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
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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
152
Care & Feeding | My Daughter’s Dying To Be Popular
Slate’s parenting podcast on the right cohorts.
33 min
153
Dear Prudence | I Love My Sister But I Don’t Li...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Traci Thomas.
42 min
154
Care & Feeding | What Your Kid’s Skin Really Needs
Slate’s parenting podcast on popping “big pimple”.
48 min
155
Culture Gabfest: Cate Blanchett Is a Sexy Super...
This week, the hosts discuss Black Bag, Deli Boys, and the enduring legacy of Dave Eggers’ memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
64 min
156
How To! | Discover Music You’ll Love
Derrick Gee on rekindling your love for sonic adventure.
44 min
157
Death, Sex & Money | Life After Blowing It All ...
In 2020, we talked to “Ethan” about cheating on his wife with sex workers. We called him back to see what happened after we stopped recording.
43 min
158
Care & Feeding | Does My Baby Have Separation A...
Slate’s parenting podcast on very secure attachment.
25 min
159
Dear Prudence | I Don’t Like Being My Coworker’...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Heather McMahan.
33 min
160
Care & Feeding | Should I Keep My Kid’s Secrets?
Slate’s parenting podcast on “please don’t tell dad.”
31 min
161
Supercommunicators | 3. How to Have the Hardest...
The inside story of how Netflix encouraged employees to talk about the hard stuff.
29 min
162
Culture Gabfest: Meghan Markle Sprinkles Potpou...
This week, the hosts discuss Mickey 17, Netflix’s With Love, Meghan, and the plague of the white homes.
67 min
163
How To! | Lose Your ‘Virginity’ at 43
Nicole Hardy, author of Confessions of a Latter-Day Virgin, on leaning into curiosity and pleasure.
41 min
164
Death, Sex & Money | Call It ‘A Midlife Awakening’
Anna talks to writer Ada Calhoun and comedian Rosebud Baker about some of life’s big transitional moments: motherhood, divorce, and following crushes.
51 min
165
Care & Feeding | I’m Dating A Single Mom
Slate’s parenting podcast on meeting the kids.
27 min
166
Dear Prudence | Was I The Problem In My Marriag...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Crystal Kung Minkoff.
30 min
167
Care & Feeding | How Do I Build My Village?
Slate’s parenting podcast on weekly pizza nights.
28 min
168
Culture Gabfest: Zero Day Makes Robert De Niro ...
This week, the hosts discuss Zero Day, remembering Gene Hackman, and how to engage with optimism during times of crisis.
63 min
169
How To! | Interview Someone
Talk Easy’s Sam Fragoso on the art of getting people to open up.
45 min
170
Death, Sex & Money | From Uncertainty to Total ...
Listeners share how big changes at the top are impacting their everyday lives.
48 min
171
Care & Feeding | Summer Break Skills (and Chills)
Slate’s parenting podcast on Elizabeth’s new camp.
33 min
172
Supercommunicators | 2. How to Communicate With...
What we can learn about nonverbal cues from The Big Bang Theory.
27 min
173
Dear Prudence | My Mom’s Self-Centered. Am I, T...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Princess Weekes.
32 min
174
Culture Gabfest: The Oscars Go Streaming
This week, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here, Trump’s disruptions at the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kennedy Center, and an exclusive interview with Oscars CEO Bill Kramer.
66 min
175
How To! | Protect Your Parents From Fraud
AARP’s Kathy Stokes on reframing (and de-shaming) the conversation with elders about online scams.
38 min