We Are Spiraling

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: WeAreSpiraling.com Follow Priya on Instagram and TiktokMAYURA waitlist and Instagram This show is also on Instagram.

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: WeAreSpiraling.com Follow Priya on Instagram and TiktokMAYURA waitlist and Instagram This show is also on Instagram.

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: WeAreSpiraling.com Follow Priya on Instagram and TiktokMAYURA waitlist and Instagram This show is also on Instagram.

People go to great lengths to hide their curls, either through straightening or buzz cuts. We investigate why.Subscribe to our Substack: WeAreSpiraling.com Follow Priya on Instagram and TiktokMAYURA waitlist and Instagram This show is also on Instagram.

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: WeAreSpiraling.com Follow Priya on Instagram and TiktokMAYURA waitlist and Instagram This show is also on Instagram.