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 Petro Edition
Slate Money on the United States, Brexit, and Venezuelan cryptocurrency
49 min
527
The Consumption Smoothing Edition
Slate Money on The Financial Diaries, Affirm, and Amazon
49 min
528
The Splendid Food Edition
Slate Money's live show on restaurant buzz, vegetarianism, and cookbooks
67 min
529
The Protection Money Edition
Slate Money on the sale of a da Vinci, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Zimbabwe
48 min
530
The Well-Endowed Edition
Slate Money on Saudi Arabia, Wilbur Ross, and endowments.
51 min
531
The Powell's Books Edition
Slate Money on Republican tax plans, the opioid crisis, and Jay Powell
43 min
532
The Tiran and Sanafir Edition
Slate Money on sexual harassment, NEOM, and trading cryptocurrencies.
46 min
533
The Codfather Edition
Slate Money on the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, Scandinavian economics, and the 30th anniversary of Black Monday.
63 min
534
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
535
The Africa Edition
Slate Money on Lagos and Nairobi, China in Africa, and South African corruption
51 min
536
The Krautrock Edition
Slate Money on music royalties, Puerto Rican bondholders, and Wolfgang Schäuble
41 min
537
The Anna's Air Quotes Edition
Slate Money on Toys R Us filing for bankruptcy, the new startup Loftium, and sukuk bonds
48 min
538
The Homicidal Sexbots Edition
Slate Money on Equifax, SoFi, and sex robots
43 min
539
The Peripatetic Headquarters Edition
Slate Money on concert ticket scams, the sale of legacy media brands, and Amazon’s new headquarters
48 min
540
The Rebuilding Edition
Slate Money on Hurricane Harvey, construction productivity, and tax reform
47 min
541
The Bet the Farm Edition
Slate Money on passive investing, strawberries, and bananas
47 min
542
The Only Way Is Ethics Edition
Slate Money on the CEO council disbanding, companies’ responsibilities to shareholders, and impact investing
57 min
543
The Disney World Edition
Slate Money on pink slime, Disney’s Netflix deal, and open seating plans
46 min
544
The Shared Values Edition
Slate Money on the stock market, index composition, and Etsy
42 min
545
The Bad Eggs Edition
Slate Money on Anthony Scaramucci, productivity, and Hampton Creek’s eggless mayo
70 min
546
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
547
The Cash Offer Edition
Slate Money on going cashless with Visa, coding boot camps, and Warren Buffett
46 min
548
The White Collar Crime Edition
Slate Money on The Chickenshit Club, sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, and Hobby Lobby
45 min
549
The Methodologically Problematic Edition
Slate Money on Google’s antitrust violations, Italian banks, and Seattle’s minimum wage
39 min
550
The Independent Directors Edition
Slate Money on Uber, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and ICOs
62 min