The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Fem...

Each week a pair of writers and guests talk through one news story we can’t stop thinking about, and unpack what gender has to do with it.

Society & Culture
News Commentary
Sexuality
251
The Subtweeting Your Spouse Edition
The Waves on reverse #MeToo, Mr. and Mrs. Conway, and the trouble for republican women.
52 min
252
The Waves Presents: Hit Parade on Madonna
In 1998, at a crossroads, Madonna rebooted her career by fusing electronics with matters of the heart—and turned digital music into viable pop.
73 min
253
Introducing Outward: The "Our Queer Roots" Edit...
Outward’s new LGBTQ podcast discusses queer roots.
47 min
254
The Omarosa-esque Edition
The Waves on Omarosa v. Trump, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and male NFL cheerleaders.
60 min
255
The Swole Edition
The Waves on Les Moonves, Sarah Jeong's "white people suck" tweets, and swole Jeff Bezos.
56 min
256
The #SayHerName Edition
64 min
257
The Bottle Service for Breakfast Edition
The Waves on Mariia Butina, how we talk about Trump and Putin, and the infamous Refinery29 money diary.
51 min
258
The Live From D.C. Edition
The Waves (formerly Double X) on mens rights activists, scientist Ellen Stofan, and listener "Is it sexist?" questions.
58 min
259
The Privacy Is Dead Edition
The Waves on the future of abortion rights, falling birth rates, and #PlaneBae.
56 min
260
The Big D Energy Edition
The Waves (formerly Double X) on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs, BDE, and "When Children Say They’re Trans."
59 min
261
The Jokes About Straight White Men Edition
The Waves on Hannah Gadsby's Nanette, SCOTUS pregnancy centers ruling, and the end of pantsuits.
57 min
262
The Waves Presents: Better Life Lab
How to take summers off and still get promoted.
30 min
263
The Beyonce and Her Husband Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on The Carter's new album, the separation of families at the border, and Cameron Esposito's Rape Jokes.
56 min
264
The Seduction of Sex and the City Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on Bill Clinton, seduction, and Sex and the City.
55 min
265
The Feckless C-Word Edition
The Waves (formerly Double X) on the c-word, choosing life with down syndrome, and Ali Wong.
57 min
266
Double X Gabfest Presents: Upon Further Review
What If the 1999 U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Had Lost the Women’s World Cup?
30 min
267
The Manic Pixie Murderer Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on My Favorite Murder, Ireland legalizing abortion, and Killing Eve.
55 min
268
The White Lady Tears Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on Miss America, The Handmaid's Tale, and the Oakland BBQ saga.
59 min
269
The What to Do With Bad Men Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on men plotting their post-#MeToo comebacks, Gina Haspel, and Marchesa.
52 min
270
The Has Amy Schumer Bought the Beauty Myth Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on I feel pretty, incel, and Janelle Monae.
53 min
271
The Pee Tape Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on Trump's “pee tape,” black mothers and babies maternity rates, and male authors.
55 min
272
The Roseanne is Back Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on Roseanne, Noor Salman's trial, and theybies.
56 min
273
The Stormy D and Cardi B Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on Stormy Daniels, Cardi B, and microcheating.
57 min
274
The Hope for Hicks Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on raising boys, Hope Hicks and TAL's #MeToo story.
56 min
275
Will Porn Be Banned in the Matriarchy Edition
The DoubleX Gabfest on White House's abuse scandals, teens and porn, Lena Dunham 's hysterectomy.
56 min