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
701
How To!: House Everyone in Your City
Theo Henderson and Larry Morrissey on human-centered solutions.
36 min
702
Working: The Myth of Journalistic Objectivity
56 min
703
How To!: Throw a Party They’ll Remember
Priya Parker on the art of gathering.
37 min
704
How To!: Know When to Quit Your Job
Author Annie Duke, on the power of walking away.
34 min
705
How To!: Write a Bestseller
Unconventional wisdom from successful novelist Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
29 min
706
How To!: Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without Y...
Mónica Guzmán breaks down the tape of one family’s contentious conversation.
49 min
707
How To!: Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without Y...
Mónica Guzmán on aiming for understanding—not agreement.
36 min
708
How To!: Not Be Scared
Tips for surviving Halloween when even the kiddie haunted house terrifies you.
27 min
709
How To!: Put Your Town on the Map
Erika Nelson on the magic of the roadside attraction.
30 min
710
How To!: How To Make a Huge Decision In 60 Minu...
Decision coach, Nell McShane Wulfhart, on how to quit waffling and start deciding.
32 min
711
A Word: Bleeding Heart on the Bayou
Interview With the Vampire actor Jacob Anderson sinks his teeth into an iconic role.
21 min
712
What Next: Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the Master o...
How lessons from New York bathhouses reached the White House.
21 min
713
The Waves: Writer and Activist Virginia Eubanks...
The condition directly affects more women than men—and caregivers for people with PTSD do not get enough support themselves.
29 min
714
What Next: Sister Helen Prejean on Oklahoma's E...
Sister Helen Prejean is imploring both church and state to be “pro-life” even for the guilty.
22 min
715
The Waves: Culture Journalists on How The Strea...
The mess at HBO is a sign of worse things to come for marginalized voices in TV and movies
33 min
716
How To!: Swiss Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud's E...
Swiss Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud’s environmental diplomacy began with his own grass.
30 min
717
Amicus: Judge Victoria Pratt’s “The Power of Di...
Amicus goes to municipal court to find a fairer way to deliver justice
56 min
718
How To!: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Civility in P...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Vermont State Sen. Becca Balint on staying above the fray.
36 min
719
Nate Cohn
42 min
720
Slow Burn Live
21 min
721
Zeynep Tufekci
37 min
722
Lynsey Addario
35 min
723
Coral Davenport
29 min
724
Nate Silver
35 min
725
Jason Zengerle
31 min