Death, Sex & Money - Paid to Care: The Magic, and Mess, of Care Work

Death, Sex & Money - Paid to Care: The Magic, and Mess, of Care Work

Whether it's a nanny taking us to school or a home health aide helping us age in place, most of us will rely on paid caregivers at some point in our lives. For the next two episodes, we'll talk to professional caregivers about the emotional and economic reality of the intimate work they do.

In episode one, we hear from two eldercare workers: Rahn*, whose relationships with patients have helped heal emotional wounds from his childhood, and Tita Rose, a Filipina immigrant who uncovered exploitation at a nursing home. Plus Goldi, a nanny, recounts how she handled a father’s inappropriate advances and how that experience changed her approach to working for parents.

*We used first names or pseudonyms in this story.

Will you be in the Bay Area on January 31st? Anna is hosting Sketchfest, a comedy show at Club Fugazi at 7pm. Get tickets and more info here.

Podcast production by Zoe Azulay

Death, Sex & Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program, Slate Plus! Members get ad-free podcasts, bonus content on lots of Slate shows, and full access to all the articles on Slate.com. Sign up today at slate.com/dsmplus.

And if you’re new to the show, welcome. We’re so glad you’re here. Find us and follow us on Instagram and you can find Anna’s newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our new email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(2970)

Hang Up and Listen - The Wildest Wild-card Weekend

Hang Up and Listen - The Wildest Wild-card Weekend

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh unpack a thrilling wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. Lindsay’s Panthers are out, John Harbaugh has been fired, the reigning champions exit earl...

13 Jan 55min

ICYMI - Meta Glasses Are Making Us Nervous

ICYMI - Meta Glasses Are Making Us Nervous

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by internet culture writer Christianna Silva, who recently covered the TikTok Awards while wearing America’s new favorite device: Meta Glasses. Meta Gla...

10 Jan 41min

ICYMI - The Great Meme Reset of 2026

ICYMI - The Great Meme Reset of 2026

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by meme historian Aidan Walker to discuss “the great meme reset.” Internet users, exhausted by social media brain rot, declared January 1, 2026 as an of...

7 Jan 37min

Culture Gabfest - The Timothée Chalamet vs. the Blue Aliens Edition

Culture Gabfest - The Timothée Chalamet vs. the Blue Aliens Edition

This week, Julia and Steve welcome guest host Sam Adams to deconstruct the aggravating, yet strangely charming, table tennis phenom on the make that is Marty Supreme. Played with “BDE off-the-charts” ...

7 Jan 1h 4min

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

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

Anna hosted Selected Shorts, an evening where professional actors read short stories in front of a live studio audience at Symphony Space in New York. The theme for the night? Death, sex, and money.St...

6 Jan 47min

Hang Up and Listen - Kansas Bends the Knee for the NFL

Hang Up and Listen - Kansas Bends the Knee for the NFL

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh are joined J.C. Bradbury,  professor and author of the forthcoming book This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicl...

6 Jan 1h 6min

ICYMI - Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)

ICYMI - Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by The Atlantic staff writer and host of the Galaxy Brain podcast, Charlie Warzel. Charlie has been following the demise of Twitter, now called X, since...

3 Jan 48min

Decoder Ring - A New Year’s Message from Willa

Decoder Ring - A New Year’s Message from Willa

We can’t make this show without you, our listeners. Today, you can help support Decoder Ring – and get a really good deal. To join Slate Plus for just $59/year, visit slate.com/decoderplus on December...

31 Dec 20252min

Populärt inom Nöje

mellan-himmel-och-jord-med-jlc
filip-fredrik-svarar
mardromsgasten
badfluence
dialogiskt
chilla-med-de-vet-du
mannen-utan-spar
fem-i-topp
schulman-show
rss-p3-musikdokumentar
gott-snack-med-fredrik-soderholm
skandal
hemma-hos-strage
rss-rockpodden
karatefylla
sexet
podme-bio-4
vardagsmysterier
rss-bl-metal-podcast
nordmark-pod