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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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
527
How To!: Confront a Vindictive Neighbor with Ti...
The standup comedian helps our listener stand down and have some laughs.
29 min
528
Hear Me Out: Colonialism Never Ended
…And other ideas Florida doesn’t want to teach you.
36 min
529
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
530
Care & Feeding: Should My Kid Stop Wandering Ar...
Slate’s parenting podcast on when it’s time to cover up.
23 min
531
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
532
Dear Prudence: My Mom Forgot to Take Her Medici...
27 min
533
Care & Feeding: Why I’m Choosing Single Motherhood
Slate’s parenting podcast on getting a dog (or a boyfriend).
38 min
534
Well, Now: Is Biohacking a Scam?
Or is it only for the rich?
45 min
535
How To!: Handle Feedback at Work
Alison Green on the pitfalls of constructive criticism.
40 min
536
Hear Me Out: Trump Isn’t a Bug. He's a Feature.
The founders weren’t exactly anti-authoritarian.
41 min
537
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
538
Death, Sex & Money: My Eating Disorder Turned I...
Vivian used to track and restrict her calories, now she tracks and restricts her spending.
41 min
539
Care & Feeding: Conquering the Messy Bedroom
Slate’s parenting podcast on tidying up.
26 min
540
Working: The Evolution of One of Scotland’s Bes...
Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura talks about writing new music after the band's long hiatus.
48 min
541
A Word: Between the World and Us
Ta-Nehisi Coates blasts the lack of leadership on the Middle East.
42 min
542
Dear Prudence: I’m Queer and Here—Just Not to M...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and host of Savage Lovecast, Dan Savage.
28 min
543
Care & Feeding: Mom Guilt Is Real, but So Is He...
Slate’s parenting podcast on being the matriarch.
38 min
544
Well, Now: Overcoming a Complicated Pregnancy
Half of pregnancies will experience complications. Here’s how patients and their partners can best advocate for the proper care.
37 min
545
Hear Me Out: Punishing A Shooter’s Parents Miss...
Justice is a bigger picture.
36 min
546
How To!: Flirt With Confidence
Jeff Guenther on telling your crush how you really feel.
36 min
547
Death, Sex & Money: Filling the Health Care Gap...
Nurse practitioners Teresa and Paula deliver life-saving care–and botox and fillers–to communities that keep getting left behind.
39 min
548
Care & Feeding: Should a 6-Year-Old Go on Solo ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on making the trek.
19 min
549
Working: Writer Anne Lamott’s Difficult Persona...
The Bird By Bird author discusses her new book about love, her proclivity for deeply honest memoir writing, and some of her go-to advice about writing and publishing.
49 min
550
Dear Prudence: My Brother Is a Budding Alex Jon...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by writer, producer, and host Heben Nigatu.
30 min