Episode 1: I Quit My Job To Make This Podcast
"I was like, why am I listening to a curly hair podcast? But it's good." -- Alex, an early listener
Episode 1 is here:
In it, you’ll hear…
the case for why this show needed to exist, featuring the ancient Greeks *and* Timothée Chalamet.
the winding journey every curly goes through — including my father, who I inherited my hair from. When I interviewed him for the show, he told me a barber refused to give him a cut when he moved to America because it was too curly. I called one of my best friends and told him about this and said “isn’t that crazy?” And guess what. He said it had happened to him too!
how you start a haircare company from zero
what sweaters and curly hair have in common. According to a scientist who studied both, a lot.
All in 20 minutes.
We Are Spiraling isn’t just for people with curly hair or those obsessed with GRWM routines. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again because it couldn’t be more true: This show is not about lotions and potions. And neither is this newsletter!
Early reviews indicate even those who thought We Are Spiraling couldn’t possibly be for them — but their curiosity got the best of them and they clicked through anyway — found themselves entertained.
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At least four people have texted me to ask who made the sick intro and outro music: theme music by Lapgan, as we say in the credits.
The song is called “My Haveli Is Your Haveli.”
I’m also really into “The Unknown.” I wrote this newsletter while listening to it on loop. Follow him on Spotify for more bangers.
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Enjoyed this, thank you. But I'm puzzled about the 'we' and the 'world' you and your guests are speaking about that bans curly hair on women. Perhaps just a particular sector of a particular part of US society? I'm 61 with curly hair and have never had to think about choosing to be curly or not. They're really not a problem. In the UK and Europe curly hair is completely normal, celebrated even.