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The Waves: Ecofeminism Isn’t Just For Hippies
FromSlate Culture
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38 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
On this week’s episode of The Waves, senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by freelance science writer Eleanor Cummins to talk about the possible resurgence of Ecofeminism. Eleanor recently published “Is Ecofeminism Due for a Comeback?” in The New Republic. They discuss how the term came to be “passe,” what places are embracing the concept of combining feminism and the environment (and trying to save the Amazon in the process), and why the time is right for feminists to embrace the planet.
In Slate Plus, the waves of Ecofeminism, and where the term “tree-hugger” came from.
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Cheyna: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Eleanor: Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery.
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In Slate Plus, the waves of Ecofeminism, and where the term “tree-hugger” came from.
Recommendations:
Cheyna: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Eleanor: Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery.
Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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