On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Ryan Avent, author of The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century discuss how jobs are changing in the robot economy, Wells Fargo’s unnecessary banking products, and shifty Amazon pricing algorithms. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Ryan Avent discusses his take on how work might change in the future, a topic explored in his ...
Sep 24, 2016•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Senior Finance Correspondent at Business Insider, Linette Lopez (@lopezlinette). Topics discussed on today’s show include: -What the lending firm, Point, is pitching to homeowners. -A new Census report that shows a 5.2% jump in 2015 U.S. median household incomes. -Why Bayer, Monsanto shareholders are not happy about an over $57 Billion deal. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.co...
Sep 17, 2016•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann dive into Cathy’s new book, “Weapons of Math Destruction.” We discuss the worst math how algorithms can fail us, breakdown examples from criminal justice and insurance, and talk about “the way forward” when it comes to regulation, transparency, and ethics. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: slatemoney@slate.c...
Sep 10, 2016•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate Moneybox columnist, Jordan Weisman, discuss: Apple’s overseas tax problem.How the university Harvey Mudd transformed its Computer Science department to encourage an unprecedented number of female majors.How the struggling clothing chain Aéropostale is being bought by the malls that house their stores. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathba...
Sep 03, 2016•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Senior Finance Correspondent at Business Insider, Linette Lopez (@lopezlinette). Topics discussed on today’s show include:Why the brokerage firm Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC. says passive investing is worse than Marxism.What the makers of the anti-allergy shot EpiPen are saying vs. what they are doing about the high cost of the drug.Why people are sick and tired of hedge funds.Check ...
Aug 27, 2016•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 the economics of 21st century products with Paul Ford (@ftrain), writer and co-founder of the digital product studio Postlight. We break down Google search, the iPhone, and Amazon Prime. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann Production by Veralyn Williams. S...
Aug 20, 2016•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Josh Barro, Senior Editor at Business Insider, discuss hedge funds, declining US productivity, and technological innovations for vaginas. Topics discussed on today’s show include:Why are hedge fund returns stagnating?Why has US productivity declined for the last three quarters?New innovations in vagina technology. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/pano...
Aug 13, 2016•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss the scuttlebutt at Wal-Mart, Uber, and in Massachusetts law. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Why does Wal-Mart reportedly want to buy Jet.com? -Uber will merge with Didi Chuxing, China’s biggest domestic ride-sharing company. - It’s officially illegal in Massachusetts to be asked about your salary at a jo...
Aug 06, 2016•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 big data. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Verizon buys Yahoo for 4.8 billion -MSCI CEO study shows the highest-paid CEO’s run the worst-performing companies -Who’s profiting in the digital advertising economy? Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissman...
Jul 30, 2016•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 big data. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -How venture capitalist Peter Thiel, really feels about Palantir-European giant Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club for 1 billion dollars-Elon Musk’s Master Plan with the electric car startup, Tesla Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @ma...
Jul 23, 2016•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Why the UFC sold for 4 billion dollars -NBA salary cap, ode to unions -Will Rio survive the Olympics? Slate Money is brought to you by TrackR, a coin-sized device that locates misplaced keys, wallets, bags, computers—anything in seconds. Get 30 percent off your entire order by going to TheTracker.com and using the ...
Jul 16, 2016•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -UK Property funds are in trouble post-Brexit -What it means for interest rates to be negative. -Italian banks are in crisis. Slate Money is brought to you by Boll and Branch. Get 20 percent off your entire order, plus free shipping, by going to BollandBranch.com and using promo code money. And by ZipRecruiter. Post...
Jul 09, 2016•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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
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