Slate Conversations
A feed of the up close and the personal, drawn from Working and across the Slate podcast network. Let’s talk.
1
Dear Prudence: My Wife’s Bipolar Diagnosis Is C...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and mental health advocate Bassey Ikpi.
31 min
2
Care & Feeding: Ask A Weed Mom
Slate’s parenting podcast on lighting up.
39 min
3
Well, Now: We Don’t Need to Cure Autism
“If your kid didn’t have autism anymore, they would be a different person. A person that doesn’t exist.”
37 min
4
How To!: ‘Do the Work’ of Racial Justice
Garrett Bucks on a case study for difficult conversations
35 min
5
Death, Sex & Money: A Sociopath's Guide to Deat...
Patric Gagne says being a sociopath is like having an emotional learning disability. In this episode, she talks about the good and the bad of having limited access to shame and guilt, how she overcame violent compulsions, and becoming a wife and mother.
44 min
6
Hear Me Out: Legalize Weed, But Not Like This
Smoke and mirrors.
34 min
7
Money Talks: Felix Wins His Crypto Bet
An old bill comes due for tech investor Ben Horowitz, who discusses the future of crypto and blockchain with partner Chris Dixon.
32 min
8
Care & Feeding: Parenting While Polyamorous
Slate’s parenting podcast on chosen family.
42 min
9
Working: A Clarinetist Finds His Flow State
Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic, explains what it’s like to both perform and take in the beauty of the orchestra simultaneously.
45 min
10
ICYMI: What “Quiet on Set” Leaves Out
The 5-part docuseries skirts around important details that leave viewers questioning and interrogating its intention online.
48 min
11
Dear Prudence: I Lost a Lot of Weight and Now I...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by the host of Death Sex and Money, Anna Sale.
35 min
12
Care & Feeding: Longtime Listener, First-Time P...
Slate’s parenting podcast on what to expect.
33 min
13
Well, Now: Most Skincare Products are BS. Here ...
It comes down to three things: a cleanser, a moisturizer, and sunscreen. The rest is extra.
35 min
14
Hear Me Out: Interracial Marriages Can Still Be...
And their children could pay the price.
34 min
15
How To!: Bring a Big Idea to Life
Michaela Leslie-Rule on finding the story you need to tell.
40 min
16
Death, Sex & Money: From Indie Rockers to Full-...
Johnny and Molly Solomon from the band Communist Daughter talk about their decision to put their music careers on hold in 2017 to care for Johnny’s mother, and what’s happened since.
32 min
17
Care & Feeding: What’s the Deal With American B...
Slate’s parenting podcast on finding the perfect purées.
26 min
18
Working: How to Be Both a Critic and a Creator
NPR host Linda Holmes explains how her work as a professional pop culture critic impacts her work as a novelist, and vice versa.
43 min
19
Dear Prudence: From Choice Words: Live in Fear ...
An episode of Lemonada Media’s Choice Words with Samantha Bee on Queer Eye’s Karamo.
44 min
20
Care & Feeding: Will My Picky Eater Ruin Our Trip?
Slate’s parenting podcast on eating abroad.
44 min
21
Well, Now: Spring Cleaning Your Medicine Cabinet
When does ibuprofen actually expire? Can I keep extra antibiotics just in case? Do I really need to take turmeric supplements?
37 min
22
How To!: Crack Up Your Coworkers (Encore)
Michael Terry, hilarious hedge fund guy, on reading the room — part two.
30 min
23
Hear Me Out: Don’t Blame Capitalism For The Hou...
For-profit developers could be the solution.
34 min
24
Death, Sex & Money: I Was In Debt. Then My Sist...
A listener talks about going deep into the red and learning valuable lessons about money, family, and mental health.
43 min
25
Slate Money: How to Escape the Invisible Factory
Author Cal Newport explains how we ended up in Slack hell — and how to free ourselves.
36 min