bottom of your shoe. To dampen your click glass. Yes, darling.

1:44.4

Yes. So I was all soft running through the streets today.

1:46.3

Okay, so not to hit you with the hard-hitting journalism, because we have a few things to cover.

1:50.2

But what was your favorite part about working with me on survival of the thickest?

1:55.5

Honestly, it was, I don't remember exactly what the lines and everything were.

2:02.6

People have to see it when it comes out soon.

2:04.7

But next week.

2:06.3

But when you, we were in a discussion, not to spoil it for anybody watching,

2:11.5

but the scene that I had with you that we were in a discussion about queer rights and transites.

2:17.4

And you really, really,

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