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 Hollywood Actor Learns to Write Novels
43 min
227
A Word: Lights, Camera, Diversity in Action
A path for Black scribes to rewrite the Hollywood script.
28 min
228
Working: A New Way to Tell Trans Stories
39 min
229
The Waves: How ADHD Disorients Women
31 min
230
How To!: Face Your Kid’s Future
Rebecca Lavoie on letting boys become men.
34 min
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Working: The Bold Strategy That Drives One of 2...
46 min
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The Waves: Are “Cool Moms” A Menace?
Can you be a mom and not totally lose yourself along the way? Plus, a defense of Lean In.
34 min
233
How To!: Command a Room
Radio host Meghna Chakrabarti on how to captivate an audience.
34 min
234
Working: How a Doctor Became a Chef (And Kept B...
36 min
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Working: Learning From the Letters of Two Great...
49 min
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Working: Recipe Design With Convenience in Mind
47 min
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Sponsored: How Can Taking Risks Help Us Become ...
36 min
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Working: Revisiting Two Great Books From 2022
63 min
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The Waves: Surviving The Comedy Scene As a Latina
Comedian Aida Rodriguez shares her tough road in comedy. And why she’s always trying to lift up “the kids”.
31 min
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Working: Turning a Novel into a TV Show
56 min
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Working: The Myth of Journalistic Objectivity
56 min
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Sponsored: How Can Quitting Be a Fearless Move ...
41 min
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Working: Understanding Bong Joon Ho’s Brilliance
46 min
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How To!: Know When to Quit Your Job
Author Annie Duke, on the power of walking away.
34 min
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Working: Creating a Piece of Immersive Theater ...
51 min
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Working: CG Animation With Stop Motion Charm
43 min
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Working: How a Romance Novelist Churns Out Sedu...
43 min
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A Word: Black Panther’s Pride
While Wakanda Forever honors Chadwick Bosman, writers are inventing Wakanda’s future.
26 min
249
The Waves: Inside Voice
The actresses’s new audio book Inside Voice will make you rethink how you sound.
25 min
250
Working: A Poet Demystifies Her Process
45 min