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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No Longer Keeping Up
An exploration of the Kardashian legacy as their longstanding E! reality show comes to a close.
29 min
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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
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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
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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
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The Waves Is Back!
Slate's podcast about gender and feminism returns May 20th.
2 min
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Waving Goodbye for Now
The Waves on coronavirus inequalities, Feel Good, and predictions for Biden’s VP selection.
63 min
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ERA Cosplay
The Waves on parenting during coronavirus, Mrs. America, and Joe Biden sexual assault allegations.
64 min
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Coronavirus Everywhere
The Waves on quarantining, Little Fires Everywhere, and bogus Title IX allegations.
64 min
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Outward: COVID-19, AIDS, and Community
How do we react when we’re unable to come together?
55 min
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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
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Love In a Pod
The Waves on Harvey Weinstein, Love Is Blind, and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s Stop Telling Women to Smile.
60 min
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Outward: Queer Advice
“How can I mesh my fantasy life and my real life?”
55 min
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Is George Washington Canceled?
The Waves on You Never Forget Your First, the particular fame of female celebrities, and women and alcoholism.
62 min
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Writhing in the Workplace
The Waves on The Goop Lab, March for Life, and a job description for a nanny that viral.
56 min
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Outward: Pandering and Parenting
How do we handle representation, and what does it mean to children?
58 min
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The "Runaway Royals" Edition
The Waves on Warren and Sanders, Megxit, and Women on Food.
60 min
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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
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"The Morning Show" Edition
The Morning Show, The Death of Feminist Blogs, and Open Floor Offices
58 min
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Outward: The LGBTQ Decade
Where have the last ten years taken us?
65 min
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So Long, Kamala
Kamala Harris, Frozen 2, and Black Friday
53 min
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The "Stiff Upper Lip" Edition
The Waves on The Crown, the impeachment hearings, and college hookup culture.
52 min
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Outward: Kids These Days
How do we help children step outside of the heteronormative box?
53 min
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Ronan Farrow’s on the Line
The Waves on Katie Hill, Mrs. Fletcher, and Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill.
66 min
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Bless This Mess
The Waves on bipartisan relationships, “safe, legal, and rare” abortion, and the rise of the lonely Instagram influencer.
55 min
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Outward: Dolls and Democrats
Do the candidates know how to talk to LGBTQ people?
52 min