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How To! | Harness Your Citizen Superpowers
Eric Liu on turning fear into fuel for community-based action in the Trump era.
41 min
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Death, Sex & Money | ‘Babygirl’ Director Wants ...
Filmmaker Halina Reijn discusses her new erotic thriller, her childhood in a rural commune, and the tension between our wild and civilized selves.
51 min
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Gabfest Reads | Finding Connection in the After...
Yael van der Wouden’s new book The Safekeep explores paranoia, loneliness, and obsession in the post-World War II Dutch countryside.
27 min
279
ICYMI: The Last Days of Legal TikTok
Plus, what’s RedNote and why are Americans flocking to the Chinese app?
38 min
280
Hit Parade | The Freewheelin’ Edition Part 1
A Complete Unknown depicts Bob Dylan’s ’60s cultural explosion—but all his chart-topping albums came decades later.
58 min
281
Dear Prudence | My Stepdaughter Is Ruining My H...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Anne Helen Petersen.
40 min
282
Care & Feeding | My Kid Suddenly Refuses to Fly
Slate’s parenting podcast on “can’t we just drive instead?”
41 min
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Culture Gabfest: Babygirls and Nickel Boys
This week, the hosts discuss two awards contenders and the Justin Baldoni v. Blake Lively debacle.
71 min
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Outward: Bisexual Dads, Awkward Art, and Transp...
New Year, new versions of the same problems.
32 min
285
Decoder Ring | I am Tupperware, I Contain Multi...
The storage container, a stealthy star of the modern home, started with Tupperware.
39 min
286
ICYMI: We Have Some News
It’s about our new co-host’s identity.
44 min
287
How To! | Switch Careers in Midlife
Dawn Graham on starting over—without starting from scratch.
37 min
288
Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: When Class, ...
When you’re hired to take care of someone, you’re their friend, guardian, and confidant—and also none of those things.
45 min
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Hang Up | Doinks and Domination
The NFL’s wild Wild Card weekend
58 min
290
Care & Feeding | I Hate My Kid’s Friend
Slate’s parenting podcast on fracturing a friendship.
28 min
291
ICYMI: Scaachi Koul on Terrible Emails, Moo Den...
How Slate culture writer Scaachi Koul decides who to fight and ignore online, and what she misses about the heydays of BuzzFeed.
42 min
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Dear Prudence | My Mom’s Freaking Out Over My G...
Guest Prudie Anna Sale is joined by JP Brammer.
39 min
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What Next TBD | Will the Supreme Court Save Tik...
The ban has now reached the highest court in the land.
25 min
294
Care & Feeding | Mom’s the Favorite. Dad’s Mad.
Slate’s parenting podcast on “I love you more.”
29 min
295
What Next | Blake Lively Vs. Hollywood
Sorting through the grievances and counter-suits.
25 min
296
ICYMI: Should I Join Bluesky?
Nitish Pahwa and Steffi Cao share the personal internet dilemmas we'd like to resolve this year.
43 min
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Outward: Conversion Therapy and Survival with L...
Author Lucas Wilson reveals the pseudoscience, trauma, and lasting impact of conversion therapy
38 min
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Culture Gabfest: The Brutalist’s Outsized Ambition
This week, the hosts discuss The Brutalist, Carry-On, and Slate’s ‘24 Movie Club.
66 min
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How To! | Become an Expat
Jen Barnett of Expatsi on leaving the U.S. and living abroad
39 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: The Magic, a...
Nannies, home health aides, and other professional caregivers share the emotional and economic reality of being paid to care.
43 min