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On this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX founding editor Hanna Rosin joins Outward editor June Thomas and New York editor Noreen Malone to talk about Donald Trump’s sexism, the new female Viagra, and Taylor Swift’s BFFs.
Other items discussed in the show:
- Washington Post story cataloging Trump quotes about women
- Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick on why women continue to like Trump
- The great Onion story about Trump and women
- Daniel Bergner on FDA trials for female Viagra
- Emily Witt in the New York Times Magazine, “Female BFFs: The New Power Couple”
DoubleX recommendations:
Hanna can’t wait for Elena Ferrante’s new book, The Story of the Lost Child.
She’s also saying goodbye to summer with Reply All’s recent episode, “Today’s the Day.”
Noreen is reading The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion.
June Thomas is filling in the end of summer no-TV blues with curated available shows:
- The Jewel in the Crown, available on Netflix
- Bob and Rose, available on YouTube
- Borgen, finally available on iTunes
DoubleX plugs:
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