Media
I’ve enjoyed having the opportunity to appear in radio, tv, and print media, with the hopes of offering a sociological perspective on pop culture, public policy, and current events. This page archives selected appearances, starting with a handful of my favorites.
ALL MEDIA APPEARANCES:
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Radio
- KPFK, The National Movement Against College Sexual Assault (listen, starting at 28:30)
- Sounds Familiar, Sex, Death, and Morals in Horror
- Bitch, Gender and Advertising in a Mediated World (transcript) (with Gwen Sharp)
- KPCC‘s AirTalk, on “gender profiling” men in children’s spaces
- Contexts, Office Hours, Lisa Wade and Gwen Sharp on Public Sociology
- Wisconsin Public Radio, At Issue with Ben Merens, on kids, gender, and toys (listen)
- CNN‘s Soundwaves, The Teenage “Pressure Cooker”
- CKNW‘s Bill Good Show, on gender and children’s toys
- CKNW‘s Bill Good Show, on the sexualization of young girls
- Contexts, About Sociological Images (with Gwen Sharp)
- WEOL am 930 Les in the Morning, on differential pricing of Black and White dolls
Television
- Huffington Post Live, I Have “Evolved” (on Same-Sex Marriage)
- MTV Canada’s Impact, Hook Up Culture on Campus
- NBC, Too-Sexy Costumes Send Kids the Wrong Message
Interviews
- The Harvard Crimson, 15 Questions with Lisa Wade
- Harvard University Sex Week, Interview with Sex Week Speaker Lisa Wade
- The Consensual Project, Consensual Narratives
- Change Marketing, Five Pointed Questions (with Gwen Sharp)
Complete Essays and Posts
- Ms.
- Jezebel
- Racialicious
- PolicyMic
- Contexts
- Huffington Post
- Scientopia
- BlogHer
- Pacific Standard
- GlobalPolicyTV
Appearances in online and print media:
- Huffington Post, Occidental Faculty “No Confidence” Vote Rebukes Administrators for Handling of Sexual Assaults
- VitaminW, Occidental Faculty Stands Up for Victims of Sexual Assault
- Alternet, Campus Rape Horror Stories Persist: How Can We Change the Status Quo?
- Tech Page One, Women Don’t Choose STEM Careers Despite Their Skills
- BoingBoing, Why the Majority of People Now Favor Marriage Equality
- Tampa Bay Times, Hooking Up Isn’t Hot or Bothering
- Winnipeg Free Press, “Hooking Up – Or Down?”
- Slate, Abstinence is Not the Radical Solution to Hookup Culture
- Bitch, How Not to Handle a College Sexual Assault
- Minnesota Public Radio, Nature vs. Nurture Continued, Throwing “Like a Girl”
- Ad Age, In a Culture of Mass Shootings, the Ad Industry Shares the Blame
- Andrew Sullivan’s The Dish, Profiting Off Prisoners, Ctd
- Bloomberg News, Ivy League Cracks Down as Students Spiral Out of Control (in Czech)
- The Wall Street Journal, In Sweden, Play Time Goes Gender-Neutral for Holidays
- Daily Mail, Boys Can Play Too! How Gender-Neutral Dollhouses are Finally Catching on with Mass Toy Retailers
- Voice of America News, Stereotypes Deter Women from Becoming Scientists
- The Brown Daily Herald, Hookup Culture not as Prevalent as Believed, Study Shows
- USA Today, Halloween Costumes and Defining the Line Between Playful, Offensive
- BoingBoing, Sociological Images’ Annual Halloween “Sexy What!?” Post
- Huffington Post Parents, Girls’ Halloween Costumes Then and Now: The Evolution from Silly to Sexy
- Deseret News, In Search of Balance: Can Families Both Embrace and Overcome the Internet?
- The Daily Beast/Andrew Sullivan, The Gender Revolution for Boys
- The Daily Beast/Andrew Sullivan, The Creation of Color
- DisInformation, The Real Threat Posed by Counterfeit Goods
- Huffington Post, Women Deserve Spankings According to Old “Daily Mirror” News Clipping
- BoingBoing, Mitt Romney Doesn’t Know How Venn Diagrams Work
- Jezebel, More Than Half the Country Has “No Doubt” That God is Real
- The Atlantic, The Summer of Objectification Has Apparently Begun
- Kansas City Star, Across Pop Culture, It’s the Summer of Lust by Women
- Psychology Today, Finding Anastasia Steele
- Psychology Today, Looking for Christian Grey
- Business Insider, Three Decades of Thin: How the Fashion Industry Promotes Anorexia
- PhD in Parenting, From Toddlers and Tiaras to Sext Up Kids: A Dangerous Path
- New York Times, On Campus, Opening Up Conversations About Sex
- io9, Doctors Say Fat People Can Live as Long as Thin Ones
- Times Colonist, Protests Spark Dialogue on Education
- The Harvard Crimson, Expert: Anxiety Ruins Sex
- Sun Herald, Professor Reports that Focusing on our Flaws is Ruining Sex
- The Dartmouth, Wade Discusses Pitfalls of Hook Ups
- The Harvard Crimson, Students Flock to “Hooking Up on Campus” Event
- The Harvard Crimson, Hook Up Culture Leaves Students Wanting
- Phoenix New Times, Is Disney’s Princess Candy Packaging Insensitive?
- The Week, Disney’s Black Princess Selling Watermelon Candy: “Racist”?
- The Daily Meal, Disney Places First Black Princess on Watermelon Candy Packet
- Reuters, “Sleeping Mexican” Proposed Mural Draws TX Protest
- Yale Daily News, Panel Discusses Body Image, Sex
- NPR: The Picture Show, A Lens on Life in the Kentucky Hollows
- Hooking Up Smart, 89% of College Students Hate Hook Up Culture
- The Mary Sue, Legos for Girls: A Reprise
- New York Times, Giving Santa a Bad Name
- Her Circle, Becoming a Wife
- The Navigator, Hooking Up in College
- CNN’s Geek Out, Nerds and Hipsters: The Ying and Yang of American Subcultures
- Inside Higher Ed, Sociologists in Sin City
- Feministing, Lisa Wade on the Real Problem with Hooking Up in College
- Ms., A Cheerleader’s Rape in Silsbee, Texas: The Victim on Trial
- The Chicago Tribune, Abercrombie Retreats on Push-Up Bikini for Girls
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Abercrombie and Fitch Re-Thinks Marketing Provocative Bikini Tops to Tweens
- The Columbus Dispatch, Abercrombie’s Padded Bikini for PreTeens Stirs Up Fuss
- Newsy, Australian Supermodel with a Twist?
- ABC News, Born This Way: Childhood Photos of Gay Adults
- CNN, Disney’s ‘Princess’ is a Hop Toward Progress
- ABC News, Black Barbie Sold for Less Than White Barbie at Walmart Store
- New York Times, Stats Appeal
- The Guardian, Just Don’t Say the A-Word
- San Francisco Chronicle, Monkey Business: Defenders of Controversial Chimp Cartoon Walk Familiar, if Dubious, Line
- Baltimore Sun, Eating Disorder Experts Criticize ‘Anna Rexia’ Costume
- The Telegraph, Walmart Under Fire for Selling Black Barbies at Half Price of White Barbies
- The Star, Is Vogue Italia’s Oil-Themed Fashion Shoot Slick or Crude?
- Women’s eNews, What Sex Is Your Crossing Light? Check the Mural
- Demo Dirt, Not a Sex Kitten, Yet Not a Cougar