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
526
Working: How Children’s Book Ideas Begin
49 min
527
Dear Prudence: My Husband Stopped Using Soap an...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by writer and advice columnist Cheryl Strayed.
34 min
528
Care & Feeding: I Think I Smelled Weed On My 13...
Slate’s parenting podcast on highs and lows.
36 min
529
Well, Now: Breaking Up With Diet Culture
Diet culture is all around us. We’ve got some practical ways to dismantle it.
29 min
530
Hear Me Out: Feminism Is Dying (But It Can Be S...
When we say all women, we need to mean it.
32 min
531
How To!: Stop Snoring and Breathe Easier (Encore)
My cats won’t sleep in the same room as me.
27 min
532
Working: The Sounds That Make a Movie
46 min
533
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
534
Care & Feeding: Mourning Parental Leave Before ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on finding new moments to cherish.
32 min
535
Well, Now: What “Wellness” Is and Isn’t
We all want to be “well”—but what does that mean exactly?
27 min
536
Hear Me Out: George Santos and Gypsy-Rose Aren’...
Meme responsibly.
40 min
537
How To!: Make Small Talk Feel Big
Susan McPherson on the lost art of connecting.
34 min
538
Working: How to Portray a Hollywood Legend
45 min
539
Dear Prudence: A DNA Test Revealed a Secret Sib...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie.
32 min
540
Care & Feeding: Avoiding The Toxic Comparison S...
Slate’s parenting podcast on stopping the drama before it starts.
32 min
541
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
542
Hear Me Out: Trump Voters Are Not Delusional
Writing them off is missing the point.
38 min
543
How To!: Keep Caring Amid Endless Crises
Nadia Bolz-Weber on grace, compassion, and spheres of influence.
35 min
544
Working: Drawing Strangers to Build Empathy
43 min
545
Dear Prudence: I Don’t Want to Cancel My Retire...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and columnist Nicole Chung.
42 min
546
Care & Feeding: Can I Stop My Adult Kid From Ge...
Slate’s parenting podcast on making the ink run dry.
26 min
547
Introducing: Well, Now
We all want to feel well, but what does that actually look like?
1 min
548
Hear Me Out: Yes, You Can Self Improve Right Now
F— your gut. Trust your enemies.
44 min
549
How To!: Age Like an Elite Athlete
Jeff Bercovici on training for long-lasting fitness.
39 min
550
What Next: The Murder of Wadee Alfayoumi
A Muslim-American family grapples with the aftermath of the unthinkable.
23 min