Social/Media
Social media:
In the media:
Lisa has been quoted in over 250 news and opinion essays and made dozens of media appearances. Below are select links to essays she’s penned for popular consumption and links to her appearances on radio and screen.
Selected essays and interviews:
- Hookup Culture and the Impact of COVID-19. Scarleteen, June 1, 2020.
- Why We Need a “Feminine” Economic Re-Opening. Gender & Society, May 13, 2020.
- Understanding the Rage of White Male Supremacy: An Interview with Lisa Wade. Women’s Media Center, August 29, 2019.
- Harvard’s Outgoing President Hit a Bull’s-eye When She Banned Single-Sex Social Clubs. Tribune Publishing, February 14, 2018.
- Confronting Manhood after Trump. Public Books, October 26, 2017.
- Why Colleges Should Get Rid of Fraternities for Good. TIME, May 19, 2017.
- The Hidden Cost of Motherhood. Money, May 11, 2017.
- Rape on Campus: Athletes, Status, and the Sexual Assault Crisis. Salon, March 12, 2017.
- Is Mass Murder Being Normalized as a Form of Protest? Newsweek, January 17, 2017.
- The Modern Marriage Trap—and What to Do About It. Money, January 11, 2017.
- How American Colleges Became Bastions of Booze, Sex, and Entitlement. TIME, January 6, 2017.
- The Invisible Workload That Drags Women Down. Money, December 29, 2016.
- Sex on Campus Isn’t What You Think: What 101 Student Journals Taught Me. The Guardian, August 23, 2016.
- The Hypermasculine Violence of Omar Mateen and Brock Turner. New Republic, June 14, 2016.
- How ‘Benevolent Sexism’ Drove Dylann Roof’s Racist Massacre. Washington Post, June 21, 2015.
- Why Trolls Spammed a College’s Rape Reporting System. Salon, December 19, 2013.
- American Men’s Hidden Crisis: They Need More Friends! Salon, December 7, 2013.
- Four Things that Lower Your Testosterone. Salon, September 19, 2013.
- Sex Shocker! Men and Women Aren’t that Different. Salon, September 18, 2013.
- Seven Surprising Discoveries about Sex. Alternet, September 18, 2013.
- Yes, Let’s Talk about Race and IQ. Politico, August 22, 2013.
- 5 Reasons Your “Sexual Peak” Might be Fake. Salon, August 14, 2013.
- The Hookup Elites. Slate, July 19, 2013.
- The Hookup Culture Bogeyman. Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2013.
- The Growing Cost of Having Kids Is Tipping More Women Towards Ambivalence about Motherhood. Alternet, May 6, 2013.
- The Orgasm Gap: The Real Reason Women Get Off Less Often Than Men and How to Fix It. AlterNet, April 3, 2013.
- High Heels Hurt Like Hell: Do Women Wear Them to Signify Class and Status? AlterNet, February 28, 2013.
Radio and Podcast:
- Are We Obsessed with Sex? The Flipside with Paris Lees (BBC), October 20, 2021.
- American Hookup: Inside College Hookup Culture, Sex and Psychology Podcast, September 10, 2021.
- Are We Doing it Right? Putting Sex into Perspective (ft. Euphemia Russell, Raja Halwani, Lisa Wade & Victoria Brooks). The Philosophy of Sex. July 28, 2021.
- Deconstructing Hookup Culture with Dr. Lisa Wade. Dating in the 20s. March 19, 2021.
- What’s “Normal”? Unilever Decides to Stop Using the Word. Marketplace (NPR). March 9, 2021.
- Lisa Wade on the Sociology of University Hookup Culture. Jobscast, October 6, 2020.
- The New Culture of Sex with Dr. Lisa Wade. KosherSex (audio, video), September 22, 2020.
- Story Effect with Lisa Wade. Story Effect, May 22, 2020.
- The College Hookup. No Jargon, May 14, 2020.
- “American Hookup” Author Lisa Wade. Higher Ground with John Graff, August 30, 2019.
- Mechanical Sex: The Relationship between Intercourse and Intimacy. Hidden Brain (NPR), June 14, 2019.
- Duke Podcast Confronts Prejudice. Charlotte Talks (WFAE), March 28, 2019.
- Hookup Culture. ULCA’s FEM News Magazine, March 9, 2019.
- American Hookup. Parenting Teens, December 31, 2018.
- Skeleton War (MEN, Part 3). Scene on Radio, August 8, 2018.
- Ain’t No Amoeba (MEN, Part 2). Scene on Radio, July 25, 2018.
- Dick Move (MEN, Part 1). Scene on Radio, July 11, 2018.
- Hold Mein Beer. Mass for Shut-Ins, June 27, 2018.
- Lisa Wade, Author of “American Hookup.” Spotlight (Talk Radio Europe), May 16, 2018.
- Dating at University, Online Dating. Thinking Allowed (BBC), March 28, 2018.
- #39 Dr. Lisa Wade. The Ferg Neal Show, March 23, 2018.
- Just a Hookup with Dr. Wade. Family Affairs, November 28, 2017.
- Gender and Sexuality with Dr. Wade. Sexology, October 31, 2017.
- Sex Ed: Laura Kipnis and Lisa Wade. Seminary Co-op Open Stacks, July 16, 2017.
- Fraternities Should Be Removed from All Campuses. Evening Show with Dmitri Sotis (WTOP), June 28, 2017.
- After Penn State Hazing Death, Professor Argues Fraternities Must Go. Here and Now (WBUR), June 1 9, 2017.
- Should Universities Get Rid of Fraternities. Joy Cardin Show (WPR), May 23, 2017.
- Lisa Wade on “American Hookup.” Office Hours, May 22.
- American Sex. Humanize Me, May 17, 2017.
- Mass Murder as a Form of Protest. Academic Minute. WAMC, April 10, 2017.
- American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus. New Books in Gender Studies, April 6, 2017.
- What Do We Really Know About College Hookup Culture? Joy Cardin Show (WPR), April 4, 2017.
- Untitled. The David Feldman Show. KPFK, February 24, 2017.
- Just Sex. Hidden Brain. National Public Radio, February 14, 2017.
- The Reality of Hookup Culture. Sexology, January 31, 2017.
- Hookup Culture with Lisa Wade. Speaking of Sex, Pleasure Mechanics, 2017.
- American Hookup. Unscrewed with Jaclyn Friedman, January 12, 2017.
- Talking with Kids about Sexual Assault and Consent. Minnesota Public Radio, November 2, 2016.
- Millennials Are Having Less Sex Than Their Parents. Minnesota Public Radio, August 18, 2016.
- How It Became OK for Guys to Take Care of Themselves. National Public Radio, January 6, 2016.
- Can’t Buy Me Love. Popaganda, February 12, 2015.
- Hookup Culture and History. Sex Nerd Sandra, July 16, 2014.
- More Bromance Needed. Boston Public Radio, January 13, 2014.
- A Man’s Best Friend. Canadian Broadcasting Company, January 10, 2014.
- Sociologist to Dudes: Man Up and Make Some Friends. New Hampshire Public Radio, December 18, 2013.
- Male Friendships Not Close Enough. Wisconsin Public Radio, December 12, 2013.
- GoldieBlox Aims to Build a New Generation of Girl Engineers. KPCC, November 26, 2013.
- On Halloween, Some Women Seek Alternatives to Super Sexy Costumes. Annenberg Radio News, October 31, 2013.
- Why Are a Bunch of Colleges Being Sued and Reported to the Federal Government under Title IX. KPFK, April 30, 2013.
- At Issue with Ben Merens. Wisconsin Public Radio, December 18, 2012.
- The Teenage “Pressure Cooker.” CNN, August 16, 2012.
- Booted from Children’s Section of Barnes & Noble for Being a Man? KPCC. June 5, 2012.
Television/Documentary/Livecasts:
- Student Life Amidst COVID-19. Webinar for WW Norton & Co. October 7, 2021.
- Biology and the Gender Binary: The New Science of Sex Difference. Webinar for WW Norton & Co. April 7, 2021.
- American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus. Webinar for WW Norton & Co., April 2, 2020.
- Hookup Culture. Relatable, with Stephanie Michele (Los Angeles), November 23, 2018.
- How Social Media is Influencing Sexual Attitudes on American College Campuses. CBN News (Virginia Beach), February 24, 2018.
- Ask a Feminist. Signs, December 12, 2018.
- ABC7 KABC (Los Angeles and Southern California), September 5, 2017.
- WGN Midday News Chicago, April 27, 2017.
- KTVU (FOX) Oakland, February 2, 2017.
- KING-TV Seattle, January 30, 2017.
- Between Bells. Cheddar Live, January 12, 2017.
- Dirty Talk. DVD. Los Angeles: World Kin Ensemble, 2014.
- Superstimulus. Take Part Live, April 17, 2014.
- Millennial Behavior. Take Part Live, November 26, 2013.
- Modern Sexuality and “The Square.” Take Part Live, November 4, 2013.
- Pinkwashing and the Greatest Bad Movie Ever. Take Part Live, October 7, 2013.
- Colleges Under Fire for Sexual Assault Procedures. Bloomberg Businessweek Videos, June 13, 2013.
- Strange Bonds. National Geographic, June 11, 2013.
- Farm Bill Provides Massive Subsidies to Wealthy. Huffington Post Live, June 6, 2013.
- The “Do What You Love’ Sham.” Huffington Post Live, May 30, 2013.
- I Have “Evolved.” Huffington Post Live, April 9, 2013.
- Expert: Too-Sexy Costumes Send Wrong Message. NBC, October 29, 2012.
- Hook Up Culture on Campus. MTV, September 26, 2011.