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! | Be an Ethical Hater
Slate’s Scaachi Koul on talking trash for the betterment of humankind.
37 min
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Death, Sex & Money | The Elvis Impersonator Tha...
Brendan Paul co-owns the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, which claims to be the site of the world's first Elvis-themed wedding.
31 min
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Death, Sex & Money | The Elvis Impersonator Tha...
Brendan Paul co-owns the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, which claims to be the site of the world's first Elvis-themed wedding.
31 min
129
Care & Feeding | My Only Child Wants a Sibling...
Slate’s parenting podcast on sibling envy, solitude, and seeking connection.
29 min
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ICYMI: The Internet History of Jojo Siwa
The chronically online former children’s entertainer is rebranding (again)
58 min
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Care & Feeding | Is My Kid Ready for Middle Sch...
Slate’s parenting podcast on surviving the transition to middle school—together.
36 min
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ICYMI | “Gen-Z Stare” and the Log-In Epidemic
Why tech companies force us to log in, download apps, and give our data to access our own services.
46 min
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How To! | Get Sweet, Sweet Revenge
Our guide to becoming an antihero begins with the art of getting even.
37 min
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Death, Sex & Money | The Honeymoon That Ended i...
Silvia Camila was returning from her honeymoon when ICE detained her—leaving her new husband, a Trump supporter, to fight for her release.
49 min
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Care & Feeding | When Your Kids Can’t Eat the...
Slate’s parenting podcast on how one sibling’s restrictive diet might be shaping another’s.
31 min
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ICYMI | Love Island’s Toxic Relationship With S...
How Love Island USA can learn from the UK franchise’s mistakes.
38 min
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Care & Feeding | When Your Teen Thinks They're ...
38 min
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ICYMI | Encore: Is ChatGPT Your Therapist?
Dazed’s Laura Pitcher on the daily users of ChatGPT who confided in the chatbot as their friend, life organizer, and sometimes, therapist.
36 min
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How To! | Stop Giving 110%
Oliver Burkeman on making hard decisions about important things.
38 min
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Death, Sex & Money | What Military Service Duri...
Storyteller Ray Christian, who joined the Army right after the Vietnam War, reflects on why he enlisted and why he didn’t leave for 20 years.
50 min
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Care & Feeding | Becoming a Parent Is a Process
Slate’s parenting podcast on the early years.
38 min
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ICYMI | Not Even Lawsuits Can Stop AI
Two recent rulings spell bad news for creatives.
40 min
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Care & Feeding | Comebacks For “I’m Bored”
Slate’s parenting podcast on there being, as ever, nothing to do.
35 min
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ICYMI | The Most Famous Facelift on TikTok
What a woman’s viral trip to Guadalajara and Kylie Jenner’s boob job reveal say about the current state of plastic surgery discourse online.
29 min
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How To! | Start Reading Books Again (Encore)
Maryanne Wolf on the science of the reading brain.
34 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Baywatch Made Me World Fam...
Alexandra Paul's fan encounter turned dangerous. What she learned could help other celebrities.
49 min
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Care & Feeding | What Counts as Screentime?
Slate’s parenting podcast on the gray area.
34 min
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ICYMI | How Coming Out Videos Changed YouTube
We sit down with YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of her most popular video to date.
44 min
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Care & Feeding | DOGE Cut My Job. How Do I Tell...
Slate’s parenting podcast on coming home.
42 min
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ICYMI | TikTok May Win Battles, But YouTube Wil...
Behind the scenes at VidCon—and 20 years of YouTube.
41 min