The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

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 Aug 19, 2021
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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.

Episode Date
The Year in Celebrity Memoirs
Dec 28, 2023
What is a Feminist, Really?
Dec 21, 2023
In Defense of Lean In Feminism
Dec 14, 2023
We See Dead Girls
Dec 07, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: We All Turn on Gerry
Dec 02, 2023
Why Anime is for Women
Nov 30, 2023
How To Get Through Menopause
Nov 23, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy Suite Edition
Nov 17, 2023
The Bravo Cinematic Universe
Nov 16, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: The Women Tell All and Mince No Words
Nov 10, 2023
How to Be a Woman in Music
Nov 09, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Hometowns Will Always Be Cringey
Nov 03, 2023
Penis Politics
Nov 02, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: WTH, Gerry?!
Oct 27, 2023
Get on the WNBA Train Already!
Oct 26, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: The ‘D Word’
Oct 20, 2023
On The Golden Bachelor: Reality Dating Matures…But Does It Really?
Oct 19, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Gerry’s Crying Again!
Oct 13, 2023
The Case For Taking A Sabbatical
Oct 12, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Dead Spouse Rises
Oct 06, 2023
Female CEOs Can’t Save Us
Oct 05, 2023
Special Episode: Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies At 90
Sep 29, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Here’s Gerry!
Sep 29, 2023
The Afghan Women Left Behind: Gender And U.S. Immigration
Sep 28, 2023
Incompetent Cervix: The Misogynist History Behind Naming The Female Body
Sep 21, 2023
Why Joe Jonas’s ‘Bad Mommy’ Story Flopped
Sep 14, 2023
The Bama Rush to Trad Wife Pipeline
Sep 07, 2023
The Forced Kiss Seen Round the World
Aug 31, 2023
Teaser: And Just Like That…It’s the Finale
Aug 24, 2023
America’s Dangerous Obsession with Trans Women
Aug 24, 2023
How Drake Betrayed Megan Thee Stallion
Aug 17, 2023
Why All The First Ladies Want to Be Jackie O.
Aug 10, 2023
Hollywood is On Strike. Let’s Burn it Down.
Aug 03, 2023
How a Drag Queen Recreated the American Dream
Jul 27, 2023
Why Barbie Lives On
Jul 20, 2023
Watch The Women’s World Cup, Damn It!
Jul 13, 2023
Is the Wedding Dress Dead?
Jul 06, 2023
Can Fairy Tales Be Feminist?
Jun 29, 2023
And Just Like That…Carrie Killed Her Podcast
Jun 23, 2023
A Year Without Roe
Jun 22, 2023
TRAILER: ...And Just Like That Recap Show
Jun 20, 2023
Your Period Deserves Respect
Jun 15, 2023
Whose Turn Is It? From Love Letters
Jun 13, 2023
Finding Love Without Romance
Jun 08, 2023
The Hustle of Being Beautiful
Jun 01, 2023
I Don’t Care If You Like Me
May 25, 2023
Why Medical Mysteries Plague Women
May 18, 2023
What E. Jean Carroll Did For Women
May 11, 2023
How to Protect Your Kids From Diet Culture
May 04, 2023
Making Friends As An Adult
Apr 27, 2023
How To Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower
Apr 20, 2023
How to Survive in Hollywood
Apr 13, 2023
Make Movies Horny Again
Apr 06, 2023
What the Hart Family Murders Reveal About Foster Care
Mar 30, 2023
We Need to Talk About Postpartum Psychosis
Mar 23, 2023
Two Feminists Talk Weight Loss
Mar 16, 2023
Hollywood Needs an Overhaul
Mar 09, 2023
It’s OK to Hate Your Spouse (Sometimes)
Mar 02, 2023
What Ballet’s Best Choreographer Destroyed
Feb 23, 2023
The Inherent Fear in Being a Woman
Feb 16, 2023
Sponsored: How Can Quitting Be a Fearless Move on the Pathway to Success?
Feb 13, 2023
How ADHD Disorients Women
Feb 09, 2023
Are “Cool Moms” A Menace?
Feb 02, 2023
How a Man Writes Women Protagonists
Jan 26, 2023
Exercise Shouldn’t (Always) Feel Punishing
Jan 19, 2023
Who’s Getting Rich Off Menopause?
Jan 12, 2023
The Myths About Fat People
Jan 05, 2023
2022 Rewind: How Gone Girl Changed Publishing
Dec 29, 2022
Are Women of Color Disappearing From Comedy Again?
Dec 22, 2022
Tis the Hallmark Season
Dec 15, 2022
The World Record Book of Racist Stories
Dec 08, 2022
Fleishman - and Middle Aged Marriage - Are in Trouble
Dec 01, 2022
Ejaculate Responsibly
Nov 17, 2022
Sponsored: How Can We Succeed by Staying Present in the Face of Fear?
Nov 14, 2022
Oprah Has The Best Voice (and Other Vocal Thoughts)
Nov 10, 2022
Why Sarah Palin Won’t Go Away
Nov 03, 2022
Hocus Pocus Has No Focus
Oct 27, 2022
Why You Hate Women’s Voices
Oct 20, 2022
Why the Law Cares About Your Sex
Oct 13, 2022
Why Are We Obsessed With Queens?
Oct 06, 2022
Do Co-Ed Sports Hurt Girls?
Sep 29, 2022
Free Britney. From Her Fans.
Sep 22, 2022
How to Live With Your Partner’s PTSD
Sep 15, 2022
The Undying Appeal of Very Sexy Trash
Sep 08, 2022
Why Women Carry the Bulk of Student Debt
Sep 01, 2022
Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
Aug 25, 2022
It’s Not TV. It’s a Sh*tshow.
Aug 18, 2022
Live. Laugh. Lexapro.
Aug 11, 2022
Liz Cheney’s Mom Energy
Aug 04, 2022
Cafeteria Catholics Can Support Abortion Rights
Jul 28, 2022
The 10 Year Old Who Needed An Abortion
Jul 21, 2022
Brittney Griner and the Problem With Women’s Basketball
Jul 14, 2022
The Caregiver Crisis
Jul 07, 2022
Unpacking NY Mag’s Teen Cancel Culture Piece
Jun 30, 2022
What The F*** Do We Do Now?
Jun 24, 2022
How Gone Girl Changed Publishing
Jun 23, 2022
The Truth About “Normal” Sex
Jun 16, 2022
The Hidden Cost of Breast Implants
Jun 09, 2022
Abortion on the Ballot
Jun 02, 2022
Protecting Abortion Is Vital For The Economy
May 26, 2022
What Reality TV Says About Us
May 19, 2022
How the Fall of Bitch Media is a Sign of Disastrous Things to Come.
May 12, 2022
What Amber Heard’s Make-up Palette Says About the Legal System. (Plus: Roe v Wade)
May 05, 2022
Edible Arrangements Is Getting Into the Wellness Industry
Apr 28, 2022
Ecofeminism Isn’t Just For Hippies
Apr 21, 2022
The Vagina Et. Al.
Apr 14, 2022
Prepping for Doomsday, Feminist Edition.
Apr 07, 2022
Romance Novels Are For Everyone
Mar 31, 2022
Power of the Dog's Sneaky Feminism
Mar 24, 2022
Negotiate Like a Woman
Mar 17, 2022
What I Wish I Knew Before I Started IVF
Mar 10, 2022
The GOP’s All-Out Assault on Trans People
Mar 03, 2022
Why You Need to Downsize Your Skin-Care Routine
Feb 24, 2022
Hockey Mom Charm Couldn’t Save Sarah Palin
Feb 17, 2022
All The Layers of Mess at the Winter Olympics
Feb 10, 2022
Romantic Comedies Are Making a Comeback. Will They Be Better This Time?
Feb 03, 2022
Can Women Exercise Without the Patriarchy Getting in Our Heads?
Jan 27, 2022
Was the Women’s March Successful?
Jan 20, 2022
What's Different About Women's Brains?
Jan 13, 2022
Middle-Aged Women Are Getting Their Due on TV
Jan 06, 2022
“It Was and Is Horrible”
Dec 30, 2021
A Very Waves Reunion
Dec 23, 2021
The Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell
Dec 16, 2021
One Year: Dr. GIFT
Dec 13, 2021
The Fight Over Abortion Is About to Get Extremely Local
Dec 09, 2021
Can Kamala Harris Turn Things Around? A Skeptic and an Optimist Debate
Dec 02, 2021
Why Women Are in Charge of Leftovers
Nov 25, 2021
Taylor Swift and Adele Take Different Approaches to Aging and Pop Stardom
Nov 18, 2021
What the Debate Over ‘Pregnant People’ Is Really About
Nov 11, 2021
Daddy Love Me! Breaking Down the Men and Women of Succession
Nov 04, 2021
Does Your Favorite Scary Movie Have a Lady Problem?
Oct 28, 2021
Why Being the Chef on a Yacht Could Drive Anyone to Yell “Eat My Cooter!”
Oct 21, 2021
Finding Hope for Women in the Climate Crisis
Oct 14, 2021
Can You Really Have a Feminist Wedding?
Oct 07, 2021
Does the New Clinton Impeachment Show Do Monica Lewinsky Justice?
Sep 30, 2021
Is Overthrowing Capitalism the Best Path to More Consensual Sex?
Sep 23, 2021
Where Have All the Teen Magazines Gone?
Sep 16, 2021
Did Elizabeth Holmes Kill the Concept of the Girlboss?
Sep 09, 2021
What’s Next for TV’s White Guys?
Sep 02, 2021
What We Learned From the Andrew Cuomo Scandal
Aug 26, 2021
Can We Love True Crime When We’re the Victims?
Aug 19, 2021
COVID Exhaustion
Aug 12, 2021
Can Feminists Visit FBoy Island?
Aug 05, 2021
The Olympics Are Still Sexist. Can We Enjoy Them Anyway?
Jul 29, 2021
What Does Bill Cosby’s Release Mean for the #MeToo Movement?
Jul 22, 2021
Did Gossip Girl Lose Its Bite?
Jul 15, 2021
Amy Coney Barrett Is Following in the Footsteps of John Roberts
Jul 08, 2021
Should You Become a Mom at 25?
Jul 01, 2021
It’s Not a Billionaire Ex-Wives Club After All
Jun 24, 2021
Kyrsten Sinema Doesn't Care What You Think of Her
Jun 17, 2021
No Longer Keeping Up
Jun 10, 2021
Can We Still Enjoy Master of None?
Jun 03, 2021
How to Survive a Post-Roe America
May 27, 2021
A Conversation With One of Blake Bailey's Accusers
May 20, 2021
The Waves Is Back!
May 18, 2021
Waving Goodbye for Now
Apr 23, 2020
ERA Cosplay
Apr 09, 2020
Coronavirus Everywhere
Mar 26, 2020
Outward: COVID-19, AIDS, and Community
Mar 25, 2020
Nevertheless, Misogyny Persisted
Mar 12, 2020
Love In a Pod
Feb 27, 2020
Outward: Queer Advice
Feb 14, 2020
Is George Washington Canceled?
Feb 13, 2020
Writhing in the Workplace
Jan 30, 2020
Outward: Pandering and Parenting
Jan 29, 2020
The "Runaway Royals" Edition
Jan 16, 2020
The Princess and the Poop
Jan 02, 2020
"The Morning Show" Edition
Dec 19, 2019
Outward: The LGBTQ Decade
Dec 18, 2019
So Long, Kamala
Dec 05, 2019
The "Stiff Upper Lip" Edition
Nov 21, 2019
Outward: Kids These Days
Nov 20, 2019
Ronan Farrow’s on the Line
Nov 07, 2019
Bless This Mess
Oct 24, 2019
Outward: Dolls and Democrats
Oct 16, 2019
The “Impeachment Sisterhood” Edition
Oct 10, 2019
"Strippers Behaving Badly"
Sep 26, 2019
Outward: What Makes Us Gay
Sep 18, 2019
Couples Therapy
Sep 12, 2019
A Soupçon of Hope
Aug 29, 2019
Outward: Fights
Aug 21, 2019
Sponsored: Put On a Brave Face
Aug 20, 2019
Work Wife
Aug 15, 2019
"Softcore Rumpy-Pumpy"
Aug 01, 2019
Outward: Icons
Jul 24, 2019
Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?
Jul 18, 2019
Sponsored: The Sale is Just the Beginning for Erica Feidner
Jul 15, 2019
Outward: Live From Joe's Pub
Jul 12, 2019
Hanna and Noreen's Last Show
Jul 11, 2019
Buying Your Own BS
Jul 04, 2019
Trumpcast Preview: An Interview With E. Jean Carroll
Jun 28, 2019
A-List Actress Bingo
Jun 27, 2019
Trump Women
Jun 20, 2019
The “Live From Slate Day” Edition
Jun 13, 2019
The "Monetize Our Pain" Edition
Jun 06, 2019
The "Hot Priest" Edition
May 30, 2019
The "Thirst Correspondent" Edition
May 23, 2019
The “Do Real Men Recycle?” Edition
May 16, 2019
Outward: The “Sex” Edition
May 15, 2019
Introducing Hi-Phi Nation: For Women Only
May 11, 2019
The “Emotional Gold Digger” Edition
May 09, 2019
What Next: A New Hope For the Equal Rights Amendment
May 07, 2019
The “Old Timey Lesbian” Edition
May 02, 2019
The "Communes Are Better" Edition
Apr 25, 2019
The “Algorithm-y” Edition
Apr 18, 2019
Outward: The "Scene" Edition
Apr 17, 2019
The “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” Edition
Apr 11, 2019
The "Handsy Joe" Edition
Apr 04, 2019
The “On-brand Analysis” Edition
Mar 28, 2019
The "Avocado Turd" Edition
Mar 21, 2019
Outward: The "Town and Country" Edition
Mar 20, 2019
The “Live From Sydney” Edition
Mar 14, 2019
The “Rainbow Gel Pen” Edition
Mar 07, 2019
The "Cookie Manster" Edition
Feb 28, 2019
The "BezChez" Edition
Feb 21, 2019
Outward: The "Queer Media" Edition
Feb 20, 2019
The "Minnesota Nice" Edition
Feb 14, 2019
The “John Wayne Bobbitt’s Organ” Edition
Feb 07, 2019
The "Subpoena Me" Edition
Jan 31, 2019
The “Masculine Mystique” Edition
Jan 24, 2019
The "Grandmother's Fart" Edition
Jan 17, 2019
Outward: The "Travel" Edition
Jan 16, 2019
The "Horny in Our Politics" Edition
Jan 10, 2019
The "Winter Call-In" Edition
Jan 03, 2019
The "Mediocre Mrs. Maisel" Edition
Dec 27, 2018
The "Whiskey Stones and Stabby Things" Edition
Dec 20, 2018
Outward: The "Spirituality" Edition
Dec 19, 2018
The "Gentle Sexy Gif" Edition
Dec 13, 2018
The "Rifles or Ruffles" Edition
Dec 06, 2018
The "Ocasio-Cortez Instant Pot" Edition
Nov 29, 2018
The "Live From Miami" Edition
Nov 22, 2018
Outward: The "Family" Edition
Nov 21, 2018
Sponsored: Life Effects - The Science of Longevity
Nov 19, 2018
The "Why is No One Having Sex Anymore" Edition
Nov 15, 2018
The "It Wasn't All Crap" Edition
Nov 08, 2018
The "Radical Gender Ideology" Edition
Nov 01, 2018
The “She's Running” Edition With Glamour Magazine
Oct 25, 2018
The Random Acts of Power Edition
Oct 18, 2018
Outward: The "Radicals" Edition
Oct 17, 2018
Sponsored: I Travel For Culture
Oct 16, 2018
The Star Report Edition
Oct 11, 2018
The Rage At Brett Edition
Oct 04, 2018
Julia Turner's Women in Charge
Sep 30, 2018
The "Horseplay" Edition
Sep 27, 2018
The End of Summer Call-in Edition
Sep 20, 2018
Outward: The "Orientation" Edition
Sep 19, 2018
The Smashing Her Racket Edition
Sep 13, 2018
Sponsored: Coffee & Crayons: Encouraging Compassion & Confidence with Morgan Neville
Sep 10, 2018
The Grotesque Display of Irrelevant Decency Edition
Sep 06, 2018
The To All the Boys Edition
Aug 30, 2018
The Subtweeting Your Spouse Edition
Aug 23, 2018
The Waves Presents: Hit Parade on Madonna
Aug 18, 2018
Introducing Outward: The "Our Queer Roots" Edition
Aug 16, 2018
The Omarosa-esque Edition
Aug 16, 2018
The Swole Edition
Aug 09, 2018
The #SayHerName Edition
Aug 02, 2018
The Bottle Service for Breakfast Edition
Jul 26, 2018
The Live From D.C. Edition
Jul 19, 2018
The Privacy Is Dead Edition
Jul 12, 2018
The Big D Energy Edition
Jul 05, 2018
The Jokes About Straight White Men Edition
Jun 28, 2018
The Waves Presents: Better Life Lab
Jun 25, 2018
The Beyonce and Her Husband Edition
Jun 21, 2018
The Seduction of Sex and the City Edition
Jun 14, 2018
The Feckless C-Word Edition
Jun 07, 2018
Double X Gabfest Presents: Upon Further Review
Jun 05, 2018
The Manic Pixie Murderer Edition
May 31, 2018
The White Lady Tears Edition
May 24, 2018
The What to Do With Bad Men Edition
May 17, 2018
The Has Amy Schumer Bought the Beauty Myth Edition
May 03, 2018
The Pee Tape Edition
Apr 19, 2018
The Roseanne is Back Edition
Apr 05, 2018
The Stormy D and Cardi B Edition
Mar 22, 2018
The Hope for Hicks Edition
Mar 08, 2018
Will Porn Be Banned in the Matriarchy Edition
Feb 22, 2018
The Glowy Edition
Feb 08, 2018
The Babe.net vs. Aziz Ansari Edition
Jan 25, 2018
They Almost Called It Moxie
Jan 16, 2018
The Oprah 2020 Edition
Jan 11, 2018
The Call-in Show Edition
Dec 28, 2017
Anyone But A Man Edition
Dec 14, 2017
I Feel Red-Pilled Edition
Nov 30, 2017
Weinstein Accusers in Conversation
Nov 21, 2017
Put It Away Edition
Nov 16, 2017
The Woke Men Versus Harassers Edition
Nov 02, 2017
The "Wire With Wigs" Edition
Oct 19, 2017
The "From Mildred to Crystal" Edition
Oct 05, 2017
The Hillary's Yoga and Chardonnay Edition
Sep 21, 2017
The Princess Diana Beanie Baby Edition
Sep 07, 2017
The 1800 Patriarchy Street Edition
Aug 24, 2017
The Mr. Clean Is Totally Sexy Edition
Aug 10, 2017
The Sex Robots Are Coming Edition
Jul 27, 2017
The "I'm a creep. I'm sorry." Edition
Jul 13, 2017
The Live From Brooklyn Edition
Jun 29, 2017
The Attack of The Israeli-Accented Amazon Edition
Jun 15, 2017
The Walk of Shame Edition
Jun 01, 2017
The I Love Dick Edition
May 18, 2017
The Under His Eye Edition
May 04, 2017
The Don’t Ask Me To Prom Edition
Apr 20, 2017
The We Want Wives Edition
Apr 06, 2017