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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The Myths: The Myths About Fat People
Maintenance Phase’s Aubrey Gordon discusses her new book, “You Just Need to Lose Weight” And 19 Other Myths About Fat People.
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What Next: The "Grooming" Panic's Real Origins
The Respect for Marriage Act was signed against a backdrop of violent threats being leveled at the LGBTQ community—what’s behind the backlash?
22 min
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Amicus: Why are We Still Obsessed with Roe v Wade?
Mary Ziegler on overturning a myth, and trying to find its meaning.
48 min
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The Waves: Are Women of Color Disappearing From...
Comedian Aida Rodriguez shares her tough road in comedy. And why she’s always trying to lift up “the kids”.
31 min
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What Next 2022 Retrospective | How Soccer's Bes...
The US Women’s National Soccer team fought for six years to secure equal pay for equal work.
26 min
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Outward: How Can Queer People Keep Each Other S...
Plus, a conversation with actress Jen Richards about the groundbreaking trans film Framing Agnes.
87 min
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The Waves: Tis the Hallmark Season
Come for the rugged, inn-owning men. Stay for the vibes and attempts at increased diversity.
34 min
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The Waves: The World Record Book of Racist Stories
Comedians Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar explain why humor is the only way to get through the pain
34 min
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ICYMI: What Is a Kevsexual?
TikTok doesn’t understand the female gaze.
34 min
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The Waves: Fleishman - and Middle Aged Marriage...
Hulu’s new series, Fleishman Is In Trouble, uncovers how mid-life crisis and divorce are different for women.
28 min
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Outward: How to Read a NYT Story About Trans Kids
Plus, a conversation with James Roesener, the first out trans man to win a seat in a U.S. state legislature.
70 min
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Decoder Ring: The Butt and the Bustle
It may be old-fashioned, but the bustle still has a lot to tell us about race, sex and power.
41 min
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The Waves: Oprah Has The Best Voice (and Other ...
The actresses’s new audio book Inside Voice will make you rethink how you sound.
25 min
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What Next: What Texas' Attacks on Trans Healthc...
When Governor Abbott directed the state to investigate gender-affirming care as child abuse, trans kids and their families had to decide if Texas could still be home. Many left.
25 min
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The Waves: Why Sarah Palin Won’t Go Away
The MAGA celebrity is back in politics and we all have questions.
29 min
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ICYMI: Did Deplatforming Andrew Tate Work?
BuzzFeed’s Ikran Dahir discusses Tate’s wealth, misogyny, and the community he’s built around himself.
34 min
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The Waves: Why You Hate Women’s Voices
Elissa Bassist, the author of Hysterical, explains how society became conditioned to find women’s voices annoying.
27 min
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Outward: Debating Queer History in Bros and at ...
Is consuming gay culture a political act?
83 min
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What Next: Five Years of #MeToo
What has changed and what hasn’t, in Hollywood and beyond.
23 min
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The Waves: Why the Law Cares About Your Sex
In Paisley Currah’s new book Sex Is As Sex Does, he asks: why do we classify people based on their sexual identity?
31 min
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The Waves: Why Are We Obsessed With Queens?
From real queens to fictional ones, we just can’t seem to get enough.
24 min
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How To!: Do Divorce Right
Dr. Elizabeth Cohen on rediscovering yourself in the midst of a divorce.
33 min
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The Waves: Do Co-Ed Sports Hurt Girls?
Maybe it’s time to rethink the great separation in sports.
30 min
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Amicus: Listen to Lady Justice
A high water mark for women and the law, and then, a great unraveling.
10 min
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The Waves: Free Britney. From Her Fans.
Britney Spears has been released from her conservatorship, but not the public spotlight.
34 min