Slate Gender and Society
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.
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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
377
The Waves: Make Movies Horny Again
Films like Magic Mike: The Last Dance are an exception to our current sexless movie norm.
31 min
378
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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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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A Word: No More “Black Picket Fence”
Black, unmarried, childfree adults are a growing middle-class force
23 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.
37 min
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Outward: Why Is Everything “Lesbian” Always Dying?
Plus, PFLAG turns 50, but have the parents of queer kids really grown up?
79 min
390
How To!: Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower
Dr. Jessica Esquivel on bringing your whole self to your job.
36 min
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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
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What Next TBD: Would You Let A.I. Date For You?
Would your personal profile benefit from an impersonal touch?
26 min
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What Next TBD: When Meta Tells Law Enforcement ...
What does Big Tech need to do to protect users in Post-Roe America?
22 min
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The Waves: Hollywood Needs an Overhaul
The Academy does need a “crisis team.” Just not for the reasons they think they do.
28 min
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How To!: ‘Chaos Cook’ With Samin Nosrat
Samin Nosrat on learning to cook for your soul.
37 min
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The Waves: It’s OK to Hate Your Spouse (Sometimes)
Ask Polly author Heather Havrilesky on why a dull marriage might, actually, be good for you.
32 min
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How To!: Style Your Home Like a Pro
Corey Damen Jenkins on giving your space a design remix.
31 min
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Dear Prudence: Sister Wants Me to Be Her Surrog...
My sister is in desperate need of a surrogate, but I can’t help her.
34 min
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What Ballet’s Best Choreographer Destroyed
Ballet’s most famous choreographer left an amazing legacy–and many hurt women in his wake.
26 min
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Political Gabfest Reads: A Boarding School Thri...
Rebecca Makkai’s new book I Have Some Questions For You is a murder mystery that feels ripped from Twitter.
33 min