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How To! | Parent With a Disability
At least 10 percent of parents in the U.S. are disabled, but Andrea can’t seem to find parenting advice on disability and accessibility. On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace brings on Jessica Slice (https://www.jessicaslice.com/), au
What Next: TBD | How Elon Wields Power
What is it about the way that Elon Musk wields power that led 65 percent of Americans to agree he has too much influence on the federal government? Guest: Faiz Siddiqui (https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/faiz-siddiqui/), Washington Post
ICYMI: The Harry Potter Fandom Faces Its Biggest Test
While J.K. Rowling celebrates (https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1912644919103004807) a new UK ruling that classifies “women” as biologically female, casting for the upcoming HBO Max adaptation is underway. Which fans have stuck by the series
ICYMI: This Book Drama Gets Hotter in the DMs
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay break down the drama surrounding an influencer’s new book that has kicked off a whole controversy before it’s even been released. Christina Najjar, better known as Tinx (https://www.tiktok.com/@tinx), has made a
Decoder Ring | How “Chicken Soup” Sold Its Soul
Chicken Soup for the Soul was the brainchild of two motivational speakers who preach the New Thought belief system known as the Law of Attraction. For more than 30 years, the self-help series has compiled reader-submitted stories about kind
Gabfest Reads: How to Turn the Creative Process Into “Good Trouble”
John Dickerson talks with author Maggie Smith about her new book, Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life (https://bookshop.org/p/books/dear-writer-pep-talks-practical-advice-for-the-creative-life-maggie-smith/215258
Culture Gabfest | Seth Rogen’s Love/Hate Letter to Hollywood
On this week’s show, the hosts discuss Apple TV’s latest ode (tragic comedy?) to the movie industry with The Studio. Then, they step up to the plate and take a swing at the baseball film Eephus. Finally, they invite Slate’s Rebecca Onion to
Decoder Ring | How Books About Things That Changed the World… Changed the World
Look in the nonfiction section of any bookstore and you’ll find dozens of history books making the same bold claim: that their narrow, unexpected subject somehow changed the world. Potatoes, kudzu, soccer, coffee, Iceland, bees, oak trees,
Outward: Renaissance Trans Theologies and History with Colby Gordon
In this episode of Outward, Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with Colby Gordon to talk about his new book, Glorious Bodies: Trans Theology and Renaissance Literature. Gordon digs into early modern religious texts that, instead of rejecting tra
How To! | Write Your Memoir
To some, the act of writing a memoir might seem daunting, invasive, or navel-gazing. But excavating memories, noticing patterns, and revisiting events from other points of view can lead to healing—regardless of whether your work gets publis
Gabfest Reads | The Day the Challenger Fell From the Sky
David Plotz talks with author Adam Higginbotham about his new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Challenger/Adam-Higginbotham/9781982176617). They discuss the
Supercommunicators | 3. How to Have the Hardest Conversations
The final installment of our series explores the conversations that most of us dread, like frank discussions of our differences or a negative performance review at work. We often anticipate that these chats will go badly—and end in hurt fee
Outward | Why Love Isn’t Apolitical: Liberation and Rethinking Relationships
This week, Bryan Lowder sits down with activist and author Dean Spade to discuss his latest book, Love in a F*cked Up World. Together, they unpack how capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy shape our desires, the pitfalls of the “relat
Culture Gabfest: Zero Day Makes Robert De Niro a Befuddled President
On this week’s show, no amount of star power can save a “screamingly stupid show.” (Sorry, Robert De Niro et al.) With Sam Adams (https://slate.com/author/sam-adams)—Slate Senior Editor and Staff Writer—sitting in for Dana, the team talks a
Supercommunicators | 2. How to Communicate Without Words
Why is it that we can tell someone “I’m totally fine!” and they instantly know we’re not? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other subtle nonverbal cues play a huge role in how we connect with one another. In this episode, hos
Culture Gabfest: The Oscars Go Streaming
On this week’s show, we preview the Oscars and Trump’s demolition throughout renowned institutions of art. Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act (https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/method-9781635574784/) a
Death, Sex & Money | I Was Ready to Write About My Domestic Abuser—Then Lawyers Said No.
When comedian Chelsea Devantez began writing her memoir, she knew exactly where to start: with a teenage relationship that spiraled into domestic violence. But when she submitted her draft, lawyers informed her she legally couldn't name her
Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone
Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how deeply we ask them. Stick with us here… In this episode, host Charles Duhigg examines why deep questions are s
Culture Gabfest: Congratulations! You Finally Got Your Severance.
On this week’s show, Slate Business and Tech reporter Nitish Pahwa (https://slate.com/author/nitish-pahwa) sits in for Julia. The panel discusses Severance (https://slate.com/culture/2025/02/severance-season-2-episode-5-milchick-natalie-rac
Gabfest Reads | A Former Haitian President’s Grandson Lives the Modern Immigrant Experience
Emily Bazelon talks with author Rich Benjamin (https://richbenjamin.com/about-rich/) about his new book, Talk to Me: Lessons From a Family Forged by History (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714287/talk-to-me-by-rich-benjamin/). The
Death, Sex & Money | After Sobriety, Chasing Goosebumps Instead of Highs
When the poet and writer Kaveh Akbar likes something, he really likes it. As a high school student, he got hooked on poetry. In college, it was alcohol. This week, Kaveh talks to Anna Sale about the factors that led to his sobriety, and he
Culture Gabfest: One of Them Movies About Women That Stuns Hollywood by Being a Hit
On this week’s show, Dan Kois sits in for Dana Stevens. First, the hosts discuss One of Them Days (https://slate.com/culture/2025/01/one-of-them-days-movie-sza-keke-palmer.html), a new buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA that’s quickl
Culture Gabfest: Chalamet Goes Electric
On this week’s show, the hosts dive into A Complete Unknown, director James Mangold’s surprisingly charming Bob Dylan biopic that’s all about fame and what it looks like to be adjacent to it. Then, the three explore Dick Wolf’s latest proje
Gabfest Reads | Finding Connection in the Aftermath of History’s Horrors
Emily Bazelon talks with author Yael van der Wouden about her debut novel, The Safekeep (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Safekeep/Yael-van-der-Wouden/9781668034347). They discuss why Yael chose a queer love story, how Yael’s own
Outward: Conversion Therapy and Survival with Lucas Wilson
Bryan Lowder talks with writer and scholar Lucas Wilson about his new book, Shame Sex: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy. They chat about Wilson’s experience navigating same-sex attraction while on an evangelical path, experiencing c
Slate Money | Money Talks: Selling The American Dream
In this Money Talks: Jane Marie has spent years reporting on the tangled web of multi-level marketing companies, or MLMs, with her podcast The Dream (https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-dream) and dives even deeper in her new book, Selling
Gabfest Reads: The Life and Legacy of John Lewis
Slate Political Gabfest (https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest) host David Plotz talks with author David Greenberg about his new book, John Lewis: A Life (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/John-Lewis/David-Greenberg/978198214299
Death, Sex & Money | Chaz Ebert on Loss, Intuition and Her 'Cougar' Group Chat
Ten years ago, Chaz Ebert talked to us about grief and loss as she was mourning the 2013 death of her husband, movie critic Roger Ebert. Her deep sense of connection to Roger continued after he was gone, including, she described, hearing hi
Outward: Masculinity and Muscles with Michael Andor Brodeur
This week, Bryan Lowder chats with Michael Andor Brodeur, author of Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle, to unpack the complex intersections of fitness, masculinity, and queer identity. From the sweaty intimacy of the gym to
A Word | A Mother of a Crisis
A sizable number of pregnancies end in a loss, whether to miscarriage, still-birth or abortion. But until very recently, discussions of these losses were kept out of public—and policy—conversations. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johns
