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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Well, Now: Football’s Pre-NFL Concussion Problem
The NFL has faced controversy about its connection to traumatic brain injuries for years. But how do we protect the majority of football players who don’t make it pro and still face the same risks?
30 min
102
Hear Me Out: Campus Assault Hearings Are A Disa...
Restorative justice might be the solution.
33 min
103
What Next: Inside a Gaza Hospital
An American pediatrician finds herself in desperate demand.
24 min
104
How To!: Be a Mindful Drinker
Rosamund Dean on drinking with intent.
37 min
105
Care & Feeding: My 4th Grader Needs Help Boredo...
Slate’s parenting podcast on downtime and screentime.
21 min
106
Working: Malcolm X’s Story, Told Through Opera
42 min
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How To!: Plan Your Next Adventure
Brady Binstadt on making your next trip memorable.
32 min
108
A Word: Revolutionary Recharge
Be a Revolution: fighting the good fight, with joy.
29 min
109
Dear Prudence: Am I a Bigot If I Don’t Want to ...
24 min
110
Care & Feeding: My Son Doesn’t “Play Like A Boy”
Slate’s parenting podcast on the kindergarten binary.
27 min
111
Well, Now: How ER Taught Thousands Of Viewers A...
Behind the beautiful actors and high-stakes surgeries, medical dramas have found ways to communicate important health information to thousands.
25 min
112
Hear Me Out: Actually, Trump Supporters Are Del...
“Death cult” may sound hyperbolic, but it also might be true.
35 min
113
How To!: Be Free of Body Shame
Ronald Young Jr. on weight, societal change, and why you actually don’t need to love your body.
43 min
114
Working: How Children’s Book Ideas Begin
49 min
115
Dear Prudence: My Husband Stopped Using Soap an...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by writer and advice columnist Cheryl Strayed.
34 min
116
Care & Feeding: I Think I Smelled Weed On My 13...
Slate’s parenting podcast on highs and lows.
36 min
117
Well, Now: Breaking Up With Diet Culture
Diet culture is all around us. We’ve got some practical ways to dismantle it.
29 min
118
Hear Me Out: Feminism Is Dying (But It Can Be S...
When we say all women, we need to mean it.
32 min
119
How To!: Stop Snoring and Breathe Easier (Encore)
My cats won’t sleep in the same room as me.
27 min
120
Working: The Sounds That Make a Movie
46 min
121
Dear Prudence: I Spend Hours a Day Having Inten...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by a marine biologist and Pulitzer winner, Liz Neely and Ed Yong.
36 min
122
Care & Feeding: Mourning Parental Leave Before ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on finding new moments to cherish.
32 min
123
Well, Now: What “Wellness” Is and Isn’t
We all want to be “well”—but what does that mean exactly?
27 min
124
Hear Me Out: George Santos and Gypsy-Rose Aren’...
Meme responsibly.
40 min
125
How To!: Make Small Talk Feel Big
Susan McPherson on the lost art of connecting.
34 min