Death, Sex & Money podcast

Death, Sex & Money

Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.

Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.

 

#526

Tig Notaro's Documentary About Her Friend's Death Is Also Really Funny

Even though the documentary Tig Notaro produced won the Festival Favorite Award at Sundanc... more

18 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:19

18 Nov 2025


#525

Money on the Mind: How to Budget for Aging Parents…and Yourself

In a new, very special [Death, Sex & Money] (https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money) a... more

15 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:06

15 Nov 2025


#524

Raising A Country Musician Through Swagger and Psychosis

Country musician Luke Bell had swagger, talent, and a career on the rise, opening for Will... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:22

11 Nov 2025


#523

Money on the Mind: Prepping for Retirement Without Losing Your Mind

In a new, very special [Death, Sex & Money] (https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money) a... more

08 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:02

08 Nov 2025


#522

After SNL, Ego Nwodim Has Her Weekends Back

This September when SNL announced its season 51 cast, Ego Nwodim made the cut. Then, just ... more

04 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:50

04 Nov 2025


#521

Money on the Mind: To Have Kids or Not to Have Kids

In a new, very special [Death, Sex & Money] (https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money) a... more

01 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:27

01 Nov 2025


#520

Her Boyfriend Was Killed in a Random NYC Attack. Right-Wing Trolls Mocked Her.

In the early-morning hours of October 2, 2023, progressive activist and organizer Ryan Car... more

28 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:43

28 Oct 2025


#519

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... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:20

21 Oct 2025


#518

Nick Offerman's Principled Hypocrisy

In the new movie Sovereign, actor Nick Offerman plays an extremist who doesn’t believe in ... more

14 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:15

14 Oct 2025


#517

A War Photographer on the Limits of Bearing Witness

When Peter van Agtmael went to Iraq in 2006 to embed with the U.S. military, he was 24 yea... more

07 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:04

07 Oct 2025


#516

Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z

This week, Anna learns about how frustrating it is to apply for jobs these days, especiall... more

30 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:29

30 Sep 2025


#515

From Brazilian Butt Lifts to Botox: Your Beauty Confessions

Over the past few months, we've been asking you to tell us stories about your beauty inter... more

23 Sep 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:48

23 Sep 2025


#514

Private Equity Blew Up My Life

When Megan Greenwell was 34 she landed a coveted job in journalism as the editor-in-chief ... more

16 Sep 2025

55 MINS

55:40

16 Sep 2025


#513

Why Filmmaker Jay Duplass Had to (Kind of) Break Up With His Brother

After two decades of making movies with his younger brother Mark, Jay Duplass has gone sol... more

09 Sep 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:57

09 Sep 2025


#512

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 ton... more

02 Sep 2025

58 MINS

58:02

02 Sep 2025


#511

Your Moving Stories

They say moving is one of life’s most stressful events. We asked for your stories about wh... more

26 Aug 2025

47 MINS

47:25

26 Aug 2025


#510

The Internet Taught Me to Diet, Then Saved Me With Weightlifting

Casey Johnston grew up in a family where being thin mattered. In college, the internet tol... more

19 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:57

19 Aug 2025


#509

He’ll Move Your Couch, and Keep Your Secrets

Adonis Williams has been a mover in New York City for 20 years. He says he's moved about 3... more

12 Aug 2025

39 MINS

39:48

12 Aug 2025


#508

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 ... more

05 Aug 2025

59 MINS

59:01

05 Aug 2025


#507

The Real-Life Willy Wonka Who Built Tony Hawk a Secret Desert Train

N.D. Austin is not an event planner. He designs experiences, which he says are supposed to... more

29 Jul 2025

54 MINS

54:51

29 Jul 2025


#506

Seth Rogen Has Empathy and Disdain for Bad Hollywood Execs (Talk Easy)

Actor-writer-director Seth Rogen discusses Hollywood's perpetual existential crisis, where... more

25 Jul 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:18

25 Jul 2025


#505

The Elvis Impersonator That Married 75 People a Day

Brendan Paul co-owns the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, which claims to be the sit... more

22 Jul 2025

35 MINS

35:17

22 Jul 2025


#504

The Honeymoon That Ended in Immigration Detention

Silvia Camila Muñoz and Bradley Bartell had been married for less than a year when ICE sto... more

15 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:24

15 Jul 2025


#503

What Military Service During “Peacetime” is Really Like

Ray Christian joined the U.S. Army in 1978, as a way to get his life started. He became a ... more

08 Jul 2025

54 MINS

54:22

08 Jul 2025


#502

Baywatch Made Me World Famous. My Stalker Stole My Privacy.

Alexandra Paul always loved connecting with fans. She had many, from her breakout role in ... more

01 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:01

01 Jul 2025


#501

Allison Williams on Botox, Privilege, and Gen Z’s Love of Marnie From ‘Girls’

On June 11th, actress Allison Williams joined Anna live onstage at the Tribeca Festival in... more

24 Jun 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:20

24 Jun 2025