Writer Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her new novel Housemates and explains why she took special care to describe her characters’ clothes and bodies.

How author Suleika Jaouad grapples with identity after a leukemia diagnosis, remission, and re-emergence.

Author Kristen Radtke on embracing solitude while deepening connections with others.

What if we thought of caretaking as big, meaty, rewarding work? Or even… cool?

Slate’s parenting podcast on “Holding It Together.”

Bryan learns about trans and intersex athletes in the 1930s with writer Michael Waters

Writer June Thomas talks about bringing journalistic rigor to a subject that’s close to her heart.

Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy’s new book, Our Kindred Creatures explores the evolution of our feelings about animals.

Slate’s parenting podcast on getting a dog (or a boyfriend).

Or is it only for the rich?

Half of pregnancies will experience complications. Here’s how patients and their partners can best advocate for the proper care.

Jeff Guenther on telling your crush how you really feel.

The Bird By Bird author discusses her new book about love, her proclivity for deeply honest memoir writing, and some of her go-to advice about writing and publishing.

Courtney Martin talks with Carvell Wallace about writing, interviewing—and his new memoir.

And finding humor with it, too.

Novelist Julia Hannafin and ecologist Adam Rosenblatt talk about Julia’s new novel Cascade and its commitment to scientific accuracy.

David Sanger’s book, New Cold Wars, delves into America’s volatile relationships with nuclear powers – China and Russia.

Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and mental health advocate Bassey Ikpi.

Bryan and Neil dive into the history of his new book Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right

Patric Gagne says being a sociopath is like having an emotional learning disability. In this episode, she talks about the good and the bad of having limited access to shame and guilt, how she overcame violent compulsions, and becoming a wife and mother.

NPR host Linda Holmes explains how her work as a professional pop culture critic impacts her work as a novelist, and vice versa.

Jules Gill-Peterson and Bryan Lowder chat with Brontez about his new book Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse

Author Cal Newport explains how we ended up in Slack hell — and how to free ourselves.

Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by award-winning host and author Dan Pashman.