Death, Sex & Money - Was Dad Being a Creep? And Other Childhood Memories to Decipher

Death, Sex & Money - Was Dad Being a Creep? And Other Childhood Memories to Decipher

Growing up, whenever Anna Konkle's parents fought–which was frequently–she usually sided with her dad. As she got older, she started to see those memories differently. Was her dad actually the bad guy? This week on Death, Sex & Money, Konkle talks about her new memoir, The Sane One [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-sane-one/id6749604954?itscg=30200&at=1000l38Mz&ct=death_sex_money], and the challenges of unpacking morally ambiguous memories. She also narrows in on her relationship with her dad, their estrangement, and their reconciliation shortly before his death.  Konkle is an actor and writer who was the co-creator and star of PEN15, the tween comedy series where she starred as a middle schooler and reenacted many of these confusing scenes from growing up. She appeared most recently in the final season of HBO’s Hacks.  Podcast production by Cameron Drews.  Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/death-sex-money/id870688022] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0yKEWqaqfaAKlSjYnDuisy]. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus [https://slate.com/death-sex-money-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Death_Sex_Money&utm_source=episode_summary] to get access wherever you listen. 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 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 [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

ICYMI - Your Group Chats Are Now Blackmail

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Bridget Read, a features writer at New York Magazine whose recent piece “What If It All Came Out? [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/your-digital-self-is-vulnerable.html]” reports on the hackers who are weaponizing our extensive digital footprints against us. While public figures have long dealt with embarrassing leaks and exposed group chats, regular people have started grappling with the same problems thanks to the trove of information our devices have amassed without our knowledge. As scams get more sophisticated, and the risk of exposure grows, we’ll have to change everything about how we behave online.  This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Culture Gabfest - One Last Strut Edition

Steve, Dana, and Julia gather once more—for almost the last time—to unpack the week’s culture. This week, conversation has to include the cultural, cinematic juggernaut Steven Spielberg and his new film Disclosure Day. Starring Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt, it’s a sci-fi, action thriller about the longheld Spielbergian obsession: extraterrestrial life. Does it deliver that trademark Spielberg sense of wonder or tired cliches… or both? Next, they welcome longtime friend of the program Isaac Butler to discuss his new book The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-perfect-moment-god-sex-art-and-the-birth-of-america-s-culture-wars-isaac-butler/56e7f5b850cbfc11?ean=9781639733491&next=t] and threats to free expression past, present, and future.  Finally, and for the final time, beloved chartologist Chris Molanphy joins the show to remember Summer Struts past and curate the ultimate shortlist of shortlists. The panel shares their most adored songs from previous years and the tracks that never made the list but should have. Listen to the final, ultimate, best of Summer Strut shortlist here [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZKirpqJG5l4EUv3lmG2EN?si=2206da4980d84cd0]. And for even more struttin’, you can listen to ten years of Summer Strut shortlists in one playlist here [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rEAx2mBVOlCw5kaNmzCYP?si=4ad70ab146644754]. For Slate Plus subscribers, our bonus episode includes even more propulsive, groovy tracks and reflective conversation about what was Summer Strut. Endorsements Dana: Slate’s Spielberg Week [https://slate.com/tag/spielberg-week] and the 2023 conversation between the three philosophers John Vervaeke, Iain McGilchrist, and Daniel Schmachtenberger on "The Psychological Drivers of the Metacrisis [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA5GV-XmwtM]." Chris: The 2025 music video, directed by Mike Mills and starring Saoirse Ronan, of the Talking Heads classic Psycho Killer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ54eImz88w&list=RDCJ54eImz88w&start_radio=1]. Julia:  L.A. Material's [https://lamaterial.com/] upcoming Culinary Cup, a tournament of Los Angeles restaurants from the national diasporas represented in World Cup teams.  Steve: Sports. (Latecomers and bandwagon fans welcome! Go Knicks!) And don’t forget to preorder Isaac Butler’s book The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars [https://mcnallyjackson.com/book/9781639733491]. -- Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com [culturefest@slate.com].  Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Decoder Ring - The Tootsie Shot (Encore)

You know the Tootsie Shot. It’s that image that pops up all the time in movies set in a dense city: a really busy midtown street, everyone going somewhere—and smack in the middle of it all is the protagonist. You can find it in Working Girl, Midnight Cowboy, Wall Street, Heartburn, Elf, Bridget Jones’s Diary, The Devil Wears Prada, The Wolf of Wall Street, and so many more. But while it’s one of the most recognizable camera shots in all of film, it only amounts to a short, transitional moment, often in the middle of a montage, and sometimes lasting for a couple seconds. It is, after all, just someone walking down a crowded street. So why is it so sticky? Some of the voices you’ll hear in this episode include James Sanders, author of Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies; [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375710272/?tag=slatmaga-20] cinematographer Adam Holender; producer Anna Wenger; [https://twitter.com/annawenger?lang=en] assistant director Joe Reidy, author Christopher Bonanos, [https://twitter.com/heybonanos] media and entertainment lawyer Sam Bayard, and location manager Mara Alcaly. Also thanks to Jason Bailey, Sam Levy, Glenn Kenny, Carlo Mirabella-Davis, J.D. Amato, David Sims, Bill Parker, Doug Brody, Sean Fennessey, and Jody Rosen. This episode was produced by Willa Paskin and Benjamin Frisch. Decoder Ring is also produced by Max Freedman and Evan Chung, our supervising producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com [DecoderRing@slate.com] or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281. Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoder-ring/id1376577202] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3vYNA0Ki5sUHnYC9QwQnKl]. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus [https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Decoder_Ring&utm_source=episode_summary] for access wherever you listen. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

ICYMI - Everything Is Phone

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate staff writer Nitish Pawha to discuss his piece “Your TV Is Not Safe [https://slate.com/technology/2026/05/tv-apps-smartphone-data-privacy.html].” Apps like Instagram, Substack, and Spotify are making the leap from smart phones to smart TVs, as TVs attempt to compete against scrolling, and the nature of entertainment is changing. But giving over our TVs to these companies even further changes our relationships with technology, and even more, how we spend time with each other.  This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay, with help from A.C. Valdez. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.