The Waves: Ecofeminism Isnt Just For Hippies
b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by freelance science writer Eleanor Cummins to talk about the possible resurgence of Ecofeminism. Eleanor recently published \\u201cIs Ecofeminism Due for a Comeback?\\u201d in The New Republic. They discuss how the term came to be \\u201cpasse,\\u201d what places are embracing the concept of combining feminism and the environment (and trying to save the Amazon in the process), and why the time is right for feminists to embrace the planet.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nIn Slate Plus, the waves of Ecofeminism, and where the term \\u201ctree-hugger\\u201d came from.\\xa0\\n\\nRecommendations:\\nCheyna: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman\\xa0\\nEleanor: Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery.\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'