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: Miranda July’s Perimenopaus...
The bestselling author and filmmaker suggests new ways to talk about and think about menopause.
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Care & Feeding: Is My Kid Ruining Hikes On Purp...
Slate’s parenting podcast on having the energy for everything but.
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Working: How a TV Writer Keeps the Ideas Coming
Mike Gauyo has written for popular shows like Insecure and Ginny and Georgia. Now he’s hustling to create and pitch the next exciting thing.
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ICYMI: Should I Stop Sharing My Location? Why D...
We ask internet culture writer Steffi Cao how to navigate your best (and worst) behaviors online
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Dear Prudence: Politics Is Ruining My Family. H...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by the hosts of Defector Media’s The Distraction podcast, David Roth and Drew Magary.
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Care & Feeding: Why Is My Friend Body Shaming T...
Slate’s parenting podcast on eating the fries.
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Well, Now: No, Netflix Isn’t Forcing You to Go ...
The ‘twin study’ joins decades of research indicating a plant-based diet is healthier long term. But that doesn’t mean you have to quit meat cold tofurkey.
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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.
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Hear Me Out: The Olympics Are a Tool of Oppression
We shouldn’t ignore the path of destruction left in host nations.
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How To!: Put a Toxic Job Behind You
Rudhir Krishtel on rethinking what makes us happy at work.
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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.
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Care & Feeding: I’m Struggling to Love My Daughter
Slate’s parenting podcast on feeling mismatched.
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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.
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A Word: “Momala” and “Papa Bear”
The Second Gentleman speaks up for his wife, and out against Donald Trump.
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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.
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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.
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How To!: Be Funny (5th Anniversary Edition)
Founding host Charles Duhigg celebrates five years of life-changing advice.
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Care & Feeding: Ugh, What’s For Dinner?
Slate’s parenting podcast on the eternal question.
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Dear Prudence: My Brother-In-Law’s Girlfriend W...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by journalist and professor Arionne Nettles.
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Care & Feeding: Is Nudity in Art OK For Kids?
Slate’s parenting podcast on being the neighborhood art gallery.
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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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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.
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