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.
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Working: A Prolific Novelist Takes a Breather
46 min
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Slate Money: The Economic Tale of the Writers S...
How the ongoing Writers Guild strike affects the entertainment economy
51 min
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Working: What Publication Day Feels Like
32 min
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Working: The Breakout Star of HBO’s Barry
47 min
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What Next: TBD | Tweetering on the Glass Cliff
Is Elon Musk’s CEO pick set up to fail?
20 min
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What Next: TBD | A Tipping Point for Digital Ti...
Why exactly are self-service checkouts asking us to pay more?
28 min
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Working: The Flawless Indie Pop of The Beths
45 min
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Working: How To Promote Your Work
19 min
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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
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Working: A Hit YouTube Channel's Whimsical Engl...
46 min
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Working: The Queen of the Amazons on Transformi...
48 min
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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
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ICYMI: Should Influencers Unionize?
36 min
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Hi Phi Nation: The Problem with Gig Work
Can gig workers beat the algorithm?
51 min
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Working: An Opera Singer’s Meticulous Pre-Show ...
46 min
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Working: A Stand-Up Comedian Explains How to Be...
49 min
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The Waves: How To Make Imposter Syndrome Your S...
Dr. Jessica Esquivel on bringing your whole self to your job.
36 min
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Working: Drag Queens Are Under Attack and Fight...
48 min
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The Waves: How to Survive in Hollywood
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Caroline Aaron discusses her career as a character actress.
26 min
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Working: A Memoir About an Identity in Flux
49 min
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How To!: Succeed at Social Media
Suzy Wagner on making social media work for you.
35 min
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Working: A Bird-Watcher Welcomes More Into the ...
41 min
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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
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A Word: Build Black Better
Black Women Build harnesses community spirit to restore Baltimore.
20 min
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How To!: Bounce Back From a Layoff
Career coach Susan Peppercorn on how workers (and companies) can do better.
33 min