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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Normal Bank Failure
Slate Money talks about the latest SVB fallout, the Credit Suisse drama, and the relationship between banks and government.
51 min
127
The Banks Special
Slate Money talks retail bank products, neobanks, and the Wells Fargo scandal.
42 min
128
Microchips and Child Care
Slate Money talks child care in the CHIPS Act, ESG investing, and mortgages.
42 min
129
Homebuilders are Doing Great
Slate Money talks new home sales, employment for people with disabilities, and SBF.
46 min
130
Rihanna for World Bank President
Slate Money talks World Bank leadership, train derailments and bad ads.
45 min
131
Will A.I. Kill the Internet?
Slate Money talks A.I. search engines, oil profits, and Bed Bath & Beyond.
48 min
132
The Drug that Debunks Free Will
Cathy O’Neill joins to talk about the NYSE, algorithms at the IRS, and a miracle weight loss drug.
51 min
133
Chip War
Chris Miller joins Slate Money to talk about microchips.
43 min
134
It’s Not TV
Felix Gillette joins to talk about his new book on HBO.
51 min
135
Is Inflation Ova?
Slate Money talks about soaring egg prices, gas stoves and Columbia Business School’s new campus.
41 min
136
Burning Platforms
Slate Money talks non-competes, Silvergate, and Southwest.
38 min
137
The 2022 Markets Wrap-Up
Josh Brown joins Slate Money to explain what happened with the markets this year.
46 min
138
In Defense of Nepotism
Slate Money talks about 401(k)s, nepo babies, and the golden age of cocaine.
47 min
139
Should You Care About the Dot Plot?
Slate Money talks about the Fed’s dot plot, Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of Activision, and SBF’s arrest.
47 min
140
The NYT Strike: End of the Wordle Streak
Slate Money talks ChatGPT, Trump tax fraud and The New York Times strike.
45 min
141
The Tale of Two Bobs
Slate Money talks about Disney’s CEO swap, shrinkflation and SBF’s media tour
49 min
142
Fleishman is in Trouble
Slate Money talks with Fleishman is in Trouble author Taffy Brodesser-Akner about wealth and class.
35 min
143
Enron 2
Slate Money talks about FTX and how to gauge the scope of a scandal
54 min
144
WTF SBF
Slate Money talks about the colossal downfall of FTX
51 min
145
Homecoming
Rana Foroohar joins Slate Money to talk about the end of globalization
53 min
146
Memelord Takeover
Matt Levine joins Slate Money to talk about all things crypto
49 min
147
Meet Me by the Fountain
Alexandra Lange joins Slate Money to talk about the history of malls.
46 min
148
We Can’t Quit Elon
Slate Money talks inflation, the economics Nobel Prize, and Elon Musk.
41 min
149
Felix Learns What A Condo Is
Jonathan Miller joins to talk all things real estate.
51 min
150
Skandal!
Slate Money talks UK economy, Skandal!, and a 10-year-old artist.
45 min