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A feed of the up close and the personal, drawn from Working and across the Slate podcast network. Le

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On this episode: Lucy, Zak and Elizabeth answer a question from a listener who’s worried that her pr

Modern IUDs have been used for decades to prevent unwanted pregnancy and have been extremely effecti

Ari always dreamed of starting his own podcast. When he started interviewing fellow academics for th

If you lived in Columbus, Georgia in the 90s, you might remember a queer club called Sensations. But

On this episode: it’s Friendship Week at Slate, and we’re hopping aboard the friendship train to tal

In this episode, Akilah Hughes (host of a new podcast from iHeart, Rebel Spirit) joins our Guest Pru

Yvette Nicole Brown spent years working in Hollywood before she got her big break. Then she rose to

On this episode: Elizabeth, Zak and Lucy help a listener who left us a voicemail about their little

Nearly half of healthcare workers are at a breaking point, describing that they often or very often

Ben has two sons in the fourth grade. Like a lot of kids, they love YouTube videos, gaming, movies,

For this Money Talks, Emily Peck chats with Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind. His new n

On this episode: Elizabeth sits down with Dr. Jennifer Freed to talk about how astrology can help us

Today, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from October 2023 with Ashley C. Ford, author o

On this episode: Elizabeth, Zak and Jamilah are joined by Allison Price of the Care & Feeding te

Summer is ending and school is officially back in session. For many, a new school year is the perfec

After a tree destroyed Tucker’s roof during a tornado, he felt lucky to be alive—and underprepared f

After Cody Delistraty’s mom died in his early 20s he decided to turn his grief into a research proje

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: a fond farewell.This is the last episode of Hear Me Out. And it c

On this episode: helping a little guy with some big changes. A member of our Slate Parenting Faceboo

In this episode, Lizzie O’Leary (the host of Slate’s What Next: TBD) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Har