DoubleX Gabfest: The Philadelphia Kermit Gosnell trial, the movement of men who want to stop masturbating, and the crisis of American child care.

DoubleX Gabfest: Kermit Gosnell Trial, Anti-Masturbation Campaign, and the Crisis of American Child Care.

DoubleX Gabfest: Kermit Gosnell Trial, Anti-Masturbation Campaign, and the Crisis of American Child Care.

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April 18 2013 2:19 PM

DoubleX Gabfest: The Fapstronaut Edition

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In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins Slate senior editor Dan Kois and New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone to discuss the Philadelphia “house of horrors” abortion story, the movement of men who want to stop masturbating, and the crisis of American child care.

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Hanna Rosin recommends that you read the New York Times story on the rehabilitation of Anthony Weiner and tell her if she’s crazy to think he is actually rehabilitated.

Noreen Malone says you should read Zoe Heller’s Notes on a Scandal.

Dan Kois says you should love pumpkin seeds the Kois way.

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Dan Kois edits and writes for Slate’s human interest and culture departments. He’s the co-author, with Isaac Butler, of The World Only Spins Forward, a history of Angels in America, and is writing a book called How to Be a Family.

Noreen Malone is a senior editor at New York Magazine.

Hanna Rosin is the co-host of NPR’s Invisibilia and a founder of DoubleX. She is also the author of The End of Men. Follow her on Twitter.