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.
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
78
Hang Up: The U.S. Wins Solheim!
65 min
79
Amicus: Why Ron DeSantis Hates Direct Democracy
Florida Republicans’ new anti-abortion playbook is an anti-democracy playbook
47 min
80
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.
29 min
81
Well, Now | What Drag Queens Can Teach Us About...
Navigating the healthcare system as a person of trans experience can be tough. Miss Peppermint shares her best practices.
41 min
82
Death, Sex & Money: The Weight of Love
Listener stories about body size and relationships.
48 min
83
Dear Prudence | I Found My Happily Married Mom’...
45 min
84
ICYMI | Is Ballerina Farm A Victim?
Why Hannah Neeleman, a Julliard-trained ballerina-turned-tradwife, might be the final girlboss of this controversial movement.
33 min
85
Death, Sex & Money: Life and Death Inside the P...
Crystal Hefner talks about her decade living with Hugh Hefner, how money worked in their made-for-TV marriage, and the complicated pain of losing him.
47 min
86
What Next: The Gender War Election
What Kamala Harris learned (not to do) from the Clinton campaign.
27 min
87
ICYMI: Unladylike’s Cristen Conger on Conspirac...
The host of Unladylike and Conspiracy, She Wrote takes us through her scrolling habits and favorite memes.
27 min
88
Death, Sex & Money: Miranda July’s Perimenopaus...
The bestselling author and filmmaker suggests new ways to talk about and think about menopause.
51 min
89
What Next: The Olympics Meet the Culture Wars
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting have been pulled into the long, ugly history of sports sex testing.
25 min
90
Outward: Is Telehealth the Answer for Gender Af...
Jules is joined by journalist Sohini Desai to dissect how useful trans telehealthcare options really are
35 min
91
What Next: How Trump Got Ice Cube
Straight outta Compton…and eventually to the GOP?
25 min
92
What Next: The DEI Smear Against Kamala Harris
New candidate, same old playbook.
24 min
93
ICYMI: The Boys Are Not All Right
What the “Zynternet” tells us about sports betting, post-grad frat culture and their internet politics.
35 min
94
Outward: “Bathroom Bills” Return with Nico Lang
Bryan digs into the recent return of trans-exclusionary “Bathroom Bills” with reporter Nico Lang
33 min
95
How To!: Date With a Disability
Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp on swiping right, hooking up, and settling down.
39 min
96
Well, Now: How Nick Cannon Got Celebrities to O...
From Howie Mandel to Lamar Odom, high-profile men open up about their struggles with anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction on the new Prime show Counsel Culture.
51 min
97
Outward: What's A Gender Doula?
Jules talks to Eli Lawliet about their practice as a Gender Doula, offering practical and emotional support to people as they transition
36 min
98
Death, Sex & Money: Sex Parties and Shakespeare...
The writer and podcast host discusses his new memoir and explains why sex “might hold the secrets to almost everything.”
49 min
99
Money Talks: What Does “Making It” Really Mean?
Teen Vogue’s former top editor Samhita Mukhopadhyay discusses the peril of the “girl boss” myth.
30 min
100
What Next: Why Gay Rights Are Under Attack – Again
What a 50-year-old fight for gay rights tells us about today.