How To! podcast

How To!

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. Get more of How To! with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of How To! and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the How To! show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/howtoplus for access wherever you listen.

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. Get more of How To! with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of How To! and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the How To! show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/howtoplus for access wherever you listen.

 

#337

How To Harness Your Anger

Contemporary women are primal-screaming and hitting rage rooms, but are these really the s... more

14 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:13

14 Oct 2025


#336

How To Raise a Boy

Jen is raising a pretty stellar 9-year-old son. With his tween and teen years on the horiz... more

07 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:45

07 Oct 2025


#335

How To Quit IVF (and Start a New Chapter)

After seven years of trying to conceive, Lauren is ending fertility treatments and startin... more

30 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:56

30 Sep 2025


#334

Update: Losing Your ‘Virginity’ at 43

In this mailbag episode of How To!, we get an update from Elizabeth, [the 43-year-old list... more

23 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:52

23 Sep 2025


#333

How To Use Hypnosis

Much of our common understanding of hypnosis has been gleaned from mind-control plots in H... more

16 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:24

16 Sep 2025


#332

How To Quit Your Dream Job

Alice has an objectively cool job. She programs film festivals and gets to watch documenta... more

09 Sep 2025

39 MINS

39:18

09 Sep 2025


#331

How To Host With Ease

Krystina used to host gatherings all the time. Then came kids and the pandemic, and the pa... more

02 Sep 2025

42 MINS

42:53

02 Sep 2025


#330

How To Be a Better Coach (Encore)

When Kelly volunteered to be the head coach for his son’s baseball team, he was nervous. H... more

26 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:36

26 Aug 2025


#329

How To Declutter Your Digital Life

Safiya is one clumsy coffee spill away from catastrophe. A Gen Xer who hasn’t yet embraced... more

19 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:36

19 Aug 2025


#328

How To Raise a Kid in a Polarized Family

Sarah loves her in-laws, even though their politics send her running for the exits. Now, h... more

12 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:31

12 Aug 2025


#327

How To Let Go of ADHD Shame

Jessi navigates life with ADHD using a complex web of coping strategies. She used to striv... more

05 Aug 2025

47 MINS

47:04

05 Aug 2025


#326

How To Gossip for Good

Psssst. You didn’t hear this from me, but gossiping—can be good for you! Our series on emb... more

29 Jul 2025

47 MINS

47:19

29 Jul 2025


#325

How To Be an Ethical Hater

Our series on embracing your inner antihero continues with a look at superheroes who defin... more

22 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:05

22 Jul 2025


#324

How To Get Sweet, Sweet Revenge

Jordan is mired in a bitter war over off-leash pups at an unofficial dog park. With pro-le... more

15 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:36

15 Jul 2025


#323

How To Stop Giving 110%

Kate is juggling a lot: work, kids, caregiving for an elder, a dance troupe, the PTA, comm... more

08 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:58

08 Jul 2025


#322

How To Start Reading Books Again (Encore)

Kate stopped reading in 2016. Since then, she’s tried to find her way back to it but somet... more

01 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:21

01 Jul 2025


#321

How To Balance Mind, Body—and iPhone

Mary is juggling a busy career and family life and, like many of us, she feels guilty abou... more

24 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:50

24 Jun 2025