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 Great Debate Edition
On this episode of Slate Money, Nando Vila of Fusion joins Felix Salmon (also of Fusion), Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann in a battle of wits to discuss: Student loan debt (and whether we should do away with
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The Two and Twenty Edition
After this episode of Slate Money you'll finally understand hedge funds, venture capital, and private equity.
50 min
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The How the Other Half Banks Edition
Slate Money on payday loans, postal banking, and prepaid debit cards.
47 min
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The Not Quite Here Yet Edition
Slate Money is coming out on Tuesday this week. Stay tuned!
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The Chicken or the Eggs Edition
Slate Money on the Yum Brands split, money for egg donors, and forgiving student loans.
46 min
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The Service as a Service Edition
Slate Money on the end of tipping, Theranos' shortcomings, and this week's mega mergers.
42 min
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The Housing Edition
Slate Money with special guest Bethany McLean discuss Fannie and Freddie, high rents, and whether our co-host Jordan should buy a home.
36 min
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The Disparate Impact Edition
Slate Money talks loan discrimination, Jack Dorsey's Twitter and Square, and distressed debt.
43 min
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The Outrageous Edition
Slate Money talks prescription drug price-gouging, the VW scandal, and Kickstarter's amazing new business decision.
44 min
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The Gaming the System Edition
Slate Money talks Venmo scams, Tom Hayes' financial conspiracy, and the Fed's hold on interest rates.
40 min
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The Bad Odds Edition
Slate Money talks fantasy sports, a potential Department of Justice crackdown, and a new art museum model.
37 min
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The Dirty Filthy Loans Edition
Slate Money talks lending on Facebook, in medicine, and in Atlantic City.
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The Migration Edition
Columbia economist Suresh Naidu joins Slate Money to talk migrants, refugees, and work visas.
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The White Collar Whine Edition
On this episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss:  Hitting the wall, and then climbing the wall, at Amazon  The state of unpaid internships
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The Live Long and Prosper Edition
On this episode of Slate Money, author of the upcoming book Trekonomics, Manu Saadia, joins host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann to discuss: • How the universe of Star Trek fu
44 min
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The Marriage Edition
Jenny Anderson joins Slate Money to discuss the economics of weddings, chores, and adultery.
40 min
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The National Politics Edition
Zephyr Teachout joins us to talk money in US campaigns, money in Puerto Rico, and money in Hillary's speech.
49 min
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The Public Exposure Edition
This week on Slate Money, we review the last week's outing of adulterers, evil banks, and one money-hungry media company.
46 min
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The Greece Edition
Slate Money on the Eurozone backstory, Greece's failures, and what it means to have unsustainable debt.
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The Technical Difficulties Edition
Slate Money discusses this week's outage on Wall Street, the crash of the Chinese Stock Market, and the restaurant reservation industry.
43 min
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The Wine Edition
Karl Storchmann of the Journal of Wine Economics joins Slate Money to discuss why cheap wine can be more enjoyable, how wine ratings affect prices, and how to decide what to spend on your bottle.
60 min
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The Punchbowl Edition
This week, Slate Money's listening to you. You've been writing in with questions about the Fed, inflation and equities, and about Greece, Argentina, and default problems. We have answers. And, we'll tell you what you really want to know- how to buy beer a
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The Jordan-O-Rama Edition
On this week's episode of Slate Money, University of Wisconsin math professor Jordan Ellenberg joins Cathy O’Neil and Slate’s Jordan Weissmann to talk about beating the lottery, academia’s tenure conundrum, and whether or not Uber...
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The Cost of Employment Edition
Above the Law’s Elie Mystal talks about quitting Big Law, quitting your debt, and quitting – whether you like it or not – your job as Twitter's CEO.
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The Time to Grow Up Edition
Slate Money talks with the New York Times Ron Lieber about Ron's new book for parents, the worst charity you could give your money to, and the need to insure Uber drivers.
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