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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Mom & Dad: Lessons From a Racist Instagram and ...
Slate’s parenting podcast interviews award-winning journalist, Dashka Slater, on her new book, Accountable.
37 min
577
The Waves: The Forced Kiss Seen Round the World
A women’s World Cup soccer champ was forcibly kissed by her boss’s boss. But the problems in women’s soccer go beyond one kiss.
34 min
578
Hear Me Out: Harm Reduction Saves Lives
And no, it doesn’t normalize hard drug use.
30 min
579
How To!: Navigate Adult Autism
Lauren Ober on the beauty of better understanding who we are.
39 min
580
Dear Prudence: My Wife Goes Braless Around Our ...
I think her behavior is inappropriate, but she doesn’t see the issue.
41 min
581
The Waves: America’s Dangerous Obsession with T...
From celebrities to the International Chess Federation to the Olympics, attacks against trans people - especially trans women - are piling up.
31 min
582
Hear Me Out: Sit Down and Shut Up at Concerts a...
And if you don’t, there should be consequences.
37 min
583
How To!: Fill an Empty Nest (Encore)
I got nauseous when I dropped my first kid at college. I have to do this again?
29 min
584
Dear Prudence: I Told My Husband I May Have Pos...
Am I expecting too much to want his help?
47 min
585
The Waves: How Drake Betrayed Megan Thee Stallion
Tory Lanez was sentenced for shooting Megan, but he’s not the only “Toronto Mans” to do her dirty.
44 min
586
Outward: Red, White & Really Bad
A gay romance among the ruling class seems to have been created for straight people.
61 min
587
Hear Me Out: You’re Not Too Cool To Go On A Cruise
Embrace the tacky.
33 min
588
How To!: Live Anywhere in the World
Dr. Nassim Assefi on making an international move work for you.
30 min
589
Working: The New Hamilton Actor Makes the Role ...
43 min
590
Dear Prudence: My Co-Worker Won’t Stop Sending ...
She won’t take the hint. Any advice on how to get her to respect my digital boundaries?
25 min
591
Mom & Dad: The Key to Raising Athletes
Slate’s parenting podcast on keeping your eye on the ball.
28 min
592
The Waves: Why All The First Ladies Want to Be ...
Casey DeSantis is yet another political partner engaging in First Lady cosplay.
33 min
593
Hear Me Out: Affirmative Action Failed Poor Bla...
It was a band-aid on the shark bite of inequality.
32 min
594
How To!: Cope With Climate Anxiety
Dr. Britt Wray on turning anxiety into action.
28 min
595
Working: A Radical Comic Strip, Reimagined for ...
38 min
596
Dear Prudence: My Sister Is Doing Everything Sh...
She’s marrying my ex, and hoping to get a reaction out of me. I’m baffled.
30 min
597
The Waves: Hollywood is On Strike. Let’s Burn i...
Hollywood’s time of reckoning has been all talk. The ongoing strikes are proof of that.
39 min
598
Hear Me Out: Less Porn, More Sex Tapes
Real world sex, real world emotion.
26 min
599
How To!: Show Up For a Friend With Cancer
Mia Birdsong on making treatment more bearable for everyone.
35 min
600
Working: A Succession Actor on Playing Unlikeab...
47 min