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: My Parents Are Flaunting Their W...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by Slate writer and host Joel Anderson.
26 min
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Care & Feeding: A Teacher Weighs In On Grades
Slate’s parenting podcast on remedial coursework.
34 min
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Well, Now - "People Feel Like They’re Drowning"...
With symptoms ranging from fatigue to cognitive impairment, Long Covid still confounds physicians. It doesn’t help that most of the nation has already moved on.
32 min
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Hear Me Out: You Probably Don’t Need Therapy Fo...
The point of therapy is to equip you for success on your own.
41 min
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How To!: Help a Loved One With Dementia
Tami Anastasia on caring for loved ones at every stage of a difficult journey.
39 min
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Slate Money: What Happens When a Country Won’t ...
Legendary hedge fund manager Jaw Newman discusses his 16-year fight to get Argentina to pay up.
42 min
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Death, Sex & Money: A Former Pro Climber On End...
After years of scaling cliffs for a living, Mason Earle was diagnosed with ME/CFS, commonly called chronic fatigue syndrome.
57 min
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Care & Feeding: Does Identity Need To Be Taught?
Slate’s parenting podcast on nature and nurture.
26 min
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Working: From Corporate Job to Broadway Playwright
46 min
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Dear Prudence: My Ex Had Sex With My Brother. H...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author Michael Arceneaux.
33 min
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Care & Feeding: “You’re Mad At Me” and Other Bi...
Slate’s parenting podcast on de-escalation.
33 min
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Well, Now: Life After Lockdown
After four years and more than a million deaths, is America’s Covid crisis really over?
38 min
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Hear Me Out: Purity Is Poisoning the Progressiv...
Incrementalism isn’t a dirty word.
34 min
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How To!: Say What You’re Thinking
Charles Duhigg on transforming into a supercommunicator.
33 min
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Slate Money: Her Boyfriends Couldn’t Handle Her...
Filmmaker Chloe Domont discusses the real-life toxicity behind her erotic thriller Fair Play.
27 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Who’s Driving Your Uber?
Rideshare drivers in the Bay Area tell stories about their lives and their work.
29 min
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Care & Feeding: Should I Allow Compliments Abou...
Slate’s parenting podcast on what’s on the outside.
18 min
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Working: An Acting Coach’s Tips for Beginners a...
48 min
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Dear Prudence: I Want People to Shut Up! Help!
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and podcaster Aubrey Gordon.
34 min
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Care & Feeding: Listeners Graded Our Take On Gr...
Slate’s parenting podcast on not shooting the messenger.
35 min
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What Next: Rep Jayapal Says the Biden Coalition...
What progressives are listening for at the State of the Union.
22 min
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Well, Now: How the Food on Your Plate Can Fight...
Food production has a major impact on a warming planet. What are ways to eat a balanced diet while keeping the health of the planet in mind?
29 min
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Hear Me Out: The House Should Elect The President
Not we the people… at least, not directly.
41 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Four Interviews and a Revival
A celebration of new beginnings, live from KQED in San Francisco.
69 min
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Slate Money: Citibank’s Kid Millionaire
Gary Stevenson tells how he became Citibank’s youngest and most profitable trader.
36 min