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.
76
Sponsored: How Can We Succeed by Staying Presen...
32 min
77
Oprah Has The Best Voice (and Other Vocal Thoug...
The actresses’s new audio book Inside Voice will make you rethink how you sound.
25 min
78
Why Sarah Palin Won’t Go Away
The MAGA celebrity is back in politics and we all have questions.
29 min
79
Hocus Pocus Has No Focus
The Sanderson Sisters are back, but our reaction to witches has evolved.
30 min
80
Why You Hate Women’s Voices
Elissa Bassist, the author of Hysterical, explains how society became conditioned to find women’s voices annoying.
27 min
81
Why the Law Cares About Your Sex
In Paisley Currah’s new book Sex Is As Sex Does, he asks: why do we classify people based on their sexual identity?
31 min
82
Why Are We Obsessed With Queens?
From real queens to fictional ones, we just can’t seem to get enough.
24 min
83
Do Co-Ed Sports Hurt Girls?
Maybe it’s time to rethink the great separation in sports.
30 min
84
Free Britney. From Her Fans.
Britney Spears has been released from her conservatorship, but not the public spotlight.
34 min
85
How to Live With Your Partner’s PTSD
The condition directly affects more women than men—and caregivers for people with PTSD do not get enough support themselves.
29 min
86
The Undying Appeal of Very Sexy Trash
Erotic thrillers are back. Here’s why we love them, and how they can do better.
33 min
87
Why Women Carry the Bulk of Student Debt
Women and people of color will benefit. Which is good!
26 min
88
Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
Her women speak. What a concept!
32 min
89
It’s Not TV. It’s a Sh*tshow.
The mess at HBO is a sign of worse things to come for marginalized voices in TV and movies
33 min
90
Live. Laugh. Lexapro.
Mental health drugs shouldn’t come with stigma. But they shouldn’t be the only solution, either.
30 min
91
Liz Cheney’s Mom Energy
She’s disappointed in Trump. But she still voted with him 93 percent of the time.
29 min
92
Cafeteria Catholics Can Support Abortion Rights
The Catholic Church claims abortion activists are threatening them. Is that true?
27 min
93
The 10 Year Old Who Needed An Abortion
Why did so many news outlets question a doctor’s word about a rape?
33 min
94
Brittney Griner and the Problem With Women’s Ba...
She’s a star of her game—and this is how she’s treated?
27 min
95
The Caregiver Crisis
Women have been depending on the labor of other women in order to succeed. What has it cost us?
25 min
96
Unpacking NY Mag’s Teen Cancel Culture Piece
It shows a lot of sympathy for its male protagonist. But is that a bad thing?
22 min
97
What The F*** Do We Do Now?
Abortion rights have fallen. Let’s all scream together.
27 min
98
How Gone Girl Changed Publishing
Ten years after its publication, the impact of Gillian Flynn’s thriller looms large.
26 min
99
The Truth About “Normal” Sex
Human and animal history is queer as hell
24 min
100
The Hidden Cost of Breast Implants
The real dangers and science behind breast implants and other cosmetic enhancements
31 min