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The World-Changing Edition

Dec 05, 201558 min
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Episode description

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 Surprisingly Awesome’s  Adam Davidson to discuss:

- The Big Short, a movie following the financial crisis of 2007. (Adam Davidson also worked as a key consultant on the film.)

- Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he'll donate much of his wealth to charity.

- Your emails regarding last week's McDonald's debate. 

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Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Twitter: @Felix salmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann

Podcast production by Zachary Dinerstein

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