This week on The Waves, June and Marcia are joined by New York Times gender letter writer Maya Salam to talk about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, the Hulu original series “The Act” and the state of sex education in the United States. In Slate Plus: Is the term “ragging on” sexist? Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, Hanna, Noreen and Marcia talk the college admission scandal that implicated multiple celebrities last week. Then, they try and figure out the appeal of Beto O’Rourke. Lastly, they share their thoughts on the Hulu original series Shrill. In Slate Plus: Are March Madness brackets sexist? Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This month on Outward hosts Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and New America’s Brandon Tensley discuss queer experience in rural and urban environments. First they talk through their decisions to move to major cities when starting their gay lives and what drew them away from smaller locales. Next they’re joined by Hugh Ryan to discuss his book When Brooklyn Was Queer and how the urbanization of Brooklyn allowed its queer identity to blossom. Then they interview Samantha Allen about her new bo...
This week on The Waves, Christina, June and Noreen join the All About Women Festival live at the Sydney Opera House. First they discuss the Rebel Wilson rom-com Isn’t It Romantic, then they are joined by star and writer of the play How to Rule the World, Nakkiah Lui, and finally, they talk cancel culture. In Slate Plus: Is it sexist Q&A with the opera house audience. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
This week on The Waves, Hanna and June are joined by Kristen Meinzer, co-host of the By the Book podcast to discuss Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos, the Hulu origina Pen15 and the women in Trump’s orbit with author of “Golden Handcuffs” Nina Burleigh. In Slate Plus: Is it sexist to separate boys and girls in sports? Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, Christina Cauterucci is joined by June Thomas and Thirst Aid Kit’s Nichole Perkins to discuss the Netflix show One Day at a Time, the plagiarism scandal plaguing the romance novel industry and the Twitter phenomenon of “reply guys”. In Slate Plus: Is the reaction to Diane Feinstein’s encounter with a group of young protestors sexist? Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
This week on The Waves, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss the uproar over Esquire’s recent cover story, the tabloid coverage of Jeff Bezos’ divorce and instagram influencers. In Slate Plus: Is it sexist that Beto O’Rourke is getting more presidential buzz than Stacey Abrams? Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This month on Outward hosts Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and New America’s Brandon Tensley discuss queer media. With so many queer publications either shuttering or in some state of flux, they decided to dig into our own world a bit and looking at current mainstream and independent media outlets and those from the past. They spoke with Jason Baumann of the New York Public Library about their new exhibit Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50, and the new collection The Stonewall Reader featuring...
This week on The Waves, Christina is joined by Refinery29 Senior Politics Editor Ashley Edwards and Slate Editorial Assistant Rachelle Hampton to discuss the recent depictions of Ted Bundy in the media, Amy Klobuchar's alleged workplace abuses and finally, sex trafficking and citizen surveillance. In Slate Plus: Is modern plumbing sexist? Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss the current reexamining of Lorena Bobbitt’s legacy, the future of fraternities and pay transparency. In Slate Plus: Is looking into the love lives of politician sexist? Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, Christina, Marica and Kristen discuss the Netflix hit You, the effect women had on the end of the shutdown and how women help other women in their careers. In Slate Plus: Is the term ‘mom’ sexist? Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. This episode is brought to you by Warby Parker. Try their home try-on program for free today at warbyparker.com/waves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Hanna, June, and Noreen discuss the new APA guidelines for boys and men—and the crucial distinction that many commentators who disagreed with them missed. Then, a new Gillette ad has gone viral for its invocation of toxic masculinity and #MeToo, provoking strong reactions from feminists and misogynists alike. Should we be wary of “woke” brands, or can marketing campaigns like this one be a sign of genuine progress? Finally, Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harri...
This week on The Waves, Christina, Kristen, and Marcia discuss 'Surviving R. Kelly,' millennial burnout, and society’s expectations for older women. Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Melissa Kaplan, with research assistance by Alex Barasch. This episode is brought to you by Life Effects, a podcast from Teva Pharmaceuticals and Slate Studios. It's also brought to you by Showtime and the acclaimed comedy series SMILF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This month on Outward hosts Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and New America’s Brandon Tensley talk all about queer travel. Where do they like to go and how do they find gay experiences when they get there? Then they speak with cultural anthropologist Esther Newton about her work studying the queer community of Cherry Grove on Fire Island and the way its changed over the decades, and her new memoir My Butch Career. Slate staffer Erin Nichols explains the difficulties of going through airport ...
This week on The Waves, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss ‘likeability’ conversation surrounding women politicians, the ethics of ‘mommy blogging’ and the Netflix show Derry Girls. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch. This episode is brought to you by Doctors Without Borders. Donate today at doctorswithoutborders.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, it’s our winter “Is It Sexist?” call-in show! Christina is joined by Veralyn Williams and Lili Loofbourow to rate listener “is it sexist?” questions. They rate general admission concerts, required email etiquette and more on the sexist scale. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research Assistance by Alex Barasch. This episode is brought to you by Doctors Without Borders. Donate today at doctorswithoutborders.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
On the year end episode of The Waves, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss Penthouse’s rightward turn, the Amazon Prime original The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Lastly, they share their highs and lows in feminism for 2018. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research Assistance by Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, Christina is joined by By The Book Host Kristen Meinzer and Senior Producer of Slate podcast TJ Raphael to discuss the treatment of Meghan Markle by the british tabloids, the genderdness of holiday gift guides and finally, the new study that found women led films have been consistently outearning films led by men. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research assistance by Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This month on Outward hosts Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and New America’s Brandon Tensley look for queer spirituality. Where do we find it if not in a church? First they’re joined by producer Daniel Schroeder to talk about astrology, enneagrams, and the ways they embrace queer magic. Then they interview artist Leo Herrera about his new series the FATHERS Project, a video series that seeks to answer the question, what if AIDS never existed? Then they get a call from Laura Root of Affirmat...
This week on The Waves, Hanna and June are joined by the host of The Cut on Tuesdays, Molly Fischer. They chat about the decline of Victoria’s Secret, Tumblr’s adult content ban and multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs). Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research assistance by Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, Christina is joined by Georgetown University professor Marcia Chatelain and Vice President at the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Latifa Lyles. First, they discuss the phenomenon of instagram influencers “blackfishing” their followers. Then they share their thoughts on gender reveal parties. Lastly, they talk about the new HBO documentary Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research assistance by Alex Barasch...
This week on The Waves, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss the Instagram savvy of incoming freshman congresswomen. Them, why have many young people been suddenly drawn to traditional dress. Finally they discuss the new Hulu original show The Bisexual. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research assistance by Alex Barasch. We’re doing a winter “Is It Sexist?” Call-in show! Leave voicemail at (646) 907-9859 and and your question may be answered on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
This week on The Waves is live from the Miami Book Fair. First, Christina, Hanna, and Noreen unpack Sheryl Sandberg’s legacy. Then they are joined by Celeste Ng to talk about her book Little Fires Everywhere. Finally they talk toRebecca Traister about her book Good and Mad. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research Assistance by Alex Barasch. On site production by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This month on Outward, hosts Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and New America’s Brandon Tensley explore the meaning of family. How do gay people form their own families and create spaces from those bonds of kinship? First they play a game with Slate’s June Thomas, deciding whether fictional characters are members of the queer clan; then they each discuss the types of families they’ve created. They get a call from Lillian Faderman and her wife Phyllis Irwin about the legal journey of their rel...
In this episode of Life Effects, we focus on the science of longevity. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live to be 100? How about 150? Life-extending technology may not be accessible today, but is it possible that something as simple as exercise could reverse the aging process right now? In this episode, we explore the aging process on a personal and scientific level. Host Sara Ivry talks to Katherine Byers who, at age 86, regularly runs road races and recently finished her fourte...
This week on The Waves, Hanna, June and Noreen talk with Kate Julian from The Atlantic about her cover story on “The Sex Recession”. Then, the incident at the White House that resulted in CNN’s Jim Acosta getting his press pass revoked and how should we frame how white women are voting. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research Assistance by Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, June fills in for Christina to talk with Kristen Meinzer and Veralyn Williams about the outcome of the midterm elections, the start of the holiday movie season and the women-led resistance in Brazil to the election of Jair Bolsonaro. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research Assistance by Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Waves, Hanna, June and Noreen are first joined by research assistant and Slate contributor Alex Barasch to talk about the measures being taken against the transgender community by the Trump administration. Then, April Glaser, host of the Slate tech podcast If Then, chats about her experience covering “the internet of hate”. Lastly, they discuss the appeal of the newsletter The Skimm. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research Assistance by Alex Barasch. Learn more about you...
This week, The Waves collaborated with Glamour Magazine to bring you an episode all about the women and midterm elections. Christina Cauterucci and Hanna Rosin are joined by Senior Political Reporter for Glamour, Celeste Katz, and DC State Democratic Committeewoman Latifa Lyles to discuss how women are running for office has changed, if women really inherently make better leaders and how female politicians are depicted in media. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research Assistance by Alex ...
This Week on The Waves, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss the lawsuit filed by Stephen Elliot against the creator of the “Shitty Media Men” list, Moira Donegan, a hiring algorithm with biases against women and Hanna’s essay on women and power in New York Magazine. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research Assistance by Alex Barasch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
