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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Can Kamala Harris Turn Things Around? A Skeptic...
The Veep’s approval ratings are abysmal. How much of that is her fault?
41 min
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Why Women Are in Charge of Leftovers
To celebrate a very Waves Thanksgiving, we dig into how texture explains why women end up managing the leftovers.
36 min
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Taylor Swift and Adele Take Different Approache...
As Taylor Swift and Adele release new music, we reflect on the place they’ve taken in our hearts and ears, and what’s next for each of them.
33 min
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What the Debate Over ‘Pregnant People’ Is Reall...
We unpack the recent discussion over whether it’s time to move forward from “pregnant women” and talk through what the trans community really wants.
37 min
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Daddy Love Me! Breaking Down the Men and Women ...
From toxic masculinity to glass cliffs, Succession manages to be one of the bro-iest shows on TV.
41 min
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Does Your Favorite Scary Movie Have a Lady Prob...
Or is there feminism to find in the “final girl” trope?
35 min
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Why Being the Chef on a Yacht Could Drive Anyon...
Below Deck’s Chef Rachel Hargrove joins The Waves to dish on the last season, the yachting industry, and the pressures of being a chef.
32 min
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Finding Hope for Women in the Climate Crisis
The world is on fire. Is it disproportionately impacting women?
34 min
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Can You Really Have a Feminist Wedding?
Two women—one recently married and one recently engaged—contemplate whether it’s possible to redeem the old institution filled with white dresses and garter tosses.
37 min
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Does the New Clinton Impeachment Show Do Monica...
The new Ryan Murphy show American Crime Story: Impeachment attempts to give Monica Lewinsky a voice.
37 min
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Is Overthrowing Capitalism the Best Path to Mor...
Author Amia Srinivasan discusses her new book, The Right to Sex.
32 min
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Where Have All the Teen Magazines Gone?
CosmoGirl? Gone. Teen Vogue? Online only. What does that mean for the next generation of women?
34 min
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Did Elizabeth Holmes Kill the Concept of the Gi...
The idea of the #girlboss has been on trial recently, and so is Holmes.
30 min
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What’s Next for TV’s White Guys?
They’ve always been TV’s default protagonists. Where do they go when someone else gets to be the hero?
32 min
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What We Learned From the Andrew Cuomo Scandal
There are reasons to be optimistic about where #MeToo goes from here.
42 min
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Can We Love True Crime When We’re the Victims?
Sifting through the trash to find the good in true crime
39 min
142
COVID Exhaustion
From neverending planning to constant worrying about safety.
33 min
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Can Feminists Visit FBoy Island?
The new HBO Max series resurfaces old tensions about watching reality dating shows.
36 min
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The Olympics Are Still Sexist. Can We Enjoy The...
Despite boasting a high female participation rate, the Games still have a long way to go to reach equality.
35 min
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What Does Bill Cosby’s Release Mean for the #Me...
Cosby’s release from prison was shocking. How much does it matter?
31 min
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Did Gossip Girl Lose Its Bite?
The reboot focuses too much on representation and not enough on what made the show great.
31 min
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Amy Coney Barrett Is Following in the Footsteps...
The newest Supreme Court justice wants to be seen as a deeply academic thinker, but her shadow docket rulings reveal her long game.
35 min
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Should You Become a Mom at 25?
Writer Elizabeth Bruenig talks about the backlash to her article on young motherhood, the public nature of pregnancy, and how she approaches Twitter.
32 min
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It’s Not a Billionaire Ex-Wives Club After All
Mackenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates are doing very different things, with their lives and their money.
29 min
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Kyrsten Sinema Doesn't Care What You Think of Her
The Arizona Senator has a lot of flashy outfits. Does she have a coherent message?
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