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On this week’s Gabfest, Slate’s Hanna Rosin and June Thomas join New York editor Noreen Malone talk to Katy Waldman about her article, “There Once Was A Girl”; the mysterious life of Tashfeen Malik, the female half of the San Bernardino shooters; and the 2016 Pirelli Calendar.
Other items discussed in the show:
- Past Pirelli calendars.
- Hanna Rosin’s parenting story in the New Yorker
- “The 2016 Pirelli Calendar May Signal a Cultural Shift,” by Vanessa Friedman
- “Why Women Join ISIS,” Jayne Huckerby
- “Why Are There So Few Female Mass Shooters?” by Nora Caplan-Bricker
- “From Pharmacy Student to Suspected San Bernardino Terrorist: The Baffling Journey of Tashfeen Malik,” by Tim Craig, Abby Phillip, and Joel Achenbach
- “Tashfeen Malik Was a ‘Saudi Girl’ Who Stood Out at a Pakistani University,” by Declan Walsh
- An excerpt from Going Hungry, by Maura Kelly
DoubleX recommendations:
June recommends Haworth Parsonage Tour Guide by Victoria Wood and British TV show Scott & Bailey.
Hanna recommends Sharon Jones’ NPR tiny desk concert and a do-it-yourself mom project: gathering kids’ school photos and putting them in order on your fridge.
Noreen recommends Iris, streaming on Netflix, and “On Pandering,” by Claire Vay Watkins.
This podcast was produced by Ann Heppermann. Our intern is Shiva Bayat.
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