The Waves: Why You Hate Women’s Voices

On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior supervising
producer of audio Daisy Rosario is joined by author Elissa Bassist
to talk about women’s voices. They discuss Elissa’s new book,
Hysterical and unpack why we cringe when we hear vocal fry, and ask
why we don’t have similar words to describe male vocal ticks. Later
in the show, they dig into how the fear of scrutiny women have over
their voices silences them in ways you haven’t imagined.  In
Slate Plus, Elissa talks about her involvement in Cheryl Strayed’s
famous quote, “Write like a motherfucker.”  Podcast production
by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus, Daisy
Rosario and Alicia Montgomery.  Send your comments and
recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. Learn more
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