Slate Conversations
A feed of the up close and the personal, drawn from Working and across the Slate podcast network. Let’s talk.
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Death, Sex & Money: A Former Debt Collector's U...
For 15 years, it was Angela’s job to hound people for unpaid bills. But after she fell into debt, the tables turned.
31 min
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Money Talks: Can the Rich Really Lose It All?
Author Taffy Brodesser-Akner discusses the real-world inspiration for her fictional riches-to-rags story.
34 min
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Care & Feeding: I’m Struggling to Love My Daughter
Slate’s parenting podcast on feeling mismatched.
37 min
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Working: How a Stand Up Comedian’s Sense of Hum...
Comic and Daily Show writer Dina Hashem explains why it’s getting harder and harder to make herself laugh.
46 min
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A Word: “Momala” and “Papa Bear”
The Second Gentleman speaks up for his wife, and out against Donald Trump.
24 min
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Dear Prudence: My Friend Told Our Friend Group ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by Slate’s senior writer and co-host of Wondery’s Scamfluencers, Scaachi Koul.
31 min
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Care & Feeding: We’re Friends With a Flaky Family
Slate’s parenting podcast on not making any promises.
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Well, Now: How to Avoid Heat-Related Illness
Tips to stay cool and hydrated — and how to care for those who aren’t — from a surgeon general in one of the country’s hottest states.
42 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Olympic Legend Greg Lougani...
The four-time gold medal winning diver explains what it was like to compete at the highest level while undergoing treatment for HIV.
38 min
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Hear Me Out: Pop Stars Run Politics Now
They’re everywhere, they’re so Julia.
38 min
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How To!: Be Funny (5th Anniversary Edition)
Founding host Charles Duhigg celebrates five years of life-changing advice.
40 min
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Care & Feeding: Ugh, What’s For Dinner?
Slate’s parenting podcast on the eternal question.
29 min
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Dear Prudence: My Brother-In-Law’s Girlfriend W...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by journalist and professor Arionne Nettles.
35 min
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Care & Feeding: Is Nudity in Art OK For Kids?
Slate’s parenting podcast on being the neighborhood art gallery.
37 min
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Well, Now - Gut Check: How to Master Your Micro...
If the gut microbiome is a product of your life choices, what makes a healthy one?
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Hear Me Out: You Don’t Need A BFF
Life isn’t forever. Why should friends be?
36 min
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Money Talks: How to Write a Trashy Airport Book
Peter Shamshiri, co-host of the If Books Could Kill podcast, goes under the hood of self-help books.
29 min
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How To!: Date With a Disability
Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp on swiping right, hooking up, and settling down.
39 min
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Death, Sex & Money: What’s Missing From the Ove...
Writer James T. Morrison shares his experience with addiction and suggests big changes to the way people talk about drugs.
46 min
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Care & Feeding: What Does My Son Need To Shave?
Slate’s parenting podcast on mastering the blade.
31 min
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Working: A Newspaper Comic That Shows a Changin...
Candorville creator Darrin Bell talks about getting the strip into print in the early 2000’s and the ways his characters keep evolving.
45 min
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Dear Prudence: I Am Swamped With Plans and I Ha...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by New York Times best-selling author and journalist Carvell Wallace.
37 min
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Care & Feeding: I Can’t Sleep When My Teen’s Gone
Slate’s parenting podcast on locking up and settling down.
27 min
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Well, Now: How Nick Cannon Got Celebrities to O...
From Howie Mandel to Lamar Odom, high-profile men open up about their struggles with anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction on the new Prime show Counsel Culture.
51 min
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Hear Me Out: AI’s Threat to Democracy Flopped
For now, the robots have left us unscathed.
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