Anna Sale

Berkeley

Host of podcast Death, Sex & Money - @deathsexmoney, now produced with @slate. Author of Let's Talk About Hard Things (2021). @wyofile board member. WV raised.

Articles

Isabel Allende on Maternal Grief, Ayahuasca and Dating After 70

1 week ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

Skip to the content Keeps an Uncluttered Mind Anna visits with the legendary author who has lived a page-turning life of her own. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.
The Patient and Cunning Work of Defending LGBTQ Rights with a Republican Supermajority

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

Skip to the content Avoiding a Schism Between Man and Machine Andrew Schneider is the only full-time lobbyist at West Virginia’s state capitol working on LGBTQ issues. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.
How an LGBTQ Rights Advocate Lobbies Republicans in West Virginia

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

West Virginia’s only full-time LGBTQ lobbyist is bracing for change at the state capitol. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.
Are Airline Pilots Allowed to Be Depressed?

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

Skip to the content Gibberish to Most Readers The F.A.A. has strict rules around how a pilot can seek mental health treatment, so many don’t. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.
Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma on creative financial moves, comedy, and music.

1 month ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

Viral video sensation Kareem Rahma discusses his scrappy financial maneuvering. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.
The great democratic humbling

1 month ago | courtney.substack.com | Courtney Martin |Amanda Ripley |Anna Sale

Thank you so much to all of you that became paid subscribers last week in response to my little plea. Interestingly, right after writing it, I found out that I didn’t get a fellowship that I applied for—something that would have given me more space and time to write about eldercare—so it was especially sweet to see that my paying membership scooted upwards. You cushioned my rejection with your generosity. I am now at 826 and I’m still shooting for 1,000.
Why My Mother Thought Alternative Medicine Could Cure Her Cancer

1 month ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

Archie’s mother Elaine was diagnosed with an illness that doctors wanted to treat with surgery, but Elaine’s skepticism towards mainstream medicine led her down a different path. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.
How to find moments of comedy in grief

1 month ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

Anna talks to comedians Guy Branum and Carl Tart, author Chanel Miller, and a veterinarian specializing in at-home euthanasia about the special kind of comedy born of something sad. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.
A Middle-Aged Couple Made Porn to Spice Things Up. Then One of Them Got Fired.

1 month ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

The former head of a university and his wife discuss their adult film hobby and a scandal that upended their lives. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.
My First Marriage Ended Because I Spent $8,000 on Sugar Babies. Can My Second Marriage Succeed?

1 month ago | slate.com | Anna Sale

In 2020, we talked to “Ethan” about cheating on his wife with sex workers. We called him back to see what happened after we stopped recording. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.