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Gabfest Reads| The Seven Rules of Trust
David Plotz talks with Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales about his new book The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things That Last. (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734278/the-seven-rules-of-trust-by-jimmy-wales-with-da
Death, Sex & Money | Samin Nosrat’s Recipe for Self-Compassion
After the blockbuster success of her first book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Samin Nosrat felt pressure to follow it up with something big. But when depression and grief hit, she was forced to slow down and accept help (and cooking) from people
Death, Sex & Money | What Hearing Aids and Anger Management Still Miss
The British poet Raymond Antrobus was six years old when his parents and doctors realized that his ears couldn’t recognize a whole range of sounds. He was fitted with hearing aids and began a life of straddling the Deaf and hearing worlds,
How To! | This Is Where You Belong
It wasn’t long after Melody Warnick (https://melodywarnick.com/) moved to Blacksburg, Va., that she realized its nickname—“Bleaksburg”—wasn’t a joke. Feeling stuck, she devised a research-based experiment to acclimate to her new city. On th
How To! | If You Could Live Anywhere
Kerry is ready to leave rural Virginia and move to a walkable, vibrant city. The only problem? She can’t decide which walkable, vibrant city is right for her. On this episode, How To!’s Courtney Martin brings on Melody Warnick (https://melo
Gabfest Reads | Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History
John Dickerson talks with journalist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin about his new book 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665634/1929-by-andrew-ross-
Amicus | Demolition Man
Bulldozers and bulwarks are the twin themes of this week’s show, as Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Joyce White Vance, a longtime federal prosecutor and clarion voice in defense of the rule of law, despite its flaws. As Pam Bondi’s Justice dep
How To! | Survive Getting Fired
If you recently lost your job—or think you might lose it soon—Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill are here to help! On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace talks to the authors of All the Cool Girls Get Fired (https://www.simonandschuster.
Death, Sex & Money | How a Former Polygamist “Sister Wife” Learned to Love Monogamy
Christine Brown Woolley grew up in Utah with a dad and two moms, in a polygamist community called the Apostolic United Brethren. When she became an adult, she joined a polygamist marriage as a third wife, helped raise more than a dozen kids
Gabfest Reads | The Radical Fund That Rewired American Progress
Emily Bazelon talks with Yale law professor John Witt about his new book The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1476765871/?tag=slatmaga-20). They explore the remarkable s
How To! | Rage Becomes Her
Contemporary women are primal-screaming and hitting rage rooms, but are these really the solutions to our personal and political anger? On this episode of How To!, Courtney Martin talks with Soraya Chemaly (https://www.sorayachemaly.com/),
Death, Sex & Money | Nick Offerman's Principled Hypocrisy
In the new movie Sovereign, actor Nick Offerman plays an extremist who doesn’t believe in the legitimacy of the Federal government. In real life, Nick comes from a small-town political family. His father is the mayor of Minooka, Illinois, a
How To! | Update: Losing Your ‘Virginity’ at 43
In this mailbag episode of How To!, we get an update from Elizabeth, the 43-year-old listener who contacted us for advice on her plan to have sex for the first time (https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2025/03/how-to-lose-your-virginity-at-43
Gabfest Reads | The Recent Past of Prison Punishment
Emily Bazelon talks with author and Yale professor Judith Resnik about her new book, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo243487113.html). They discuss t
Death, Sex & Money | Private Equity Blew Up My Life
When Megan Greenwell was 34 she landed a coveted job in journalism as the editor-in-chief of the sports and culture blog, Deadspin. Just over a year later a post (https://www.megangreenwell.com/the-adults-in-the-room)about why she was resig
Death, Sex & Money | Sex-Positive Parents, Crass Grandparents, and a Weird and Wonderful Childhood
When comedy writer Tamara Yajia talks about her childhood, she’s sometimes unsure what tone to strike. Her new memoir Cry for Me Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star (https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/cry-for-me-argentina-9781639733910/) d
ICYMI | The Summer That Broke BookTok
On today’s episode, host Candice Lim tells Kate Lindsay about two recent BookTok conventions that went off the rails. While the first convention become known as the “Fyre Fest” of BookTok, the other faced troubling allegations of sexual ass
Gabfest Reads | The Four Years That Changed New York City Forever
Political Gabfest host Emily Bazelon talks with Jonathan Mahler about his new book, The Gods of New York. (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/568081/the-gods-of-new-york-by-jonathan-mahler/)They discuss the unraveling of Mayor Ed Koch
ICYMI | Your Next Favorite Book Will Be Fanfiction
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim discuss the latest in Labubu-land, from a TikTok blackface controversy (https://www.out.com/news/tiktok-blackface-ksi-labubu) to leaving one on an iconic anti-capitalist’s grave (https://www.vulture.com/article/
Death, Sex & Money | How the Ultra-Rich Think…and What They Fear
Evan Osnos has spent nearly his whole life observing the habits, values, and norms of the wealthy elite, from his childhood in suburban Connecticut to the years he spent reporting on the mega-yachts and underground bunkers of the U.S.’s ric
Gabfest Reads | A Beach Read for the Outraged
David Plotz talks with author Carl Hiaasen about his new book, Fever Beach (https://carlhiaasen.com/books/fever-beach/). Fever Beach is a political satire that follows a couple of dimwitted white supremacists, a corrupt congressman, and the
Alison Bechdel Explains Selling Out the Progressive Way
David Plotz talks with author Alison Bechdel (https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/about/) about her new book, Spent (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/spent-alison-bechdel?variant=43095391764514). They discuss what’s memoir and what’s less
ICYMI: It’s International Bestselling Author Quan Millz
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Wired senior writer and producer of Black Twitter: A People’s History (https://www.hulu.com/series/9d5bbed5-ddfc-4e65-8ed5-78dc23ea4380), Jason Parham, to attempt to explain the enigma that is “int
ICYMI: Will MomTok Actually Change Mormonism?
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Sara Petersen, author of Momfluenced, to chat about season two of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Mormon women once pioneered mommy blogging, so how did we get from vlogging to…swinging? The infl
Outward | America’s Gay Restaurants with Erik Pipenberg
This week, Christina Cauterucci is joined by Erik Piepenburg, author of Dining Out, a new book that explores the history of gay restaurants in the United States. Piepenburg traces how restaurants have long served as essential spaces for que
What Next: TBD | Inside OpenAI's Empire
OpenAI started as a non-profit dedicated to building safe A.I. Now, they’re obsessed with building artificial general intelligence by any means necessary - even if they don’t quite know what that is. Guest: Karen Hao (https://karendhao.com/
Gabfest Reads | How to Create an Exceptional Family
Emily Bazelon talks with author Susan Dominus about her new book, The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success. (http://www.amazon.com/dp/?tag=slatmaga-20) They discuss the commonalities among families that have multipl
What Next: TBD | Online and Pregnant
The intimate and extremely personal experience of bringing a child into this world? There’s an app for that…and forums…and so much advice…that contradicts other advice…and a surprising amount of eugenics. Guest: Amanda Hess, critic at the N
Outward | Queer Travel Writing with Alden Jones
Outward’s Bryan Lowder and Christina Cauterucci talk to Alden Jones, editor of the new anthology, Edge of the World. With essays from Alexander Chee, Daisy Hernández, Edmund White, and more, the collection makes clear that queer travel writ
Death, Sex & Money | Isabel Allende on Grief, Ayahuasca, and Dating After 70
Isabel Allende didn’t publish her first book until she was 39, after losing nearly everything in the wake of the Chilean military coup. More than four decades later, she’s become one of the most beloved Spanish-language authors, with over 8
