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For readers who are listeners, for listeners looking for something to read—this feed includes book discussions and conversations with authors from across the Slate Podcast network.
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Working: How to Be Both a Critic and a Creator
NPR host Linda Holmes explains how her work as a professional pop culture critic impacts her work as a novelist, and vice versa.
43 min
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Outward - Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in V...
Jules Gill-Peterson and Bryan Lowder chat with Brontez about his new book Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse
39 min
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Slate Money: How to Escape the Invisible Factory
Author Cal Newport explains how we ended up in Slack hell — and how to free ourselves.
36 min
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Dear Prudence: Dan Pashman, My Partner Sticks H...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by award-winning host and author Dan Pashman.
31 min
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How To!: Humor, Seriously!
Naomi Bagdonas, co-author of Humor, Seriously!, on finding your funny side — part one.
31 min
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A Word: Love, Family, and Freedom’s Ultimate Price
An assassin ended Medgar Evers’ life. His widow Myrlie Evers-Williams still nurtures his dream.
25 min
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Well, Now: Every Deep-Drawn Breath
With symptoms ranging from fatigue to cognitive impairment, Long Covid still confounds physicians. It doesn’t help that most of the nation has already moved on.
32 min
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Gabfest Reads: The Hunter
Tana French's new book is another in a long line of great crime novels. But for French, the mystery structure has always been a means to an end.
26 min
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Dear Prudence: Michael Arceneaux, My Ex Had Sex...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author Michael Arceneaux.
33 min
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How To!: Supercommunicators
Charles Duhigg on transforming into a supercommunicator.
33 min
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Working: An Acting Coach’s Tips for Beginners a...
48 min
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Amicus: The Lies Destroying America
American democracy is losing the battle against disinformation, but all is not lost.
51 min
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Dear Prudence: Aubrey Gordon, I Want People to ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and podcaster Aubrey Gordon.
34 min
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A Word: Freedom Fight Like a Woman
24 min
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How To!: Master of Change
Brad Stulberg on embracing a massive change.
34 min
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Working: How to Make a “Fair” Crossword Puzzle
45 min
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Well, Now: Ending Racism in Healthcare
In her new book Legacy, Dr. Uché Blackstock honors her late mother while also tracing the history of racism in U.S. healthcare.
27 min
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A Word: Diversity in the Diaspora
More Afro-Latinos are rejecting stereotypes about their racial identity.
38 min
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Well, Now: Is it Burnout? Or, Do You Have a Bus...
Chronic stress creates inflammation in the brain–leading to anxiety, inability to focus and difficulty sleeping. One neurologist says the way to fix it is by curing our ‘busy brains.’
34 min
120
How To!: The Other Significant Others
We’re different people now. Can we still be friends?
34 min
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Slate Money: I Was a Billionaire’s Right Hand
Author Carrie Sun tells of life as a hedge fund manager’s sole assistant.
24 min
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Working: How to Write Every Day and Stick to It
43 min
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Gabfest Reads: Come & Get It
Kiley Reid’s new book Come and Get It explores the consumerist side of college life.
20 min
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Well, Now: What We Get Wrong About Love
Kiss the grand romantic gestures goodbye and dig into the research-backed components that make life-long partnerships.
32 min
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Decoder Ring: Why Do So Many Coffee Shops Look ...
Algorithms are shaping our world, even down to latte art.
29 min