Same-Sex Marriage Rights, JVN’s Gilded Age Finale Breakdown, 3I/ATLAS

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive BTS content, extra interviews, and much much more - check it out here: www.patreon.com/jvn This week on The Monday Edit: Kim Davis Lore, Same-Sex Marriage Rights, our comprehensive breakdown of the Season 3 Finale of Gilded Age, 3I/ATLAS, TikTok's on our algorithm, listener questions, and our HBOTW! Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Jonathan on Instagram @jvn and senior producer Chris @amomentlikechris New video episodes Getting Better on YouTube every Wednesday. Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from 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 [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Better Babes. I'm Jonathan Van Ness. And welcome to the Monday edit. This week like every week,
0:07.1	we are joined by our senior producer, Chris. Say hi, Chris.
0:09.8	Bonjour. Wow. I love a new bonjour. Wait, Chris, can you believe that, well, you guys
0:15.2	know the drill? I can't even like say that like normal intro anymore because sometimes honestly
0:18.3	when I, Chris, I'm doing it. I'm just going
0:21.1	rogue. You guys, I'm in a new room. I'm in our new rental. I am giving you welcome to New York,
0:29.1	not Taylor's version, because she owns her masters now. But anyway, we were driving, Denise and I
0:35.9	were driving back from Washington, D.C. to New York
0:40.2	when we wrapped Queer Eye and I was binge listening to morbid and crime junkie.
0:45.4	And sometimes I just like want a different intro.
0:48.0	Like that's what I found from binging other people's podcasts.
0:50.3	I was like sometimes I just need to fucking shake it up.
0:53.0	And so I'm going to shake it up for you
0:54.4	sexy sluts. But wait, Christina, I was thinking. What were you thinking? What Monday is this of the
1:02.3	year? Like a 52. Like 8.000 or like 818. Like is this like our 38? I would guess that it's our 38. But I don't know that. Let's figure it out. I'm just guessing. What? Oh, my God. Are you asking chat GPT instead of counting it up? This is such a good example of, this is such a good example of our millennial divide. No. Because I was just going to count it up in the ICAL. Mm-hmm. Oh, my God. Am I right?
1:28.0	Oh, my God.
1:29.0	The 34th Monday of the year.
1:31.6	Oh, fuck.
1:33.5	I went over.
1:34.8	I lost my showcase showdown.
1:37.7	Thank God we didn't make any bets.
1:40.1	34th Monday of the year.
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