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We Are Spiraling

We Are Spiraling

By: Priya Anand
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We talk about curly hair to learn more about our culture — from how we perceive ourselves to how the world sees us.


Priya Anand, an award-winning journalist whose work has been featured in Bloomberg, Businessweek, the Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed and Politico, turns her investigative eye to her lifelong obsession: curly hair.


You might think: curly hair, how much is there to say?
A whole podcast dedicated to this? I don’t want to hear someone ramble about all their hair lotions and potions!


But there is so much to unravel about why so many people hide their ringlets as secret curlies, how politicians who wear their hair curly are vilified and what Hollywood's hostility toward curls means for our society.

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Episodes
  • The Politics Of Curly Hair

    The Politics Of Curly Hair
    Nov 24 2025

    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.


    Get connected:
    https://www.WeAreSpiraling.com
    https://www.MayuraBeauty.com

    Follow Priya:
    https://www.instagram.com/priyas.ideas/

    https://tiktok.com/@.priyaanand

    Follow Mayura:
    https://www.instagram.com/mayura.beauty

    Follow the podcast:
    https://www.instagram.com/wearespiraling
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    22 mins
  • Why Are So Many People Secretly Curly?

    Why Are So Many People Secretly Curly?
    Nov 13 2025

    People go to great lengths to hide their curls, either through straightening or buzz cuts. We investigate why.



    Get connected:
    https://www.WeAreSpiraling.com
    https://www.MayuraBeauty.com

    Follow Priya:
    https://www.instagram.com/priyas.ideas/

    https://tiktok.com/@.priyaanand

    Follow Mayura:
    https://www.instagram.com/mayura.beauty

    Follow the podcast:
    https://www.instagram.com/wearespiraling
    Show More Show Less
    22 mins
  • I Quit My Job To Make Curly Haircare Products And This Podcast

    I Quit My Job To Make Curly Haircare Products And This Podcast
    Nov 13 2025

    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.



    Get connected:
    https://www.WeAreSpiraling.com
    https://www.MayuraBeauty.com

    Follow Priya:
    https://www.instagram.com/priyas.ideas/

    https://tiktok.com/@.priyaanand

    Follow Mayura:
    https://www.instagram.com/mayura.beauty

    Follow the podcast:
    https://www.instagram.com/wearespiraling
    Show More Show Less
    20 mins
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