Mar 2025

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? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other subtle nonverbal cues play a huge role in how we connect with one another. In this episode, host Charles Duhigg explores how we communi ... Show More

28m 37s

Mar 2025

Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone

Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how deeply we ask them. Stick with us here… In this episode, host Charles Duhigg examines why deep questions are so powerful and how to ask them in everyd ... Show More

32m 22s

Dec 2023

The Year in Celebrity Memoirs

In this episode, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim are joined by writer, comedian and Glamorous Trash host Chelsea Devantez to break down this watershed year of celebrity memoirs. The trio crowns the best and the worst titles, dissect what separates a good memoir from a great one, ... Show More

47m 13s

May 2023

The Waves: I Don’t Care If You Like Me

On this week’s episode of The Waves, are female characters becoming less likable? Slate senior supervising producer, Daisy Rosario is joined by author and comedian Jena Friedman. Jena’s new book Not Funny explores likeability and what that means for women in comedy and the world. ... Show More

35m 22s

Nov 2022

Martyr Manipulator

Danny Lavery welcomes Amanda McLoughlin, the CEO of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production company. She is also the longtime co-host of the podcast, Spirits. Lavery and McLoughlin take on two letters. First, someone who feels guilty about how they got their b ... Show More

47m 15s

Nov 2022

The Damage Done

Danny Lavery welcomes Lisa McIntire, a writer living in San Francisco with her dog, Toby. Lavery and McIntire take on two letters. First, someone who wants to tell her mom that she did protect her enough from her creepy uncle. Another letter writer wants to advocate for their boy ... Show More

53m 11s

Mar 2020

Melissa Huckaby

Ep 11: The brutal murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in 2009 would shock and devastate a small town in Californa but the revelation of her killer would be even more shocking and would leave everyone asking why. In this episode of Women and Crime, we investigate the true motives be ... Show More

38m 43s

Apr 2022

Megan Thee Stallion Breaks Her Silence

Megan Thee Stallion is ready for the truth to be told. Things took an awful turn one evening back in 2020 after an argument escalated between Megan and fellow rap artist Tory Lanez. She says Tory shot at her, leaving her injured and afraid. He denies the incident, but now Megan i ... Show More

12m 41s

May 2020

Shanda Sharer

Ep 18: In the backdrop of Teenange relationships and rivalry, the jealousy of one would be the impetous for a shocking crime involving not one or two but 4 murderers and one innocent 12 year old girl. This is a case that will have us all asking: Is there such a thing as redemptio ... Show More

34m 10s

Mar 2023

Daisy Jones and the Fictional Fleetwood Mac

This week, Dana, Julia, and Stephen begin by talking about Daisy Jones & the Six. Then they discuss the new film Palm Trees and Power Lines. Finally, writer Dan Charnas joins to chat about why it is time to finally legalize sampling in music. In Slate Plus, the panel answers a l ... Show More

58m 47s

Nov 2023

ICYMI: The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe

On today’s episode brought to us by Slate’s The Waves, we’re digging into the Bravo network. From Below Deck to Selling Sunset to Vanderpump Rules, the Bravo TV network is a reality television behemoth that has made millions on the backs of its female cast members. But is it actu ... Show More

40m 18s

May 2021

Celebs who moonlight as trolls

Well hello there lovely people!!! On today’s show: The messiest social media breakup we’ve seen in, well, just about ever. Then, Ariana Grande gets married, our thoughts on *that* Craig McLachlan interview, and finally! The Chrissy Teigen bullying claims that are so bad, they cou ... Show More

48m 49s

Oct 2022

The Sleepover Club: The Fall Of The Wife Guys

Whether its the Try Guys cheating scandal, Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wildes latest drama, John Mulaney's infidelity or any number of other male celebs who have been caught behaving badly; we're living through the fall of the wife guy. This week, Ione and Eden are discussing the r ... Show More

28m 40s

How Drake Betrayed Megan Thee Stallion