What one family’s experience trying to get from Afghanistan to America says about the nation’s gender politics.

And across racial lines? Even moreso.

Dog dad Zak Rosen on preparing for the inevitable.

Zadie Smith’s new book The Fraud goes deep into a 19th century criminal trial whose politics speak to modern times.

Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author Caroline Moss.

Many names in the female reproductive system have roots in misogyny and racism.

TikTok’s trans handy ma’am on the emotional dimensions of home maintenance.

Coach Mae Chan on why finding joy is part of becoming your own boss

It’s the best way to compensate for faltering recruitment.

Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by romance author Tia Williams.

The tabloids want you to think Sophie Turner is a neglectful mom as her divorce from Jonas goes public. The internet isn’t buying it.

It’s silly, often sexist, and ultimately unnecessary.

Polyglot Luca Lampariello on creating a language-learning system that’s functional and fun.

They believe their biological father is dead—but he's very much alive.

Bama Rush Tok has blow up, but there’s something very familiar about these girls…and what they’re promoting.

Partisanship isn’t the problem.

She sees every unmarried woman as competition. Is there anything that can be done?

Slate’s parenting podcast interviews award-winning journalist, Dashka Slater, on her new book, Accountable.

A women’s World Cup soccer champ was forcibly kissed by her boss’s boss. But the problems in women’s soccer go beyond one kiss.

And no, it doesn’t normalize hard drug use.

Lauren Ober on the beauty of better understanding who we are.