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
51
Death, Sex & Money | Your IRL Dating Stories
True accounts of looking for love without the internet.
48 min
52
Care & Feeding | My Son Hates His Clothes
Slate’s parenting podcast on wardrobe woes.
53 min
53
Dear Prudence | I Look Just Like My Boyfriend’s...
Jenée Desmond Harris is joined by Brittany Luse.
45 min
54
Care & Feeding | Should We Have a Fourth Baby?
Slate’s parenting podcast on whether you’re done.
52 min
55
ICYMI: Kate Mackz Can’t Outrun Politics
24 min
56
How To! | Parent With a Disability
Melissa Febos on the power of the personal narrative.
43 min
57
Death, Sex & Money | Isabel Allende on Grief, A...
Anna visits with the legendary author who has lived a page-turning life of her own.
46 min
58
Care & Feeding | Why Won’t My Childless Friends...
Slate’s parenting podcast on who’s got what on their plate.
23 min
59
ICYMI: The Harry Potter Fandom Faces Its Bigges...
49 min
60
Dear Prudence | My Best Friends Hate Each Other...
Jenée Desmond Harris is joined by Daria Burke.
45 min
61
Care & Feeding | The Birthday Party Show
Slate’s parenting podcast on celebrating.
37 min
62
ICYMI: This Book Drama Gets Hotter in the DMs
27 min
63
Living at Odds | 4. A Quiet Fight for LGBTQ Rights
50 min
64
Death, Sex & Money | The Patient and Cunning Wo...
Andrew Schneider is the only full-time lobbyist at West Virginia’s state capitol working on LGBTQ issues.
49 min
65
Care & Feeding | Should I Let My Kid Waste His ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on paying to play.
36 min
66
ICYMI: J.D. Vance, the Pope, and Internet Insid...
21 min
67
Dear Prudence | We All Hate My Sister’s Husband...
Jenée Desmond Harris is joined by Willa Paskin.
52 min
68
Care & Feeding | My Son’s Girlfriend’s Mom Is T...
Slate’s parenting podcast on Stacy’s mom and something going on.
47 min
69
ICYMI: The $50M Revolve Lawsuit and Sponcon Lit...
23 min
70
Living at Odds | 3. Making Amends for Ancestors
38 min
71
Death, Sex & Money | Are Airline Pilots Allowed...
The F.A.A. has strict rules around how a pilot can seek mental health treatment, so many don’t.
48 min
72
Care & Feeding | Therapy Shopping Is Exhausting
Slate’s parenting podcast on auditioning and firing.
36 min
73
Dear Prudence | My Wife’s Kids Sleep In Our Bed...
Jenée Desmond Harris is joined by Solomon Missouri.
48 min
74
Care & Feeding | My Kid’s a Pushover
Slate’s parenting podcast on people-pleasing.
40 min
75
Living at Odds | 2. An Education in Opposition
38 min