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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How To! | Rebuild Your Life After a Wildfire
Laurel Braitman on grief, hope, and finding meaning in the ashes.
52 min
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Death, Sex & Money | The “Chest-Clenching Fear”...
Tasha Adams was relieved when her ex-husband, Stewart Rhodes, received an 18-year sentence for his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riots. Then Trump won again.
52 min
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Care & Feeding } Come Join the Internal Rage Club
Slate’s parenting podcast on your thoughts.
44 min
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Dear Prudence | I Hate Getting Gifts. My Spouse...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Tuck Woodstock.
32 min
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Care & Feeding | Should We Pull Out Of Preschool?
Slate’s parenting podcast on weaponized accidents.
48 min
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Culture Gabfest: One of Them Movies About Women...
This week, the hosts discuss One of Them Days, Asura, and the men of YouTube.
60 min
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How To! | Set Limits With an Ex
Bill Eddy on dealing with a high-conflict partner.
42 min
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Death, Sex & Money | The Kind of Man a Bullied ...
Comedian Gary Gulman talks about getting pushed around by his older brothers, his working class upbringing, and his commitment to being kind.
44 min
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Care & Feeding | Should We Fight In Front Of th...
Slate’s parenting podcast on when mom and dad are fighting.
32 min
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Dear Prudence | My Mom Thinks My Husband Is Abu...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Vanessa Zoltan.
40 min
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Care & Feeding | We’re Moving Abroad To Escape ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on getting out of dodge.
56 min
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Culture Gabfest: Chalamet Goes Electric
This week, the hosts discuss A Complete Unknown, On Call, and David Lynch’s legacy.
74 min
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How To! | Harness Your Citizen Superpowers
Eric Liu on turning fear into fuel for community-based action in the Trump era.
41 min
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Death, Sex & Money | ‘Babygirl’ Director Wants ...
Filmmaker Halina Reijn discusses her new erotic thriller, her childhood in a rural commune, and the tension between our wild and civilized selves.
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Dear Prudence | My Stepdaughter Is Ruining My H...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Anne Helen Petersen.
40 min
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Care & Feeding | My Kid Suddenly Refuses to Fly
Slate’s parenting podcast on “can’t we just drive instead?”
41 min
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Culture Gabfest: Babygirls and Nickel Boys
This week, the hosts discuss two awards contenders and the Justin Baldoni v. Blake Lively debacle.
71 min
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How To! | Switch Careers in Midlife
Dawn Graham on starting over—without starting from scratch.
37 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: When Class, ...
When you’re hired to take care of someone, you’re their friend, guardian, and confidant—and also none of those things.
45 min
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Care & Feeding | I Hate My Kid’s Friend
Slate’s parenting podcast on fracturing a friendship.
28 min
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Dear Prudence | My Mom’s Freaking Out Over My G...
Guest Prudie Anna Sale is joined by JP Brammer.
39 min
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Care & Feeding | Mom’s the Favorite. Dad’s Mad.
Slate’s parenting podcast on “I love you more.”
29 min
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Culture Gabfest: The Brutalist’s Outsized Ambit...
This week, the hosts discuss The Brutalist, Carry-On, and Slate’s ‘24 Movie Club.
66 min
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How To! | Become an Expat
Jen Barnett of Expatsi on leaving the U.S. and living abroad
39 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: The Magic, a...
Nannies, home health aides, and other professional caregivers share the emotional and economic reality of being paid to care.
43 min