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 Exotic Fantasies Edition
On this week's episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org and Jordan Weissmann of Slate discuss Greece's showdown with its European lenders; competition inside the world of online travel, and the new film...
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The Flipping and Flopping Edition
On this week’s episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org and Jordan Weissmann of Slate discuss President Obama's flip flop on the 529 college savings plan, the FCC's flip flop on net neutrality, and Shake Shack's
36 min
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The Sports Edition
Slate Money on paying college athletes, the real cost of sports stadiums, and the outsize salary of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
47 min
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The Davos Edition
Slate Money on what actually happens when you go to Davos, when the European Central Bank tries quantitative easing, and when the U.S. capital gains tax goes up.
47 min
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The "Crazy Currencies" Edition
On this week’s episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Mathbabe.org and Slate's Jordan Weissmann discuss the Bitcoin’s sudden fall, the Swiss Franc’s sudden rise and some possible good news in the job market.
39 min
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The "Shrinkage" Edition
Slate Money on shrinking birthrates in Japan, shrinking prices in the Eurozone, and the shrinking cost of television access.
32 min
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The "Econ 101" Edition
On this week’s episode of SlateMoney, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate's Jordan Weissmann, and Cathy O’Neil of Mathbabe.org devote the entire episode to a letter from Nathan Connelly, running down a list of the top nine (or maybe ten, depending on w
37 min
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The Matt Levine Is Amazing Edition
Matt Levine of Bloomberg View joins the Slate Money crew and special guest Shane Ferro of Business Insider to discuss insider trading, bank earnings, and Argentina.
41 min
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The Quadraphonic Edition
Slate Money on the currency crisis in Russia, a reversal of the swaps "push-out" rule, the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, and U.S.-Cuba relations.
35 min
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The Let's Kill All the Lawyers Edition
Slate Money on overturned insider-trading convictions, a lawyer's battle with a Chinese restaurant, and the decline in divorce proceedings
32 min
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The Arts and Crafts Edition
Host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org and Jordan Weissmann of Slate discuss art markets rich (Art Basel) and less rich (Etsy), a controversy over Maurice Sendak's estate, and the unfathomable generosity of Slate Money listeners.
38 min
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The "Matching Gift" Edition
On episode 29 of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Mathbabe.org, and Jordan Weissmann of Slate's Moneybox discuss charities as venture capitalists, Uber, and Abenomics.
34 min
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The Special Philanthropy Edition
On this week’s episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Jesse Eisinger of ProPublica and Rob Reich of Stanford University discuss transactional philanthropy at Lincoln Center, the boom in family foundations and ProPublica's investigation of
41 min
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The "Smoking Up Behind the Bleachers" Edition
Slate Money takes the high road on marijuana reform, public school funding, and Taylor Swift's breakup with Spotify.
33 min
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The "End of an Era" Edition
On Ep. 25: Apple CEO Tim Cook's announcement that he is "proud to be gay," the end of the Fed's historic effort to stimulate the American economy, and the falling price of oil. Plus, a farewell to producer Tracey Samuelson.
31 min
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Trust No One
Felix Salmon, Jordan Weissmann, and Cathy O’Neil discuss non-compete clauses for sandwich-makers, why most financial economics papers may be wrong, and what the Federal Reserve knew in advance about J.P. Morgan's "London Whale."
30 min
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The "Read These Books" Edition
Slate Money, featuring Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of MathBabe.org and Slate's own Jordan Weissmann. This week: The group hosts authors John Lanchester and Jake Halpern to chat about their newly released books.
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The "Bad Advice" Edition
On this week’s episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salman of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of Mathbabe.org, and old-school blogger and ThinkUp founder Anil Dash talk about why tech companies break up, the ongoing AIG trial, and how to invest your non-retirement
30 min
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Second Guessing
Slate Money, featuring Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Columbia University and Slate's own Jordan Weissmann. This week: why the Fed allowed Lehman Brothers to fail, the protests in Hong Kong, and a new paper from former Treasury Secretary Larry Su
32 min
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The 'F**k It, I Quit' Episode
On this week’s episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate's Jordan Weissmann and special guest Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace discuss the sudden resignation of Bill Gross, founder of PIMCO, the world's largest bond fund; the apparent negative sto
28 min
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Froth is Non-Linear
Slate Money, featuring Cathy O'Neil filling in for host Felix Salmon with Slate's own Jordan Weissmann and special guest Cardiff Garcia. This week: the gender gap part II, Chinese debt, and stock buybacks.
37 min
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The Regional Episode
On this week’s episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Columbia University and Slate's Jordan Weissmann discuss the economic illogic of Scotland’s independence vote, how a federal banking regulation could impact infrastructure
34 min
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Dollars and Sense
Slate Money, featuring Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Columbia University and Slate's own Jordan Weissmann. This week: Eric Cantor goes to Wall Street, possible problems with dollar-store mergers, and premium bonds.
37 min
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House of Cards
Slate Money, featuring Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Columbia University and Slate's own Jordan Weissmann. This week: the dangers of math in the real world, Amazon buys Twitch, and why investing in professional athletes may not be a great idea.
40 min
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The Feedback Loop
Slate Money, featuring Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Columbia University and Slate's own Jordan Weissmann. This week: a dive into the mailbag, why tech companies aren't using bankers for M&A deals, and Amazon's new payment system.
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