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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ICYMI | The Two Internet Villains Staging a Com...
Why won’t Ned Fulmer and Colleen Ballinger get the hint?
45 min
27
How To! | Move to a New City
Think you’re an “anywhereist”? Melody Warnick wants to help you decide where to live.
36 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Tig Notaro's Documentary A...
When poet Andrea Gibson's cancer became incurable, Tig helped organize a film crew to document her final days. Some scenes will have you crying… with laughter.
52 min
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Care & Feeding | How to Get Through (Or Help So...
43 min
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ICYMI | Yes, Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing
A viral Vogue essay has sparked an online debate.
45 min
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Care & Feeding | Help! Is My Kid Talking Enough?
27 min
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ICYMI | Who TF Is Grammy-Nominated Alex Warren?
Alex Warren was an OG TikTokker. Now he’s nominated for a Grammy.
40 min
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How To! | Take Charge of Home Repair (with Sam ...
It’s time to find the essential tools—and the right mindset—for creating the home you’ve always wanted.
29 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Raising A Country Musician...
Country musician Luke Bell's career was taking off when mental illness derailed his life. His mother Carol talks about experiencing the thrill of his success and the devastation of his loss.
63 min
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Care & Feeding | How Safe is Your House?
35 min
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Care & Feeding | When a Good Idea Turns Into a ...
41 min
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How To! | Talk to Contractors (With Sam Sanders...
Sam Sanders gets a home-repair therapy session from Mercury Stardust.
46 min
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Death, Sex & Money | After SNL, Ego Nwodim Has ...
Comedian Ego Nwodim on why she left SNL, and developing new Saturday night rituals that don’t involve “forking an entire cake.”
49 min
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Care & Feeding | Everything You Need to Know Ab...
41 min
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Care & Feeding | When Alcoholism Impacts the Ch...
37 min
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ICYMI | Halloween Used to Be Fun Online
The spooky internet traditions of yore, and the new ways we’re scaring ourselves online.
41 min
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How To! | Stop Snoring
Andrew Zaleski on getting a better night's sleep, even if it requires a chin strap.
26 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Her Boyfriend Was Killed i...
Death, Sex & Money | Her Boyfriend Was Killed in a Random NYC Attack. Right-Wing Trolls Mocked Her.
50 min
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Care & Feeding | Care & Feeding | My Kid is Say...
41 min
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ICYMI | TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem
An incident at the 2025 convention has added new urgency to streamer safety.
47 min
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Care & Feeding | “It’s Not Easy!” Parenting Aft...
43 min
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ICYMI | The Streamer and the Shock Collar
Conservative clout-chasers accuse Hasan Piker of animal abuse on livestream.
38 min
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How To! | Survive Getting Fired
Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill on bouncing back after losing your job.
39 min
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Death, Sex & Money | How a Former Polygamist “S...
Christine Brown Woolley, co-star of the TLC reality show Sister Wives, talks about the faith she grew up in—and raised her children in—and why she decided to break from it.
57 min
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Care & Feeding | Is Gaming Taking Over Boys’ Li...
35 min