The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

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 book Real Queer America about finding strong queer communities in red states. And they answer some advice about finding your own queer home in a smaller than average place.This podcast was produced by Daniel Schroeder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 queer writing from before, during and after the Stonewall riot. Then they’re joined by Autostraddle co-founder and CEO Riese Bernard to discuss the origins of her site and how it fosters such a special sense of community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Harris have officially formed “exploratory committees” for 2020. The hosts debate why both are emphasizing motherhood in their messaging and assess the state of the presidential race as a whole.In Slate Plus: Is it sexist to consider Mary Oliver a “middlebrow” poet? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.