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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A Disneyland Guide
26 min
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Did You Fill Yer Boots With Stocks?
41 min
28
Money Talks: An Economist Shares Her Cheat Codes
34 min
29
Tariff Stockholm Syndrome
51 min
30
Everyone Cares About Power Grids This Week
47 min
31
Money Talks: The Family Squabble That Could Cha...
41 min
32
Say Goodbye to Hollywood
45 min
33
Jay Powell’s Tough Call
47 min
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Money Talks: The Student Loan Paradox
33 min
35
The Economy’s ‘One Guy Problem’
57 min
36
That Wack-Ass Tariff Formula
58 min
37
Money Talks: The Campaign Against the Free Press
36 min
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Illegal Group Chats Are Everywhere
45 min
39
Who’s The Boss?
50 min
40
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
41
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
42
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
43
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
44
Trump Math & Techno-Fascism
Trump proposes a gold card, Musk resembles a techno-fascist, and black plastic spatulas are actually fine.
46 min
45
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
46
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
47
Is Bribery Back?
Trump suspends enforcement of the FCPA, inflation won’t die, and Musk takes $80 million from NYC.
40 min
48
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
49
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
50
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