Slate Careers

Getting past "and what is it you do?" to "how do you do it?" and "why?" These episodes, drawn from across the Slate network, dive into how to live while making a living.

Business
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Working: How To Promote Your Work
19 min
227
Hear Me Out: Workplace DEI Trainings Do More Ha...
If you really want to make your workplace more inclusive, stop with the virtue signaling and actually do the work.
29 min
228
Working: A Hit YouTube Channel's Whimsical Engl...
46 min
229
Working: The Queen of the Amazons on Transformi...
48 min
230
What Next TBD: What the Writers' Strike Is Real...
The WGA is fighting to get ahead of A.I.—and finally catch up with the streaming era.
27 min
231
ICYMI: Should Influencers Unionize?
36 min
232
Hi Phi Nation: The Problem with Gig Work
Can gig workers beat the algorithm?
51 min
233
Working: An Opera Singer’s Meticulous Pre-Show ...
46 min
234
Working: A Stand-Up Comedian Explains How to Be...
49 min
235
The Waves: How To Make Imposter Syndrome Your S...
Dr. Jessica Esquivel on bringing your whole self to your job.
36 min
236
Working: Drag Queens Are Under Attack and Fight...
48 min
237
The Waves: How to Survive in Hollywood
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Caroline Aaron discusses her career as a character actress.
26 min
238
Working: A Memoir About an Identity in Flux
49 min
239
How To!: Succeed at Social Media
Suzy Wagner on making social media work for you.
35 min
240
Working: A Bird-Watcher Welcomes More Into the ...
41 min
241
Slate Money: The Layoff Dopamine Hit
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kevin Delaney, co-founder of Charter.
53 min
242
A Word: Build Black Better
Black Women Build harnesses community spirit to restore Baltimore.
20 min
243
How To!: Bounce Back From a Layoff
Career coach Susan Peppercorn on how workers (and companies) can do better.
33 min
244
Working: How Raffi Makes Kids Music That’s Actu...
48 min
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Working: A ‘70s Crime Classic Gets a Musical Redux
47 min
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How To!: Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower
Dr. Jessica Esquivel on bringing your whole self to your job.
36 min
247
Working: A Sommelier Without the Smugness
45 min
248
The Waves: Hollywood Needs an Overhaul
The Academy does need a “crisis team.” Just not for the reasons they think they do.
28 min
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Working: An Oscar-Winning Writer's Creative Fle...
49 min
250
Sponsored: How Can We Leverage the Power of Our...
29 min