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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ICYMI | The Astronomer CEO Coldplay Cheating Sc...
We break down how an office affair, Chris Martin, and the internet created one of 2025’s best monocultural moments of the year.
40 min
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Death, Sex & Money | The Elvis Impersonator Tha...
Brendan Paul co-owns the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, which claims to be the site of the world's first Elvis-themed wedding.
31 min
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ICYMI: The Internet History of Jojo Siwa
The chronically online former children’s entertainer is rebranding (again)
58 min
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ICYMI | Encore: Is ChatGPT Your Therapist?
Dazed’s Laura Pitcher on the daily users of ChatGPT who confided in the chatbot as their friend, life organizer, and sometimes, therapist.
36 min
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Death, Sex & Money | What Military Service Duri...
Storyteller Ray Christian, who joined the Army right after the Vietnam War, reflects on why he enlisted and why he didn’t leave for 20 years.
50 min
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ICYMI | How Coming Out Videos Changed YouTube
We sit down with YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of her most popular video to date.
44 min
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ICYMI | TikTok May Win Battles, But YouTube Wil...
Behind the scenes at VidCon—and 20 years of YouTube.
41 min
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ICYMI: The Content Creators Crashing the Diddy ...
And why they’re beating legacy media at their own game.
43 min
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ICYMI: It’s International Bestselling Author Qu...
Why the prolific street lit author keeps going viral
38 min
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ICYMI: When CEOs Post About Workers Who “Coast”
From Barstool Sports to Man Repeller, how founders are posting through backlash and turning it into marketing for their Glassdoor-bombed brands.
28 min
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ICYMI: TikTok’s “Relationship Experts” Must Be ...
TheWizardLiz’s breakup proves you can’t “hack” love.
31 min
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ICYMI: Sad Beige Lawsuits and an Influencer’s “...
31 min
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Death, Sex & Money | How a Matchmaking Job Insp...
Celine Song’s new movie, Materialists, stars Dakota Johnson as a matchmaker – a job Celine had in her twenties.
39 min
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ICYMI: Will MomTok Actually Change Mormonism?
43 min
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ICYMI: Pope Leo XIV is the Taylor Swift of Cath...
32 min
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ICYMI: Kayla Malec Deserves Online Justice, Too
21 min
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ICYMI: Kate Mackz Can’t Outrun Politics
24 min
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ICYMI: This Book Drama Gets Hotter in the DMs
27 min
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ICYMI: J.D. Vance, the Pope, and Internet Insid...
21 min
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ICYMI: The $50M Revolve Lawsuit and Sponcon Lit...
23 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Are Airline Pilots Allowed...
The F.A.A. has strict rules around how a pilot can seek mental health treatment, so many don’t.
48 min
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Death, Sex & Money | How the ‘Subway Takes’ Guy...
Viral video sensation Kareem Rahma discusses his scrappy financial maneuvering.
49 min
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Culture Gabfest | Seth Rogen’s Love/Hate Letter...
This week, the hosts discuss The Studio, Eephus, and Sunrise On The Reaping.
67 min
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Culture Gabfest: Zero Day Makes Robert De Niro ...
This week, the hosts discuss Zero Day, remembering Gene Hackman, and how to engage with optimism during times of crisis.
63 min
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Culture Gabfest: The Oscars Go Streaming
This week, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here, Trump’s disruptions at the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kennedy Center, and an exclusive interview with Oscars CEO Bill Kramer.
66 min