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
1
ICYMI | Not Even Lawsuits Can Stop AI
Two recent rulings spell bad news for creatives.
40 min
2
Care & Feeding | Comebacks For “I’m Bored”
Slate’s parenting podcast on there being, as ever, nothing to do.
35 min
3
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
4
How To! | Start Reading Books Again (Encore)
Maryanne Wolf on the science of the reading brain.
34 min
5
Death, Sex & Money | Baywatch Made Me World Fam...
Alexandra Paul's fan encounter turned dangerous. What she learned could help other celebrities.
49 min
6
Care & Feeding | What Counts as Screentime?
Slate’s parenting podcast on the gray area.
34 min
7
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
8
Care & Feeding | DOGE Cut My Job. How Do I Tell...
Slate’s parenting podcast on coming home.
42 min
9
ICYMI | TikTok May Win Battles, But YouTube Wil...
Behind the scenes at VidCon—and 20 years of YouTube.
41 min
10
How To! | Balance Mind, Body—and iPhone
Molly Caro May on the somatic approach to changing our dependency on our devices.
35 min
11
Death, Sex & Money | Allison Williams on Botox,...
The actress best known for Girls, Get Out, and M3GAN joins Anna live onstage with some special guests from Gen Z.
69 min
12
Care & Feeding | My Tween Girls Are Jealous of ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on sisterly love.
50 min
13
ICYMI | Is Partiful Cancelled?
How Gen-Z’s favorite event invite app got into hot water and why there just isn’t a good online invitation option anymore.
33 min
14
ICYMI | The Content Creators Crashing the Diddy...
And why they’re beating legacy media at their own game.
43 min
15
How To! | Draw Outside the Lines
Wendy MacNaughton on picking up a pencil—and letting go of perfectionism.
34 min
16
Death, Sex & Money | How Much Can Your Love Lif...
We followed eight listeners as they dated over the course of a single summer.
32 min
17
Care & Feeding | This Is Your Last Parenting Book
Slate’s parenting podcast on giving them wings and roots.
51 min
18
ICYMI: It’s International Bestselling Author Qu...
Why the prolific street lit author keeps going viral
38 min
19
Amicus | Tanks On DC’s Streets And A US Senator...
Yup, seems pretty bad.
47 min
20
Care & Feeding | C&F 101: Love and Baby Skin
Slate’s parenting podcast on the very early days.
51 min
21
ICYMI: When CEOs Post About Workers Who “Coast”
From Barstool Sports to Man Repeller, how founders are posting through backlash and turning it into marketing for their Glassdoor-bombed brands.
28 min
22
Death, Sex & Money | Money Advice For This Weir...
A witch, an economist, and a finance coach weigh in on tariffs, market fluctuations, and whether it’s a good time to buy a cat.
67 min
23
Care & Feeding | Your City Could Be Better For ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on the concrete jungle.
35 min
24
ICYMI: TikTok’s “Relationship Experts” Must Be ...
TheWizardLiz’s breakup proves you can’t “hack” love.
31 min
25
Dear Prudence | I Need My Best Friend to Give M...
60 min