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Slate Money

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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon. Want more Slate Money? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly 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 our show page. Or, visit https://slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen.

Episodes

The Bad Pharma Edition

On this week’s episode, Emily Peck, Felix Salmon and Anna Szymanski discuss Apple’s list of new services, the Purdue Pharma settlement and Lyft going public. In the Slate Plus segment: Where have all the suits gone? Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 201942 min

Slate Money: Travel: The Death of First Class

This week on Slate Money: Travel, Felix talks to Charles Read of the Economist about why First Class cabins are giving way to Business Class and private jets. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 26, 201922 min

The Spoiled Children Edition

On this week’s episode, Felix, Emily and Anna discuss why you might be missing the point when talking about Operation Varsity Blues, argue about the Deutsche Bank/Commerzbank merger and talk about the growing concern around Boeing planes. In the Slate Plus segment: Remembering Alan Krueger. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck, Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 201945 min

Slate Money: Travel: What’s the Point?

This week on Slate Money: Travel, Felix talks to Ron Lieber, the ‘Your Money’ columnist for The New York Times, about whether or not credit card rewards programs are really worth the hassle--not to mention the potentially hefty annual fees. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 19, 201926 min

The Uninhabitable Earth Edition

On this week’s episode of Slate Money, David Wallace-Wells joins Emily, Felix, and Anna to discuss his new book "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming” and, frankly, freak everyone out about global warming. In the Slate Plus segment: Aerosols and other geoengineering. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 16, 201946 min

Slate Money: Travel: Frequent Flyer

This week 'Slate Money: Travel' welcomes it’s most travelled guest to date: Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Katherine talks about what it’s like to travel 200 days out of the year for work, her tips for making economy comfortable and all the reasons she fully nerds out about public transit. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon Podcast production by Jessamine Molli Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. L...

Mar 12, 201938 min

The This Should be Free Edition

On this week’s episode, Katherine Maher, Executive Director of Wikimedia, joins Emily, Felix, and Anna to discuss the information spectrum: from Wikipedia and academic journals to Zuckerberg’s pivot to privacy. Medium: Elizabeth Warren: Here’s How We Can Break Up Big Tech Nature: Huge US university cancels subscription with Elsevier Facebook: A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking In the Slate Plus segment: the way Wikipedia is used by for-profit companies. Email: [email protected] Tw...

Mar 09, 201948 min

Slate Money: Travel: Ghosts

Hospitality columnist Colin Nagy joins Felix to talk about creativity, brands, and ghosts as they relate to hotels, on episode three of this new mini series from Slate Money all about travel. Skift: On Experience Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon Podcast production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 05, 201937 min

The Occupy French Starbucks Edition

On this week’s episode, Rob Cox from Breakingviews joins Emily, Felix, and Anna to discuss Teslas finally being cheaper, Kraft & 3G, Facebook’s Content Moderation Failures, and the political scene in France. [ul] CNN:Tesla debuts long-awaited $35,000 Model 3 The Verge: The Trauma FloorVanity Fair: Men are Scum: Inside Facebook’s War on Hate Speech The Atlantic: Workism Is Making Americans Miserable [/ul] In the Slate Plus segment: is work the new religion? Email: [email protected]: @fe...

Mar 02, 201949 min

Slate Money: Travel: Airline Miles

Airline loyalty program expert Jay Sorensen joins episode two of this new mini series from Slate Money all about travel. Felix and Jay talk all about the history of airline miles and the fascinating relationship between traveler, bank, and airline. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon Podcast production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 26, 201946 min

The Color of Money Edition

On this week’s episode, Mehrsa Baradaran joins Anna, Emily, and Felix to discuss black banks and the racial wealth gap. In the Slate Plus segment: Mehrsa’s talks about the Push Coalition Wall Street Project and the conversations she’s had with the Reverend Jesse Jackson about the racial wealth gap. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck, @MehrsaBaradaran Podcast production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher,...

Feb 23, 201946 min

Slate Money: Travel

Cathy O'Neil joins Felix on the inaugural episode of this new mini series from Slate Money all about travel. Felix and Cathy talk overtravel; the joylessness of business class, alcohol on planes, optimization, and peanut butter crackers. Mathbabe’s Guide to Overtravel Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon,@mathbabedotorg Podcast production by Max Jacobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 19, 201939 min

The Lucky Strike Edition

On this week’s episode, Anna, Emily, and Felix discuss lower tax refunds, Finland’s income experiment, and labor’s current strengths. In the Slate Plus segment: the weird labor market in...baseball. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Max Jacobs. This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: Transferwise. Check them out today at transferwise.com/money Bill.com, sign up today at bill.com/money. Learn more about your a...

Feb 16, 201946 min

The Mrs. Watanabe’s Favorite Podcast Edition

On this week’s episode, Anna, Emily, and Felix discuss Spotify buying the podcast company Gimlet, the wild labor expectations for women in Japan, and what your savings account might be earning. To hear the episode referenced with Alex Blumberg, check out the March 28, 2015 episode of Slate Money entitled "The Podcast Podcast." The moment Felix references starts at 34:00. In the Slate Plus segment: The Jeff Bezos/National Enquirer/Nude Selfie/Extortion...situation. Email: [email protected]...

Feb 09, 201947 min

The “Horse Loose in A Hospital” Edition

On this week’s episode, Anna, Emily, and Felix discuss OFAC sanctions against Venezuela, Fed rates, and PG&E officially filing for bankruptcy. In the Slate Plus segment: could Apple be Facebook’s best regulator? Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: ZipRecruiter. Get started tod...

Feb 02, 201946 min

The Blah Blah Blahs Matter Edition

On this week’s episode, Anna, Emily, and Felix discuss AOC’s tax ideas at Davos, currency colonization, and Microsoft and housing. Note to listeners: this episode was recorded in the late morning, a few hours before the government shutdown ended. In the Slate Plus segment: a continuation of the discussion on millennial burnout and how technology plays a role. [ul]CNBC: The Super Rich at Davos Are Scared of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Proposal to Hike Taxes on the WealthyNTK Network: Davos Panel L...

Jan 26, 201947 min

The Bad Deals Edition

On this week’s episode, Anna, Emily, and Felix remember Jack Bogle, discuss constant Brexit drama, and take a look at bad dealmaking. In the Slate Plus segment: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed vacation plans for New Yorkers. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Max Jacobs. Stories discussed: The Wall Street Journal: Five Ways Jack Bogle Changed the World of the Everyday Investor The Guardian: Corbyn Could Face String of...

Jan 19, 201944 min

The WeBurnout Edition

Millennial burnout, odd rebranding efforts, and the World Bank. with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and Emily Peck. In the Slate Plus segment, Emily, Anna, and Felix discuss government workers pay during the shutdown. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. This episode is brought to you by Slack, the collaboration hub for work. Learn more at Slack....

Jan 12, 201943 min

The God Save Texas Edition

Slate Money talks Texas; tech and entrepreneurship, affordable housing and zoning, and the long history of oil in the state with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, Emily Peck, and Lawrence Wright. In the Slate Plus segment, Lawrence Wright’s Mathew McConaughey story. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck, @lawrence_wright Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. This episode is brought to yo...

Jan 05, 201949 min

The Valley of Genius Edition

Slate Money talks (and listens to) an oral history of Silicon Valley - from outrageous VC funding and juvenile bros to society-altering tech and billion dollar business decisions - with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, Emily Peck, and Adam Fisher. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, Emily, and Adam discuss how Steve Jobs got the Apple engineers to understand what the iPhone really was about. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck, @AdamcFisher Production by...

Dec 29, 201852 min

The Panic Edition

Slate Money on a new documentary about the financial crisis, the state of business and finance news, and a look at the duopoly with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, Emily Peck, and Josh Tyrangiel. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, Emily, and Josh discuss their favorite business books of the year. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck, @Tyrangiel Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Pla...

Dec 22, 201852 min

The Liquid Assets Edition

Huawei and the trade war, ride-share companies and IPOs, and Harvard stocking up on water with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and Emily Peck. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss corporate governance for public companies (in particular at CBS). Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Dec 15, 201840 min

The Yellow Vests and Golden Passports Edition

Facebook in Europe, Sandberg and Harvard Business School, the ‘Yellow Vest’ protests in France, and a look at the yield curve with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, Emily Peck, and Duff McDonald. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, Emily, and Duff discuss more McKinsey gossip. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck, @duffmcdonald Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about ...

Dec 08, 201850 min

The Car Talk Edition

GM’s plant closures, Carlos Ghosn in hot water, Trump trash-talking the Fed, and whether or not we should care about Apple & Microsoft’s Market Cap with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and Emily Peck. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss new data on gender pay disparity. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about yo...

Dec 01, 201851 min

The Cryonics Special Edition

Slate Money nerds out about sovereign debt in the past (Ecuador, Argentina, Greece), present (Venezuela, Puerto Rico), and future (Italy) with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, Mitu Gulati, and Lee Buchheit. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, Lee, and Mitu discuss the contentious court case between Russia and Ukraine. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Go...

Nov 24, 20181 hr 1 min

The Helipad Edition

Amazon’s new headquarters, mayhem with Brexit, and Steve Cohen getting more billions on this week's episode with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and Emily Peck. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss wealthy Californians hiring private firefighters. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Nov 17, 201851 min

The More Like Canada Edition

Slate Money talks about all the ramifications from this week’s midterms elections; Maxine Waters and big banks, Puerto Rico, the minimum wage, and cannabis on this week's episode with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and Emily Peck. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss Under Armour’s new no strip club policy. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitche...

Nov 10, 201844 min

The Don't Be Evil Edition

Brazil’s big election, Google employees walk out, Netflix employees get fired, and leveraged loans on this week's episode with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and Emily Peck. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss IBM’s purchase of Red Hat. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Nov 03, 201851 min

The Brexit Special Edition

This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: Slack, a workplace communication hub. Find out more at slack.com. American Express Business Platinum Card. Don't do business without it. Lending Club. Check your rate in minutes at lendingclub.com/money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 27, 20181 hr 6 min

The Prudential Managers Edition

Slate Money on the death of Sears, the Robinhood high frequency trading scandal, and the retreat of the Financial Stability Oversight Council on this week's episode with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and Emily Peck. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss the plethora of bad Facebook PR. Email: [email protected]:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Production by Max Jacobs. Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Lea...

Oct 20, 201843 min
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