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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Dear Prudence: Revisiting Advice from LeVar Burton
I’m About to Blow Up on the Snack Thieves at Work. Help!
33 min
502
Hear Me Out: Be The Holiday A--hole
Keeping the peace is overrated.
39 min
503
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
504
Working: A Nicolas Cage Social Satire For the B...
47 min
505
Dear Prudence: My Family Won't Let Me Host for ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by Slate writer Dan Kois.
37 min
506
The Waves | The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy ...
But how sweet were they really?
37 min
507
Mom & Dad: The World Is Messy and Ugly. Do My K...
Slate’s parenting podcast on preventing pessimism.
27 min
508
The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
36 min
509
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
510
How To!: Get Through Menopause
NYT’s Susan Dominus on the misinformation surrounding a still-taboo subject.
44 min
511
What Next: How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in Ame...
A conversation over a broken discourse.
29 min
512
Working: Home Staging With a Pop of Color
39 min
513
The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - The Wome...
The Golden Bachelor finale is fast approaching, but first we need to hear from the women Gerry dated–and dumped–along the way.
41 min
514
Dear Prudence: My Coworker Keeps Kissing Me on ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by work advice columnist Alison Green.
35 min
515
Mom & Dad: My Baby’s On the Move, and I Need A ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on screentime in the name of productivity.
23 min
516
The Waves: How to Be a Woman in Music
Singer and writer Dessa unpacks not getting paid when she should, the benefits of being a woman in the indie music scene, and writing about heartache.
35 min
517
Hear Me Out: Nerds are a Menace to Society
Maybe we shouldn’t have been rooting against the jocks.
39 min
518
How To!: Build a Marriage That Lasts
Caryl and Jay Casbon on growing together—and as individuals—in coupledom.
41 min
519
Working: A Choreographer's Systems for Creativity
46 min
520
The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - Hometown...
The hometown dates have arrived, and Gerry travels the country to meet the families of the last three women. The stakes are high, and deep feelings get revealed.
31 min
521
Dear Prudence: My Friend Tried to Bring Her Kid...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by the co-hosts of Slate’s ICYMI, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim.
39 min
522
Mom & Dad: Is My Son’s Play Becoming Toxic Masc...
Slate’s parenting podcast on violent play and “no girls allowed.”
29 min
523
The Waves: Penis Politics
Why macho men run amok on the campaign trail
40 min
524
Hear Me Out: On Halloween, Death Should Be Cele...
Spooky season started out as a celebration of life… and the end of it.
34 min
525
How To!: Hit “Reset” on Your Career
35 min