We Are Spiraling

Two listeners of this show share how their hair has been a key part of their stories as Black women. We also discuss why Coco Gauff’s hair became something she had to defend, and what happens when media tries to erase Black hair. Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

New York state law now requires cosmetology schools to teach students how to work with curly hair. We trace the history of haircutting and ask why it took so long for curly hair to be acknowledged. And we talk to Roxy Reaves, founder of Oakland, California-based Coastal Curl, who pushed Aveda to change how it trains stylists.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

We speak with two Native American hair artists about the indigenous philosophy that hair is an extension of your spirit and energy. John Parker works on Hollywood films and television shows, and brought that ethos into hair design for Killers Of The Flower Moon – a story he is personally connected to. Selina McManus educates on “decolonizing” hair at her Oakland salon. Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

We interview three comedians, Noah Grossman, Nemma Adeni and Molly Brenner, to find out if our hot take holds water and dig into how they think about their appearances while playing themselves.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

When did men of all ages get a broccoli cut? And how do they feel about themselves when they get a makeover deep into adulthood? We investigate this shift, from K-Pop to TikTok and the fact that these days more people are swiping right on curly guys.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

Carla Lalli on what happens to your body in a professional kitchen, waking up at 13 and suddenly seeing curly hair in the mirror, and a preview of her upcoming cookbook.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

Aphrodite: curly hair. Zeus: curly hair. The statue of David: curly hair. Ancient Greeks and Romans knew what we know on this show: curly hair is worth obsessing over. We talk to Janet Stephens, the world’s foremost expert on ancient Greek and Roman hairstyles and why curly hair was prized. Subscribe to our Substack for photos of these styles and how to recreate them.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

In movies, the only people with curly hair are often weirdos or witches. Seinfeld icon and 87-year-old TikTok sensation Annie Korzen unpacks how biases affected her career and continue to influence culture.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, explains the role her curly hair has played in her life and political career – from the pressure to change it to how opponents have used it as a hook for vicious insults.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

People go to great lengths to hide their curls, either through straightening or buzz cuts. We investigate why.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

A reporter who covered startups for a decade starts her own: the curly hair care product line she’s always wanted. This show investigates curly hair in our culture.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.

We talk about curly hair to learn more about our culture — from how we perceive ourselves to how the world sees us.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramThis show is also on Instagram and TikTok.