The Waves

How gender explains everything.

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About the Show

The Waves is a biweekly conversation about news and culture examined through the lens of gender and feminism. Every other Thursday, join the hosts—including Slate’s June Thomas, Slate staff writer Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University, and Thirst Aid Kit’s Nichole Perkins—for frank discussions about the ways gender shapes everything. Our new name reflects generations of women from the various waves of feminism, the sound waves that carry us to your ears, and the waves we intend to make.

Hosts

The Waving Goodbye For Now Edition

The Waves on coronavirus inequalities, Feel Good, and predictions for Biden’s VP selection.

The ERA Cosplay Edition

The Waves on parenting during coronavirus, Mrs. America, and Joe Biden sexual assault allegations.

The “Coronavirus Everywhere” Edition

The Waves on quarantining, Little Fires Everywhere, and bogus Title IX allegations.

The “Nevertheless Misogyny Persisted” Edition

The Waves on the very male presidential candidates, the gendered effects of coronavirus, and the movie Never Rarely Sometimes Always.

The “Love in a Pod” Edition

The Waves on Harvey Weinstein, Love Is Blind, and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s Stop Telling Women to Smile. 

The “Is George Washington Canceled?” Edition

The Waves on You Never Forget Your First, the particular fame of female celebrities, and women and alcoholism.

The “Writhing in the Workplace” Edition

The Waves on The Goop Lab, March for Life, and a job description for a nanny that viral.

The “Runaway Royals” Edition

The Waves on Warren and Sanders, Megxit, and Women on Food. 

“The Princess and the Poop” Edition

The hosts of the Waves take on listeners’ questions in our annual call-in show.

“The Morning Show” Edition

The Waves on The Morning Show, feminist blogging, and open-plan offices.

The “So Long, Kamala” Edition

The Waves on Kamala Harris, Frozen 2, and Black Friday.

The “Stiff Upper Lip” Edition

The Waves on The Crown, the impeachment hearings, and college hookup culture.

The “Ronan Farrow’s on the Line” Edition

The Waves on Katie Hill, Mrs. Fletcher, and Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill.

The “Bless This Mess” Edition

The Waves on bipartisan relationships, “safe, legal, and rare” abortion, and the rise of the lonely Instagram influencer.

The “Impeachment Sisterhood” Edition

Who’s driving the shift in attitudes toward impeaching the president?

The “Strippers Behaving Badly” Edition

From Malcolm Gladwell, to Hustlers, to Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Waves explore boundary violations.

The “Couples Therapy” Edition

The Waves on boycotting SoulCycle, Showtime’s Couples Therapy, and Marianne Williamson.

The “Soupçon of Hope” Edition

The Waves on Elizabeth Warren’s electability, Why Women Kill, and sex scenes.

The “Work Wife” Edition

The Waves on Three Women, a recent Modern Love column, and the life and work of Toni Morrison.

The “Soft-Core Rumpy Pumpy” Edition

The Waves on Al Franken, “The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge,” and Veronica Mars.