Bonus: How Are We Distracting Ourselves?

This week was a long, anxiety-inducing, and full of poor social media consumption choices. Emily Peck, Elizabeth Spiers, and Anna Szymanski discuss what they did to keep their cool and keep off their phones. From learning Hebrew to binging bad horror films, they share what has kept their minds off reality. This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock weekly bonus episodes of Slate Money—you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen.