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A feed featuring episodes from across the Slate podcast network about health, wellness, and the science and business behind it all. You’ll see episodes from shows like What Next: TBD, The Waves, and How To!, containing coverage and conversations that go deeper than the headlines.

Episode Date
A Word: A Decade of Disappointment
May 03, 2024
What Next TBD: Bird Flu—It’s in Milk?
May 03, 2024
Well, Now: How a Former Surgeon General Took on a $5,000 ER Bill
May 01, 2024
Money Talks: How to Get Fit Like the 1%
Apr 30, 2024
AMICUS PREVIEW: Abortion Gaslighting is Back at SCOTUS
Apr 24, 2024
Well, Now: Living and Loving With OCD (feat. Allison Raskin)
Apr 24, 2024
How To!: Find Your People After a Mental Health Diagnosis
Apr 23, 2024
Care & Feeding: When – and Why – Are Teens Using Cannabis?
Apr 22, 2024
ICYMI: How a Chinese Glycine Manufacturer Took Over TikTok
Apr 20, 2024
Dear Prudence: My Wife’s Bipolar Diagnosis Is Creating A Rift in Our Marriage. Help!
Apr 19, 2024
Care & Feeding: Ask A Weed Mom
Apr 18, 2024
What Next: Is It Too Late to Escape “Forever Chemicals”?
Apr 18, 2024
What Next: Will Abortion in Florida and Arizona Decide the Election?
Apr 17, 2024
Well, Now: We Don’t Need to Cure Autism
Apr 17, 2024
Death, Sex & Money: A Sociopath's Guide to Death, Sex, and Money
Apr 16, 2024
Hear Me Out: Legalize Weed, But Not Like This
Apr 16, 2024
What Next TBD: Is America Ready for Legal Psychedelics?
Apr 14, 2024
Amicus: The Jurisprudence of Bleeding Out
Apr 13, 2024
Well, Now: Most Skincare Products are BS. Here Are the Facts.
Apr 10, 2024
Death, Sex & Money: From Indie Rockers to Full-Time Caregivers
Apr 09, 2024
Well, Now: Spring Cleaning Your Medicine Cabinet
Apr 03, 2024
Slate Money: How to Escape the Invisible Factory
Apr 02, 2024
Death, Sex & Money: I Was In Debt. Then My Sister Offered Me $16,000.
Apr 02, 2024
What Next: How a Democrat Flipped a Seat in Alabama
Apr 02, 2024
Well, Now: Eating Disorders Are Rising Among Boys. Why?
Mar 27, 2024
Hear Me Out: Anti-Vaxers Aren’t Just Extremists
Mar 26, 2024
Amicus: How The Mifepristone Case Reached SCOTUS
Mar 23, 2024
What Next: How Anti-Abortion Laws Trap Domestic Abuse Survivors
Mar 21, 2024
Well, Now - "People Feel Like They’re Drowning": The Long Covid Survivors Left Behind
Mar 20, 2024
Hear Me Out: You Probably Don’t Need Therapy Forever
Mar 19, 2024
How To!: Help a Loved One With Dementia
Mar 19, 2024
What Next TBD: When Private Equity Gets in to Health Care
Mar 17, 2024
Well, Now: Life After Lockdown
Mar 13, 2024
Well, Now: How the Food on Your Plate Can Fight Climate Change
Mar 06, 2024
What Next: Florida's Anti-Vaxxers Won. Then the Measles Surged.
Mar 04, 2024
Amicus: The IVF Decision We Should Have Seen Coming
Mar 02, 2024
Well, Now: Ending Racism in Healthcare
Feb 28, 2024
What Next TBD: Alabama’s IVF Mess
Feb 25, 2024
Well, Now: Is it Burnout? Or, Do You Have a Busy Brain?
Feb 21, 2024
A Word: Ghost in the Medical Machine
Feb 16, 2024
Well, Now: What We Get Wrong About Love
Feb 14, 2024
Care & Feeding (After Dark): Sex and Parenting
Feb 12, 2024
ICYMI: The Terminally Ill Influencers Posting Their Way Through Life—and Death
Feb 10, 2024
Well, Now: Football’s Pre-NFL Concussion Problem
Feb 07, 2024
How To!: Be a Mindful Drinker
Feb 06, 2024
What Next: Inside a Gaza Hospital
Feb 06, 2024
A Word: Revolutionary Recharge
Feb 02, 2024
Well, Now: How ER Taught Thousands Of Viewers About Cervical Cancer
Jan 31, 2024
How To!: Be Free of Body Shame
Jan 30, 2024
Care & Feeding: Is My Toddler Having Panic Attacks?
Jan 29, 2024
What Next TBD: Why Is Everybody Sick?
Jan 28, 2024
Care & Feeding: I Think I Smelled Weed On My 13-Year-Old
Jan 25, 2024
What Next: Biden Needs Abortion
Jan 25, 2024
Well, Now: Breaking Up With Diet Culture
Jan 24, 2024
How To!: Stop Snoring and Breathe Easier (Encore)
Jan 23, 2024
Well, Now: What “Wellness” Is and Isn’t
Jan 17, 2024
How To!: Make Small Talk Feel Big
Jan 16, 2024
Well, Now: A Toast to Dry January
Jan 10, 2024
How To!: Keep Caring Amid Endless Crises
Jan 09, 2024
Introducing: Well, Now
Jan 04, 2024
Hear Me Out: Yes, You Can Self Improve Right Now
Jan 02, 2024
How To!: Age Like an Elite Athlete
Jan 02, 2024
One Year: 1990 - The Angry Death of Kimberly Bergalis
Dec 21, 2023
What Next: When a Miscarriage Becomes a Crime
Dec 20, 2023
Working: How An Artist Navigates the Health-Care System
Dec 17, 2023
Amicus: Texas Abortion Laws’ Cruel Outcomes
Dec 16, 2023
A Word: “Good” Hair; Bad Health
Dec 15, 2023
What Next: What Texas Abortion Laws Leave Unsaid
Dec 14, 2023
How To!: Transition From Soldier to Civilian
Dec 12, 2023
What Next: Pilot’s Hidden Mental Health Crisis
Dec 12, 2023
One Year: 1990 - Bush vs. Broccoli
Dec 07, 2023
What Next: The Supreme Court Takes On Opioids
Dec 06, 2023
What Next: Mental Health Treatment—by Court Order
Nov 29, 2023
Hear Me Out: Psychiatry Alone Can’t Heal You Completely
Nov 28, 2023
The Waves: How To Get Through Menopause
Nov 23, 2023
What Next TBD: Bedbugs Are Back, Baby!
Nov 19, 2023
How the Autistic Community Lost Its Online Haven
Nov 15, 2023
How To!: Get Through Menopause
Nov 14, 2023
How To!: Build a Marriage That Lasts
Nov 07, 2023
What Next: Abortion on a Red-State Ballot
Nov 07, 2023
What Next: Can Threat Assessment Stop Mass Shootings?
Oct 31, 2023
What Next: Abortion Providers in the Line of Fire
Oct 23, 2023
Mom & Dad: Modern Puberty Explained
Oct 16, 2023
The Waves: The Case For Taking A Sabbatical
Oct 12, 2023
Slate Money: Is Ozempic Eating Into Snack Profits?
Oct 07, 2023
Mom & Dad: My Kid Is Neurodivergent. Do We Need a Formal Diagnosis?
Oct 05, 2023
Hear Me Out: Walks Are Boring, Nay, Agonizing
Oct 03, 2023
What Next TBD: Who Will Pay For A COVID Vaccine?
Sep 30, 2023
Dear Prudence: Should I Donate Sperm To My Ex? Help!
Sep 29, 2023
One Year: 1955 - The Cutter Incident
Sep 28, 2023
Mom & Dad: Squeamish Feelings About a Sex-Ed Book
Sep 25, 2023
Amicus: SCOTUS Is Not Done With Guns and Abortion
Sep 23, 2023
What Next: The Case For Harm Reduction—And Beyond
Sep 21, 2023
The Waves: Incompetent Cervix - The Misogynist History Behind Naming The Female Body
Sep 21, 2023
ICYMI: Inside the MLM to Life Coach Pipeline
Sep 20, 2023
Slate Money Criminals: TheraNOPE
Sep 18, 2023
Mom & Dad: Talking to Kids About Climate Change
Sep 18, 2023
What Next TBD: Can Politicians Keep Kids Safe Online?
Sep 16, 2023
What Next: The Case Against Harm Reduction
Sep 14, 2023
What Next: Fighting “Disaster Fatigue”
Sep 13, 2023
What Next/This American Life: The Call
Sep 11, 2023
ICYMI: Are Green Powders a Pyramid Scheme?
Sep 09, 2023
What Next TBD: Bad Air, Worse Vibes
Sep 09, 2023
What Next: Our Aging Congress Is a Problem
Sep 06, 2023
How To!: How To Find Your People
Sep 05, 2023
Hear Me Out: Harm Reduction Saves Lives
Aug 29, 2023
How To!: Navigate Adult Autism
Aug 29, 2023
Best of What Next | The Diagnosis Was Fatal. She Couldn't Get an Abortion.
Aug 28, 2023
The Waves: America’s Dangerous Obsession with Trans Women
Aug 24, 2023
Mom & Dad: Family Meditation Made Easy (and Fun)
Aug 21, 2023
Dear Prudence: I Had Postpartum Depression, My Husband Did Nothing. Help!
Aug 18, 2023
How To!: Cope With Climate Anxiety
Aug 08, 2023
What Next TBD: Another Summer of COVID
Aug 06, 2023
How To!: Show Up For a Friend With Cancer
Aug 01, 2023
How To!: Deal With a Difficult Parent
Jul 25, 2023
Mom & Dad: Is My Child a Monster?
Jul 24, 2023
Dear Prudence: How Do I Tell My Kids I've Had an Abortion–Twice? Help!
Jul 21, 2023
Mom & Dad: My Kid Refuses Therapy. I Think She Needs It.
Jul 20, 2023
How To!: Make Aging Easier for Everyone
Jul 18, 2023
What Next TBD: America’s Killer Car Problem
Jul 16, 2023
Political Gabfest: The World Is Burning
Jul 13, 2023
Big Mood, Little Mood: Anxious Surrogate
Jul 11, 2023
What Next: Can’t Stand the Heat
Jul 11, 2023
Mom & Dad: Car Seat Safety, Explained!
Jul 10, 2023
A Word: Trouble the Waters
Jul 07, 2023
What Next TBD: The Never-Ending Cancer Drug Shortage
Jun 30, 2023
What Next: Why We Have to Take RFK Jr. Seriously
Jun 28, 2023
What Next TBD: Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?
Jun 25, 2023
The Waves: A Year Without Roe
Jun 22, 2023
What Next: Is Planned Parenthood Stepping Up?
Jun 22, 2023
A Word: More Than A Hashtag
Jun 16, 2023
The Waves: Your Period Deserves Respect
Jun 15, 2023
Amicus: How SCOTUS Enabled The Explosion of Anti-Trans Laws
Jun 03, 2023
What Next: After They Testified: The Trans Pharmacist Who Went Viral
Jun 01, 2023
The Waves: The Hustle of Being Beautiful
Jun 01, 2023
How To!: Sleep Apart to Save Your Relationship
May 30, 2023
What Next: Republicans' Stealth Plan to Ban Abortions
May 24, 2023
How To!: Sleep Like a Champ
May 23, 2023
What Next: How the Next Pandemic Starts
May 22, 2023
The Waves: Why Medical Mysteries Plague Women
May 18, 2023
What Next: North Carolina’s Rush to Restrict Abortion
May 18, 2023
How To!: Deliver Bad News Better
May 16, 2023
Mom & Dad: Let Kids Eat Cake
May 04, 2023
How To!: Raise Kids in a Nation Full of Guns
May 02, 2023
A Word: Autism Beyond Awareness
Apr 28, 2023
What Next: Fighting for the Right to Die
Apr 27, 2023
Hi-Phi Nation: Love in the Time of Replika
Apr 25, 2023
A Word: Home is Where the Hurt Is
Apr 21, 2023
What Next TBD: Will Banning Social Media Help Kids?
Apr 16, 2023
Amicus: Anti-Abortion Lawyers Love this Zombie Law
Apr 15, 2023
Political Gabfest: That Shoddy Abortion Pill Ruling
Apr 13, 2023
What Next: Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA Approval?
Apr 13, 2023
What Next: Narcan Over the Counter
Apr 12, 2023
How To!: Breathe Like a Navy SEAL
Apr 11, 2023
Hi-Phi Nation: The Digital Future of Grief
Apr 11, 2023
What Next: Preventing Preventive Care
Apr 05, 2023
Hear Me Out: Childbirth Should Be Free
Apr 04, 2023
Mom and Dad Are Fighting: Gender-Affirming Care For Kids
Apr 03, 2023
The Waves: We Need to Talk About Postpartum Psychosis
Apr 01, 2023
What Next TBD: When A.I. Denies Your Health Care
Mar 31, 2023
What Next: The Diagnosis Was Fatal. She Couldn't Get an Abortion.
Mar 30, 2023
What Next: Why Is Adderall So Hard to Find?
Mar 22, 2023
The Waves: Two Feminists Talk Weight Loss
Mar 16, 2023
What Next: How Anti-Trans Legislation Cost Rural South Dakota a Doctor
Mar 14, 2023
What Next: A Disability Rights Icon’s Long Legacy
Mar 13, 2023
What Next TBD: When Meta Tells Law Enforcement About Your Abortion
Mar 10, 2023
How To!: ‘Chaos Cook’ With Samin Nosrat
Mar 07, 2023
What Next TBD: The Hollywood Weight Loss Wonder Drug
Mar 05, 2023
What Next TBD: What Would Convince a Lab Leak Skeptic?
Mar 03, 2023
What Next: Why Insulin Prices Keep Rising
Mar 01, 2023
What Next: When Politicians Need Mental Healthcare
Feb 28, 2023
What Next TBD: Is a 25-Year-Old’s Brain Mature?
Feb 26, 2023
What Next TBD: The Baby-Sleep Industrial Complex
Feb 19, 2023
What Next: Will Abortion Pills Be Banned?
Feb 16, 2023
What Next: The Mass Shooter Database
Feb 13, 2023
ICYMI: Is Weight Lifting a Diet Culture Escape Hatch?
Feb 11, 2023
The Waves: How ADHD Disorients Women
Feb 09, 2023
Slate Money: The Drug that Debunks Free Will
Feb 04, 2023
What Next TBD: How COVID Changes Our Immune Systems
Feb 03, 2023
How To!: Love Your Face
Jan 24, 2023
The Waves: Who’s Getting Rich Off Menopause?
Jan 21, 2023
How To!: Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions
Jan 20, 2023
What Next TBD: An Antivax Dog Whistle Goes Viral
Jan 20, 2023
Nobody Knows Anything
Jul 21, 2017
Is It Really Dead?
Jul 19, 2017
The World’s Most Ironic Health Scare
Jul 17, 2017
Slush Funds for All
Jul 14, 2017
A Possible Plan B?
Jul 12, 2017
Is Trumpcare Doomed?
Jul 10, 2017
How the GOP Bill Will Harm the Disabled
Jul 05, 2017
Can Ted Cruz Break the Senate Health Care Logjam?
Jun 30, 2017
Why Mitch McConnell Flinched
Jun 28, 2017
Counting the No Votes
Jun 26, 2017
An Assault on Medicaid
Jun 23, 2017
Will the Senate Parliamentarian Halt the GOP Health-Care Bill?
Jun 21, 2017
Why Would Moderate Republicans Vote for Such a Harsh Bill?
Jun 19, 2017
Trumpcare Tracker: Senate Procedural Hijinks
Jun 16, 2017
How Long Can Senate Republicans Keep Their Health-Care Bill Secret?
Jun 14, 2017