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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The Only Way Is Ethics Edition
Slate Money on the CEO council disbanding, companies’ responsibilities to shareholders, and impact investing
57 min
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The Disney World Edition
Slate Money on pink slime, Disney’s Netflix deal, and open seating plans
46 min
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The Shared Values Edition
Slate Money on the stock market, index composition, and Etsy
42 min
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The Bad Eggs Edition
Slate Money on Anthony Scaramucci, productivity, and Hampton Creek’s eggless mayo
70 min
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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
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The Cash Offer Edition
Slate Money on going cashless with Visa, coding boot camps, and Warren Buffett
46 min
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The White Collar Crime Edition
Slate Money on The Chickenshit Club, sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, and Hobby Lobby
45 min
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The Methodologically Problematic Edition
Slate Money on Google’s antitrust violations, Italian banks, and Seattle’s minimum wage
39 min
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The Independent Directors Edition
Slate Money on Uber, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and ICOs
62 min
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The Scams Edition
Slate Money on rich scams, poor scams, and email scams
46 min
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The Mayday Mayday Edition
Slate Money on the UK election, the Spanish banking crisis, and Qatar
48 min
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The Dinosaur Edition
Slate Money on the Paris Agreement, credit scores and Venezuelan bonds
47 min
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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
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The Spinning Wheels Edition
Slate Money on the auto industry, artificial intelligence, and Apple’s new headquarters
39 min
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The Disappearing Edition
Slate Money on the mortgage interest deduction, the volatility index, and Snap’s first earnings report after going public
48 min
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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
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The Pointless Vanity Edition
Slate Money on Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s substantial payout, Sheryl Sandberg’s new book on grief, and USA Facts.
40 min
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The Pet Cause Edition
Slate Money on PetSmart’s acquisition of Chewy, Arconic CEO Klaus Kleinfeld’s resignation, and Portland’s decision to end all corporate investments.
50 min
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The Liquidity Edition
Slate Money on South Africa’s credit rating downgrade, how markets aren’t responding predictably to recent events, and the Minneapolis Fed president’s beef with JPMorgan’s CEO
46 min
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The "You Say Beeta, I Say Beta" Edition
Slate Money on racial bias in car insurance, Rentberry, and smart beta.
41 min
571
The Pour Decisions Edition
Slate Money gets tipsy talking to Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork, about the economics of wine.
64 min
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The Thinx Twice Edition
Slate Money on Thinx founder Miki Agrawal’s sexual harassment allegations, Sherpaa’s woes, and venture capitalist J.D. Vance’s investment in Ohio startups
34 min
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The Scary White People Edition
Slate Money on the future of the European Union, Iceland’s lifting of capital controls, and Blumhouse Productions’ run of smash-hit horror flicks.
41 min
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The Soft Power Edition
Slate Money discusses State Street’s feminist agenda, Swift’s banning of North Korean banks, and eccentric billionaire Masayoshi Son.
36 min
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The Hedge Funds Behaving Badly Edition
The panel and Sheelah Kolhatkar, author of Black Edge, discuss the turmoil at Bridgewater Management, how a hedge funder tried to take down Herbalife, and the insider trading allegations covered in Black Edge
43 min