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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Dear Prudence: Is My Work Husband Keeping Me A ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by entertainment journalist Gia Peppers.
31 min
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Care & Feeding: My Kid Has Zero Personal Bubble
Slate’s parenting podcast on touchy-feely trouble.
25 min
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Well, Now: Football’s Pre-NFL Concussion Problem
The NFL has faced controversy about its connection to traumatic brain injuries for years. But how do we protect the majority of football players who don’t make it pro and still face the same risks?
30 min
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Hear Me Out: Campus Assault Hearings Are A Disa...
Restorative justice might be the solution.
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What Next: Inside a Gaza Hospital
An American pediatrician finds herself in desperate demand.
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How To!: Be a Mindful Drinker
Rosamund Dean on drinking with intent.
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Care & Feeding: My 4th Grader Needs Help Boredo...
Slate’s parenting podcast on downtime and screentime.
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Working: Malcolm X’s Story, Told Through Opera
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How To!: Plan Your Next Adventure
Brady Binstadt on making your next trip memorable.
32 min
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A Word: Revolutionary Recharge
Be a Revolution: fighting the good fight, with joy.
29 min
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Dear Prudence: Am I a Bigot If I Don’t Want to ...
24 min
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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.
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Working: How Children’s Book Ideas Begin
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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
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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
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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?
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