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Death, Sex & Money

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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. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#535

Becoming a Parent Of Six, At 25

On the air, Yesi Ortiz is a warm, flirty host for a popular L.A. hip hop station. Off the ... more

10 Feb 2026

32 MINS

32:01

10 Feb 2026

#534

The Women Who Made George Saunders A Wife Guy

Growing up, George Saunders was the eldest boy with younger sisters, in a family full of w... more

03 Feb 2026

59 MINS

59:35

03 Feb 2026

#533

Maria Bamford Isn't Ready to Joke About Her Divorce

Comedian Maria Bamford discusses her separation after a decade of marriage, the wildfires ... more

27 Jan 2026

49 MINS

49:04

27 Jan 2026

#532

A 101-Year-Old Rediscovers a Love Lost to War

Anna talks to Jonathan Goldstein, host of the Pushkin podcast [Heavyweight] (https://www.p... more

20 Jan 2026

52 MINS

52:19

20 Jan 2026

#531

Why Autopsies Are in Decline and Why it Matters

In the 1950s, about 50% of patients who died in a hospital in the U.S. received an autopsy... more

13 Jan 2026

42 MINS

42:31

13 Jan 2026

#530

Stories About Death, Sex and Money to Start the New Year

Anna hosted Selected Shorts, an evening where professional actors read short stories in fr... more

06 Jan 2026

47 MINS

47:51

06 Jan 2026

#529

The Family Drama of Inheritance

Your stories about inheritance: Gwynn wrestles with her mother's will that would cut out h... more

30 Dec 2025

48 MINS

48:19

30 Dec 2025

#528

The Chaste Sexiness and Fantasy of Hallmark Holiday Rom-Coms

When screenwriter Russell Hainline first moved to L.A., his goal was to write high-budget ... more

23 Dec 2025

48 MINS

48:12

23 Dec 2025

#527

Samin Nosrat’s Recipe for Self-Compassion

After the blockbuster success of her first book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Samin Nosrat felt ... more

16 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:07

16 Dec 2025

#526

What Hearing Aids and Anger Management Still Miss

The British poet Raymond Antrobus was six years old when his parents and doctors realized ... more

09 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:02

09 Dec 2025

#525

When Your Famous Dad Can Charm Anyone But Can't Pay the Bills

Sarah Amos says the best way to describe her childhood is as a “nepo-baby fever dream.” Sh... more

02 Dec 2025

47 MINS

47:37

02 Dec 2025

#524

“The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay”

When the Metropolitan Community Church was founded in the late sixties, it was one of the ... more

25 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:44

25 Nov 2025

#523

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

52 MINS

52:49

18 Nov 2025

#522

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

24 MINS

24:36

15 Nov 2025

#521

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 03 MINS

1:03:52