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 | Princess Treatment, the 4B Movement, an...
Vox’s Rebecca Jennings helps us decipher whether we’re in the midst of an online gender war.
40 min
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Outward | What Southern LGBTQ History Can Teach Us
Jules Gill-Peterson talks with the co-founders of Invisible Histories to talk about their work preserving stories of the LGBTQ South and the lessons we all need to learn from them
40 min
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Gabfest Reads: How Two Rivals Shaped Birth Cont...
Stephanie Gorton’s new book, The Icon & the Idealist digs into the history of two women who changed reproductive rights forever
27 min
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Well, Now: Being a “Likeable Badass” Could Impr...
Psychologist Alison Fragale dives into the science behind how people – especially women – can best leverage social influence for their benefit.
45 min
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Outward: Now What Do We Do? Mark Joseph Stern ...
36 min
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What Next: Protecting Abortion, Electing Trump
Reproductive rights remain popular—even, it seems, among Trump voters. It was never clear what they meant to Trump.
23 min
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Well, Now: Getting to the Heart of Hormonal Health
Alisa Vitti’s advice on balancing your hormones naturally
43 min
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Outward: Gays in the Woods: History and Identit...
Bryan Lowder and historian Ben Miller discuss how romanticized notions of 'primitive' cultures influenced white gay men's sense of self and activism.
33 min
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Outward: Building Movements with Gender Liberat...
Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with the lead organizers of the Gender Liberation March to talk movement building, the fight for bodily autonomy needs us all, and organizing in an election year
38 min
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Death, Sex & Money: The Making and Unmaking of ...
Author Kendra Adachi explains why she no-longer adheres to the self-help industry’s impossible standards.
45 min
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What Next: Abortion Is on the Ballot. Republica...
After losing so many state votes, the GOP is now fighting direct democracy itself.
24 min
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Well, Now: Puberty is Starting Earlier and Last...
Tips from a puberty expert on navigating this necessary part of life, supporting youth going through it, and keeping your cool throughout the process.
45 min
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Outward | The Supreme Court Takes on Trans Righ...
Outward’s own Jules Gill Peterson takes us behind her contributions to an amicus brief for an upcoming Supreme Court case that will have a massive impact on trans healthcare rights
37 min
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Well, Now: Can Kids Be Healthy at Any Size?
Underweight and overweight kids are at higher risk for psychological harm. What’s the answer to proper nutrition in a world still full of weight stigma?
42 min
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How To!: Be Less Judgy
Dr. Terri Apter on transforming hot takes into cool curiosity.
36 min
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Well, Now: Are Supplements Actually Worth It?
Before you buy the latest celebrity-branded gummy vitamin, arm yourself and your medicine cabinet with the facts.
33 min
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Care & Feeding: Abby Wambach Is Parenting the W...
Slate’s parenting podcast on horseshoes, not circles.
37 min
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Outward: Surviving Hate and Finding Joy as a Tr...
Nico Lang traveled the country to talk to trans teenagers about the reality of their lives in red states and blue states.
40 min
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A Word: Tech’s Race Reckoning
Silicon Valley might drive progress in business, but it lags behind on race.
28 min
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Well, Now: The Truth About IUDs
IUDs are safe and extremely effective, but they could be much better.
30 min
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Outward: Fighting for Non-Binary Inclusivity in...
: The Outward hosts sit down with non-binary marathoner Cal Calamia who is making space for trans and non-binary folks in competitive racing
38 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Martha Wainwright on Post-D...
Musician Martha Wainwright talks about making music through grief, shaky confidence, and post-divorce sexiness.
49 min
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Hang Up: The U.S. Wins Solheim!
65 min
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Amicus: Why Ron DeSantis Hates Direct Democracy
Florida Republicans’ new anti-abortion playbook is an anti-democracy playbook
47 min
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Outward: Kamala Harris’ Record on Trans Rights ...
Christina speaks to journalists S.I. Rosenbaum and Josie Reisman about their Slate article looking back on Kamala Harris’ political track record on trans rights.
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