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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Care & Feeding | ENCORE! Managing Screen Time W...
32 min
2
How To! | Our Favorite Advice of 2025
Carvell and Courtney check in with listeners. Plus, what’s ahead for How To! in 2026.
43 min
3
Death, Sex & Money | The Family Drama of Inheri...
You told us about when inheritance was a surprise, when it felt like a control tactic, or an expression of love.
48 min
4
Care & Feeding | What We Learned From Our Bigge...
24 min
5
Hang Up | Prediction Season
The hosts look ahead to 2026 and make predictions across the sports world.
67 min
6
ICYMI | Our Year of Brain Rot and Tech Dystopia
The most important internet moments of 2025.
53 min
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Care & Feeding | From What Next: What Kids Aren...
30 min
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ICYMI | Encore: Jubilee Is Making Debating Worse
Two podcast hosts versus one Slate writer…
47 min
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How To! | Create ‘Marriage Rules’ as a Couple
Jackie Kelley on the best way to have a conversation about the dishes.
38 min
10
Death, Sex & Money | The Chaste Sexiness and Fa...
A writer behind numerous feel-good Christmas movies (including Netflix’s Hot Frosty) breaks down his recipe for cozy G-rated romance.
48 min
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Care & Feeding | The Great Holiday Crafting (An...
43 min
12
ICYMI | Side-Eyeing at H Mart
A video about white people at Asian grocery stores has divided TikTok.
43 min
13
Care & Feeding | The World Is On Fire. How Do W...
54 min
14
How To! | Stop Fawning
Dr. Ingrid Clayton sheds light on a familiar, but little-discussed trauma response.
38 min
15
Death, Sex & Money | Samin Nosrat’s Recipe for ...
Samin Nosrat's first book was a smashing success. So why did she feel so depressed?
56 min
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Care & Feeding | Hacks to Organize Your Kid’s C...
42 min
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ICYMI | How “Millennial Cringe” Became “Millenn...
Gen Z is now romanticizing the Millennial culture they used to mock.
35 min
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Care & Feeding | This is Our First Holiday With...
47 min
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ICYMI | Shopping on Etsy Sucks Now
Etsy was an escape from Amazon. Now where can we escape from Etsy?
49 min
20
How To! | Sing in Front of Other People
Vocal coach G. Phillip Shoultz III on capturing the joy of song.
34 min
21
Death, Sex & Money | What Hearing Aids and Ange...
British poet Raymond Antrobus explains how miscommunication has informed his upbringing, his love life, and the way he manages his emotions.
61 min
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Care & Feeding | Is It The F**k You Fours? Or S...
30 min
23
What Next: It’s the Alt-Right’s GOP Now
21 min
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ICYMI | Okay. Let’s Talk About "Everyone" Getti...
The Wicked: For Good press tour has prompted concern about celebrity bodies.
55 min
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Care & Feeding | My Friend is Going THROUGH IT....
37 min