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: How Typography Can Tell Stories
46 min
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Dear Prudence: I Want to "Cancel" My Bad Boss B...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by attorney and writer Elie Mystal.
47 min
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Working: Reality TV That Helps People Feel Seen
39 min
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Working: Directing a Nicolas Cage Social Satire
47 min
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What Next TBD: Will A.I. Take My Job?
A newsroom finds itself wondering if these mysterious new contributors are even real people.
18 min
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Working: Home Staging With a Pop of Color
39 min
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Dear Prudence: Workplace Problems Everywhere. H...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by work advice columnist Alison Green.
35 min
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The Waves: How to Be a Woman in Music
Singer and writer Dessa unpacks not getting paid when she should, the benefits of being a woman in the indie music scene, and writing about heartache.
35 min
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Working: A Choreographer's Systems for Creativity
46 min
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Working: Freelance Work's Boom and Bust Cycle
18 min
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How To!: Hit “Reset” on Your Career
35 min
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Working: Writing Bestsellers With Anderson Cooper
42 min
13
The Waves: Get on the WNBA Train Already!
Women’s sports are increasing in popularity. Here’s what you need to know to not get left behind.
44 min
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Working: Obituaries That Tell the Truth
46 min
15
Political Gabfest Reads: How to Survive Working...
Kristi Coulter’s new memoir, Exit Interview, reveals the good, the bad, and the hilarious of working for Amazon.
29 min
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Working: Finding the Confidence to Create
28 min
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How To!: Build Trust With Co-Workers
Marlon Styles on finding common ground in order to build something meaningful.
32 min
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Working: Shakespeare Acting at Its Best
47 min
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The Waves: The Case For Taking A Sabbatical
Because sometimes the grind demands a hard reset.
36 min
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Working: A New Kind of Cozy British Mystery
43 min
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The Waves: Female CEOs Can’t Save Us
Manipulative and toxic bosses are even more insidious when they’re women using feminism as a shield.
31 min
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Working: How to Absorb Art More Deeply
21 min
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Working: A Crime Novel That Reinvents the Crime...
42 min
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The Waves Special Episode: Senator Dianne Feins...
The longest-standing female senator leaves a legacy of fighting gun violence and conflict with her left-wing constituents.
24 min
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What Next: The Writer’s Strike Is Over: Who Won?
A tentative agreement has been reached between the studios and the writers’ guild. But what about the actors?
23 min