The Waves: Middle-Aged Women Are Getting Their Due on TV
b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate managing producer Asha Saluja and Slate senior editor Shannon Palus discuss women and aging on television. Through two seemingly unrelated shows\\u2014HBO Max\\u2019s And Just Like That and Showtime\\u2019s Yellowjackets\\u2014they dig into how these shows portray their protagonists for better and worse, and what makes the relationships between women compelling in both shows.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nIn Slate Plus: Was it feminist that Carrie was an anti-hero in the original series of Sex and the City?\\n\\nRecommendations:\\nAsha: The album Urban Driftwoods by Yasmin Williams.\\nShannon: \\xa0Swabbing your throat for COVID and this Lululemon yoga mat.\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Susan Matthews, Shannon Palus, and June Thomas.\\xa0\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'