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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Hear Me Out: Pop Stars Run Politics Now
They’re everywhere, they’re so Julia.
38 min
302
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
303
How To!: Be Funny (5th Anniversary Edition)
Founding host Charles Duhigg celebrates five years of life-changing advice.
40 min
304
Care & Feeding: Ugh, What’s For Dinner?
Slate’s parenting podcast on the eternal question.
29 min
305
Dear Prudence: My Brother-In-Law’s Girlfriend W...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by journalist and professor Arionne Nettles.
35 min
306
Care & Feeding: Is Nudity in Art OK For Kids?
Slate’s parenting podcast on being the neighborhood art gallery.
37 min
307
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?
36 min
308
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
309
Hear Me Out: You Don’t Need A BFF
Life isn’t forever. Why should friends be?
36 min
310
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
311
How To!: Date With a Disability
Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp on swiping right, hooking up, and settling down.
39 min
312
Care & Feeding: What Does My Son Need To Shave?
Slate’s parenting podcast on mastering the blade.
31 min
313
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
314
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
315
Care & Feeding: I Can’t Sleep When My Teen’s Gone
Slate’s parenting podcast on locking up and settling down.
27 min
316
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
317
How To!: Be a Mindful Grandparent
Marilyn McEntyre and Shirley Showalter on loving your children’s children.
37 min
318
Death, Sex & Money: The Mayor of the Most Contr...
A frank conversation with San Francisco mayor London Breed about drug policy and formative life experiences in the City by the Bay.
49 min
319
Hear Me Out: AI’s Threat to Democracy Flopped
For now, the robots have left us unscathed.
31 min
320
Care & Feeding: My Kid’s Friend Has Zero Superv...
Slate’s parenting podcast on being supportive, safe, and firm.
16 min
321
Working: An Author’s Mission to Make Her Reader...
Writer Sally Franson talks about her hilarious new novel Big in Sweden, which was inspired by her real-life experience as a reality TV contestant.
48 min
322
Dear Prudence: My BFF Bullied Her Husband Into ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by storyteller and host Ronald Young Jr.
32 min
323
Care & Feeding: I Took a Break. Why Don’t I Fee...
Slate’s parenting podcast on re-entry.
34 min
324
Well, Now: The Full Truth About Ozempic
Whether we like it or not, GLP-1 drugs have changed healthcare forever. So how can doctors prescribe it safely?
46 min
325
Hear Me Out: Jeff Bezos Could Save The Post (Ag...
Get that billionaire back in the newsroom.
38 min