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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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Well, Now: Living and Loving With OCD (feat. Al...
And finding humor with it, too.
36 min
2
Working: How Fact-Checking Can Improve Your Fic...
Novelist Julia Hannafin and ecologist Adam Rosenblatt talk about Julia’s new novel Cascade and its commitment to scientific accuracy.
45 min
3
Political Gabfest: New Cold Wars
David Sanger’s book, New Cold Wars, delves into America’s volatile relationships with nuclear powers – China and Russia.
39 min
4
Dear Prudence: Bassey Ikpi, My Wife’s Bipolar D...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and mental health advocate Bassey Ikpi.
31 min
5
Outward: A History of the Gay Right with Neil J...
Bryan and Neil dive into the history of his new book Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right
31 min
6
Death, Sex & Money: A Sociopath's Guide to Deat...
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.
44 min
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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
8
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
9
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
10
Dear Prudence: Dan Pashman, My Partner Sticks H...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by award-winning host and author Dan Pashman.
31 min
11
How To!: Humor, Seriously!
Naomi Bagdonas, co-author of Humor, Seriously!, on finding your funny side — part one.
31 min
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
Dear Prudence: Michael Arceneaux, My Ex Had Sex...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author Michael Arceneaux.
33 min
16
How To!: Supercommunicators
Charles Duhigg on transforming into a supercommunicator.
33 min
17
Working: An Acting Coach’s Tips for Beginners a...
48 min
18
Amicus: The Lies Destroying America
American democracy is losing the battle against disinformation, but all is not lost.
51 min
19
A Word: Freedom Fight Like a Woman
24 min
20
Dear Prudence: Aubrey Gordon, I Want People to ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and podcaster Aubrey Gordon.
34 min
21
How To!: Master of Change
Brad Stulberg on embracing a massive change.
34 min
22
Working: How to Make a “Fair” Crossword Puzzle
45 min
23
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
24
A Word: Diversity in the Diaspora
More Afro-Latinos are rejecting stereotypes about their racial identity.
38 min
25
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