The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Supercommunicators | 2. How to Communicate Without Words
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it that we can tell someone “I’m totally fine!” and they instantly know we’re not? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and oth...
Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how deeply we ask th...
The Year in Celebrity Memoirs
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim are joined by writer, comedian and Glamorous Trash host Chelsea Devantez to break down this waters...
What is a Feminist, Really?
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we say goodbye by contemplating a key word of the podcast - feminism. Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth and ori...
What is a Feminist, Really?
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we say goodbye by contemplating a key word of the podcast - feminism. Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth and ori...
In Defense of Lean In Feminism
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, why can’t the feminists all get along? Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by Danielle Kurtzleben, NP...
We See Dead Girls
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re bringing out the dead girls. Everywhere you look in popular culture there seems to be a new movie, TV s...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: We All Turn on Gerry
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this final episode of our Golden Bachelor recap episode of The Waves, Gerry’s makes his decision but maybe loses the audience along the way. P...
Why Anime is for Women
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, with the emergence of streaming more Americans are becoming fans of Japanese anime. Within that media, viewers...
How To Get Through Menopause
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hot flashes, fatigue, and vaginal dryness were some of Katie’s first clues that her body was changing. Half the population will experience menopause...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy Suite Edition
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Gerry’s down to two women and two potential fantasy suites. How sweet do things actually get? Podcast product...
The Bravo Cinematic Universe
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re digging into the Bravo network. From Below Deck to Selling Sunset to Vanderpump Rules, the Bravo TV net...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: The Women Tell All and Mince No Words
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we get the first Women Tell All episode of The Golden Bachelor. Waves recap co-hosts Cheyna Roth and Laura Stas...
How to Be a Woman in Music
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, what’s it like to be an indie musician? Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by singer and songwriter ...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Hometowns Will Always Be Cringey
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Gerry visits the hometowns of the last 3 women standing on The Golden Bachelor. Unlike hometown dates in the ...
Penis Politics
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, the next presidential election is one year away and we are entering a storm of macho man politics. Slate senior...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: WTH, Gerry?!
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Golden Bachelor Gerry is rapidly approaching hometown dates and needs to narrow the pool down to three. To get ...
Get on the WNBA Train Already!
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty to win their second WNBA championship in a row. But more impressiv...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: The ‘D Word’
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Gerry says the D Word: Divorce. Laura Stassi, host of Dating While Gray, and Slate Senior Supervising Producer ...
On The Golden Bachelor: Reality Dating Matures…But Does It Really?
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Laura Stassi is back in the host seat. Laura, host of the podcast Dating While Gray, still can’t get over wha...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Gerry’s Crying Again!
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves recapping The Golden Bachelor, we find Gerry in his feelings…again. Slate Senior Supervising Producer Daisy ...
The Case For Taking A Sabbatical
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves: the case for taking a sabbatical. Host TK Dutes speaks with author and former television writer Patty Lin on ...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Dead Spouse Rises
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth and Laura Stassi, host of the Dating While Gray podcast as they unpack Gerry Turner’s journey to find love. I...
Female CEOs Can’t Save Us
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate Senior Supervising Producer of Audio, Daisy Rosario can’t get toxic female bosses out of her head. She’...
Special Episode: Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies At 90
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of The Waves, Slate’s Lizzie O’Leary and Alex Sammon talk about Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s legacy and what her death means ...
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Here’s Gerry!
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our first Golden Bachelor recap episode! Join Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth and Laura Stassi, host of the Dating While Grey podcast as they...
The Afghan Women Left Behind: Gender And U.S. Immigration
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow turns to Afghanistan, two years since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. She...
Incompetent Cervix: The Misogynist History Behind Naming The Female Body
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow welcomes back author and science journalist Rachel E. Gross to talk about the misogynist origins ...
Why Joe Jonas’s ‘Bad Mommy’ Story Flopped
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we’re not ...
The Bama Rush to Trad Wife Pipeline
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, it’s rush time! Host Kat Chow is diving deep into the #BamaRush phenomenon that has taken over the internet r...
The Forced Kiss Seen Round the World
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re talking about The Kiss. Scaachi Koul is joined by Women’s World Cup reporter for The Athletic and fre...
Teaser: And Just Like That…It’s the Finale
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the season finale of Max’s Sex and the City sequel, And Just Like That…Cheyna Roth and Daisy Rosario unpack the big last supper, and ponde...
America’s Dangerous Obsession with Trans Women
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, why can’t celebrities and sports organizations leave trans people alone? On the heels of the International Ch...
How Drake Betrayed Megan Thee Stallion
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Tory Lanez has been sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, and we have THOUGHTS. Scamfluencers co-host and...
Why All The First Ladies Want to Be Jackie O.
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, former Buzzfeed reporter and current Scamfluencers host, Scaachi Koul is taking over hosting The Waves for the ...
Hollywood is On Strike. Let’s Burn it Down.
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re talking the Hollywood strikes. Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by longtime jo...
How a Drag Queen Recreated the American Dream
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, drag queens are under attack and being labeled bad for families and kids. But RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag Rac...
Why Barbie Lives On
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, it’s all about Barbie. Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth sits down with M.G. Lord, author of Forever Barbie a...
Watch The Women’s World Cup, Damn It!
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re talking about the Women’s World Cup and why you should be watching it (even if sometimes it’s a lit...
Is the Wedding Dress Dead?
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth does a deep dive on wedding dresses. From the oldest family-run bridal shop i...
Can Fairy Tales Be Feminist?
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re diving into fairy tales. Slate book critic Laura Miller talks with author Kelly Link about her collecti...
And Just Like That…Carrie Killed Her Podcast
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of the And Just Like That recap, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth and Slate senior supervisor of audio Daisy Rosario talk ab...
A Year Without Roe
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, one year after the Supreme Court decision that set off a national crisis in reproductive health care, we’re t...
TRAILER: ...And Just Like That Recap Show
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We couldn’t stop thinking about And Just Like That. Now Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte are coming back for a second season and The Waves is going to ...
TRAILER: ...And Just Like That Recap Show
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We couldn’t stop thinking about And Just Like That. Now Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte are coming back for a second season and The Waves is going to ...
Your Period Deserves Respect
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re talking about menstruation. Period. Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by author and anthropol...
Whose Turn Is It? From Love Letters
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharing an episode of the Love Letters podcast. Love Letters tells stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss, and the human heart. Serve...
Whose Turn Is It? From Love Letters
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharing an episode of the Love Letters podcast. Love Letters tells stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss, and the human heart. Serve...
Finding Love Without Romance
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we talk about living a life alone, but without loneliness. Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion talks with author ...
The Hustle of Being Beautiful
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, it’s all about the beauty industry. Senior writer and editor at New America, Julia Craven is joined by author...
I Don’t Care If You Like Me
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, are female characters becoming less likable? Slate senior supervising producer, Daisy Rosario is joined by auth...
Why Medical Mysteries Plague Women
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re unpacking medical mysteries. Science writer and Slate contributor Eleanor Cummins is joined by Allison ...
What E. Jean Carroll Did For Women
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, E. Jean Carroll won, but what now? Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth talks with Slate senior writer Christina C...
How to Protect Your Kids From Diet Culture
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re doing a very special Mom and Dad Are Fighting crossover with host Jamilah Lemieux. Jamilah sits down wi...
Making Friends As An Adult
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, finding friends as an adult. Slate executive editor Susan Matthews is joined by author, comedian, and musician ...
How To Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Waves, a special episode from Slate's podcast How To! When Leslie landed her dream engineering job right out of college, she was ela...
How to Survive in Hollywood
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves - the freelancing side of acting with Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress Caroline Aaron. Slate senior supervising pro...
Make Movies Horny Again
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, author, journalist, and former host of Slate podcast Thirst Aid Kit Nichole Perkins is joined by journalist Eli...
What the Hart Family Murders Reveal About Foster Care
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by Texas Tribune reporter Roxanna Asgarian to discuss her bo...
What the Hart Family Murders Reveal About Foster Care
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by Texas Tribune reporter Roxanna Asgarian to discuss her bo...
We Need to Talk About Postpartum Psychosis
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by New Yorker editor Jessica Winter to talk all about postpartum ps...
Two Feminists Talk Weight Loss
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Shannon Palus talks with longtime health and foodwriter Tamar Haspel about her views on wei...
Hollywood Needs an Overhaul
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe is joined by film producer, host of the Hollywood Gold podcast, and Stay Gold...
It’s OK to Hate Your Spouse (Sometimes)
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Shannon Palus talks with Heather Havrilesky about the divine tedium of marriage. They discu...
What Ballet’s Best Choreographer Destroyed
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion is joined by Erika Lantz, host of the podcast The Turning to discuss the impa...
The Inherent Fear in Being a Woman
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth talks all about fear with author Erica Berry. They discuss trying to navigate...
Sponsored: How Can Quitting Be a Fearless Move on the Pathway to Success?
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all heard the saying: winners never quit and quitters never win. But what if it turns out they do? In this episode of The Relentless, host Kri...
Sponsored: How Can Quitting Be a Fearless Move on the Pathway to Success?
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all heard the saying: winners never quit and quitters never win. But what if it turns out they do? In this episode of The Relentless, host Kri...
How ADHD Disorients Women
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by stand-up comic Blaire Postman to discuss their journeys a...
Are “Cool Moms” A Menace?
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion is joined by NPR political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben to unpack all the fea...
How a Man Writes Women Protagonists
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by author and Slate editor Dan Kois to talk about men writing women...
Exercise Shouldn’t (Always) Feel Punishing
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate science and health editor Shannon Palus talks with freelance science writer Eleanor Cummins about how to ...
Who’s Getting Rich Off Menopause?
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate Money co-host Emily Peck is joined by New York Times writer, Amy Larocca to discuss, as Amy says, the “...
The Myths About Fat People
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate science and health editor Shannon Palus is joined by author and co-host of Maintenance Phase, Aubrey Gord...
2022 Rewind: How Gone Girl Changed Publishing
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate staff writer Heather Schwedel is joined by Slate books and culture columnist Laura Miller on the 10-y...
Are Women of Color Disappearing From Comedy Again?
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario talks to comedian and activist Aida Rodriguez about the state o...
Tis the Hallmark Season
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, host of Slate’s ICYMI podcast Rachelle Hampton is joined by Vulture’s Rebecca Alter to talk all about those...
The World Record Book of Racist Stories
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior supervising producer of audio Daisy Rosario is joined by sisters and authors Amber Ruffin and Lace...
Fleishman - and Middle Aged Marriage - Are in Trouble
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate Money host Emily Peck is joined by journalist and author Taffy Brodesser-Akner to talk about Taffy’s ne...
Ejaculate Responsibly
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by author Gabrielle Blair. Blair’s new book Ejaculate Responsibly...
Sponsored: How Can We Succeed by Staying Present in the Face of Fear?
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This season of The Relentless, we’re speaking with inspiring leaders who break through barriers and move fearlessly. In episode two, we meet a socia...
Sponsored: How Can We Succeed by Staying Present in the Face of Fear?
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This season of The Relentless, we’re speaking with inspiring leaders who break through barriers and move fearlessly. In episode two, we meet a socia...
Oprah Has The Best Voice (and Other Vocal Thoughts)
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior supervising producer of audio, Daisy Rosario is joined by actress and director Lake Bell to talk a...
Why Sarah Palin Won’t Go Away
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, we dig into why Sarah Palin is still around - and if you should be paying attention. Slate senior producer Chey...
Hocus Pocus Has No Focus
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion is joined by Jess Zimmerman, who writes about witches, feminism, and all the ...
Why You Hate Women’s Voices
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior supervising producer of audio Daisy Rosario is joined by author Elissa Bassist to talk about women...
Why the Law Cares About Your Sex
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate homepage editor Sol Werthan sits down with trans rights activist and author, Paisley Currah. They discuss...
Why Are We Obsessed With Queens?
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion is joined by Slate contributing writer Imogen West-Knights to talk all about ...
Do Co-Ed Sports Hurt Girls?
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Shannon Palus and transgender journalist Evan Urquhart pose the question: Do we really need...
Free Britney. From Her Fans.
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Nicole Lewis, former Slate senior editor and Daisy Rosario, senior supervising producer of audio at Slate, talk...
How to Live With Your Partner’s PTSD
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Shannon Palus sits down with writer and political scientist Virginia Eubanks. They talk abo...
The Undying Appeal of Very Sexy Trash
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, erotic thrillers are making a comeback and The Waves is ready to dig into it. Freelance podcaster and writer, N...
Why Women Carry the Bulk of Student Debt
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Lizzie O'Leary host of What Next: TBD is joined by Emily Peck co-host of Slate Money to explain the new Student...
Why Women Carry the Bulk of Student Debt
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Lizzie O'Leary host of What Next: TBD is joined by Emily Peck co-host of Slate Money to explain the new Student...
Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by culture writer Anna Nordberg to talk all about Jane Austen. The ...
It’s Not TV. It’s a Sh*tshow.
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, the streaming wars have come for us all. The Daily Beast’s Allegra Frank sits down with Inkoo Kang of The Was...
It’s Not TV. It’s a Sh*tshow.
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, the streaming wars have come for us all. The Daily Beast’s Allegra Frank sits down with Inkoo Kang of The Was...
Live. Laugh. Lexapro.
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Shannon Palus is joined by the managing editor of Future Tense, Mia Armstrong. This week is...
Liz Cheney’s Mom Energy
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior writer Christina Cauterucci and Slate books and culture columnist Laura Miller talk all things Liz...
Cafeteria Catholics Can Support Abortion Rights
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by staff writer Molly Olmstead to talk about the much-hyped threat ...