On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Chris Lehman of the Baffler. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -How religion became an industry in America. -Donald Trump is a prosperity preacher. -Debt and the American version of Christianity. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of...
Jul 02, 2016•45 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Leo Carey of the New Yorker gather to grieve. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Why the Leave vote succeeded. -How UK politics got us here. -What this means for the rest of Europe. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by BollandBranch.com, offering luxury bedding at affordable prices. Order right now and they'll give you 20 percent off, plus fr...
Jun 25, 2016•54 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Paul Ford of Postlight discuss Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Why Microsoft wanted LinkedIn. -The debt vs overseas cash question and the stock-based compensation question behind this deal. -How the options-trading going on here raises doubt about insider trading. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com...
Jun 18, 2016•1 hr 2 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann get saucy. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -French hottie, and rogue trader, Jérôme Kerviel can do no wrong. -Peruvians are pretty good at vulture funds. -Scotland wants to make it a little harder for chavs to get their cheap booze. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Texture, the mobile app that ...
Jun 11, 2016•46 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss the gains and losses of the week. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Was Elizabeth Holmes ever a billionaire? -The failure of welfare reform -What Verizon means to the labor movement. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the p...
Jun 04, 2016•53 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss the baddies of the week. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Why Peter Thiel is funding Hulk Hogan's crusade against Gawker. -The IMF says maybe Neoliberalism wasn't so great. -Florida's failed algorithm for recidivism. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by BollandBranch.com, offering luxury be...
May 28, 2016•52 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Time's Rana Foroohar, author of Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance & the Fall of American Business discuss the current state of capitalism. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -How Wall Street is choking our economy and how to fix it -Why America doesn't make things anymore. -What happened to the American dream of home ownership. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate M...
May 21, 2016•53 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss loans and investments. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -There's trouble at the Lending Club. -Google pulls all payday loans ads. -Why public pensions are still investing in hedge funds. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Texture, the mobile app that gives you full access to more than 150 ...
May 14, 2016•51 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cath O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by the New Yorker's James Surowiecki. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -“Drop a tear for those who own non-voting corporate stock.” -The US oil industry goes bottom-up. -You can now sue your bank. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Wunder Capital. Invest in large-scale solar projects acr...
May 07, 2016•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are just fine without Yanis Varoufakis. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -It's Groundhog Day in Greece. -Why Puerto Rico can't overcome its debt. -The prospects of Great Britain leaving the EU are terrifying. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by BollandBranch.com, offering luxury bedding at affordab...
Apr 30, 2016•46 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Silicon Valley O.G. Margit Wennmachers joins hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion and Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org to talk corporate culture. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Theranos faked it til they made it. Then unmade it. -How Silicon Valley culture hurts everyone. -How Germany became a net-exporting powerhouse. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered...
Apr 23, 2016•55 min
On this episode of Slate Money host Felix Salmon of Fusion goes to the Future History Festival in Baltimore and meets with Rose Eveleth of Flash Forward and Gideon Lichfield of Quartz to talk time travel. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Will borders between countries exist in the future? -How much will climate change affect human migration? -What is the future of democracy? Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Texture, the mobile app...
Apr 16, 2016•40 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Simple CEO Josh Reich discuss money going global. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Josh's story of how he started a mobile banking company -Can the financial tech industry save banking? -The bigger story behind the Panama Papers Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Casper, an online retailer of p...
Apr 09, 2016•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss things coming to an end. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Failures in the gig economy, and our changing workforce -Spotify's deal with the devil -Ang Bang loses its bid for Starwood hotels Slate Money is brought to you by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery a...
Apr 02, 2016•53 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss displacement. Topics discussed on today’s show include: - What the election is teaching us about free trade. - Is there anything to be gained from gentrification, in Manhattan, Palo Alto, or Brooklyn? -What Tidjane Thiam did so poorly at Credit Suisse. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Mar 26, 2016•50 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss the biggest mess-ups of the week. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Bangladesh's bank account at the Fed lost $81 million in a web heist. -Pharma startup darling Valeant is a mess. -The biggest hedge fund in the world has some personnel issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 19, 2016•48 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Stacey Vanek Smith of Planet Money discuss the business and finance news of the week. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Buying citizenship, in St. Kitts and the U.S. -Why activist investors aren't nominating women to board positions. -How white collar America secretly loves working too much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 12, 2016•49 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talk sales taxes. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Cathy battles the tampon tax. -Ted Cruz makes a proposal for a new kind of value-added tax. -Felix can't stand the way Americans keep the sales tax off the price tag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 05, 2016•50 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Guan Yang joins hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann to talk about battles with the government. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -The Apple versus the FBI battle is about much more than just Apple. -Sci-Hub's gone to the dark web. -Argentina says it's not evil anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2016•57 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Neil Irwin, author of The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire, joins hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann. This week is all about Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed's new solution for our too-big-to-fail banks. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -How to break up the biggest banks. -How we could turn banks into public utilities. -How to take away the tax-deductibility ...
Feb 20, 2016•1 hr
On this episode of Slate Money, Muhamed El-Erian joins hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talk about the future of central banks. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Our economy is at a T-junction- things are about to go very good, or very bad, depending on the decisions our government makes .-Why central bankers, IMF types, and the like, often want to do things which go against the will of the people. -What is the r...
Feb 13, 2016•54 min
On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talk cold hard cash. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -The failure of bitcoin, and why we'll never have a cash-free society -Viacom's aging patriarch Sumner Redstone, and Philippe Daumain’s $54M pay package -Why Credit Suisse is tanking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 06, 2016•46 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, Miriam Gottfried of the Wall Street Journal, and Shane Ferro of the Huffington Post talk about feelings. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Facebook's new emoji options, and what this means for Twitter -Univision is buying The Onion -Gender discrimination on Wall Street Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2016•53 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Felix goes to the World Economic Forum in Davos! Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate'sMoneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by special guest Jenny Anderson, a Quartz reporter at the conference. They discuss: • Their first takes on Davos • Diversity at the World Economic Forum • The $68 Davos burger • And, of course, Donald Trump Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Felix ...
Jan 23, 2016•49 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by special guest William Easterly, Professor of Economics at New York University, and the author of The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor. They dig into: • The realities of the developing world • Poor and displaced populations • The World Bank Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: sl...
Jan 16, 2016•46 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by special guest Elly Trickett, editor-in-chief of IBM.com and former director of content for Weight Watchers. They discuss: • How weight loss programs make money • The enduring trend of wearable fitness tech • The economics of gym memberships and yoga studios Felix’s number: How Americans got so fat. Under Armour's new UA Record fitness app. Check out ...
Jan 09, 2016•47 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss: • The economics of partying on New Years Eve in Times Square • The risky side of derivatives trading • Warren Buffett and predatory lending Read about the Gaussian copula function in Felix's piece for Wired. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Felix salmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann Podcast pro...
Jan 02, 2016•57 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and author Harold Pollack discuss: • Harold's simple financial guide, The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated • The current state of the Affordable Care Act • The economics behind neglected diseases Harold Pollack is the Helen Ross Professor of Social Service Administration and an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chic...
Dec 26, 2015•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, discuss: • The economics of the Star Wars franchise • How the FED hiked interest rates for the first time in almost a decade • The future of junk bonds Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Felix salmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann Podcast production by Zachary Dinerstein Slate Money is brought to you by G...
Dec 19, 2015•43 min
On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Jim Ledbetter, host of the podcast Inc. Uncensored, discuss: • The acquisition of Keurig Green Mountain by JAB Holding Co. • Yahoo's ongoing struggles • The merger of chemical manufacturing giants Dow Chemical and DuPont Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Felix salmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann Podcast production by Zachary Dinerstein Slate Mone...
Dec 12, 2015•46 min
