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On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Jamilah are sharing some of YOUR latest responses to what we’ve been doing here. You all have amazing advice and expertise – a lot more than we do, sometimes – so we’re excited to share what’s been on your minds.  For our listener who wanted more on coaching and older kids: check out both our interviews with Olympian Abby Wambach (2020 [https://slate.com/podcasts/care-and-feeding/2020/10/slates-parenting-podcast-raising-successful-athletes-abby-wambach] and 2024 [https://slate.com/podcasts/care-and-feeding/2024/10/soccer-star-abby-wambach-parenting-teaching-leadership]) and our interview with journalist and former coach Linda Flanagan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0blU0DhwKk].  After that, of course, we’ll circle up for a round of triumphs and fails. Join us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1ExZ5atkpG/] and email us at careandfeedingpod@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus [http://slate.com/careplus] – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Podcast produced by Maura Currie.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim explain the situation surrounding influencer Kayla Malec and beauty YouTuber James Charles. Malec is a 19-year-old TikToker who was in a 9-month relationship with a content creator named Evan Johnson. After their breakup, Malec posted a YouTube video [https://youtu.be/WjrfjJwdGqg?si=Cp9T4vBzHKso41Sa] accusing her ex-boyfriend of domestic abuse and violence. Days later [https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/kayla-malec-tiktok-support-domestic-assault-case-rcna205935], Johnson was charged by officials in Tennessee with domestic assault, and last week [https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/2025/05/12/kayla-malec-evan-johnson-jailed-domestic-abuse-against-influencer-sumner-county/83456372007/], he pled guilty to those charges and was sentenced to 18 months in jail. While Malec did win this case, somehow, the controversial makeup influencer James Charles entered the scene and caused more drama than necessary. ICYMI will explain how Malec’s story got sabotaged and overshadowed by influencers who may be trying to get clout off of her trauma, and why James Charles is somehow always involved in internet drama. This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On this week’s show, Steve, Dana, and Julia gab about Another Simple Favor, the sequel to Paul Fieg’s 2018 A Simple Favor, which again pits Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick in a twisty, noir comedy. Next, they discuss Amy Sherman Paladino’s new Franco-American ballet TV confection Étoile. Finally, they confer on the shocking conclave pick of an American pope with New York Times journalist and Vatican-watcher Ruth Graham. In the exclusive Slate Plus Bonus Episode, the panel spoils the heck out of all the many wild plot turns of Another Simple Favor. Endorsements: Dana: The new film April [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/april_2024] by up-and-coming Georgian filmmaker Déa Kulumbegashvili. Julia: An essay by Keith Phipps’s about six crucial seconds in The French Connection [https://thereveal.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-you-cut-six-seconds] and the experience of seeing this William Friedken film classic [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067116/] at a repertory cinema near you.  Steve: The enduringly nourishing poem “Peeling Onions” by Adrienne Rich [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=101&issue=4&page=7]. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Are you stuck in a hair rut? On this episode of How To!, Courtney Martin brings on Alana Lucia Balestrino [https://www.instagram.com/alanalucia/?hl=en], hairstylist, barber, and founder of the Brooklyn-based studio Baddies [https://baddiesnyc.com/about]. Alana explains how to work with a stylist or barber to get a haircut you love.  If you liked this episode check out: How To Dress with Confidence. [https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2022/06/how-to-find-your-style] Also: Decoder Ring’s Mystery of the Mullet [https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2020/08/the-history-of-the-mullet].  Do you have a problem that needs solving? Send us a note at howto@slate.com [howto@slate.com] or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-with-charles-duhigg/id1469631127], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2sTpPBvpoGHZlDwgSKI7EZ?si=bD7WdR-vTjuCva13Wdn5qw], or wherever you listen. The show is produced by Rosemary Belson, with Kevin Bendis. Our technical director is Merritt Jacob and our supervising producer is Joel Meyer. Want more How To!? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock exclusive bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of the How To! [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to/id1469631127] show page. Or, visit slate.com/howtoplus [https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=How_To&utm_source=episode_summary] to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A man delivers an unforgettable pickup line. A woman asks her Uber driver out on a date. A rancher swears off men and then, years later, suddenly develops feelings for the guy down the road. This week, listeners share offline dating stories for the ages, including charming meet-cutes, frustrating missed connections, and happily ever afters.  We also hear from Maxine Simone Williams, founder of WeMetIRL [https://www.wemetirl.com/], a company that hosts in-person dating events in Brooklyn, NY.  To learn more about our Uber driver love story, check out this marriage announcement [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/style/kristen-grennan-guga-robakidze-wedding.html] in the New York Times!  Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Death, Sex & Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program, Slate Plus [http://slate.com/dsmplus]! 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 [http://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 [https://www.instagram.com/deathsexmoney/?hl=en] 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]