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DoubleX Gabfest: The No Sex and All Kindness Ed...
Hanna Rosin, Allison Benedikt and Noreen Malone talk about Orthodox Jewish feminists, Sophie Fontanel's new book about life without sex and George Saunders' commencement speech about kindness.
47 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Carlos Danger Edition
Hanna Rosin, Allison Benedikt and Noreen Malone talk about the latest Anthony Weiner revelations, the joys and pitfalls of polyamory, and whether exes ever truly go away in a social media world.
46 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Mean Girls and Lost Girls ...
Listen to Slate’s show about transgender kids, Lost Girls, and the return of “deranged” sorority girl Rebecca Martinson.
52 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Monogamish Sex Edition
Hanna Rosin, Allison Benedikt and Noreen Malone talk about non-monogamy among same-sex couples, a Texas-sized filibuster and fashion-conscious toddlers.
41 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Are Fathers Necessary? Edi...
Hanna Rosin, Allison Benedikt and Noreen Malone are joined by writer Lauren Sandler to discuss having only one child. Also, they discuss if father figures are essential, and evaluate the necessity of wedding gifts.
47 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Monkey Desire Edition
Hanna Rosin, Allison Benedikt and Noreen Malone are joined by author Daniel Bergner, who talks about female desire. Also, they discuss the lessons of gay marriage and debate whether it's sexist to write about the dress habits of women in the news.
42 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Healed By Love Edition
In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins Slate senior editor Dan Kois and New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone to discuss rape jokes, the rehabilitation of cad politicians Anthony Weiner and Mark Sanford, and a new article on the biol
48 min
408
DoubleX Gabfest: The Give Your Baby a Spear Edi...
Listen to Slate’s show about breast cancer awareness, sympathy for the Boston bomber and Nicholas Day’s new book, Baby Meets World.
48 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Fapstronaut Edition
In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins Slate senior editor Dan Kois and New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone to discuss the Philadelphia “house of horrors” abortion story, the movement of men who want to stop masturbating, and t
42 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Manteresting Edition
In this week's Gabfest, Noreen Malone, Jessica Grose, and Seth Stevenson discuss cooking memoirs and feminism, writing about addiction, and Pinterest for dudes.
39 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Office Wife Edition
In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone and Slate contributing writer Seth Stevenson to discuss the rise of the retro wife; Steubenville rape case; and how to find the perfect office wife.
44 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Join My Consciousness-Rais...
In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins Slate managing editor Dan Kois and New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone to discuss Sheryl Sandberg's new book, Lean In, a harrowing photo essay on domestic violence and women journalists sleepi
45 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Don Henley Was Hot Edition
DoubleX editors Hanna Rosin, Allison Benedikt and New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone to discuss the second season of Girls; female linguistic trends on Twitter; and Slate senior editor Emily Bazelon’s new book, Sticks and Stones.
52 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Live Love Edition
In this week’s special live Gabfest, DoubleX founding editor Hanna Rosin is joined by New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone and Slate's Dear Prudence columnist Emily Yoffe to discuss 50 years of The Feminine Mystique, how different kids react to test
77 min
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DoubleX Podcast: The Mrs. Carter Edition
In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX managing editor Allison Benedikt joins New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone and Slate senior editor Dan Kois to discuss pop culture and (perhaps) feminist icon Beyonce; a recent New Yorker story about mass shooter Amy
45 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Michelle’s Bangs Edition
DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone and DoubleX managing editor Allison Benedikt to discuss Michelle Obama’s inauguration style and evolution; how high school impacts our adult selves; and porn for women.
40 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Do You Like The Way We Sou...
In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone and DoubleX managing editor Allison Benedikt to discuss Elizabeth Wurtzel’s mid-life confessional in New York magazine; male disdain for vocal fry; and th
43 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Home for the Holidays Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about women and guns; This Is 40; and the agony (or ecstasy) of going home for the holidays.
40 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Old Sperm Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about the risks of older parenthood; gender-neutral toys; and the sustaining tradition that says men are responsible for all marriage proposals.
44 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Nobody’s Business Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about Martha Stewart’s new image; the Rihanna/Chris Brown saga; and the Fox News article “The War on Men.”
42 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The PetWell Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about the Petraeus-Broadwell affair; women and the election; and Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.
53 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Hipster Sexism Edition
Listen to Slate’s wrap-up of the election; examination of the term “hipster sexism”; and the recent nanny murder case.
35 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Binders Full of Women Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about the second presidential debate; Gawker’s outing of notorious Reddit user, Violentacrez; and the dangers of playground monkey bars.
42 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Muumuu Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about Marissa Mayer’s short maternity leave; how to talk to your kids about porn; and Jessica Grose’s new novel, Sad Desk Salad.
49 min
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Mrs. Jesus Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about Naomi Wolf’s book, Vagina: A New Biography; a recently discovered 4th Century reference to Jesus’ wife; and Mindy Kaling.
32 min