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
201
Culture Gabfest: Chalamet Goes Electric
This week, the hosts discuss A Complete Unknown, On Call, and David Lynch’s legacy.
74 min
202
How To! | Harness Your Citizen Superpowers
Eric Liu on turning fear into fuel for community-based action in the Trump era.
41 min
203
Death, Sex & Money | ‘Babygirl’ Director Wants ...
Filmmaker Halina Reijn discusses her new erotic thriller, her childhood in a rural commune, and the tension between our wild and civilized selves.
51 min
204
Dear Prudence | My Stepdaughter Is Ruining My H...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Anne Helen Petersen.
40 min
205
Care & Feeding | My Kid Suddenly Refuses to Fly
Slate’s parenting podcast on “can’t we just drive instead?”
41 min
206
Culture Gabfest: Babygirls and Nickel Boys
This week, the hosts discuss two awards contenders and the Justin Baldoni v. Blake Lively debacle.
71 min
207
How To! | Switch Careers in Midlife
Dawn Graham on starting over—without starting from scratch.
37 min
208
Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: When Class, ...
When you’re hired to take care of someone, you’re their friend, guardian, and confidant—and also none of those things.
45 min
209
Care & Feeding | I Hate My Kid’s Friend
Slate’s parenting podcast on fracturing a friendship.
28 min
210
Dear Prudence | My Mom’s Freaking Out Over My G...
Guest Prudie Anna Sale is joined by JP Brammer.
39 min
211
Care & Feeding | Mom’s the Favorite. Dad’s Mad.
Slate’s parenting podcast on “I love you more.”
29 min
212
Culture Gabfest: The Brutalist’s Outsized Ambit...
This week, the hosts discuss The Brutalist, Carry-On, and Slate’s ‘24 Movie Club.
66 min
213
How To! | Become an Expat
Jen Barnett of Expatsi on leaving the U.S. and living abroad
39 min
214
Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: The Magic, a...
Nannies, home health aides, and other professional caregivers share the emotional and economic reality of being paid to care.
43 min
215
Care & Feeding Encore | Parenting Fearlessly, O...
Slate’s parenting podcast on being bold.
27 min
216
Dear Prudence | My Husband’s a Nurse… and an Al...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer with Vic Whitley-Berry.
42 min
217
How To! | Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without ...
Mónica Guzmán breaks down the tape of one family’s contentious conversation.
49 min
218
Death, Sex & Money | Love Actually: Real Romanc...
Some of our favorite guests share true stories about the many manifestations of love.
41 min
219
Care & Feeding | The Plus Playground Highlight ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on circling up.
57 min
220
Dear Prudence Encore | A DNA Test Revealed a Se...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie.
32 min
221
Care & Feeding | Parenting in an Interfaith World
Slate’s parenting podcast on holiday traditions.
39 min
222
How To! | Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without ...
Mónica Guzmán on aiming for understanding—not agreement.
37 min
223
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
224
Care & Feeding | The 2024 Family Holiday Party
Slate’s parenting podcast on handing over the mic.
29 min
225
Dear Prudence | I Feel Like The Grinch. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer with Slate’s own Dan Kois.
46 min