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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What Next: Election Workers in the Crosshairs
Working elections was never glamorous, but lately it’s become dangerous.
26 min
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Care & Feeding: How Moms Became Our Social Safe...
Slate’s parenting podcast on “Holding It Together.”
31 min
378
Working: A Broadway Hit That Defies Genre
Choreographer Justin Peck talks about his new show Illinoise, which is based on a beloved Sufjan Stevens album.
47 min
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Dear Prudence: I’m 39 and in Love With a 67-yea...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by Deputy Editor of HuffPost Personal, Emily McCombs.
34 min
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Care & Feeding: Remembering Someone Your Kids W...
Slate’s parenting podcast on keeping family alive in memory.
28 min
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Well, Now: How Doulas Make Childbirth Safer For...
For centuries, doulas have guided us through major life transitions, from childbirth to death and everything in between (even first menstruation!).
43 min
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Money Talks: Business is Bad for Lesbians
Feminist author June Thomas explains the headwinds facing the queer women’s business model.
30 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Why You’re Not Having Sex
People share why physical intimacy is lacking in their lives, whether by choice or circumstance.
33 min
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How To!: Take a Gap Year
Abby Falik on the benefits of taking a break from traditional education.
41 min
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Hear Me Out: Term Limits Could Ruin Congress
The time they serve isn’t the reason we all hate Congress.
36 min
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Working: A Classic Opera Gets an Overdue Update
Francesca Zambello, artistic director of the Washington National Opera, talks about a bold new staging of Puccini’s unfinished final opera, Turandot.
44 min
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Dear Prudence: My Nonreligious Boyfriend Is Mee...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by editors for the Dear Prudence column, Paola de Varona and Bryan Lowder.
35 min
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Care & Feeding: Do My Kids Need Their Own Rooms?
Slate’s parenting podcast on whether it’s worth clearing the bugs from the basement.
39 min
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Well, Now | “As Little Regulation as Guns”: How...
Minors are facing a mental health crisis, and data supports social media as a culprit. One city health commissioner is helping fight back in the courts.
37 min
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Hear Me Out: Colonialism Never Ended
…And other ideas Florida doesn’t want to teach you.
36 min
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Death, Sex & Money: The Night Magic Mushrooms a...
Before an accident, outdoorsman Jim Harris craved adventure. When paralysis forced him to settle down, magic mushrooms started him on a new journey of movement and healing.
45 min
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How To!: Confront a Vindictive Neighbor with Ti...
The standup comedian helps our listener stand down and have some laughs.
29 min
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Care & Feeding: Should My Kid Stop Wandering Ar...
Slate’s parenting podcast on when it’s time to cover up.
23 min
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Working: A Much-Needed History of Queer Women’s...
Writer June Thomas talks about bringing journalistic rigor to a subject that’s close to her heart.
42 min
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Dear Prudence: My Mom Forgot to Take Her Medici...
27 min
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Care & Feeding: Why I’m Choosing Single Motherhood
Slate’s parenting podcast on getting a dog (or a boyfriend).
38 min
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Well, Now: Is Biohacking a Scam?
Or is it only for the rich?
45 min
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Hear Me Out: Trump Isn’t a Bug. He's a Feature.
The founders weren’t exactly anti-authoritarian.
41 min
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Money Talks: Can Math Really Crack the Stock Ma...
Planet Money host Mary Childs joins Felix to discuss stock prices, the mathematics of investing, and the nature of the universe.
45 min
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How To!: Handle Feedback at Work
Alison Green on the pitfalls of constructive criticism.
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