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
126
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
127
Care & Feeding | Therapy Shopping Is Exhausting
Slate’s parenting podcast on auditioning and firing.
36 min
128
Dear Prudence | My Wife’s Kids Sleep In Our Bed...
Jenée Desmond Harris is joined by Solomon Missouri.
48 min
129
Care & Feeding | My Kid’s a Pushover
Slate’s parenting podcast on people-pleasing.
40 min
130
Living at Odds | 2. An Education in Opposition
38 min
131
Death, Sex & Money | How the ‘Subway Takes’ Guy...
Viral video sensation Kareem Rahma discusses his scrappy financial maneuvering.
49 min
132
Care & Feeding | My Daughter Hates Being Coached
Slate’s parenting podcast on joining the team.
53 min
133
Dear Prudence | My Controlling Fiancé Says He L...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Frankie de la Cretaz.
29 min
134
Care & Feeding | My Co-Parent Is Dying. What Now?
Slate’s parenting podcast on grief in real time.
50 min
135
Living at Odds | 1. Two Partisans, One Corner
39 min
136
Death, Sex & Money | Scorpion Venom and Coffee ...
Archie’s mother Elaine was diagnosed with an illness that doctors wanted to treat with surgery, but Elaine’s skepticism towards mainstream medicine led her down a different path.
37 min
137
Care & Feeding | We Lied About a Missing Toy
Slate’s parenting podcast on a mouse, a skateboard, and a lie.
33 min
138
Dear Prudence | My Mom, An Alcoholic, Is Travel...
24 min
139
Care & Feeding | Your Takes On Post-Potty Towels
Slate’s parenting podcast on what’s in the mail.
29 min
140
Culture Gabfest | Seth Rogen’s Love/Hate Letter...
This week, the hosts discuss The Studio, Eephus, and Sunrise On The Reaping.
67 min
141
How To! | Replace Your Tesla
Patrick George of InsideEVs on finding your new ride.
35 min
142
Death, Sex & Money | Laughing About Hard Things
Anna talks to comedians Guy Branum and Carl Tart, author Chanel Miller, and a veterinarian specializing in at-home euthanasia about the special kind of comedy born of something sad.
64 min
143
Care & Feeding | My Toddler’s On Nap Strike
Slate’s parenting podcast on getting veeeery sleepy.
36 min
144
Dear Prudence | I Want To Go No-Contact With My...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Ada Calhoun.
28 min
145
Care & Feeding | My Kid Won’t Pee Without A Towel
Slate’s parenting podcast on not feeling wet.
39 min
146
Culture Gabfest: Netflix’s Incel Tragedy Adoles...
This week, the hosts discuss Adolescence, Lady Gaga’s latest album MAYHEM, and Trump’s continued assault on public universities to remove DEI programs.
66 min
147
How To! | Write Your Memoir
Patrick George of InsideEVs on finding your new ride.
42 min
148
Death, Sex & Money | A Middle-Aged Couple Made ...
The former head of a university and his wife discuss their adult film hobby and a scandal that upended their lives.
46 min
149
Care & Feeding | My Daughter’s Dying To Be Popular
Slate’s parenting podcast on the right cohorts.
33 min
150
Dear Prudence | I Love My Sister But I Don’t Li...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Traci Thomas.
42 min