Slate's Double X Podcasts

DoubleX Gabfest: The Your Baby’s Name is Brand-Shift Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about homophobic homosexuals, celebrity baby bumps and the war over workplace lunches.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Alone in the Tub Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:14:00 +0000

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

DoubleX Gabfest: The Coregasm Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:30:00 +0000

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.

Live from New York with Samantha Bee Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:52:00 +0000

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.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Glamour Beard Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:01:16 +0000

Hanna Rosin, Jessica Grose, and Noreen Malone discuss Rush Limbaugh's tirade, the "unschooling" movement, and the uptick in men with beards.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Reindeer Sweater Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:54:00 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about Virginia’s proposed ultrasound law, the rise in single moms under 30, and the growth of the “mancessory.”

DoubleX Gabfest: The Power-Pinners and Pink Handguns Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:30:00 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about the Komen Foundation vs. Planned Parenthood, the new parenting book Bringing Up Bebe, and the social site Pinterest.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Weasel Face Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:35:00 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about how much looks matter in politics, how small group dynamics affect women, and the blogger Dooce’s separation.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Kitten Calendar Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about Caitlin Flanagan’s Girl Land, Rick Santorum’s anti-abortion rhetoric and Babyonce.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Bland, Fertile and Protestant Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:27:37 +0000

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.

Slate's DoubleX Gabfest: The Robo Panda Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:58:00 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about marriage and generosity, childless women on TV, and the strangest gifts we’ve ever received.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Redlines Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:26:00 +0000

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.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:04:00 +0000

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.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Roving Eye Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:18:00 +0000

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.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Hungry for Glory Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:43:00 +0000

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.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Jessica Rabbit Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:12:42 +0000

Our editors discuss Amanda Knox, whether women care about their “number,” and Katie Roiphe’s essay about being a single mom.

The DoubleX Gabfest: Iced Champagne Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:00:00 +0000

Listen to Slate's show about Rick Perry and the HPV vaccine, dads and testosterone, and fall TV.

The DoubleX Gabfest: The Rookie Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:41:38 +0000

Our editors discuss 9/11 heroines, the science of gender career preferences, and the new teen magazine Rookie on this week’s DoubleX Gabfest podcast

The DoubleX Gabfest: Momentary Lapse of Judgment Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:33:15 +0000

Listen to Slate's show about Dominique Strauss Kahn’s exoneration, a new report about cohabitation, and the rise of the IUD.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Hobosexual Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:55:01 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about Michele Bachmann’s Newsweek cover, international adoption, and a controversial Etsy hobo-themed wedding.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Goodbye Amy Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:30:00 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about the Oslo killer’s misogyny, Amy Winehouse’s death, and the pill for men.

The DoubleX Gabfest: The Broken Homes and Betty Ford Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:28:59 +0000

DoubleX editors discuss Betty Ford’s legacy, The Gen X divorce memoir In Spite of Everything, and the Jamie Leigh Jones rape case against KBR.

DoubleX Gabfest: The What Does Anderson Cooper Do At Night? Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:09:24 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about Michele Bachmann, journalist Mac McClelland on sex, violence and PTSD, and whether Bad Teacher is good for women in comedy.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Shrink It and Wax It Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:06:06 +0000

DoubleX editors Hanna Rosin, Jessica Grose, and Kate Julian discuss Lori Gottlieb’s Atlantic cover story How to Land Your Kid in Therapy, the ongoing murder trial of Casey Anthony, and men who wax, like disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner.

DoubleX Gafest: The Bunga Bunga Botox Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:40:33 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about Ariel Levy’s New Yorker article on Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin’s potential White House bids, and two articles on aging.

Slate: Talking to Flannery Mullins: The first interview with one of the teens charged in connection with the death of Phoebe Prince.

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 26 May 2011 04:14:26 +0000

Over the past year, Slate’s Emily Bazelon has been reporting on what led to the 2010 suicide of a 15-year-old Phoebe Prince. Emily Bazelon sat down for the first public interview with one member of the so-called South Hadley Six, a girl who has not spoken out until now about her experience in the legal and media glare.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Dodo and Barbie Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 19 May 2011 01:51:55 +0000

Listen to Slate’s show about Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s alleged sexual assault, Schwarzenegger’s secret love child, the rise in vaginoplasty and Roseanne Barr’s New York Magazine article.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Rah Rah Rah Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:12:30 +0000

Our editors discuss gender parity in college sports and whether Title IX needs to be reformed, the New York Times magazine piece about President Obama’s mother, and the state of the modern princess on the eve of the royal wedding.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Three Balls Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:26:21 +0000

Our editors discuss the federal budget and planned parenthood, tycoon Lynn Tilton and women in business, and the movie Hanna.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Crazypants Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:30:27 +0000

Our editors discuss the Wal-Mart gender discrimination suit, Michele Bachmann’s potential run for president, and Tina Fey’s book Bossypants.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Little Prince Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:56:58 +0000

Our editors discuss Manning Up by Kay Hymowitz and other books about the end of men, the all-girls Pink Academy preschool, and the family of princess-to-be Kate Middleton.

DoubleX Gabfest: Winning the Future Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:29:34 +0000

Our editors discuss Charlie Sheen and domestic violence. The new study that looks at the sex lives of young adults. And Callista Gingrich, Newt's better half.

The DoubleX Gabfest: The Aggro Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:17:22 +0000

Our editors discuss the attacks on Lara Logan, a new sociological study on bullying, and the case of Julie Schenecker, who is accused of shooting her two teenagers.

DoubleX Gabfest: The Fried Kitty Edition

podcasts@slate.com — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:55:57 +0000

Our editors discuss the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, shaken baby syndrome and The Roommate.