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.
151
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
152
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?
36 min
153
No Longer Keeping Up
An exploration of the Kardashian legacy as their longstanding E! reality show comes to a close.
29 min
154
Can We Still Enjoy Master of None?
Lena Waithe and Aziz Ansari are back with a new season of the once-popular Netflix show. Is it worth watching?
35 min
155
How to Survive a Post-Roe America
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, some things will change, some things won’t, and women will be left to cope.
34 min
156
A Conversation With One of Blake Bailey's Accusers
Eve Crawford Peyton talks about her relationship with her former eighth-grade teacher, and her decision to write about her rape 17 years later.
36 min
157
The Waves Is Back!
Slate's podcast about gender and feminism returns May 20th.
2 min
158
Waving Goodbye for Now
The Waves on coronavirus inequalities, Feel Good, and predictions for Biden’s VP selection.
63 min
159
ERA Cosplay
The Waves on parenting during coronavirus, Mrs. America, and Joe Biden sexual assault allegations.
64 min
160
Coronavirus Everywhere
The Waves on quarantining, Little Fires Everywhere, and bogus Title IX allegations.
64 min
161
Outward: COVID-19, AIDS, and Community
How do we react when we’re unable to come together?
55 min
162
Nevertheless, Misogyny Persisted
The Waves on the very male presidential candidates, the gendered effects of coronavirus, and the movie Never Rarely Sometimes Always
56 min
163
Love In a Pod
The Waves on Harvey Weinstein, Love Is Blind, and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s Stop Telling Women to Smile.
60 min
164
Outward: Queer Advice
“How can I mesh my fantasy life and my real life?”
55 min
165
Is George Washington Canceled?
The Waves on You Never Forget Your First, the particular fame of female celebrities, and women and alcoholism.
62 min
166
Writhing in the Workplace
The Waves on The Goop Lab, March for Life, and a job description for a nanny that viral.
56 min
167
Outward: Pandering and Parenting
How do we handle representation, and what does it mean to children?
58 min
168
The "Runaway Royals" Edition
The Waves on Warren and Sanders, Megxit, and Women on Food.
60 min
169
The Princess and the Poop
The hosts of the Waves take on listeners’ questions in our annual call-in show. PROMO: Unmentionables and Girly Girls
72 min
170
"The Morning Show" Edition
The Morning Show, The Death of Feminist Blogs, and Open Floor Offices
58 min
171
Outward: The LGBTQ Decade
Where have the last ten years taken us?
65 min
172
So Long, Kamala
Kamala Harris, Frozen 2, and Black Friday
53 min
173
The "Stiff Upper Lip" Edition
The Waves on The Crown, the impeachment hearings, and college hookup culture.
52 min
174
Outward: Kids These Days
How do we help children step outside of the heteronormative box?
53 min
175
Ronan Farrow’s on the Line
The Waves on Katie Hill, Mrs. Fletcher, and Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill.
66 min