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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Well, Now: Michelle Obama Gets Health Advice fr...
In her latest book, veteran OB/GYN Sharon Malone gives us ‘grown woman’ advice on how to advocate for our care at every phase of life.
51 min
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Outward: Can Animals Be Queer?
Jules, Bryan, and Christina reunite to discuss Peacock’s ‘Queer Planet’ and the new podcast ‘A Field Guide to Gay Animals’
46 min
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What Next: The Supreme Court’s Abortion Punt
An OB-GYN explains what the post-Roe rules are doing to patient care in Idaho.
24 min
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep 7: Turn Aro...
After an infuriating verdict, gay San Franciscans took their anger to the streets.
47 min
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Care & Feeding: Does My Toddler Need Shorts Und...
Slate’s parenting podcast on dressing for the world we live in.
38 min
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What Next TBD: Why Are IUDs Still a Mystery?
From a murky, painful start to a symbol of reproductive freedom.
22 min
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Outward: A History of Lesbian Fashion with Elea...
Christina talks with Eleanor Medhurt, author or Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion
32 min
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What Next: The OB-GYN Behind the Fight to Ban M...
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to the abortion pill this term. But anti-abortion activists are already working on their next attempt.
28 min
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ICYMI: Finding Queer Friendship Online
We hear from listeners who found pivotal connections on Yahoo Groups and Instagram.
27 min
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep 6: The Murd...
Thousands of activists gave everything to the Prop 6 campaign. Harvey Milk gave his life.
51 min
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What Next: Lauren Boebert Will Not Go Away
The Colorado congresswoman cannot escape scandal. How is she still leading in the polls?
23 min
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 5: Strange...
In the 1970s, gay rights activists took a gamble—on Ronald Reagan.
50 min
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What Next; How IVF Became the GOP's Next Battle
It’s a widespread, common procedure—and it’s shaping up to be the next abortion fight.
24 min
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Hear Me Out: Pride Is For Everyone (Except Cops...
All the colors of the rainbow, except for the ones diametrically opposed to said rainbow.
36 min
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Gabfest Reads: When a Sex Robot Catches Feelings
Sierra Greer’s debut novel Annie Bot explores what happens when robot designed to be the perfect girlfriend starts to think about herself
19 min
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Care & Feeding: Dads Can Suffer From Postpartum...
Slate’s parenting podcast on knowing the signs.
36 min
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 4: You Mus...
In the fight against John Briggs, desperate times called for a deeply personal tactic.
52 min
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Working: A Master Class in Queer Character Desc...
Writer Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her new novel Housemates and explains why she took special care to describe her characters’ clothes and bodies.
45 min
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A Word: The WNBA’s Great White Hype
Is the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark facing jealousy, or just tough competition from Black players?
31 min
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 3: Harvey ...
How the unofficial mayor of Castro Street became the public face of the anti-Briggs campaign.
52 min
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Well, Now: The Isolation of a Life-Threatening ...
How author Suleika Jaouad grapples with identity after a leukemia diagnosis, remission, and re-emergence.
40 min
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Death, Sex & Money: I Was Afraid of Losing Myse...
What if we thought of caretaking as big, meaty, rewarding work? Or even… cool?
44 min
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What Next: It’s Supreme Court Blockbuster Season
The highest procrastinators in the land are facing a full docket this June, from guns to abortion to presidential immunity.
25 min
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Care & Feeding: How Moms Became Our Social Safe...
Slate’s parenting podcast on “Holding It Together.”
31 min
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 2: Defend ...
John Briggs’ crusade against gay teachers tapped into a deep well of conservative anxiety.
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