The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

This week, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings, the return of Aziz Ansari and Louis CK, two comedians accused of sexual harassment, and the term “ladyboss” and what it says about this moment in feminism.Produced by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Christina, Veralyn and Kat discuss Netflix's To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Slow Burn season 2, which forces us to review Bill Clinton's presidency, and a new online dating study that finds desirability in women peaks at 18 years old, while men peak at 50 years old.--- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss prominent women who have been accused of sexual harassment, Trump spokeswomen Kellyanne Conway and her Trump-hating husband, and the trouble for republican women.Also, our summer call-in show is coming up! If you have a question you’d like the hosts to answer, call (646) 907-9859 to leave us a voicemail or email your question at thewaves@slate.com.Producer: Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Waves brings you a 60th birthday tribute to Madonna. In 1998, Madonna was at a career crossroads. After dominating the ’80s with hits like “Like a Virgin” and “Open Your Heart,” she spent the first half of the ’90s wavering between roles as a provocateur (Erotica, Sex) and adult-contemporary balladeer (“I’ll Remember,” “Take a Bow”). That’s when she took a sharp left turn, working with producers and deejays in the burgeoning electronica scene. If it even was a scene: The very term “electronica” was a music-business confection, and by 1997 it was more hype than hit. But the result of Madonna’s experiment—her acclaimed ’98 album Ray of Light—was not only one of her biggest smashes ever. It also helped turn electronic music into viable pop. Email: hitparade@slate.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Outward, Slate's new monthly LGBTQ podcast! On the first episode, hosts Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and New America’s Brandon Tensley—along with a smorgasbord of Slate staffers—reveal their queer roots. Does it all come down to crop tops? Then, in the debut Straight Studies segment, Slate features director Laura Bennett helps us decide if straight, cisgender people have roots, too. Then Alex Barasch joins the gang to talk about his Washington Post piece, “ Biology Is Not Destiny: Seeking a Scientific Explanation for Trans Identity Could Do More Harm Than Good."Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder.This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh, a meal kit delivery service that shops, plans, and delivers step-by-step recipes and pre-measured ingredients. For $20 off each of your first three boxes, go to hellofresh.com/outward30 and use the promo code outward30.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Christina, Veralyn and Latifa discuss claims from Omarosa’s new Book, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and NFL’s first male cheerleaders.Also, our summer call-in show is coming up! If you have a question you’d like the hosts to answer, call (646) 907-9859 to leave us a voicemail or email your question at thewaves@slate.com.Producer: Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss what Les Moonves, the head of CBS accused of sexual harassment, means for the #MeToo movement, NYT's Sarah Jeong's "white people suck" tweets, and  swole Jeff Bezos.Producer: Veralyn Williams---Have an "is it sexist" question? Let us answer it! Just call 646-907-9859 and leave us a voicemail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, Christina Cauterucci, Rachelle Hampton, and Briahna Joy Gray discuss Sorry to Bother You and what it says about protest in the Trump era. They discuss the criminalization of mothers who leave their children unattended. And finally, they talk about Nia Wilson, the 18-year-old who was killed on a BART platform. What do we make of calls to charge her killer with a hate crime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Hanna, June and Noreen  discuss the indictment of Mariia Butina, the way we talk about Trump and Putin’s dynamic and the now-infamous Refinery29 money diary from a wealthy 21-year-old intern living rent-free in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Christina, Veralyn and June record live from The Hamilton. They discus mens rights activists, talk to Ellen Stofan, the first female director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and former chief scientist at NASA, answer "Is it sexist?" questions, and rock out to the tunes of local post-punk band, Bacchae.Producer: Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices