Podcast Episodes

Well, Now: Meet Gwyneth Paltrow’s Mold Guy

Everyone knows the quality of the air we breathe directly affects our health. 

As the summer rolls along and more people seek reprieve from the heat i…

1 year, 11 months ago

Culture Gabfest: Does Inside Out 2 Get Anxiety Right?

On this week’s episode, the hosts excavate the psyche and begin by exploring Inside Out 2, a sophisticated children’s movie that tackles the question…

1 year, 11 months ago

Sex, Lies, and Hockey Pucks

30 years ago, the Stanley Cup playoffs ignited a rumor that has been messing with Jane Macdougall’s life ever since. 

In 1994, the Vancouver Canucks h…

1 year, 11 months ago

Decoder Ring: Sex, Lies, and Hockey Pucks

30 years ago, the Stanley Cup playoffs ignited a rumor that has been messing with Jane Macdougall’s life ever since. 

In 1994, the Vancouver Canucks h…

1 year, 11 months ago

Pride Is For Everyone (Except Cops and Politicians)

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: all aren’t welcome.

Pride Month festivities have a complicated legacy. On the one hand, being out, proud and suppor…

1 year, 11 months ago

Death, Sex & Money: Mark Duplass on Making Money, Mental Health and Midlife

Mark Duplass’s first big dream came true when he was 28: a movie he wrote and directed with his brother, Jay, got into The Sundance Film Festival. It…

1 year, 11 months ago

How To!: Start Strength Training

Meg once was a terror in the world of roller derby. But these days, her sedentary lifestyle is making everyday physical activities a tad daunting. (W…

1 year, 11 months ago

Hang Up: How Sports Became Grievance Games

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin talk to Slate contributing writer Alex Kirshner about Bryson DeChambeau’s win—and Rory McIlroy’s heartbreaking loss—at t…

1 year, 11 months ago

I Have Five Kids and Can’t Keep My Sh*t Together

On this episode: Zak, Lucy, and Elizabeth help a member of our Slate Parenting Facebook group who’s struggling to keep her head above water. There’s …

1 year, 11 months ago

Working: How a Colonial Williamsburg Actor Humanizes History

This week, guest-host Kristen Meinzer talks to Stephen Seals, an actor and historical interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. In the interv…

1 year, 11 months ago