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
76
Care & Feeding Encore | Parenting Fearlessly, O...
Slate’s parenting podcast on being bold.
27 min
77
Dear Prudence | My Husband’s a Nurse… and an Al...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer with Vic Whitley-Berry.
42 min
78
How To! | Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without ...
Mónica Guzmán breaks down the tape of one family’s contentious conversation.
49 min
79
Death, Sex & Money | Love Actually: Real Romanc...
Some of our favorite guests share true stories about the many manifestations of love.
41 min
80
Care & Feeding | The Plus Playground Highlight ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on circling up.
57 min
81
Dear Prudence Encore | A DNA Test Revealed a Se...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie.
32 min
82
Care & Feeding | Parenting in an Interfaith World
Slate’s parenting podcast on holiday traditions.
39 min
83
How To! | Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without ...
Mónica Guzmán on aiming for understanding—not agreement.
37 min
84
Death, Sex & Money | Should You Divulge a Disab...
Slate’s How To podcast helps a listener who has multiple sclerosis to figure out the best ways to present himself on the apps.
54 min
85
Care & Feeding | The 2024 Family Holiday Party
Slate’s parenting podcast on handing over the mic.
29 min
86
Dear Prudence | I Feel Like The Grinch. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer with Slate’s own Dan Kois.
46 min
87
Care & Feeding | My Kid Was Late and Lost Their...
Slate’s parenting podcast on who’s really to blame.
29 min
88
Well, Now: The Future of Wellness
How can we ensure healthy, well-balanced lives are attainable for all?
36 min
89
How To! | Our Favorite Advice of 2024
Carvell and Courtney look back at another year full of conundrums.
51 min
90
Death, Sex & Money | Chaz Ebert on Loss, Intuit...
Ten years after sharing her ongoing conversations with movie critic Roger Ebert following his death, his widow, Chaz, updates us on grief, dating, and her sharp, intuitive sense.
41 min
91
Care & Feeding | Will My Kid Want My Advice?
Slate’s parenting podcast on the lifelong advice column.
33 min
92
Dear Prudence | I Came Out. Now My Mean Sister’...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by actress Stephanie Hsu.
29 min
93
Care & Feeding | I’m Dreaming of a Full Night’s...
Slate’s parenting podcast on settling.
39 min
94
Well, Now: Is Longer Life Really Possible?
A surgeon’s journey out of what he calls America’s “disease-care system.”
30 min
95
How To! | Exorcise Your Fitness Demons
Danielle Friedman on building a workout plan around the things you love.
37 min
96
Death, Sex & Money | Betting on America: Two Ga...
In this episode, we talk to two men who gambled on the presidential election: “Mike,” a Latino Democrat who bet $10,000 on Kamala Harris winning, and Jordan, a white conservative who risked $60,000 on Trump's victory.
35 min
97
Care & Feeding | The Trouble With Tattletales
Slate’s parenting podcast on the secret-to-snitch pipeline.
44 min
98
Dear Prudence | My Stepson is a Liar and Attent...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Care & Feeding’s Zak Rosen.
36 min
99
Care & Feeding | My Kid Won’t Stop Saying “Stupid”
Slate’s parenting podcast on bad words.
45 min
100
Well, Now: Staying Sober This Holiday Season
Former ‘Bachelorette’ contestant Zac Clark shares his path to sobriety and how it inspired a passion to help people like him.
42 min