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.
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Why Joe Jonas’s ‘Bad Mommy’ Story Flopped
The tabloids want you to think Sophie Turner is a neglectful mom as her divorce from Jonas goes public. The internet isn’t buying it.
27 min
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The Bama Rush to Trad Wife Pipeline
Bama Rush Tok has blow up, but there’s something very familiar about these girls…and what they’re promoting.
38 min
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The Forced Kiss Seen Round the World
A FIFA Women's World Cup soccer champ was forcibly kissed by her boss’s boss. But the problems in women’s soccer go beyond one kiss.
34 min
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Teaser: And Just Like That…It’s the Finale
Is everything wrapped up too tightly for the announced season three?
9 min
30
America’s Dangerous Obsession with Trans Women
From celebrities to the International Chess Federation to the Olympics, attacks against trans people - especially trans women - are piling up.
31 min
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How Drake Betrayed Megan Thee Stallion
Tory Lanez was sentenced for shooting Megan, but he’s not the only “Toronto Mans” to do her dirty.
44 min
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Why All The First Ladies Want to Be Jackie O.
Casey DeSantis is yet another political partner engaging in First Lady cosplay.
33 min
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Hollywood is On Strike. Let’s Burn it Down.
Hollywood’s time of reckoning has been all talk. The ongoing strikes are proof of that.
39 min
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How a Drag Queen Recreated the American Dream
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Mrs. Kasha Davis breaks down her big moment on All Stars and how she’s turned the idea of a “housewife” on its head.
38 min
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Why Barbie Lives On
Barbie has been around for generations, as Greta Gerwig takes her to Hollywood, we look at what makes Barbie a legend.
29 min
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Watch The Women’s World Cup, Damn It!
Come for Megan Rapinoe’s last tournament, stay for the beautiful game.
36 min
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Is the Wedding Dress Dead?
From Michigan to Brooklyn, an exploration of what makes a wedding dress special.
31 min
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Can Fairy Tales Be Feminist?
How fairy tales can speak to today’s audiences and the gendered nature of telling stories.
28 min
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And Just Like That…Carrie Killed Her Podcast
Everyone is getting ready for the Met Ball and Miranda goes to the beach in episodes one and two of the Sex and the City sequel.
9 min
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A Year Without Roe
Since the 2022 Dobbs decision ending the right to an abortion, a lot has happened. And it’s worse than we predicted.
52 min
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TRAILER: ...And Just Like That Recap Show
Every week The Waves will be talking about the latest episode of the Sex and the City sequel.
2 min
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Your Period Deserves Respect
How cultural embarrassment around periods is hurting menstruating people, with author Kate Clancy.
32 min
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Whose Turn Is It? From Love Letters
36 min
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Finding Love Without Romance
Author Amy Key explores a life without romantic love, but with a lot of Joni Mitchell.
32 min
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The Hustle of Being Beautiful
How can we interrogate the problems with beauty culture…while still enjoying our face masks and lip gloss?
37 min
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I Don’t Care If You Like Me
Are female characters on shows like Killing Eve, Fleabag and 90s Rosanne anti-heroes, or just fully formed women?
33 min
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Why Medical Mysteries Plague Women
Journalist Allison Behringer is digging into new medical mysteries on this season of Bodies.
28 min
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What E. Jean Carroll Did For Women
She won her defamation case against Donald Trump. Will it have a lasting impact?
34 min
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How to Protect Your Kids From Diet Culture
Virginia Sole-Smith’s new book makes the radical case for letting your kids be kids when it comes to food. With Mom and Dad Are Fighting’s Jamilah Lemieux.
35 min
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Making Friends As An Adult
Comedian and author Lane Moore talks about her new book on friendship, You Will Find Your People.
32 min