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.
Political Gabfest Reads: The Classic Hollywood ...
Curtis Sittenfeld’s new book Romantic Comedy explores the middle-aged romance between a pop star and a comedy writer.
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The Waves: How to Protect Your Kids From Diet C...
Virginia Sole-Smith’s new book makes the radical case for letting your kids be kids when it comes to food. With Mom and Dad Are Fighting’s Jamilah Lemieux.
35 min
378
What Next: What E. Jean Carroll Is Fighting For
And how Donald Trump’s defense team is trying to sway the jury.
24 min
379
The Waves: Making Friends As An Adult
Comedian and author Lane Moore talks about her new book on friendship, You Will Find Your People.
32 min
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Hear Me Out: Trashy TV Is Actually Good For You
Love it or hate it, spectacle has a way of bringing us together.
29 min
381
Outward: Are Advice Columns Intrinsically Queer?
Plus, the undeniable gayness of Frog and Toad.
79 min
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Working: Drag Queens Are Under Attack and Fight...
48 min
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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
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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
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The Waves: How to Survive in Hollywood
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Caroline Aaron discusses her career as a character actress.
26 min
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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
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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
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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
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The Waves: Make Movies Horny Again
Films like Magic Mike: The Last Dance are an exception to our current sexless movie norm.
31 min
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Hear Me Out: Childbirth Should Be Free
Slate’s new podcast on the cost of delivering an American baby.
31 min
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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
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ICYMI: Succession’s Kendall Roy is the Internet...
39 min
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A Word: Build Black Better
Black Women Build harnesses community spirit to restore Baltimore.
20 min
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A Word: No More “Black Picket Fence”
Black, unmarried, childfree adults are a growing middle-class force
23 min
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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
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The Waves: Two Feminists Talk Weight Loss
Weight loss isn’t bad. It’s just personal, whether you do it or not.