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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Supercommunicators | 3. How to Have the Hardest...
The inside story of how Netflix encouraged employees to talk about the hard stuff.
29 min
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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
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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
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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
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Care & Feeding | I’m Dating A Single Mom
Slate’s parenting podcast on meeting the kids.
27 min
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Dear Prudence | Was I The Problem In My Marriag...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Crystal Kung Minkoff.
30 min
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Care & Feeding | How Do I Build My Village?
Slate’s parenting podcast on weekly pizza nights.
28 min
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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
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How To! | Interview Someone
Talk Easy’s Sam Fragoso on the art of getting people to open up.
45 min
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Death, Sex & Money | From Uncertainty to Total ...
Listeners share how big changes at the top are impacting their everyday lives.
48 min
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Care & Feeding | Summer Break Skills (and Chills)
Slate’s parenting podcast on Elizabeth’s new camp.
33 min
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Supercommunicators | 2. How to Communicate With...
What we can learn about nonverbal cues from The Big Bang Theory.
27 min
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Dear Prudence | My Mom’s Self-Centered. Am I, T...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Princess Weekes.
32 min
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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
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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
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Death, Sex & Money | I Was Ready to Write About...
Comedian Chelsea Devantez talks about a core experience with an abusive ex-partner, and how she managed to tell her story while having to redact some of the details.
55 min
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Care & Feeding | My House Feels Like Wrestlemania
Slate’s parenting podcast on tapping out.
35 min
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Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone
The art and practice of asking the right questions.
30 min
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Dear Prudence | My Husband’s Family Needs So Mu...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Adrienne Lee and Nylah Iqbal Muhammad.
42 min
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Care & Feeding | Should We Skip Touring the Whi...
Slate’s parenting podcast on field trip politics.
46 min
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Culture Gabfest: Congratulations! You Finally G...
This week, the hosts discuss the return of Severance, the Oscar-nominated Palestinian film No Other Land, and Buzzfeed’s new social media platform BF Island.
55 min
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How To! | Outsmart Your Student Loans
Yanely Espinal on paying down debt—and getting on with your life.
45 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Manhood: It’s Complicated
Listeners share stories about what it means to be a man, as norms continue to shift.
43 min
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Dear Prudence | I Have Enough Friends and Don’t...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Lori Gottlieb.
31 min
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Care & Feeding (After Dark) | Modeling Healthy ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on not making it weird.
45 min