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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Outward: ‘Queer’ on Screen: Luca Guadagnino’s T...
Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and guest host Jeff Bloomer unpack the film’s charged sex scenes, complex characters, and cinematic beauty.
36 min
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Outward: How Lesbian Artists Turned Renaissance...
The story of a lesbian princess and her lover’s project to restore an Italian estate in ruin
29 min
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ICYMI | The Internet’s Favorite Moments in Wome...
Madeline Hill and Lindsay Gibbs run down the best sports stories of this year, which surprise — were led by women.
43 min
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Outward: Masculinity and Muscles with Michael A...
Bryan speaks with writer Michael Andor Brodeur about his new book Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle
36 min
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Death, Sex & Money | From Social Work to Improv...
Actor Jeff Hiller talks about his urge to help others, his unusual knack for improv comedy, and his role on HBO’s wonderful series Somebody Somewhere.
52 min
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Amicus | The Right’s About-Turn on Parental Rights
Next week’s trans healthcare ban case at SCOTUS reveals the conservative legal movement’s deepest hypocrisies.
47 min
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Well, Now | More Than Hot Flashes: Breaking the...
A new PBS documentary demystifies and destigmatizes a period of life millions experience worldwide.
32 min
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Outward: Sarah McBride’s Win and the Rise of An...
Sarah McBride’s win is inspiring, but it comes as anti-trans politics reach unprecedented levels
36 min
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What Next | A New Strategy for Banning Abortion
The latest attempt to ban medication for abortions uses some old, ugly arguments in a new, ugly way.
20 min
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A Word | A Mother of a Crisis
Opening the book on untold stories of pregnancy loss.
43 min
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Well, Now: Creating an Exercise Routine That’s ...
Retired professional volleyball player Gabby Reece gives realistic tips on incorporating performance-level fitness to any exercise routine.
31 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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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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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