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.
176
A Word: Hollywood Shuffle
Striking Black screenwriters fear an unhappy ending without a new deal.
25 min
177
How To Help Teachers Thrive
Daphne Gomez on supporting educators, part one.
31 min
178
Working: A Prolific Novelist Takes a Breather
46 min
179
Slate Money: The Economic Tale of the Writers S...
How the ongoing Writers Guild strike affects the entertainment economy
51 min
180
Working: What Publication Day Feels Like
32 min
181
Working: The Breakout Star of HBO’s Barry
47 min
182
What Next: TBD | Tweetering on the Glass Cliff
Is Elon Musk’s CEO pick set up to fail?
20 min
183
Working: The Flawless Indie Pop of The Beths
45 min
184
What Next: TBD | A Tipping Point for Digital Ti...
Why exactly are self-service checkouts asking us to pay more?
28 min
185
Working: How To Promote Your Work
19 min
186
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
187
Working: A Hit YouTube Channel's Whimsical Engl...
46 min
188
Working: The Queen of the Amazons on Transformi...
48 min
189
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
190
ICYMI: Should Influencers Unionize?
36 min
191
Hi Phi Nation: The Problem with Gig Work
Can gig workers beat the algorithm?
51 min
192
Working: An Opera Singer’s Meticulous Pre-Show ...
46 min
193
Working: A Stand-Up Comedian Explains How to Be...
49 min
194
The Waves: How To Make Imposter Syndrome Your S...
Dr. Jessica Esquivel on bringing your whole self to your job.
36 min
195
Working: Drag Queens Are Under Attack and Fight...
48 min
196
The Waves: How to Survive in Hollywood
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Caroline Aaron discusses her career as a character actress.
26 min
197
Working: A Memoir About an Identity in Flux
49 min
198
How To!: Succeed at Social Media
Suzy Wagner on making social media work for you.
35 min
199
Working: A Bird-Watcher Welcomes More Into the ...
41 min
200
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