“It Was and Is Horrible”
The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism
Slate Podcasts
4.2 • 903 Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode of The Waves, former hosts Christina Cauterucci, Nichole Perkins and Marcia Chatelain return for a special reunion. They haven't been on the microphones together since the pandemic started, and they have a lot to discuss. They cover the nighttime doula Twitter fight, thoughts on the generational battles that are raging, how race plays a role in nostalgia, and the horrors of dating during the pandemic.
In Slate Plus: Is gift giving sexist?
Recommendations:
Christina: Sheertex tights
Nichole: Candles, especially from Brooklyn Candle Studio and Posh Candle Company.
Marcia: Checking out interesting children’s books like Julián Is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the waves. This is the waves. This is the waves. This is the waves. This is the waves. |
| 0:06.6 | This is the waves. Hello and welcome to the waves, Slate's Podcast about Gender, Feminism, and |
| 0:18.6 | catching up with old friends after two years that felt more like 10. I'm Christina Kottrucci, a senior |
| 0:25.6 | writer at Sleet, and I've got to say it it must be the season of giving |
| 0:31.8 | because the powers that be here at Sleet or maybe |
| 0:36.1 | maybe with little help from Santa have given me the thing that was at the very |
| 0:41.1 | top of my wish list this year. |
| 0:43.4 | A reunion episode with two of my very favorite thinkers and podcasters. |
| 0:48.8 | So this week I'm joined by Nicole Perkins and Marsha Chatlin. |
| 0:55.1 | We haven't actually recorded together |
| 0:57.4 | since April 2020. |
| 0:59.1 | And I know a lot of new listeners |
| 1:00.4 | have come into the fold since then. |
| 1:01.9 | So why don't you to reintroduce yourselves? |
| 1:04.4 | Hi, I'm Nicole Perkins, a writer and podcaster. |
| 1:09.6 | And I have missed the waves so so very much. |
| 1:13.8 | I'm Marsha Chattlin, a professor of history |
| 1:15.9 | at Georgetown University and a constant source |
| 1:18.9 | of hot takes based in Washington, D.C. |
| 1:21.8 | Both of you had big years in 2020 and 2021 |
| 1:26.7 | in spite of the global tumult. |
| 1:30.0 | Give us the rundown. |
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