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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Rao’s Pasta Sauce is the Zoom of Food
49 min
152
ESPN Bets on Sports Betting
Is it too late for the Worldwide Leader in Sports to get into gambling?
43 min
153
Slate Money Criminals: Bernie Madoff
A look at the man behind one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history.
41 min
154
America’s Credit Rating Went Down. So What?
Let us explain the ways America is like Mark Zuckerberg asking for a loan.
48 min
155
Will The UPS Union Deal Deliver?
What does the UPS union agreement mean for other shipping companies?
53 min
156
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
157
Trouble in the House of Mouse
Bob Iger, two worker strikes, and the challenges of streaming
59 min
158
Can Threads Take Down Twitter?
Meta launched a new competitor to Twitter. Will it be the next big thing?
50 min
159
How The Affirmative Action Ruling Changes Corpo...
The recent Supreme Court decision could change how American companies hire
40 min
160
The NCAA is…What, Exactly?
Slate Money gets an update on college athletics after two years with Name, Image and Likeness rules
61 min
161
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
162
The SEC’s Crypto Crackdown
Slate Money breaks down SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase
51 min
163
The Economic Tale of the Writers Strike
How the ongoing Writers Guild strike affects the entertainment economy
51 min
164
Succession S4 Ep10: Fairly Explosive Mega-F***
61 min
165
Rainbow Rage
Slate Money talks Pride merch outrage, Nvidia, and the German recession.
43 min
166
Succession S4 Ep9: Church and State
Abigail Disney joins to discuss the penultimate episode of Succession.
50 min
167
The Debt Ceiling is Dumb
Slate Money talks the debt ceiling, AI regulation, and greedflation.
47 min
168
Succession S4 Ep8: Election Night
The election comes for Succession, and everyone loses.
47 min
169
The Felix Wrote A Book Episode!
Slate Money talks about Felix’s new book, The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal.
45 min
170
Succession S4 Ep7: Two Indias (And Two Episode ...
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined this week by a star-studded lineup to discuss episode seven of HBO’s Succession.
64 min
171
Why The First Republic Failure Is Different
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the failure of First Republic Bank.
46 min
172
Succession S4 Ep6: Living+
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Ed Lee of the New York Times for a spoilery recap of episode six of the final season of HBO’s Succession.
53 min
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“Traffic”: Ben Smith and the Death of the Socia...
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith to discuss his new book.
45 min
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Succession S4 Ep5: Bleed The Swede
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Peter Kafka of Vox to discuss episode five of the final season of HBO’s Succession,
44 min
175
Elon’s Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the biggest business, tech and finance stories of the week.
50 min