Slate Conversations

A feed of the up close and the personal, drawn from Working and across the Slate podcast network. Let’s talk.

Society & Culture
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Care & Feeding: My Mom’s Obsessed With My Baby
Slate’s parenting podcast on sending pics… every day?
42 min
302
Dear Prudence | My Friend Keeps Disappearing an...
Guest Prudie, Cheyna Roth, is joined by actress and comedian Rachel Bloom.
32 min
303
Care & Feeding: There Are Mean Girls in… Kinder...
Slate’s parenting podcast on being so not fetch.
43 min
304
Well, Now: The Truth About IUDs
IUDs are safe and extremely effective, but they could be much better.
30 min
305
How To!: Grow Your Podcast
Lauren Passell on finding your audience.
41 min
306
Death, Sex & Money: Bob the Drag Queen says Pol...
The stand-up comedian and drag star talks to Anna about growing up around her mom’s queer club, bringing drag to small American towns, and making time for romance.
33 min
307
Care & Feeding: Making (And Keeping) Parent Fri...
Slate’s parenting podcast on the care and keeping of best buds.
49 min
308
Dear Prudence | I Didn’t Wish My Sister a Happy...
Guest Prudie, Ashley C. Ford, is joined by comedian and host Akilah Hughes.
32 min
309
A Word: Yvette Nicole Brown: Caring and Community
The actress on comedy, caregiving, and her new podcast Squeezed.
30 min
310
Care & Feeding: My Kid’s Bad At Baseball (And H...
Slate’s parenting podcast on entering the Sandlot.
51 min
311
Well, Now: Who Cares for the Caregivers?
In ‘How Do You Feel?’ a psychiatrist tries to bring the humanity back into healthcare for caretakers and caregivers.
52 min
312
How To!: Rethink Screen Time
Richard Culatta on tech guidelines that actually work for your family.
40 min
313
Money Talks: Under the Spell of Someone Else’s ...
Author Rumaan Alam’s new novel Entitlement explores how proximity to the rich can transform us.
32 min
314
Care & Feeding: Parenting With Astrology (Serio...
Slate’s parenting podcast on what’s in the stars.
52 min
315
Dear Prudence | Revisiting Advice from Ashley C...
The author of the bestselling memoir Somebody’s Daughter joins the Dear Prudence podcast to discuss what to do when your partner’s chronic lateness ruins a vacation.
41 min
316
Care & Feeding: My Wife’s Making Me A Deadbeat Dad
Slate’s parenting podcast on who’s in control.
35 min
317
Well, Now: How to Prepare for Back-to-School Se...
A pediatrician’s tips on how families can thrive all year long.
37 min
318
How To!: Survive a Disaster
Amanda Ripley on preparing yourself and your community for the unthinkable.
38 min
319
Hear Me Out: Podcasting Is Dead
At least, podcasting as we knew it.
41 min
320
Death, Sex & Money: One Man’s Meticulous Quest ...
Author Cody Delistraty talks about how losing his mother inspired him to start researching remedies to move on.
42 min
321
Care & Feeding: Toddlers Can Know Moving Is Sh*tty
Slate’s parenting podcast on big changes.
33 min
322
Dear Prudence | My Wife Thinks I Had an Emotion...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by the host of Slate’s What Next: TBD, Lizzie O’Leary.
36 min
323
Care & Feeding: Gus Walz Moved You, Too
Slate’s parenting podcast on sharing big feelings.
37 min
324
Well, Now: What Drag Queens Can Teach Us About ...
Navigating the healthcare system as a person of trans experience can be tough. Miss Peppermint shares her best practices.
41 min
325
How To!: Cook at Home Like Sohla El-Waylly
Sohla El-Waylly on breaking up with takeout—and falling in love with your kitchen.
40 min