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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Sexuality
1
The Year in Celebrity Memoirs
From Prince Harry to Britney Spears, we look back at the biggest bombshells that hit the shelves this year
44 min
2
What is a Feminist, Really?
For The Wave’s final episode, we consider throwing out the word “feminism” altogether.
36 min
3
In Defense of Lean In Feminism
Sheryl Sandberg didn’t get feminism right ten years ago. That doesn’t mean she was wholly wrong.
27 min
4
We See Dead Girls
From Twin Peaks to Mare of Easttown to all the true crime documentaries in between, pop culture has a thing for dead woman stories.
33 min
5
The Golden Bachelor Recap: We All Turn on Gerry
One woman dodges a bullet. The other is living her dream.
24 min
6
Why Anime is for Women
From Sailor Moon to Inuyasha, anime pushes boundaries for representation of gender and relationships.
32 min
7
How To Get Through Menopause
NYT’s Susan Dominus on the misinformation surrounding a still-taboo subject.
45 min
8
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy Suite Edition
But how sweet were they really?
37 min
9
The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
36 min
10
The Golden Bachelor Recap: The Women Tell All a...
The Golden Bachelor finale is fast approaching, but first we need to hear from the women Gerry dated–and dumped–along the way.
41 min
11
How to Be a Woman in Music
Singer and writer Dessa unpacks not getting paid when she should, the benefits of being a woman in the indie music scene, and writing about heartache.
35 min
12
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Hometowns Will Alway...
The hometown dates have arrived, and Gerry travels the country to meet the families of the last three women. The stakes are high, and deep feelings get revealed.
31 min
13
Penis Politics
Why macho men run amok on the campaign trail
40 min
14
The Golden Bachelor Recap: WTH, Gerry?!
It’s the most important rose ceremony to date as Gerry has to decide which women he wants to move onto hometown dates.
36 min
15
Get on the WNBA Train Already!
Women’s sports are increasing in popularity. Here’s what you need to know to not get left behind.
44 min
16
The Golden Bachelor Recap: The ‘D Word’
Gerry continues his journey to love, and the topic of divorce finally enters the conversation.
49 min
17
On The Golden Bachelor: Reality Dating Matures…...
Gerry Turner is the first Golden Bachelor, but the show’s franchise is still working from its 20-year-old playbook.
36 min
18
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Gerry’s Crying Again!
The waterworks can’t stop-won’t stop.
48 min
19
The Case For Taking A Sabbatical
Because sometimes the grind demands a hard reset.
36 min
20
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Dead Spouse Rises
It’s the first one-on-one and group dates for Bachelor Gerry, and he keeps on bonding over past marriages.
33 min
21
Female CEOs Can’t Save Us
Manipulative and toxic bosses are even more insidious when they’re women using feminism as a shield.
31 min
22
Special Episode: Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies ...
The longest-standing female senator leaves a legacy of fighting gun violence and conflict with her left-wing constituents.
24 min
23
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Here’s Gerry!
Does Gerry have what it takes to date 22 women? The Waves discusses the first episode of ABC’s newest installment of the Bachelor franchise.
37 min
24
The Afghan Women Left Behind: Gender And U.S. I...
What one family’s experience trying to get from Afghanistan to America says about the nation’s gender politics.
45 min
25
Incompetent Cervix: The Misogynist History Behi...
Many names in the female reproductive system have roots in misogyny and racism.
40 min