'I'm Done Kissing Your Butt': From Manager to Labor Activist
When Mary Gundel spoke out about working conditions at Dollar General, she lost her job. She also gained TikTok celebrity, and started a national labor movement. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? ...
15 Juni 202234min
How Harvey Fierstein's Bad Sex Led to Good Art
The acclaimed actor and playwright tells me about coming of age during the gay rights movement, why a rubber band signifies financial stability, and how he thinks he'll be remembered.Did you know we h...
8 Juni 202227min
What Our Teachers Are Carrying
Teachers across the country share their feelings about their profession, burnout, and how they're holding up at the end of another difficult pandemic school year.Hear more from Lillian in our episode ...
25 Maj 202231min
Maria Hinojosa on Partying, Partnership, and Her New Pulitzer
In honor of her Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting, I revisit my conversation with journalist Maria Hinojosa about building up her confidence in the world of media, and reaching a breaking point in her...
18 Maj 202228min
How Much Climate Anxiety Helps?
I take a walk with Britt Wray who studies the mental health effects of climate change, and we talk about how she overcame debilitating climate dread without turning away from the crisis. Do you want t...
11 Maj 202233min
"There’s Never a Perfect Time to Say, 'I’m Blind'"
I talk with a listener named Fey about her deteriorating vision, how and when to disclose her disability, and she gets a pep talk from EDM singer Lachi.Did you know we have a weekly email newsletter f...
4 Maj 202233min
Anna Sale Introduces Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery
Anna talks with her WNYC colleague Nancy Solomon about her new podcast, Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery.New Jersey politics is not for the faint of heart. But the brutal killing of Joh...
29 Apr 20225min
Siblinghood
After hearing from more than 200 listeners about their siblings, it's clear that the people we spend our childhoods with aren't the easiest ones to act like adults toward. This episode first aired in ...
27 Apr 202244min
