The Waves: We See Dead Girls
b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, we\\u2019re bringing out the dead girls. Everywhere you look in popular culture there seems to be a new movie, TV show or true crime documentary detailing the mystery of yet another woman\\u2019s death. At least, that was how author and guest Alice Bolin saw things when she wrote her book Dead Girls in 2018. She sits down with Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth to unpack what has - and hasn\\u2019t - changed in dead girl culture (from Twin Peak\\u2019s Laura Palmer to our persistent obsession with Elizabeth Short aka The Black Dahlia) and what this fixation says about all of us.\\nIn Slate Plus: What was really going on inside the Playboy Mansion.\\xa0\\nIf you liked this episode, check out: I Don\\u2019t Care If You Like Me\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery.\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com.\\nSlate 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'