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: Prides, Provocations, and Political Sc...
Risk-taking bottoms, grifters, and powerful organizers make Outward’s Prides and Provocations of 2023
40 min
152
Amicus: Texas Abortion Laws’ Cruel Outcomes
The results of overturning Roe have reached their awful, logical conclusion.
57 min
153
A Word: “Good” Hair; Bad Health
Why popular hair products could be fueling cancer in Black women.
26 min
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What Next: What Texas Abortion Laws Leave Unsaid
The State Supreme Court decides what constitutes “life-threatening.”
25 min
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The Waves: In Defense of Lean In Feminism
Sheryl Sandberg didn’t get feminism right ten years ago. That doesn’t mean she was wholly wrong.
27 min
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The Waves: We See Dead Girls
From Twin Peaks to Mare of Easttown to all the true crime documentaries in between, pop culture has a thing for dead woman stories.
33 min
157
Outward: Gay Sex is Back! (On TV)
The sex and sexual politics in SHOWTIME’s Fellow Travelers
43 min
158
What Next: Nikki Haley’s Surge to Second
She’s got big money and a Koch endorsement. But does the Haley voter really exist?
22 min
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How To!: Carve Out Creative Time
Eve Rodsky on why creative time isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity.
39 min
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Amicus: Remembering Sandra Day O’Connor
Reflections from Justice O’Connor’s former clerk on the woman who bore the burden of “first” at SCOTUS
59 min
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The Waves: Why Anime is for Women
From Sailor Moon to Inuyasha, anime pushes boundaries for representation of gender and relationships.
32 min
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Praeger U’s Transphobic Twitter Takeover
Bryan, Julia, and Christina break down Praeger University’s million dollar transphobic takeover ad campaign on X.
27 min
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Working: Reality TV That Helps People Feel Seen
39 min
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ICYMI: The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
37 min
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The Waves: How To Get Through Menopause
NYT’s Susan Dominus on the misinformation surrounding a still-taboo subject.
45 min
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Hear Me Out: Be The Holiday A--hole
Keeping the peace is overrated.
39 min
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The Waves | The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy ...
But how sweet were they really?
37 min
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The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
36 min
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Outward: Taylor Swift's Queer Fans Want to Libe...
Guest host Danny Lavery looks at the lively queer subculture within the Taylor Swift fandom
36 min
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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
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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
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Hear Me Out: Nerds are a Menace to Society
Maybe we shouldn’t have been rooting against the jocks.
39 min