The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

Listen to Slate’s show about Michelle Obama’s Democratic Convention speech; Hanna Rosin’s upcoming book, The End of Men; and the new film, Bachelorette. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about the Todd Akin rape controversy, Paul Ryan’s hot bod, and Augusta National admitting its first two female members. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about prenatal depression, hot Olympic bodies, and cosmetic surgery for teenage girls.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about the Aurora shooting heroes, outing rapists on Twitter, and women’s boxing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about young women getting their tubes tied, last week’s date rape episode of Louie, and Seventeen magazine’s new photo touch-up policy.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about Anne-Marie Slaughter’s Atlantic cover story, the new Pixar movie Brave, and spoiled American kids.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about subversive commencement speeches, a new study on gay parenting, and Muppet chaos theory.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DoubleX editors talk about Mark Zuckerberg’s new wife Pricilla Chan, Wired’s GeekDad cover, and women in combat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about attachment parenting, president Obama’s college love letters and child psychopaths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about homophobic homosexuals, celebrity baby bumps and the war over workplace lunches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about HBO’s Girls, doltish dads in commercials and Katie Roiphe’s Newsweek cover story on submissive sex and working women Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about new research on sibling rivalry, the legacy of the sexual revolution, and a study showing women can get orgasms from exercise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about Sarah Palin in HBO’s Game Change, billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakeley, and the war on women, with special guest star Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hanna Rosin, Jessica Grose, and Noreen Malone discuss Rush Limbaugh's tirade, the "unschooling" movement, and the uptick in men with beards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about Virginia’s proposed ultrasound law, the rise in single moms under 30, and the growth of the “mancessory.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about the Komen Foundation vs. Planned Parenthood, the new parenting book Bringing Up Bebe, and the social site Pinterest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about how much looks matter in politics, how small group dynamics affect women, and the blogger Dooce’s separation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about Caitlin Flanagan’s Girl Land, Rick Santorum’s anti-abortion rhetoric and Babyonce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about the ideal length of maternity leave, new revelations about Newt Gingrich’s personal life, and the year’s celebrity marriages and divorces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about marriage and generosity, childless women on TV, and the strangest gifts we’ve ever received. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate editors Emily Bazelon, Kate Julian and Hanna Rosin discuss why we care more about Herman Cain's extramarital affair than his sexual harassment history, a new kind of pleasure based sex-ed and Cyber Monday and American shopping habits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign, Emily Yoffe’s piece on how readers are surviving the Great Recession, public hostility toward small children on airplanes, and gluten-free Thanksgivings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate editors interview Susan Orlean about Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, discuss the sexual harassment charges against Herman Cain and Stephen Pinker’s new book The Better Angels of Our Nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Slate’s show about the Jill Abramson profile in The New Yorker, “The Kids Are Actually Sort of Alright” in New York, and the new crop of GOP wives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our editors discuss Amanda Knox, whether women care about their “number,” and Katie Roiphe’s essay about being a single mom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.