diff --git a/app/controllers/explore/posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/explore/posts_controller.rb
index 20e289356..7d12924ea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/explore/posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/explore/posts_controller.rb
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ module Explore
     end
 
     def popular_posts(min_date, max_date)
-      Post.where(created_at: min_date..max_date).user_tag_match("order:score")
+      Post.where(created_at: min_date..max_date).includes(:media_asset).user_tag_match("order:score")
     end
 
     def curated_posts(min_date, max_date)
-      Post.where(created_at: min_date..max_date).user_tag_match("order:curated")
+      Post.where(created_at: min_date..max_date).includes(:media_asset).user_tag_match("order:curated")
     end
   end
 end