The Waves: Prepping for Doomsday, Feminist Edition.
On this week\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate staff writers Rebecca Onion and Lili Loofbourow are talking about the prepper community. Is it all toxic masculinity? Is there already a space for women in the community, or do they have to carve their own space? They dig into Lili\u2019s piece on the schism in the prepper reddit community and explore the gender dynamics of a culture that ranges from coupon clipping to hoarding guns. They also discuss Rebecca Onion\u2019s 2016 piece on what prepper fiction reveals about American virtues.\xa0\n\nIn Slate Plus: Martha Stewart was in the news for an Instagram post about her dead cat. Is her empire feminist?\xa0\n\nRecommendations:\nRebecca: The PBS series Sanditon.\nLili: Wearing men\u2019s sweatpants.\xa0\n\xa0\nThanks\xa0Avast.com!\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus.\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices