The Waves: Incompetent Cervix - The Misogynist History Behind Naming The Female Body
b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow welcomes back author and science journalist Rachel E. Gross to talk about the misogynist origins of many names and diagnoses in the female reproductive system. Gross is the author of Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage and the New York Times column Body Language.\\nIn Slate Plus: Rachel E. Gross\\u2019s thoughts on the documentary Every Body about intersex people\\nIf you liked this episode, check out: The Vagina et Al., an interview with Rachel E. Gross and Slate\\u2019s Shannon Palus about Gross\\u2019s book Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage\\nPodcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery.\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'