{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e9bf0a32e86d775801413/695e9c064c8cfced7f945cd4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Incompetent Cervix: The Misogynist History Behind Naming The Female Body","description":"<p>On this week’s episode of The Waves, Host <a href=\"https://twitter.com/katchow\">Kat Chow</a> welcomes back author and science journalist <a href=\"https://twitter.com/rachelegross\">Rachel E. Gross</a> to talk about the misogynist origins of many names and diagnoses in the female reproductive system. Gross is the author of <a href=\"https://www.rachelegross.com/book\">Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage</a> and the<em> New York Times</em> column <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/science/menopause-vaginal-atrophy.html\">Body Language</a>.</p><p>In Slate Plus: Rachel E. Gross’s thoughts on the documentary <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27074938/\">Every Body</a> about intersex people</p><p>If you liked this episode, check out: <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves/2022/04/research-is-lacking-for-vaginas\">The Vagina et Al.</a>, an interview with Rachel E. Gross and Slate’s Shannon Palus about Gross’s book Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage</p><p>Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery.</p><p>Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to<a href=\"mailto:thewaves@slate.com\"> thewaves@slate.com</a>. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now at<a href=\"http://www.slate.com/howtoplus\"> </a><a href=\"http://slate.com/thewavesplus\">slate.com/thewavesplus</a>.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}