The Waves: Can We Still Enjoy Master of None?
b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate Senior Editor Allegra Frank and Slate Production Assistant Madeline Ducharme talk about the latest season of Netflix\\u2019s Master of None. The pair digs into the show\\u2019s depiction of a queer Black relationship and breakup, and discusses if the show even a comedy anymore. Also: how are we supposed to care about a relationship when we first see it at its end?\\n\\nAfter the break, Allegra and Madeline go outside of the show to talk about Season 3\\u2019s creators, Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe. Ansari and Waithe have both stirred controversy in the past few years. At the height of the #MeToo movement, a now shuttered site called Babe.net reported an alleged unpleasant sexual encounter between a 22-year-old woman and Ansari. In response, Ansari stepped out of the spotlight for a couple years, though he said at the time that the encounter was consensual. Meanwhile, Waithe has worked on several projects, including 2019\\u2019s Queen and Slim and Amazon\\u2019s Them, that have been accused of propagating needlessly cruel Black violence on-screen. Allegra and Madeline discuss what we\\u2019re supposed to do with accusations and situations like this, particularly once the dust has settled.\\xa0\\n\\nFor Slate Plus members, Allegra and Madeline kick off our new segment, Gateway Feminism. They talk about one thing that helped make them feminists. For Allegra, it\\u2019s those sugar and spice cartoons, the Powerpuff Girls, while Madeline was heavily influenced by 2010s Tumblr.\\n\\nRecommendations\\nAllegra recommends a seasonal favorite - S\\u2019mores flavored Oreos.\\xa0\\nMadeline thinks you should pick up Kristen Arnett\\u2019s second novel, With Teeth.\\xa0\\n\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Susan Matthews and June Thomas. Additional production help from Rosemary Belson.\\xa0\\n\\nSend your comments and thoughts about what The Waves should cover to thewaves@slate.com.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'