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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How To!: Get Through Menopause
NYT’s Susan Dominus on the misinformation surrounding a still-taboo subject.
44 min
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - The Wome...
The Golden Bachelor finale is fast approaching, but first we need to hear from the women Gerry dated–and dumped–along the way.
41 min
78
The Waves: How to Be a Woman in Music
Singer and writer Dessa unpacks not getting paid when she should, the benefits of being a woman in the indie music scene, and writing about heartache.
35 min
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Decoder Ring: The Dating Manual Unlike Any Other
The Rules became a controversial bestseller and sparked instant debate. But was the advice any good?
33 min
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Outward: Amy Schneider is a Champion
Bryan, Julia, and Christina talk with Jeopardy! winner and trans trailblazer Amy Schneider about her bold new memoir In The Form of a Question
35 min
81
Hear Me Out: Nerds are a Menace to Society
Maybe we shouldn’t have been rooting against the jocks.
39 min
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What Next: Abortion on a Red-State Ballot
Ohio voters decide today whether to enshrine the right to abortion in their state constitution.
19 min
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How To!: Build a Marriage That Lasts
Caryl and Jay Casbon on growing together—and as individuals—in coupledom.
41 min
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Amicus: The Right to Bear Arms and Terrorize Yo...
Gun safety advocate Shannon Watts on why the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment absolutism is particularly deadly for women
43 min
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - Hometown...
The hometown dates have arrived, and Gerry travels the country to meet the families of the last three women. The stakes are high, and deep feelings get revealed.
31 min
86
Mom & Dad: Is My Son’s Play Becoming Toxic Masc...
Slate’s parenting podcast on violent play and “no girls allowed.”
29 min
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The Waves: Penis Politics
Why macho men run amok on the campaign trail
40 min
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Outward: Bob the Drag Queen's Gay Barz
The non-binary artist is spreading their wings.
31 min
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - WTH, Ger...
It’s the most important rose ceremony to date as Gerry has to decide which women he wants to move onto hometown dates.
36 min
90
The Waves: Get on the WNBA Train Already!
Women’s sports are increasing in popularity. Here’s what you need to know to not get left behind.
44 min
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Big Mood, Little Mood: Clear the Manosphere
with guest Carmen Rita Wong, author of Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir
49 min
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What Next: Abortion Providers in the Line of Fire
She’s faced threats of violence, arson, and the assassination of colleague—and persisted.
25 min
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - The ‘D W...
Gerry continues his journey to love, and the topic of divorce finally enters the conversation.
49 min
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The Waves: On The Golden Bachelor, Reality Dati...
Gerry Turner is the first Golden Bachelor, but the show’s franchise is still working from its 20-year-old playbook.
36 min
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Decoder Ring: The Fast Decline of the Slow Dance
The rise and fall of an awkward rite of passage.
41 min
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - Gerry’s ...
The waterworks can’t stop-won’t stop.
48 min
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The Waves: The Case For Taking A Sabbatical
Because sometimes the grind demands a hard reset.
36 min
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How To!: Find Love Where You Least Expect It
Samhita Mukhopadhyay on healing your heart and finding romance in unexpected places.
37 min
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Slate Money | Movies: Barbie
Our capitalist/anti-capitalist queen
37 min
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The Waves The Golden Bachelor Recap: Dead Spous...
It’s the first one-on-one and group dates for Bachelor Gerry, and he keeps on bonding over past marriages.
33 min