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Slate Gender and Society

A feed drawing from Slate’s podcast network, including The Waves and Outward, featuring episodes that take a critical eye to the world around us, how we define ourselves, and how gender itself is defined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me Out: Trashy TV Is Actually Good For You

32 mins; April 25, 2023

Outward: Are Advice Columns Intrinsically Queer?

83 hours 51 mins; April 19, 2023

Working: Drag Queens Are Under Attack and Fighting Back

52 mins; April 16, 2023

Amicus: Anti-Abortion Lawyers Love this Zombie Law

34 mins; April 15, 2023

Political Gabfest: That Shoddy Abortion Pill Ruling

53 mins; April 13, 2023

What Next: Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA Approval?

25 mins; April 13, 2023

The Waves: How to Survive in Hollywood

28 mins; April 13, 2023

Big Mood, Little Mood: Am I Cis Now?

47 mins; April 08, 2023

I Don’t Want My Dad to Attend My Daughter’s Wedding. Help!

44 mins; April 07, 2023

The Waves: Make Movies Horny Again

33 mins; April 06, 2023

Hear Me Out: Childbirth Should Be Free

34 mins; April 04, 2023

Mom & Dad: Gender-Affirming Care For Kids

34 mins; April 03, 2023

ICYMI: Succession’s Kendall Roy is the Internet’s Girlboss

42 mins; April 01, 2023

A Word: Build Black Better

23 mins; March 31, 2023

What Next: The Diagnosis Was Fatal. She Couldn't Get an Abortion.

30 mins; March 30, 2023

The Waves: What the Hart Family Murders Reveal About Foster Care

33 mins; March 30, 2023

What Next: The Diagnosis Was Fatal. She Couldn't Get an Abortion.

33 mins; March 30, 2023

Dear Prudence: My Wife’s Friend Is Not Her Friend. Help!

39 mins; March 24, 2023

The Waves: We Need to Talk About Postpartum Psychosis

36 mins; March 23, 2023

Dear Prudence: My Mom Doesn’t Think My Fiancé Is Enough. Help!

37 mins; March 17, 2023

A Word: No More “Black Picket Fence”

26 mins; March 17, 2023

The Waves: Two Feminists Talk Weight Loss

39 mins; March 16, 2023

Outward: Why Is Everything “Lesbian” Always Dying?

82 hours 18 mins; March 15, 2023

What Next: How Anti-Trans Legislation Cost Rural South Dakota a Doctor

29 mins; March 14, 2023

How To!: Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower

39 mins; March 14, 2023

How To!: Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower

42 mins; March 14, 2023

What Next TBD: Would You Let A.I. Date For You?

29 mins; March 12, 2023

What Next TBD: When Meta Tells Law Enforcement About Your Abortion

25 mins; March 10, 2023

The Waves: Hollywood Needs an Overhaul

30 mins; March 09, 2023

How To!: ‘Chaos Cook’ With Samin Nosrat

41 mins; March 07, 2023

The Waves: It’s OK to Hate Your Spouse (Sometimes)

34 mins; March 02, 2023

How To!: Style Your Home Like a Pro

34 mins; February 28, 2023

Dear Prudence: Sister Wants Me to Be Her Surrogate. Help!

37 mins; February 24, 2023

What Ballet’s Best Choreographer Destroyed

29 mins; February 23, 2023

Political Gabfest Reads: A Boarding School Thriller, But Make It Feminist

35 mins; February 18, 2023

Dear Prudence: My Partner Might Be in Conversion Therapy. Help!

35 mins; February 17, 2023

The Waves: The Inherent Fear in Being a Woman

35 mins; February 16, 2023

What Next: Will Abortion Pills Be Banned?

26 mins; February 16, 2023

Outward: Are Throuples All That Different From Couples?

82 hours 36 mins; February 15, 2023

How To!: Find Your First Kiss at 38

33 mins; February 14, 2023

Working: A New Way to Tell Trans Stories

42 mins; February 12, 2023

The Waves: How ADHD Disorients Women

34 mins; February 09, 2023

The Waves: Are “Cool Moms” A Menace?

36 mins; February 02, 2023

How To!: Command a Room

37 mins; January 31, 2023

The Waves: How a Man Writes Women Protagonists

38 mins; January 26, 2023

ICYMI: American Girl’s Addy Is More Than a Slave

38 mins; January 25, 2023

The Waves: Exercise Shouldn’t (Always) Feel Punishing

31 mins; January 19, 2023

Outward: The War on Drag

82 hours 29 mins; January 18, 2023

How To!: Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions

36 mins; January 17, 2023

ICYMI: RuPaul’s Drag Race Has Finally Logged On

37 mins; January 14, 2023

The Waves: Who’s Getting Rich Off Menopause?

34 mins; January 12, 2023

What Next: A Sex Crimes Lawyer's New Mission

30 mins; January 11, 2023

ICYMI: The Untalented Mr. Ripley

38 mins; January 07, 2023

Sponsored: How Can We Succeed by Staying Present in the Face of Fear?

31 mins; January 06, 2023

The Myths: The Myths About Fat People

38 mins; January 05, 2023

What Next: The "Grooming" Panic's Real Origins

25 mins; January 04, 2023

Amicus: Why are We Still Obsessed with Roe v Wade?

51 mins; December 31, 2022

The Waves: Are Women of Color Disappearing From Comedy Again?

33 mins; December 22, 2022

What Next 2022 Retrospective | How Soccer's Best Women Finally Got Paid

29 mins; December 21, 2022

Outward: How Can Queer People Keep Each Other Safe?

90 hours 1 min; December 21, 2022

The Waves: Tis the Hallmark Season

36 mins; December 15, 2022

The Waves: The World Record Book of Racist Stories

36 mins; December 08, 2022

ICYMI: What Is a Kevsexual?

38 mins; December 07, 2022

The Waves: Fleishman - and Middle Aged Marriage - Are in Trouble

30 mins; December 01, 2022

Outward: How to Read a NYT Story About Trans Kids

73 hours 12 mins; November 23, 2022

Decoder Ring: The Butt and the Bustle

44 mins; November 22, 2022

The Waves: Oprah Has The Best Voice (and Other Vocal Thoughts)

27 mins; November 10, 2022

What Next: What Texas' Attacks on Trans Healthcare Did to One Family

28 mins; November 09, 2022

The Waves: Why Sarah Palin Won’t Go Away

31 mins; November 03, 2022

ICYMI: Did Deplatforming Andrew Tate Work?

37 mins; November 02, 2022

The Waves: Why You Hate Women’s Voices

29 mins; October 20, 2022

Outward: Debating Queer History in Bros and at the Library of Congress

86 hours 42 mins; October 19, 2022

What Next: Five Years of #MeToo

26 mins; October 18, 2022

The Waves: Why the Law Cares About Your Sex

33 mins; October 13, 2022

The Waves: Why Are We Obsessed With Queens?

26 mins; October 06, 2022

How To!: Do Divorce Right

36 mins; October 04, 2022

The Waves: Do Co-Ed Sports Hurt Girls?

32 mins; September 29, 2022

Amicus: Listen to Lady Justice

10 mins; September 26, 2022

The Waves: Free Britney. From Her Fans

36 mins; September 22, 2022

Amicus: Lady Justice and Charlottesville Nazis

44 mins; September 17, 2022

The Waves: How to Live With Your Partner’s PTSD

31 mins; September 15, 2022

The Waves: The Undying Appeal of Very Sexy Trash

35 mins; September 08, 2022

What Next: An Out Teen in the “Don’t Say Gay” State

25 mins; September 07, 2022

ICYMI Encore: Is BYU Virginity Club Real?

36 mins; September 03, 2022

The Waves: Why Women Carry the Bulk of Student Debt

28 mins; September 01, 2022

ICYMI Encore: Did TikTok Find Gabby Petito, or Exploit Her?

35 mins; August 27, 2022

The Waves: Why Jane Austen Still Slaps

34 mins; August 25, 2022

What Next: How Serena Transcended Tennis

29 mins; August 25, 2022

What Next: Abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention

31 mins; August 24, 2022

A Word: Black Wombs Matter

26 mins; August 19, 2022

The Waves: It’s Not TV. It’s a Sh*tshow.

35 mins; August 18, 2022

ICYMI: What Is a Clean Girl?

33 mins; August 17, 2022

Decoder Ring: The “Sex” Scandal That Made Mae West

44 mins; August 16, 2022

What Next: The Crisis of Trust That Dobbs Created

26 mins; August 11, 2022

The Waves: Live. Laugh. Lexapro.

32 mins; August 11, 2022

The Waves: Liz Cheney’s Mom Energy

31 mins; August 04, 2022

The Waves: Cafeteria Catholics Can Support Abortion Rights

29 mins; July 28, 2022

Slow Burn - Roe v. Wade: Roe Against Wade

12 mins; July 23, 2022

The Waves: The 10 Year Old Who Needed An Abortion

35 mins; July 21, 2022

Slow Burn - Roe v. Wade: Women vs. Connecticut

9 mins; July 20, 2022

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