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 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
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The Relatively Non-Evil Edition
Slate Money discusses Uber's continuing public relation woes, Kraft’s attempted takeover of Unilever, and bank fees.
44 min
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The Vanishing Edition
Slate Money discusses Snap Inc’s upcoming IPO, Airbnb’s future challenges, and The New York Times’ paywall strategy.
45 min
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The Creativity Edition
Slate Money discusses what it takes to produce a hit in today's film, publishing, and music industries.
48 min
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The Cathy's Dream Edition
Slate Money discusses Cambridge Ananlytica, robot lawyers, and statistics in the age of Trump.
45 min
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The Jump Ship Edition
Slate Money discusses Trump's abandonment of the TPP, banks illegally fining homeowners, and Cathy's future plans.
37 min
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The Xi Loves Me Edition
Slate Money reports on the future of China, Britain, and globalism from the World Economic Forum in Davos.
41 min
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The Ballpoint Pen Edition
Slate Money discusses the mysterious history of Bic Cristal pens and Anthony Scaramucci’s new White House role
42 min
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The Pink Collar Edition
Slate Money discusses the growing number of pink-collar jobs, Trump's debt ties, and the shrinking amount of publicly traded American companies.
40 min
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The Craft Beer Edition (Live)
Slate Money talks small breweries and the economics of beer.
63 min
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The Doomed Youth Edition
Slate Money discusses the reality of China’s school systems, online media’s role in spreading ISIS propaganda, and lead poisoning.
43 min
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The Unhealthy Markets Edition
Slate Money discusses attaching health grades to employees, generic drug price fixing, and the Fed's recent rate hike
38 min
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The Up In The Air Edition
Slate Money discusses United's Basic Ecomony fare, Trump's Air Force One plans, and Silicon Valley's rush to make actual things.
38 min
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The Munchkin Edition
Slate Money discusses Trump’s economic team.
36 min
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The Optimism Edition
Slate Money discusses the economics of Philanthropy.
51 min
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The Monopoly Money Edition
Slate Money discusses the economists who promote large-scale mergers, fake news on Facebook and Google, and India's demonetization
44 min
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The Oh Sh*t Edition
Slate Money on post-election markets, Trump’s stimulus plan, and why polling data led us astray.
42 min
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The Live Forever Edition
Slate Money discusses current attempts to finance immortality.
39 min
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The Bad Romance Edition
Slate Money talks AT&T’s planned merger with Time Warner, the CETA trade deal, and how tech companies fare in the public stock markets.
46 min
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The Hothouse Edition
Slate Money breaks down the HFC deal, proposed NYC Airbnb regulations, and the Volcker Rule.
40 min
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The Hot Mess Edition
Slate Money talks to economist Tim Harford about his book Messy, Warren Buffett’s taxes, and contract theory.
47 min
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The Shadow Courts Edition
Slate Money discusses how these tribunals affect international trade deals.
48 min
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The Down to Earth Edition
Slate Money breaks down the highs and lows of this week’s business and finance news.
41 min
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The Robot Apocalypse Edition
Slate Money talks changing jobs in the robot economy, Wells Fargo’s unnecessary banking products, and shifty Amazon pricing algroithms.
48 min
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The Turning Point Edition
Slate Money talks the lending firm, Point, census income data, and Bayer, Monsanto shareholders.
41 min