Slate Conversations
A feed of the up close and the personal, drawn from Working and across the Slate podcast network. Let’s talk.
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Dear Prudence: I Am Swamped With Plans and I Ha...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by New York Times best-selling author and journalist Carvell Wallace.
37 min
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Care & Feeding: I Can’t Sleep When My Teen’s Gone
Slate’s parenting podcast on locking up and settling down.
27 min
453
Well, Now: How Nick Cannon Got Celebrities to O...
From Howie Mandel to Lamar Odom, high-profile men open up about their struggles with anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction on the new Prime show Counsel Culture.
51 min
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How To!: Be a Mindful Grandparent
Marilyn McEntyre and Shirley Showalter on loving your children’s children.
37 min
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Hear Me Out: AI’s Threat to Democracy Flopped
For now, the robots have left us unscathed.
31 min
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Death, Sex & Money: The Mayor of the Most Contr...
A frank conversation with San Francisco mayor London Breed about drug policy and formative life experiences in the City by the Bay.
49 min
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Care & Feeding: My Kid’s Friend Has Zero Superv...
Slate’s parenting podcast on being supportive, safe, and firm.
16 min
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Working: An Author’s Mission to Make Her Reader...
Writer Sally Franson talks about her hilarious new novel Big in Sweden, which was inspired by her real-life experience as a reality TV contestant.
48 min
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Dear Prudence: My BFF Bullied Her Husband Into ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by storyteller and host Ronald Young Jr.
32 min
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Care & Feeding: I Took a Break. Why Don’t I Fee...
Slate’s parenting podcast on re-entry.
34 min
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Well, Now: The Full Truth About Ozempic
Whether we like it or not, GLP-1 drugs have changed healthcare forever. So how can doctors prescribe it safely?
46 min
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Hear Me Out: Jeff Bezos Could Save The Post (Ag...
Get that billionaire back in the newsroom.
38 min
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How To!: Take a Sabbatical
DJ DiDonna on taking a break from work and making it count.
36 min
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Money Talks: What Does “Making It” Really Mean?
Teen Vogue’s former top editor Samhita Mukhopadhyay discusses the peril of the “girl boss” myth.
30 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Sex Parties and Shakespeare...
The writer and podcast host discusses his new memoir and explains why sex “might hold the secrets to almost everything.”
49 min
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Working: How to Photograph a Hardcore Punk Show
Music photographer Jim Saah talks about the iconic images he created of the D.C. punk scene in the 80’s and 90’s.
44 min
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Dear Prudence: How’s Your Sex Life?: How Do I G...
How do I navigate casual dating? KCRW’s How’s Your Sex Life? Gives Advice!
38 min
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Well, Now: Michelle Obama Gets Health Advice fr...
In her latest book, veteran OB/GYN Sharon Malone gives us ‘grown woman’ advice on how to advocate for our care at every phase of life.
51 min
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Hear Me Out: Federal Job Training Doesn’t Work
There are smarter ways to use this money.
43 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Baby Reindeer’s Intimacy Co...
The intimacy coordinator for Baby Reindeer and Poor Things talks about what her job entails, from choreographing the perfect orgasm to navigating tricky workplace dynamics.
39 min
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How To!: Survive a Shark Attack (Encore)
Fighting off a massive shark isn’t the hardest part—it’s what comes after.
28 min
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Care & Feeding: Does My Toddler Need Shorts Und...
Slate’s parenting podcast on dressing for the world we live in.
38 min
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Working: How One of the Best Podcast Sound Desi...
Musician, editor, and sound designer John DeLore explains how he brings podcast audio to the next level.
45 min
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Dear Prudence: My In-Laws Disrespected My Daugh...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes.
35 min
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Care & Feeding: My Kid Forgot How to Ride a Bike
Slate’s parenting podcast on “yes, it is possible to do that.”
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