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 Bully of Bridgewater
Unraveling the myth of Wall Street legend Ray Dalio with author Rob Copeland. Plus the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike and WeWork’s bankruptcy.
43 min
127
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: The Insider
Blowing the whistle on Big Tobacco
49 min
128
The Crypto Crimes of Sam Bankman-Fried
SBF is guilty. Does he deserve 110 years in prison?
56 min
129
Why Dimes Shouldn’t Exist
Slate Money is a cashless podcast now
45 min
130
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: BlackBerry
Remember when it was cool to get email on your phone?
36 min
131
The Cable Sports Apocalypse
54 min
132
SBF (Sweaters, Birkenstock, FTX)
The Sam Bankman-Fried trial got a little wild this week.
52 min
133
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: Barbie
Our capitalist/anti-capitalist queen
37 min
134
Is Ozempic Eating Into Snack Profits?
34 min
135
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
136
What is Your Face Worth?
Facial recognition is coming for us all, and society probably isn’t ready for it.
52 min
137
Slate Money Criminals: TheraNOPE
Elizabeth Holmes went from optimistic founder, to convicted criminal.
38 min
138
Old School Union, New School Strike
The UAW is trying tactics it’s never used before.
35 min
139
Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimiz...
Coco Krumme joins Slate Money to discuss the false promise of optimization.
37 min
140
Slate Money Criminals: The $5 Billion Fraud
Jho Low stole billions and funded a Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
38 min
141
You Better Not Be Working
Slate Money checks in on the status of work ahead of Labor Day
48 min
142
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
143
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
144
Rao’s Pasta Sauce is the Zoom of Food
49 min
145
ESPN Bets on Sports Betting
Is it too late for the Worldwide Leader in Sports to get into gambling?
43 min
146
Slate Money Criminals: Bernie Madoff
A look at the man behind one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history.
41 min
147
America’s Credit Rating Went Down. So What?
Let us explain the ways America is like Mark Zuckerberg asking for a loan.
48 min
148
Will The UPS Union Deal Deliver?
What does the UPS union agreement mean for other shipping companies?
53 min
149
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
150
Trouble in the House of Mouse
Bob Iger, two worker strikes, and the challenges of streaming
59 min