The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

This week, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss the future of abortion rights now that Trump has announced Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee, falling U.S. birth rates, and the viral #PlaneBae twitter story.Producer: Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Christina, Veralyn and Briahna discuss Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs, big d*ck energy, and The Atlantic cover story, When Children Say They’re Trans.Producer: Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Hanna, June, and Latifa discuss Hannah Gadsby's comedy special, Nanette, the Supreme Court ruling on crisis pregnancy centers, and the end of the "political" pantsuit era.Producer: Veralyn WilliamsProduction assistant: Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Hickox took summers off and still got promoted. First, she had to believe that she could, then she had to prove to others it was possible. Now she wants everyone to know how she did it. She tells her story to Better Life Lab.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Christina, Latifa, and June discuss Beyonce and Jay Z's new album with Veralyn, the impact of the Trump administration's policy to separate immigrant families at the U.S. border, and Cameron Esposito's comedy special, Rape Jokes.Producer: Veralyn WilliamsProduction assistant: Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, June and Noreen discuss Bill Clinton's #MeToo reckoning, the future of seduction, and reflect on Sex and the City.Producer: Veralyn WilliamsProduction assistant: Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Christina, Veralyn and Kat discuss Samantha Bee calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless cunt," choosing life with down syndrome with Slate contributor Ruth Graham, and Ali Wong.Producer: Veralyn WilliamsProduction assistant: Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, a special feature from the Slate podcast Upon Further Review: What if Brandi Chastain’s penalty kick against China in the 1999 Women’s World Cup final had bounced off the crossbar resulting in defeat? Just imagine the devastating fallout. There would be no thriving women’s professional league, women’s soccer highlights wouldn’t dominate ESPN and female players would’ve never gotten the same pay as the men. The thing is, none of that actually did happen, despite their triumph in 1999. Journalist Louisa Thomas talks to Chastain and Julie Foudy about the mixed legacy of women’s soccer in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Hanna, June and Noreen discuss My Favorite Murder and fandom of the True Crime genre with Rebecca Lavoie, Ireland's vote to legalize abortion, and the BBC's Killing Eve.Producer: Veralyn WilliamsProduction assistant: Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Christina, Hanna and Anna discuss Miss America being lead by two women, season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale, and the white Oakland woman who called the cops on black people having a BBQ cookout. Producer: Veralyn WilliamsProduction assistant: Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices