The ”Monetize Our Pain” Edition

This week on The Waves, Marcia fills in for Christina as host and is joined by Nichole and By The Book’s Kristen Meinzer to talk about the phenomenon of “Mentrification”, the rise and dangers of femtech health apps and the new Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe.

In Slate Plus: Is it sexist that men are referred to as “creators” and women as “influencers”?

Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Our production assistant is Alex Barasch.

Email your topic suggestions and responses to thewaves@slate.com or tweet @DrMChatelain, @tnwhiskeywoman and @kristenmeinzer with your thoughts.  

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