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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.
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Episodes

The Tweak Harder Edition

This week, Felix, Anna and Emily discuss the issues with Youtube’s policies, how bookstores are actually surviving the Amazon Era and the job that nobody seems to want--Well Fargo’s CEO. And in the Slate Plus segment: Why you should be careful when talking about Chinese pork. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 201943 min

The Not So Frandly Edition

This week, Slate Money talks about the latest from the Federal Reserve, why Democrats are starting to turn on tech companies and Qualcomm’s grip on the industry. Tim Lee on Qualcomm Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 08, 201952 min

The Panda Edition

This week, Slate Money talks about Trump’s trade wars with China and Mexico, the Fiat/Chrysler Renault merger and MacKenzie Bezos’ giving pledge. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 01, 201947 min

The Temperature Edition

This week, Slate Money discusses Robert Smith’s major gift to the graduating class of Morehouse College, why office air conditioning might be a detriment to productivity and the debate around carbon offsets. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 201945 min

The Backwardation Edition

This week, Slate Money discusses the question of land redistribution in South Africa, the future of real estate broker fees and goes deep on the economics of oil. And in the Slate Plus segment: The Koons Rabbit that just sold for $91 million. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck, Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 201943 min

The 5th Birthday Edition

It’s Slate Money’s 5th birthday! And one of the show’s original hosts, Slate’s own Jordan Weissmann, has returned to celebrate. Felix, Anna, Emily & Jordan discuss the China tariffs, long vs short term investing and the Uber IPO and driver strikes. And in the Slate Plus segment: Trump’s taxes. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck, @JHWeissmann Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 11, 201956 min

The Eat a Hamburger Edition

This week, Slate Money delves into the whole mess with Herman Cain and Stephen Moore, discusses the business of kidnapping and talks about why Jack Dorsey is being called the “Gwyneth Paltrow” of Silicon Valley. And in the Slate Plus segment: What’s going on at the NRA? Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. This episode is brought to you by LightStream. Get an additional interest rate discount at lightstream.com/money....

May 04, 201944 min

Slate Money Extra: Live Q&A with Joseph Stiglitz

In this bonus episode, Felix leads a live Q&A with Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on his new book 'People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 201954 min

The GOOP Face Oil Edition

This week, Taffy Brodesser-Akner comes on the show to talk about her New York Times Magazine piece on the arbitration against Sterling Jewelers, the parent company that owns brands like Kay, Jared and Zales. Plus, Taffy weighs in on the celebrity industrial complex -- a topic she knows a lot about after spending 8 months with Gwyneth Paltrow for a story. And in the Slate Plus segment: Chip and Joanna Gaines’ new network. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRP...

Apr 27, 201946 min

The Inspecting Our Own Meat Edition

This week, the Slate Money hosts discuss IPOs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and all the money super rich people are throwing at Notre Dame Cathedral. And in the Slate Plus segment: Disney+ Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 201943 min

The Puerto Rico Edition

This week, the Slate Money hosts are joined by Natalie Jaresko. She talks about her time as the Minister of Finance in Ukraine and her current position as the Executive Director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico. And in the Slate Plus segment: Creditors and Puerto Rico. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 13, 201950 min

Slate Money: Travel: Budget Travel Can Be Cool

This week on Slate Money: Travel, Felix talks to Lale Arikoglu of Condé Nast Traveler and the Women Who Travel podcast, who is adamant that budget travel doesn’t have to be lame. Lale talks about how to take an amazing trip without breaking the bank. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 09, 201924 min

The Evil Empires Edition

On this week’s episode of Slate Money, Emily, Felix, and Anna discuss the New York Times Magazine story on the Murdoch family, the Bezos’ divorce settlement and Saudi Aramco. In the Slate Plus segment: Congestion pricing in Manhattan. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 201944 min

Slate Money: Travel: Bringing the Kids

Kim Barrington Narisetti of the Urban Crayon Press joins Felix to discuss the somewhat daunting prospect of traveling with kids. Kim explains how to get kids excited about travel, how to adjust your strategy as they age and even how to make chicken feet a more appealing snack. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon Podcast production by Jessamine Moll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 02, 201921 min

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]:...

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...

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
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