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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How Salt Built America
Author Ed Conway discusses the seemingly mundane materials that gave rise to civilizations
59 min
152
Slate Money Travel: Jet-setting Like A Journalist
Being a foreign correspondent has its share of exciting moments
30 min
153
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
154
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: The Insider
Blowing the whistle on Big Tobacco
49 min
155
The Crypto Crimes of Sam Bankman-Fried
SBF is guilty. Does he deserve 110 years in prison?
56 min
156
Why Dimes Shouldn’t Exist
Slate Money is a cashless podcast now
45 min
157
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: BlackBerry
Remember when it was cool to get email on your phone?
36 min
158
The Cable Sports Apocalypse
54 min
159
SBF (Sweaters, Birkenstock, FTX)
The Sam Bankman-Fried trial got a little wild this week.
52 min
160
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: Barbie
Our capitalist/anti-capitalist queen
37 min
161
Is Ozempic Eating Into Snack Profits?
34 min
162
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
163
What is Your Face Worth?
Facial recognition is coming for us all, and society probably isn’t ready for it.
52 min
164
Slate Money Criminals: TheraNOPE
Elizabeth Holmes went from optimistic founder, to convicted criminal.
38 min
165
Old School Union, New School Strike
The UAW is trying tactics it’s never used before.
35 min
166
Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimiz...
Coco Krumme joins Slate Money to discuss the false promise of optimization.
37 min
167
Slate Money Criminals: The $5 Billion Fraud
Jho Low stole billions and funded a Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
38 min
168
You Better Not Be Working
Slate Money checks in on the status of work ahead of Labor Day
48 min
169
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
170
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
171
Rao’s Pasta Sauce is the Zoom of Food
49 min
172
ESPN Bets on Sports Betting
Is it too late for the Worldwide Leader in Sports to get into gambling?
43 min
173
Slate Money Criminals: Bernie Madoff
A look at the man behind one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history.
41 min
174
America’s Credit Rating Went Down. So What?
Let us explain the ways America is like Mark Zuckerberg asking for a loan.
48 min
175
Will The UPS Union Deal Deliver?
What does the UPS union agreement mean for other shipping companies?
53 min