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DoubleX Gabfest: The Spanx and Spanking Edition

Listen to the show on feminist sororities, whether parenthood cuts into creativity, and the new book Sex With Shakespeare.

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On this week’s Gabfest, Invisibilia co-host Hanna Rosin joins Outward editor June Thomas and New York magazine editor Noreen Malone to talk about feminist sororities, whether domestic duties ruin women’s creativity, and the new book Sex With Shakespeare by Jillian Keenan.

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DoubleX recommendations:

June recommends the new season of  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Hanna recommends the new WNYC podcast Two Dope Queens.

Noreen recommends The Girlfriend Experience.

This podcast was produced by Ann Heppermann. Our intern is Shiva Bayat.

Outro song: The Pretenders’ “Bad Boys Get Spanked”

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