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On this week’s Gabfest, Invisibilia co-host Hanna Rosin joins New York Magazine’s Noreen Malone and Slate Outward editor June Thomas to discuss Britain’s new prime minister, Theresa May, and the glass cliff. They also talk about Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit against Roger Ailes, The Bachelor and UnReal.
Slate Plus: Is air conditioning sexist?
Other items discussed in the show:
- “When Women Take Power, Its Usually Because Men Have Made a Big Mess,” by June Thomas
- “May, Sturgeon, Merkel: Women Rising From the Political Ashes of Men,” by Esther Addley and Kate Connolly
- “Theresa May: Unpredictable, Moralistic, and Heading to No. 10,” by Gaby Hinsliff
- “Gretchen Carlson, Former Fox Anchor, Speaks Publicly About Sexual Harassment Lawsuit,” by John Koblin
- “Gretchen Carlson Affirms That Fox News Is Just As Sexist Behind the Scenes As on the Air,” by Christina Cauterucci
- “Sexual Harassment: Not Just a Women’s Issue,” by Gretchen Carlson
- “6 More Women Allege That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Them,” by Gabriel Sherman
- “Confessional,” by D. T. Max
- “A History of The Bachelor, by the People Who Lived It,” by Jada Yuan
- “An Ex-Bachelor Contestant Remembers Being Humiliated by the Creator of UnREAL,” by Patti Greco
DoubleX recommendations:
June recommends Jessica Winter’s new book Break In Case of Emergency and Barbara Cook’s memoir Then and Now.
Hanna recommends The Girls by Emma Cline, and Invisibilia, the podcast she co-hosts for NPR.
Noreen recommends Remembering Denny by Calvin Trillin, and In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi.
This podcast was produced by Ann Heppermann. Our intern is Daniel Schroeder.
Outro Song: “Powerfrau,” by Wise Guys
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