Death, Sex & Money

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Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.

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Nov 4, 2025 · 49 min
After SNL, Ego Nwodim Has Her Weekends Back
Comedian Ego Nwodim on why she left SNL, and developing new Saturday night rituals that don’t involve “forking an entire cake.”
Nov 1, 2025 · 35 min
Money on the Mind: To Have Kids or Not to Have Kids
In a special Death, Sex & Money and Slate Money crossover, hosts Anna Sale and Felix Salmon discuss the financial and emotional implications of having children.
Oct 28, 2025 · 50 min
Her Boyfriend Was Killed in a Random NYC Attack. Right-Wing Trolls Mocked Her.
A Brooklyn woman explains how her partner’s death got distorted and politicized by online provocateurs.
Oct 21, 2025 · 57 min
How a Former Polygamist “Sister Wife” Learned to Love Monogamy
Christine Brown Woolley, co-star of the TLC reality show Sister Wives, talks about the faith she grew up in—and raised her children in—and why she decided to break from it.
Oct 14, 2025 · 48 min
Nick Offerman's Principled Hypocrisy
The actor and author talks about playing an anti-gov extremist in his latest film Sovereign, the magic of teaching woodworking, and his less-than-perfect approach to making the world better.
Oct 7, 2025 · 52 min
A War Photographer on the Limits of Bearing Witness
When Peter van Agtmael started taking pictures, he believed he could help end wars by exposing their brutality. Decades later, the biggest change has been within himself.
Sep 30, 2025 · 46 min
Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z
A.I. recruiters, endless online portals, and job openings that were never meant to be filled. Welcome to “Job Search Hell.”
Sep 23, 2025 · 1 hr
From Brazilian Butt Lifts to Botox: Your Beauty Confessions
Listeners share stories about stopping or starting beauty interventions, from $43,000 in plastic surgery to choosing to go gray.
Sep 16, 2025 · 52 min
Private Equity Blew Up My Life
Megan Greenwell explains how a private equity takeover forced her out of her dream job and inspired her six-year investigation into the industry's impact on American workers.
Sep 9, 2025 · 59 min
Why Filmmaker Jay Duplass Had to (Kind of) Break Up With His Brother
One half of the famous Duplass Brothers indie movie duo explains why he struck out on his own.
Sep 2, 2025 · 54 min
Sex-Positive Parents, Crass Grandparents, and a Weird and Wonderful Childhood
Comedian and writer Tamara Yajia reflects on her unique upbringing, its joys, and the things she wishes her parents had done differently.
Aug 26, 2025 · 43 min
Your Moving Stories
Why you’re boxing up and shipping out.
Aug 19, 2025 · 51 min
The Internet Taught Me to Diet, Then Saved Me With Weightlifting
Casey Johnston used to count every calorie and despise exercise. Then she started lifting weights and found a new want to relate to her body and the world.
Aug 12, 2025 · 36 min
He’ll Move Your Couch, and Keep Your Secrets
Adonis Williams has been a professional mover in New York City for over two decades. He’s seen a lot of humanity.
Aug 5, 2025 · 55 min
How the Ultra-Rich Think…and What They Fear
Writer Evan Osnos guides us into the bizarre world of the “haves and the have-yachts.”
Jul 29, 2025 · 51 min
The Real-Life Willy Wonka Who Built Tony Hawk a Secret Desert Train
N.D. Austin is an “experience designer” who creates custom-made rituals, for celebrities and the rest of us.
Jul 25, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Seth Rogen Has Empathy and Disdain for Bad Hollywood Execs (Talk Easy)
Actor-writer-director Seth Rogen talks to Talk Easy host, Sam Fragoso, about finding humor in Hollywood’s dysfunction.
Jul 22, 2025 · 31 min
The Elvis Impersonator That Married 75 People a Day
Brendan Paul co-owns the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, which claims to be the site of the world's first Elvis-themed wedding.
Jul 15, 2025 · 49 min
The Honeymoon That Ended in Immigration Detention
Silvia Camila was returning from her honeymoon when ICE detained her—leaving her new husband, a Trump supporter, to fight for her release.
Jul 8, 2025 · 50 min
What Military Service During “Peacetime” is Really Like
Storyteller Ray Christian, who joined the Army right after the Vietnam War, reflects on why he enlisted and why he didn’t leave for 20 years.

Death, Sex & Money

After SNL, Ego Nwodim Has Her Weekends Back

Money on the Mind: To Have Kids or Not to Have Kids

Her Boyfriend Was Killed in a Random NYC Attack. Right-Wing Trolls Mocked Her.

How a Former Polygamist “Sister Wife” Learned to Love Monogamy

Nick Offerman's Principled Hypocrisy

A War Photographer on the Limits of Bearing Witness

Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z

From Brazilian Butt Lifts to Botox: Your Beauty Confessions

Private Equity Blew Up My Life

Why Filmmaker Jay Duplass Had to (Kind of) Break Up With His Brother

Sex-Positive Parents, Crass Grandparents, and a Weird and Wonderful Childhood

Your Moving Stories

The Internet Taught Me to Diet, Then Saved Me With Weightlifting

He’ll Move Your Couch, and Keep Your Secrets

How the Ultra-Rich Think…and What They Fear

The Real-Life Willy Wonka Who Built Tony Hawk a Secret Desert Train

Seth Rogen Has Empathy and Disdain for Bad Hollywood Execs (Talk Easy)

The Elvis Impersonator That Married 75 People a Day

The Honeymoon That Ended in Immigration Detention

What Military Service During “Peacetime” is Really Like