The Waves: Why You Hate Womens Voices
b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate senior supervising producer of audio Daisy Rosario is joined by author Elissa Bassist to talk about women\\u2019s voices. They discuss Elissa\\u2019s new book, Hysterical and unpack why we cringe when we hear vocal fry, and ask why we don\\u2019t have similar words to describe male vocal ticks. Later in the show, they dig into how the fear of scrutiny women have over their voices silences them in ways you haven\\u2019t imagined.\\xa0\\n\\nIn Slate Plus, Elissa talks about her involvement in Cheryl Strayed\\u2019s famous quote, \\u201cWrite like a motherfucker.\\u201d\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus, Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery.\\xa0\\n\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'