The DoubleX Gabfest: The Kitten Calendar Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about Caitlin Flanagan’s Girl Land, Rick Santorum’s anti-abortion rhetoric, and Babyoncé.
Posted Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at 11:51 AM
Become a fan of DoubleX on Facebook. Leave us love letters and see what other listeners are saying about the Gabfest.
Listen to the DoubleX Gabfest by clicking the arrow on the audio player below or by opening this player in another tab:
You can download the podcast here, or you can subscribe to the biweekly DoubleX Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes. (If you'd prefer to subscribe to the podcast in a program other than iTunes, here's the direct link to the DoubleX Gabfest RSS feed.) And you can instantly stream the Double X Gabfest and thousands of other podcasts with Stitcher SmartRadio. Get the free Stitcher app for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, or Pre at www.stitcher.com/doublex, and be sure to use the promo code SLATE.
In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editors Jessica Grose and Hanna Rosin along with nymag.com staff writer Noreen Malone discuss Caitlin Flanagan’s controversial new book, Girl Land; Rick Santorum’s anti-abortion rhetoric involving his daughter, Bella, who has a rare chromosomal condition called Trisomy 18; and the birth of Babyoncé.
The DoubleX "coffee talk" endorsements:
Hanna Rosin loved Caitlin Flanagan’s takedown of Joan Didion in the Atlantic.
Noreen Malone recommends Jay-Z’s interview with Gwyneth Paltrow from earlier this year (for those of you experiencing Babyoncé fever), and the dance documentary Girl Walk // All Day.
Links to other things we mentioned:
“Father First, Senator Second,” by Mark Leibovich in the Washington Post
“Girl Trouble,” by Katie Roiphe in Slate
“Personal and Political,” by Ross Douthat in the New York Times
“Glory feat. B.I.C.” by Jay-Z
“The Top Seven Beyonce Baby Bump Conspiracy Theories,” by Kat George on Vh1.com
Wu-Tang’s GZA Teaches Kids Science With Least-Lame Classroom Rap Ever
How Can You Survive in an Air Bubble 100 Feet Underwater for Three Days?
“Stink Onions,” “Heart’s Farm,” “Place to Find Gold”: Literal Names of U.S. Places, Mapped
Jessica Grose is the author of the novel Sad Desk Salad, co-author of Love-Mom, and a regular Slate contributor.
Noreen Malone is a staff writer for the New Republic.
Hanna Rosin is the author of The End of Men, a co-founder of Slate's DoubleX and a senior editor at the Atlantic. She can be reached at hanna.rosin@gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter or Facebook or visit her website.