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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526
The Codfather Edition
Slate Money on the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, Scandinavian economics, and the 30th anniversary of Black Monday.
63 min
527
The Some of My Best Friends Are Petroleum Engin...
Slate Money on Richard Thaler, Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy, and Brexit
54 min
528
The Africa Edition
Slate Money on Lagos and Nairobi, China in Africa, and South African corruption
51 min
529
The Krautrock Edition
Slate Money on music royalties, Puerto Rican bondholders, and Wolfgang Schäuble
41 min
530
The Anna's Air Quotes Edition
Slate Money on Toys R Us filing for bankruptcy, the new startup Loftium, and sukuk bonds
48 min
531
The Homicidal Sexbots Edition
Slate Money on Equifax, SoFi, and sex robots
43 min
532
The Peripatetic Headquarters Edition
Slate Money on concert ticket scams, the sale of legacy media brands, and Amazon’s new headquarters
48 min
533
The Rebuilding Edition
Slate Money on Hurricane Harvey, construction productivity, and tax reform
47 min
534
The Bet the Farm Edition
Slate Money on passive investing, strawberries, and bananas
47 min
535
The Only Way Is Ethics Edition
Slate Money on the CEO council disbanding, companies’ responsibilities to shareholders, and impact investing
57 min
536
The Disney World Edition
Slate Money on pink slime, Disney’s Netflix deal, and open seating plans
46 min
537
The Shared Values Edition
Slate Money on the stock market, index composition, and Etsy
42 min
538
The Bad Eggs Edition
Slate Money on Anthony Scaramucci, productivity, and Hampton Creek’s eggless mayo
70 min
539
The Fake Loans Edition
Slate Money on private student loan debt, Donald Trump’s ties to Deutsche Bank, and hedge funders evading taxes
45 min
540
The Cash Offer Edition
Slate Money on going cashless with Visa, coding boot camps, and Warren Buffett
46 min
541
The White Collar Crime Edition
Slate Money on The Chickenshit Club, sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, and Hobby Lobby
45 min
542
The Methodologically Problematic Edition
Slate Money on Google’s antitrust violations, Italian banks, and Seattle’s minimum wage
39 min
543
The Independent Directors Edition
Slate Money on Uber, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and ICOs
62 min
544
The Scams Edition
Slate Money on rich scams, poor scams, and email scams
46 min
545
The Mayday Mayday Edition
Slate Money on the UK election, the Spanish banking crisis, and Qatar
48 min
546
The Dinosaur Edition
Slate Money on the Paris Agreement, credit scores and Venezuelan bonds
47 min
547
The Bureaucrats Gone Wild Edition
Slate Money on corruption in Brazil, Saudi Arabia’s oil prices, and Paul Romer’s war on bankspeak
47 min
548
The Spinning Wheels Edition
Slate Money on the auto industry, artificial intelligence, and Apple’s new headquarters
39 min
549
The Disappearing Edition
Slate Money on the mortgage interest deduction, the volatility index, and Snap’s first earnings report after going public
48 min
550
The Talking TED Talks Edition
Slate Money on Cathy O’Neil’s TED Talk, what goes on at TED Talk conferences, and the industry of highly paid speeches
47 min