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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Death, Sex & Money: From Indie Rockers to Full-...
Johnny and Molly Solomon from the band Communist Daughter talk about their decision to put their music careers on hold in 2017 to care for Johnny’s mother, and what’s happened since.
32 min
502
How To!: Bring a Big Idea to Life
Michaela Leslie-Rule on finding the story you need to tell.
40 min
503
Care & Feeding: What’s the Deal With American B...
Slate’s parenting podcast on finding the perfect purées.
26 min
504
Working: How to Be Both a Critic and a Creator
NPR host Linda Holmes explains how her work as a professional pop culture critic impacts her work as a novelist, and vice versa.
43 min
505
Dear Prudence: From Choice Words: Live in Fear ...
An episode of Lemonada Media’s Choice Words with Samantha Bee on Queer Eye’s Karamo.
44 min
506
Care & Feeding: Will My Picky Eater Ruin Our Trip?
Slate’s parenting podcast on eating abroad.
44 min
507
Well, Now: Spring Cleaning Your Medicine Cabinet
When does ibuprofen actually expire? Can I keep extra antibiotics just in case? Do I really need to take turmeric supplements?
37 min
508
Hear Me Out: Don’t Blame Capitalism For The Hou...
For-profit developers could be the solution.
34 min
509
Slate Money: How to Escape the Invisible Factory
Author Cal Newport explains how we ended up in Slack hell — and how to free ourselves.
36 min
510
How To!: Crack Up Your Coworkers (Encore)
Michael Terry, hilarious hedge fund guy, on reading the room — part two.
30 min
511
Death, Sex & Money: I Was In Debt. Then My Sist...
A listener talks about going deep into the red and learning valuable lessons about money, family, and mental health.
43 min
512
Care & Feeding: Why Can’t I Find (Or Keep) A Ba...
Slate’s parenting podcast on where all the teens have gone.
28 min
513
Working: How a Magician Designs Original, Mind-...
Award-winning performer Joshua Jay explains how he’s able to live up to his own very high standards.
42 min
514
What Next TBD: The Psychological Toll of Mars
We know how to get to space. But what happens to our minds when we’re there?
21 min
515
Dear Prudence: My Partner Sticks Her Finger in ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by award-winning host and author Dan Pashman.
31 min
516
Care & Feeding: My Son’s Getting Ready to Walk ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on making the trek.
34 min
517
Well, Now: Eating Disorders Are Rising Among Bo...
Eating disorders are one of the most deadly psychiatric disorders. For decades doctors didn’t have the right tools to care for most boys and men who had them.
36 min
518
Hear Me Out: Anti-Vaxers Aren’t Just Extremists
They’re often responding to real problems with American healthcare.
33 min
519
How To!: Make Humor Your Superpower (Encore)
Naomi Bagdonas, co-author of Humor, Seriously!, on finding your funny side — part one.
31 min
520
Death, Sex & Money: The Very Hot Marriage of Ni...
The Emmy-winning actor sits down with her wife for a conversation about their early courtship, steamy first date, and the process of going public with their love.
37 min
521
Care & Feeding: Helping Little Wild Things Lear...
Slate’s parenting podcast on our language about language.
42 min
522
Working: How to Curate a Small Town Art Museum
Sun Valley Museum of Art curator Courtney Gilbert discusses the unique challenges and thrills of serving a small community.
43 min
523
Dear Prudence: My Parents Are Flaunting Their W...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by Slate writer and host Joel Anderson.
26 min
524
Care & Feeding: A Teacher Weighs In On Grades
Slate’s parenting podcast on remedial coursework.
34 min
525
Well, Now - "People Feel Like They’re Drowning"...
With symptoms ranging from fatigue to cognitive impairment, Long Covid still confounds physicians. It doesn’t help that most of the nation has already moved on.
32 min