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Can Kamala Harris Turn Things Around? A Skeptic and an Optimist Debate

Can Kamala Harris Turn Things Around? A Skeptic and an Optimist Debate

FromThe Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism


Can Kamala Harris Turn Things Around? A Skeptic and an Optimist Debate

FromThe Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate editor-at-large Noreen Malone and executive producer of Slate podcasts Alicia Montgomery talk about Vice President Kamala Harris. They unpack what she’s done (and hasn’t done) and how the White House may be using her as a shield for unpopular policies. Then they dig into whether it’s possible to turn Harris’ abysmal approval ratings around. 

In the Slate Plus “Is This Feminist?” segment, Noreen and Alicia discuss whether the move toward more casual clothing at work is feminist. 

Recommendations:
Noreen: Happy Hour, by Marlowe Granados
Alicia: HBO’s Succession and Insecure. 
 
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Susan Matthews and June Thomas. 
Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com
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Released:
Dec 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Waves is a weekly conversation about news and culture examined through the lens of gender and feminism. Every other Thursday, join the hosts—Slate staff writer Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University, Thirst Aid Kit's Nichole Perkins, and Slate Podcasts' June Thomas—for frank discussions about the ways gender shapes everything. Our new name reflects generations of women from the various waves of feminism, the sound waves that carry us to your ears, and the waves we intend to make.