A feed drawing from Slate’s podcast network, including The Waves and Outward, featuring episodes that take a critical eye to the world around us, how we define ourselves, and how gender itself is defined.
Working: Drag Queens Are Under Attack and Fight...
48 min
278
Amicus: Anti-Abortion Lawyers Love this Zombie Law
The Comstock Act is a 19th century vice law some hope could criminalize abortion nationwide
31 min
279
Political Gabfest: That Shoddy Abortion Pill Ru...
Federal judges limit the availability of mifepristone; the Republican Tennessee state legislature expels two Democratic representatives; and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has an ethics problem again.
50 min
280
What Next: Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA ...
A judge has revoked FDA approval of mifepristone. But the FDA could fight back - in more ways than one.
22 min
281
The Waves: How to Survive in Hollywood
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Caroline Aaron discusses her career as a character actress.
26 min
282
Big Mood, Little Mood: Am I Cis Now?
With guest Tuck Woodstock, a journalist, educator, and the host of the podcast Gender Reveal.
45 min
283
Dear Prudence: I Don’t Want My Dad to Attend My...
I cannot take care of him and be the mother of the bride at the same time. Am I being selfish?
39 min
284
The Waves: Make Movies Horny Again
Films like Magic Mike: The Last Dance are an exception to our current sexless movie norm.
31 min
285
Hear Me Out: Childbirth Should Be Free
Slate’s new podcast on the cost of delivering an American baby.
31 min
286
Mom & Dad: Gender-Affirming Care For Kids
Slate’s parenting podcast breaks down the debate over access to health care for trans kids.
31 min
287
ICYMI: Succession’s Kendall Roy is the Internet...
39 min
288
A Word: Build Black Better
Black Women Build harnesses community spirit to restore Baltimore.
20 min
289
What Next: The Diagnosis Was Fatal. She Couldn'...
Lauren Hall was traumatized by the lack of care. Now, she’s pregnant again—and suing the state.
27 min
290
The Waves: What the Hart Family Murders Reveal ...
When Devonte Hart and his siblings were killed by their foster moms, why were those women viewed as victims?
31 min
291
Dear Prudence: My Wife’s Friend Is Not Her Frie...
How can I get my wife to understand that her friend is not a friend at all?
36 min
292
The Waves: We Need to Talk About Postpartum Psy...
It’s one of the “worst psychiatric emergencies.” But the United State’s system for treatment isn’t working.
34 min
293
A Word: No More “Black Picket Fence”
Black, unmarried, childfree adults are a growing middle-class force
23 min
294
Dear Prudence: My Mom Doesn’t Think My Fiancé I...
My mom said she doesn’t think my fiancé is thin, attractive, or intelligent enough for me, and now their relationship is fractured.
34 min
295
The Waves: Two Feminists Talk Weight Loss
Weight loss isn’t bad. It’s just personal, whether you do it or not.
37 min
296
Outward: Why Is Everything “Lesbian” Always Dying?
Plus, PFLAG turns 50, but have the parents of queer kids really grown up?
79 min
297
How To!: Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower
Dr. Jessica Esquivel on bringing your whole self to your job.
36 min
298
What Next: How Anti-Trans Legislation Cost Rura...
It was already difficult to recruit physicians to rural areas before Gov. Kristi Noem made anti-trans laws her hallmark.
26 min
299
What Next TBD: Would You Let A.I. Date For You?
Would your personal profile benefit from an impersonal touch?
26 min
300
What Next TBD: When Meta Tells Law Enforcement ...
What does Big Tech need to do to protect users in Post-Roe America?