Welcome to the Waves, Slates podcast about gender, feminism, and reclaiming misogynist epithets.

Every episode you get a new pair of women to talk about the thing we can't get off our minds,

and today you've got me, Heather Schuadel, a staff writer at Slate, and I'm going to be

talking to Andy Zyzler, a writer and editor who may be best known for co-founding Bitch Media,

which recently announced that it will be ceasing operations in June. Bitch started as a scene

in the mid-90s and went on to influence a generation of feminist media, including the very podcast

you're listening to now. The timing here really stings. One of the publishing world's most

respected independent feminist voices is closing, just as the country has been plunged into a state

of feminist emergency. I'm referring to news that is still top of mind for so many of us,

the leak of the Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe versus Wade, and end federal

protection of abortion rights. This is hardly at the time when we want to see feminist media contracting.

So we're going to talk to Andy all about the state of feminist media, what happened to Bitch,

and whether some of the same backlash that led to the end of Roe was a factor. We'll be back

with Andy after a short break. Hey waves listeners, we hope you're loving the show.

And if you are, you should subscribe to our feed wherever you get your podcasts.

New episodes come out right and early every Thursday morning, and while you're there,

check out our other episodes. We've recently talked about eco-feminism, the schism among

doom state rappers, and what's going on with edible arrangements.

There's something so romantic about winter, and I don't know whether that's just because I'm

a bit for homebody and I love a five, but I think it's just the holiday period is just for me,

it's the most romantic period. And I think anyone who's listened to my records will know that I'm

quite a big fan of rap. Join in every sip with red cups now back at Starbucks.

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