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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Delta Sky Miles vs The Two-Percent
When everyone has a positional good, it loses its value. Hence, the terrible state of VIP travel lounges.
48 min
127
What is Your Face Worth?
Facial recognition is coming for us all, and society probably isn’t ready for it.
52 min
128
Slate Money Criminals: TheraNOPE
Elizabeth Holmes went from optimistic founder, to convicted criminal.
38 min
129
Old School Union, New School Strike
The UAW is trying tactics it’s never used before.
35 min
130
Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimiz...
Coco Krumme joins Slate Money to discuss the false promise of optimization.
37 min
131
Slate Money Criminals: The $5 Billion Fraud
Jho Low stole billions and funded a Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
38 min
132
You Better Not Be Working
Slate Money checks in on the status of work ahead of Labor Day
48 min
133
Twelve Ways to Help Fix the World
A book provides a dozen ways to help the world’s poorest people. Will they work?
46 min
134
Slate Money Criminals: John Ackah Blay-Miezah
This one goes out to anyone who has tried to help a prince get his money
43 min
135
Rao’s Pasta Sauce is the Zoom of Food
49 min
136
ESPN Bets on Sports Betting
Is it too late for the Worldwide Leader in Sports to get into gambling?
43 min
137
Slate Money Criminals: Bernie Madoff
A look at the man behind one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history.
41 min
138
America’s Credit Rating Went Down. So What?
Let us explain the ways America is like Mark Zuckerberg asking for a loan.
48 min
139
Will The UPS Union Deal Deliver?
What does the UPS union agreement mean for other shipping companies?
53 min
140
Wal-Mart v. Amazon: The Battle for Retail’s Soul
Why Amazon is actually bad at disrupting businesses, the state of the retail apocalypse, and Puerto Rico’s tax dodging crypto bros.
53 min
141
Trouble in the House of Mouse
Bob Iger, two worker strikes, and the challenges of streaming
59 min
142
Can Threads Take Down Twitter?
Meta launched a new competitor to Twitter. Will it be the next big thing?
50 min
143
How The Affirmative Action Ruling Changes Corpo...
The recent Supreme Court decision could change how American companies hire
40 min
144
The NCAA is…What, Exactly?
Slate Money gets an update on college athletics after two years with Name, Image and Likeness rules
61 min
145
Could Global Inequality Actually Be…Good?
Slate Money talks the decline in global economic inequality, tacky beach pictures, and what happened to the Instant Pot.
43 min
146
The SEC’s Crypto Crackdown
Slate Money breaks down SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase
51 min
147
The Economic Tale of the Writers Strike
How the ongoing Writers Guild strike affects the entertainment economy
51 min
148
Succession S4 Ep10: Fairly Explosive Mega-F***
61 min
149
Rainbow Rage
Slate Money talks Pride merch outrage, Nvidia, and the German recession.
43 min
150
Succession S4 Ep9: Church and State
Abigail Disney joins to discuss the penultimate episode of Succession.
50 min