Slate Money
A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.
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1
Everyone Cares About Power Grids This Week
47 min
2
Money Talks: The Family Squabble That Could Cha...
41 min
3
Say Goodbye to Hollywood
45 min
4
Jay Powell’s Tough Call
47 min
5
Money Talks: The Student Loan Paradox
33 min
6
The Economy’s ‘One Guy Problem’
57 min
7
That Wack-Ass Tariff Formula
58 min
8
Money Talks: The Campaign Against the Free Press
36 min
9
Illegal Group Chats Are Everywhere
45 min
10
Who’s The Boss?
50 min
11
Money Talks: The Mighty Dollar
Edward Fishman and Saleha Mohsin join to discuss how the US dollar became a global currency and what that means under Trump.
37 min
12
MrBeast and The Chocolate Factory
The stock market keeps plummeting, Binance might be trying to buy a Trump pardon, and MrBeast’s chocolate is doing big numbers.
49 min
13
Eggistential Crisis
Donald Trump flip flops on tariffs, the economics of eggs raise a lot of questions, and there was lotto arbitrage in Texas.
47 min
14
Money Talks: The American Myth of Hard Work
Adam Chandler joins to discuss his book 99% Perspiration, and examines long-standing myths around work in America.
34 min
15
Trump Math & Techno-Fascism
Trump proposes a gold card, Musk resembles a techno-fascist, and black plastic spatulas are actually fine.
46 min
16
The Consequences of Getting on Europe’s Bad Side
Trump alienates the EU, Intel may break-up, and Quince is dominating the dupe market.
44 min
17
Money Talks: The Disappearing Databases
What Next: TBD’s Lizzie O'Leary explains why the government data that’s being deleted is crucial to the economy.
24 min
18
Is Bribery Back?
Trump suspends enforcement of the FCPA, inflation won’t die, and Musk takes $80 million from NYC.
40 min
19
The Trade War That Never Was
Trump’s trade war with Canada and Mexico is off, Trump proposes a sovereign wealth fund, and Kalshi sidesteps sports betting regulations.
50 min
20
Money Talks: Capitalism Extremists In the Trump...
Historian Quinn Slobodian joins Felix Salmon to discuss the tech billionaires who idealize a world without democracy.
38 min
21
The Federal Employee ‘Buyout’ Makes No Sense
Federal employees are sent a resignation offer, Invidia’s stock drops thanks to Deepseek, and bookstores are booming.
47 min
22
Trump’s TikTok Backtrack
Tiktok is back (for now), Trump has a memecoin, and everyone is digital shoplifting.
45 min
23
Money Talks: The Cost of Caring
Professor Harold Pollack joins Slate Money co-host Emily Peck to discuss the finances of long-term caregiving.
31 min
24
Oligarchy in the USA
Biden warns of an American oligarchy, the FTC is suing John Deere, and Hindenburg shuts down.
48 min
25
The Dire Costs of the LA Fires
The wildfires in LA raise insurance and labor issues, Meta takes a MAGA turn, and NYC has implemented congestion pricing.
48 min