Mini-Spelling Bee, Trying the Viral Smoked Salmon, FDA & Mifepristone Access

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Comedy, Education

4.9 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This week: our first official TME Spelling Bee, Producer Nathanael learns the Tin whistle, we try the viral smoked salmon, talk GLP-1 & Cannabis usage, coverMifepristone Access in the US over at the Jonathan Van News Desk, and drop this week’s Hot B*tch of the Week. Catch JVN on tour this weekend: February 6th - Omaha, NE & February 7th - Kansas City, MO The Monday Edit, now on YouTube! Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive content, bonus episodes, and more! www.patreon.com/jvn Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Jonathan on Instagram @jvn and senior producer Chris @amomentlikechris Senior 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	Welcome to the Monday edit Better Babes this week. Like every week, we're joined by our gorgeous executive producer Chris. Say hi, Chris.
0:07.3	Bonjour.
0:08.1	Ah, how are we doing? We're doing fabulously.
0:11.7	We're surviving even in spite of the world around us.
0:18.7	Yeah. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
0:19.9	We are finding reasons to shine. We are finding reasons to thrive. Exactly. The mental health, we're locked in. Oh. We're locked in. I am. I'm locked in out here. I am just like... Padlock. Yeah. Focus. We're giving... 2026 me is about focus, intention,
0:38.3	gorgiosity.
0:40.9	Also, I have to say
0:42.5	the shark.
0:43.8	The shark is sharking.
0:45.9	The shark.
0:46.6	If you're a listener,
0:47.7	and that's just my hair
0:48.5	looks really good,
0:49.2	is basically what that story is.
0:50.3	Also, just a little quick update.
0:52.1	First, wait.
0:59.6	And a show first, we are both going to Kansas City and Omaha. We're two Midwestern Queens and actually three. It's our whole crew. We are literally going
1:04.1	to the Midwest. We are rendezvousing in Omaha, Kansas City for our first shows of the hot and healed
1:09.4	tour. And one thing that we've been doing is like having a different videographer team in every
1:14.5	city. And what that's made me realize is that I have very inconsistent videos.
1:20.6	And so I don't want that anymore.
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