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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ICYMI | The Most Famous Facelift on TikTok
What a woman’s viral trip to Guadalajara and Kylie Jenner’s boob job reveal say about the current state of plastic surgery discourse online.
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ICYMI | How Coming Out Videos Changed YouTube
We sit down with YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of her most popular video to date.
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Outward | The Latest on Trans Rights in the Cou...
48 min
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Outward | Small-Town Pride Blooms
Bryan dives in with Christina Cauterucci’s reporting on rising rural Prides and we hear from an organizer of Canyon County Pride in Idaho
43 min
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What Next | Corporate America Retreats From Pride
It was always an awkward fit, but it’s still ominous to watch companies pull back support.
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ICYMI: TikTok’s “Relationship Experts” Must Be ...
TheWizardLiz’s breakup proves you can’t “hack” love.
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ICYMI: Sad Beige Lawsuits and an Influencer’s “...
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ICYMI: Will MomTok Actually Change Mormonism?
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What Next | Legally Dead—And Pregnant
Adriana Smith is being kept on life support, at her family’s expense, until her fetus reaches 32 weeks.
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Outward | America’s Gay Restaurants with Erik P...
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Death, Sex & Money | Betraying a Friendship to ...
He was a reporter breaking an NFL sexting story. She was the unwilling source.
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ICYMI: Pope Leo XIV is the Taylor Swift of Cath...
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ICYMI: This Influencer Baby Name Is a Tragedeigh
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ICYMI: Kayla Malec Deserves Online Justice, Too
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ICYMI: Kate Mackz Can’t Outrun Politics
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Outward | Queer Travel Writing with Alden Jones
Queer writers, global stories: Alden Jones on challenging the legacy of travel literature
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ICYMI: The Harry Potter Fandom Faces Its Bigges...
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ICYMI: This Book Drama Gets Hotter in the DMs
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Death, Sex & Money | The Patient and Cunning Wo...
Andrew Schneider is the only full-time lobbyist at West Virginia’s state capitol working on LGBTQ issues.
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What Next | Should Hospitals Drug Test New Moms?
False positives are common. The legal consequences can be devastating.
24 min
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What Next | When a State Tells Trump 'No'
Maine’s governor said she’d follow her state’s laws—then the federal government launched more than a half dozen investigations.
24 min
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Outward | How The Gay Rights Movement Became Tr...
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What Next | Project 2025’s Plan for Your Family
24 min
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Outward | Planning San Francisco Pride in a Shi...
Christina Cauterucci speaks with SF Pride’s Executive Director about organizing Pride while corporate allies shift toward Trump-era politics.
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Culture Gabfest | Seth Rogen’s Love/Hate Letter...
This week, the hosts discuss The Studio, Eephus, and Sunrise On The Reaping.
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