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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Dear Prudence: A DNA Test Revealed a Secret Sib...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie.
32 min
602
Care & Feeding: Avoiding The Toxic Comparison S...
Slate’s parenting podcast on stopping the drama before it starts.
32 min
603
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
604
Hear Me Out: Trump Voters Are Not Delusional
Writing them off is missing the point.
38 min
605
How To!: Keep Caring Amid Endless Crises
Nadia Bolz-Weber on grace, compassion, and spheres of influence.
35 min
606
Working: Drawing Strangers to Build Empathy
43 min
607
Dear Prudence: I Don’t Want to Cancel My Retire...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and columnist Nicole Chung.
42 min
608
Care & Feeding: Can I Stop My Adult Kid From Ge...
Slate’s parenting podcast on making the ink run dry.
26 min
609
Introducing: Well, Now
We all want to feel well, but what does that actually look like?
1 min
610
Hear Me Out: Yes, You Can Self Improve Right Now
F— your gut. Trust your enemies.
44 min
611
How To!: Age Like an Elite Athlete
Jeff Bercovici on training for long-lasting fitness.
39 min
612
What Next: The Murder of Wadee Alfayoumi
A Muslim-American family grapples with the aftermath of the unthinkable.
23 min
613
Working: Our New Year's Resolutions for 2024
32 min
614
Dear Prudence: Outward: We’re Here, We’re Queer...
In an episode of Slate’s Outward, the hosts talk through some tough relationship problems from a queer perspective.
36 min
615
The Waves: The Year in Celebrity Memoirs
From Prince Harry to Britney Spears, we look back at the biggest bombshells that hit the shelves this year
44 min
616
Working: The Flawless Indie Pop of The Beths
46 min
617
Dear Prudence: My Mother-In-Law Doesn’t Wash He...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by journalist and host Josie Duffy Rice.
39 min
618
The Waves: What is a Feminist, Really?
For The Wave’s final episode, we consider throwing out the word “feminism” altogether.
36 min
619
Hear Me Out: The Holidays Are Tacky. Embrace It
Stop trying to class it up.
34 min
620
How To! Our Favorite Advice of 2023
Tackling our most human problems one listener at a time.
34 min
621
Dear Prudence: I Rejected A Friend’s Sexual Adv...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by cultural critic and host Brittany Luse.
35 min
622
Mom & Dad: Helping a 5-Year-Old Night Owl Rest ...
Reading in bed wasn’t the solution.
33 min
623
The Waves: In Defense of Lean In Feminism
Sheryl Sandberg didn’t get feminism right ten years ago. That doesn’t mean she was wholly wrong.
27 min
624
What Next: Some Israeli Hostages Came Home. His...
The Gaza ceasefire came and went; his son is still held by Hamas.
26 min
625
Hear Me Out: Race Isn’t Real. The Census Should...
Checking a box is oversimplifying.
39 min