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Slate Podcasts

You’ve got questions. Together, we get answers. We all need advice, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to turn. Each week, Courtney Martin and Carvell Wallace bring a listener on to the show to solve their toughest problems with the help of world-class experts. It’s free therapy, and you’re invited.

#315

How To Get a Great Haircut

Are you stuck in a hair rut? On this episode of How To!, Courtney Martin brings on [Alana ... more

Yesterday

42 MINS

42:58

Yesterday

#314

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 par... more

06 May 2025

50 MINS

50:21

06 May 2025

#313

Living at Odds | 4. A Quiet Fight for LGBTQ Rights

Our series Living at Odds concludes with a special episode of Slate’s [Death, Sex & Money]... more

29 Apr 2025

57 MINS

57:15

29 Apr 2025

#312

Living at Odds | 3. Making Amends for Ancestors

In the third installment of our series Living at Odds, How To!’s Courtney Martin examines ... more

22 Apr 2025

44 MINS

44:50

22 Apr 2025

#311

Living at Odds | 2. An Education in Opposition

In the second installment of our series Living at Odds, former How To! host Amanda Ripley ... more

15 Apr 2025

45 MINS

45:16

15 Apr 2025

#310

Living at Odds | 1. Two Partisans, One Corner

Living at Odds is a new How To! series about what’s holding us together when so much threa... more

08 Apr 2025

46 MINS

46:19

08 Apr 2025

#309

How To Replace Your Tesla

Tesla owners are dumping their vehicles in protest of CEO Elon Musk—and driving down resal... more

01 Apr 2025

42 MINS

42:25

01 Apr 2025

#308

How To Write Your Memoir

To some, the act of writing a memoir might seem daunting, invasive, or navel-gazing. But e... more

25 Mar 2025

48 MINS

48:59

25 Mar 2025

#307

How To Discover Music You’ll Love

Music streaming services like Spotify offer huge libraries of songs and albums—with recomm... more

18 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:38

18 Mar 2025

#306

Supercommunicators | 3. How to Have the Hardest Conversations

The final installment of our series explores the conversations that most of us dread, like... more

12 Mar 2025

30 MINS

30:40

12 Mar 2025

#305

How To Lose Your ‘Virginity’ at 43

For most of her life, Elizabeth was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S... more

11 Mar 2025

48 MINS

48:23

11 Mar 2025

#304

How To Interview Someone

Interviews are a time-honored way to elicit intimate insights from public figures and peop... more

04 Mar 2025

52 MINS

52:00

04 Mar 2025

#303

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? ... more

01 Mar 2025

28 MINS

28:37

01 Mar 2025

#302

How To Protect Your Parents From Fraud

May’s father nearly lost $4,000 to an online scam. How can she protect him from future fra... more

25 Feb 2025

45 MINS

45:26

25 Feb 2025

#301

Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone

Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer ... more

22 Feb 2025

32 MINS

32:22