Listen to Slate’s show about young women getting their tubes tied, last week’s date-rape episode of Louie, and Seventeen magazine’s new photo touch-up policy. 

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In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone and DoubleX managing editor Allison Benedikt to discuss the challenges that young women who want to have their tubes tied face at the doctor’s office; last week’s gender-bending episode of Louie, which starred Melissa Leo and featured a sexual assault; and Seventeen magazine’s new photo-retouching policy.

Other items discussed in the show:  

• J. Bryan Lowder’s piece on tubal ligation, “Sterilize Me, Please.” Brittany Shoot’s essay on getting her tubes tied young.
• Allison’s take on Episode 2 of Louie.
• Willa Paskin’s different take.
• Patton Oswalt weighs in.
• Louis C.K.’s standup bit on girls versus women.
• New York Times coverage of Seventeen magazine’s new photo policy.
• Hanna on why she doesn’t necessarily want to see “real girls” in a glossy.
  

DoubleX endorsements:

Allison Benedikt recommends binge-watching the first season of Homeland before Season 2 starts in September.

Hanna Rosin wants you to read Sheila Heti’s new (and much-talked-about) book, How Should a Person Be?

Noreen Malone suggests that you check out Nora Ephron’s great book of essays, Wallflower at the Orgy.