Hoochie daddy shorts give more than a lil leg; plus, let's get 'Seen, Heard and Paid'

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🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

They're short, sexy and on-trend: Hoochie daddy shorts are all the rage for cisgender straight men this summer. And this week, they are the center of a conversation between guest host Anna Sale and writer and poet Danez Smith about sex, gender and freedom. What do higher hemlines on men reveal about the gender anxiety rippling through America today?

Also, Anna speaks with Wired editor Alan Henry about his new book Seen, Heard, and Paid: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized. They discuss how employees of marginalized identities can navigate workplace dynamics, and focus on work that can advance their careers.

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0:00.0	Hi there, this is Elizabeth Sale, Anna's older sister, Ayanna.
0:05.6	Today on the show, men's shorts are getting shorter and shorter, and the eye candy is just
0:11.4	a bonus.
0:12.4	Plus, how to get seen, heard, and paid better at work.
0:17.0	Okay, here's the show.
0:19.0	Hey y'all, you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:25.0	I'm Anna Sale.
0:26.8	You may know me as the host of the WNYC podcast, Death, Sex, and Money, and I'll be your guest
0:32.6	host for all of July.
0:35.3	And maybe you're like me.
0:36.8	It's summertime, and you're spending a lot of time outside.
0:40.3	You're going to outdoor concerts and eating on restaurant patios and walking to your favorite
0:45.0	bars.
0:46.5	And maybe like me, while you've been doing those things, you're noticing that cis-gendered
0:51.2	straight men's shorts have gotten shorter this summer.
0:54.5	Well, you're not alone in noticing this.
0:57.0	It's a trend, and it has a name.
1:01.5	Ho Chi Daddy Shorts.
1:02.5	Ho Chi Daddy Shorts.
1:03.5	Ho Chi Daddy Shorts.
1:04.5	My mom doesn't like me wearing them.
1:07.3	She calls them Ho Chi Daddy Shorts.
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