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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Working: Where a Crime Writer’s Ideas Come From
43 min
377
Dear Prudence: My Friend Won’t Stop Buying Me G...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by the co-hosts of Forever 35, Kate Spencer and Doree Shafrir.
38 min
378
Mom & Dad: Parents Have Taken Over My Kid’s Spo...
The toddler can’t play because there are too many grown-ups on the court.
27 min
379
The Waves: We See Dead Girls
From Twin Peaks to Mare of Easttown to all the true crime documentaries in between, pop culture has a thing for dead woman stories.
33 min
380
Hear Me Out: The Oppressed Still Have Moral Duties
Fighting fire with fire has its limits.
30 min
381
How To!: Carve Out Creative Time
Eve Rodsky on why creative time isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity.
39 min
382
Mom & Dad: Traveling The World With a Blended, ...
Author Alana Best shares how she did it – and how you can too.
30 min
383
Working: How Typography Can Tell Stories
46 min
384
Dear Prudence: I Want to "Cancel" My Bad Boss B...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by attorney and writer Elie Mystal.
47 min
385
The Waves: Why Anime is for Women
From Sailor Moon to Inuyasha, anime pushes boundaries for representation of gender and relationships.
32 min
386
Hear Me Out: Psychiatry Alone Can’t Heal You Co...
Recovery is just not that simple.
38 min
387
How To!: Grieve an Estranged Parent
Patrick Teahan on healing your inner child and finding community outside of family.
44 min
388
Mom & Dad: My Toddler’s a Hitter. Should His Br...
Wrangling a wily three-year-old is easier said than done.
28 min
389
Working: Reality TV That Helps People Feel Seen
39 min
390
Dear Prudence: Revisiting Advice from LeVar Burton
I’m About to Blow Up on the Snack Thieves at Work. Help!
33 min
391
Hear Me Out: Be The Holiday A--hole
Keeping the peace is overrated.
39 min
392
How To!; Talk Politics Without Wrecking Relatio...
My parents are die-hard Trump fans. I can’t stand him. How do we make this work?
31 min
393
Working: A Nicolas Cage Social Satire For the B...
47 min
394
Dear Prudence: My Family Won't Let Me Host for ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by Slate writer Dan Kois.
37 min
395
The Waves | The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy ...
But how sweet were they really?
37 min
396
Mom & Dad: The World Is Messy and Ugly. Do My K...
Slate’s parenting podcast on preventing pessimism.
27 min
397
The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
36 min
398
Hear Me Out: It’s Time To Sunset Social Security
It’s a transfer of wealth, and not to the people who need it.
43 min
399
What Next: How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in Ame...
A conversation over a broken discourse.
29 min
400
How To!: Get Through Menopause
NYT’s Susan Dominus on the misinformation surrounding a still-taboo subject.
44 min