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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Care & Feeding: My Son Doesn’t “Play Like A Boy”
Slate’s parenting podcast on the kindergarten binary.
27 min
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Well, Now: How ER Taught Thousands Of Viewers A...
Behind the beautiful actors and high-stakes surgeries, medical dramas have found ways to communicate important health information to thousands.
25 min
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Hear Me Out: Actually, Trump Supporters Are Del...
“Death cult” may sound hyperbolic, but it also might be true.
35 min
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How To!: Be Free of Body Shame
Ronald Young Jr. on weight, societal change, and why you actually don’t need to love your body.
43 min
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Working: How Children’s Book Ideas Begin
49 min
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Dear Prudence: My Husband Stopped Using Soap an...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by writer and advice columnist Cheryl Strayed.
34 min
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Care & Feeding: I Think I Smelled Weed On My 13...
Slate’s parenting podcast on highs and lows.
36 min
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Well, Now: Breaking Up With Diet Culture
Diet culture is all around us. We’ve got some practical ways to dismantle it.
29 min
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Hear Me Out: Feminism Is Dying (But It Can Be S...
When we say all women, we need to mean it.
32 min
535
How To!: Stop Snoring and Breathe Easier (Encore)
My cats won’t sleep in the same room as me.
27 min
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Working: The Sounds That Make a Movie
46 min
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Dear Prudence: I Spend Hours a Day Having Inten...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by a marine biologist and Pulitzer winner, Liz Neely and Ed Yong.
36 min
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Care & Feeding: Mourning Parental Leave Before ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on finding new moments to cherish.
32 min
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Well, Now: What “Wellness” Is and Isn’t
We all want to be “well”—but what does that mean exactly?
27 min
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Hear Me Out: George Santos and Gypsy-Rose Aren’...
Meme responsibly.
40 min
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How To!: Make Small Talk Feel Big
Susan McPherson on the lost art of connecting.
34 min
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Working: How to Portray a Hollywood Legend
45 min
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Dear Prudence: A DNA Test Revealed a Secret Sib...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie.
32 min
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Care & Feeding: Avoiding The Toxic Comparison S...
Slate’s parenting podcast on stopping the drama before it starts.
32 min
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Well, Now: A Toast to Dry January
Are you ‘sober curious?’ Try a zero-proof cocktail with Slate’s new health and wellness podcast Well, Now.
28 min
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Hear Me Out: Trump Voters Are Not Delusional
Writing them off is missing the point.
38 min
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How To!: Keep Caring Amid Endless Crises
Nadia Bolz-Weber on grace, compassion, and spheres of influence.
35 min
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Working: Drawing Strangers to Build Empathy
43 min
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Dear Prudence: I Don’t Want to Cancel My Retire...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and columnist Nicole Chung.
42 min
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Care & Feeding: Can I Stop My Adult Kid From Ge...
Slate’s parenting podcast on making the ink run dry.
26 min