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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Well, Now: Michelle Obama Gets Health Advice fr...
In her latest book, veteran OB/GYN Sharon Malone gives us ‘grown woman’ advice on how to advocate for our care at every phase of life.
51 min
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Hear Me Out: Federal Job Training Doesn’t Work
There are smarter ways to use this money.
43 min
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How To!: Survive a Shark Attack (Encore)
Fighting off a massive shark isn’t the hardest part—it’s what comes after.
28 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Baby Reindeer’s Intimacy Co...
The intimacy coordinator for Baby Reindeer and Poor Things talks about what her job entails, from choreographing the perfect orgasm to navigating tricky workplace dynamics.
39 min
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Care & Feeding: Does My Toddler Need Shorts Und...
Slate’s parenting podcast on dressing for the world we live in.
38 min
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Working: How One of the Best Podcast Sound Desi...
Musician, editor, and sound designer John DeLore explains how he brings podcast audio to the next level.
45 min
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Dear Prudence: My In-Laws Disrespected My Daugh...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes.
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Care & Feeding: My Kid Forgot How to Ride a Bike
Slate’s parenting podcast on “yes, it is possible to do that.”
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Well, Now: Psychedelics' Long Strange Trip to t...
Some psychiatrists and patients are begging the FDA to approve psychedelics for certain mental health treatments. What’s the hold-up?
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Death, Sex & Money: Kara Swisher and Orna Gural...
Anna interviews a psychoanalyst and a tech journalist, both known for asking tough questions, about how to get people to open up.
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Hear Me Out: Tradwives Show Us Feminism’s Failures
Don’t we all sort of want a soft life?
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Money Talks: Does Anyone Need Cookbooks?
Food author and journalist Matt Rodbard discusses the latest trends in the culinary world.
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How To!: Make Bank at a Yard Sale
Ava Seavy on avoiding a yard sale fail.
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Care & Feeding: Vacation With a Big Group (Seri...
Slate’s parenting podcast on casting the perfect tripmates.
30 min
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Working: A New Kind of “Live Documentary” Honor...
Filmmaker Sam Green explains why he decided to start presenting his work in a more performative and ephemeral way.
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Dear Prudence: Revisiting Advice from Dr. Orna ...
The host of Showtime’s Couples Therapy joins the Dear Prudence Podcast to discuss what to do about a friend who needs to break a bad podcast obsession.
37 min
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Care & Feeding: Preventing the Summer Backslide
Slate’s parenting podcast on keeping those pencils sharp.
39 min
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Well, Now: Meet Gwyneth Paltrow’s Mold Guy
When Goop’s founder met with long COVID specialists, one of them recommended checking her home for mold. Michael Rubino was the man she called.
44 min
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Hear Me Out: Pride Is For Everyone (Except Cops...
All the colors of the rainbow, except for the ones diametrically opposed to said rainbow.
36 min
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How To!: Start Strength Training
Writer and powerlifter Mikala Jamison on building muscle and confidence in the weight room.
40 min
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Death, Sex & Money: Mark Duplass on Making Mone...
In this episode, filmmaker Mark Duplass talks about managing depression, what it’s like to have a creative partnership with his brother, and how they talk about making and spending money.
50 min
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Care & Feeding: I Have Five Kids and Can’t Keep...
Slate’s parenting podcast on all the moving parts.
34 min
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Working: How a Colonial Williamsburg Actor Huma...
Actor and historical interpreter Stephen Seals shares his process for performing and educating simultaneously.
45 min
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Dear Prudence: I’m Sick of Feeling Like I’m Alw...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by dating advice columnist and founder of A Little Nudge, Erika Ettin.
36 min
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Well, Now: Doctors Agree: Obesity is a Disease....
We don’t blame a knee replacement on “lack of willpower.” Why does that change when we talk about weight?
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