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Get the latest from Slate Money and the entire Slate network's takes on the latest in the world of business and business news.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 785
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
What Next: Why Shein and Temu Are At War
Can fast-fashion giant Shein go public while fending off accusations of bad labor practices, the US government, and a back-and-forth war with newcomer Temu?
Guest: Mia Sato, platforms and communitie…
00:27:00 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
What Next TBD: Telegram's CEO Just Got Arrested. Huh?
Telegram was supposed to be the platform with the freest of free speech, which meant it was also rife with the worst the internet has to offer—"criminal activity” puts it lightly. But are French auth…
00:28:30 |
Sun 01 Sep 2024
Slate Money: Is This Company Keeping the Rent Too Damn High?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the lawsuit against RealPage, a software company the DOJ says helps landlords collude to keep rents too damn high. Also: Was Nvidia’s…
00:48:39 |
Sat 31 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Back To School… Without Phones
Since the pandemic, schools have been reporting that their students are more anxious and having trouble learning. How much does simply removing cell phones from the classroom address these problems?
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00:30:22 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Hang Up and Listen: Football’s Private Equity Hail Mary
Slate contributing writer and co-host of the podcast Split Zone Duo, Alex Kirshner hosts this week’s Hang Up and Listen. Alex is joined by The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh and founder of the Power Plays ne…
01:06:02 |
Mon 26 Aug 2024
Who’s Going to Regulate AI?
Why are national politicians like Nancy Pelosi lining up alongside artificial intelligence companies to oppose safety regulations on this new industry proposed in California’s state legislature?
Gu…
00:22:50 |
Sun 25 Aug 2024
Slate Money: Disney’s Wrongful Death Nightmare
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Disney’s disastrous attempt to block a man from seeking justice for his deceased wife and the impact of the forced arbitration clause…
00:50:56 |
Sat 24 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Crypto Courts the 2024 Vote
The last crypto boom left the industry cash-rich and reputation-poor, so they’re doing what any beleaguered industry does—donating to politicians.
Guest: Zeke Faux, investigative reporter for Bloomb…
00:26:26 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
Money Talks: How to Save a Doomed Economy
How do you save a region from an economic tailspin? For this Money Talks, Felix Salmon chats with Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion and, most recently, Left Behind: A New Economics for Negle…
00:37:26 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: The Rise of Off-Brand Ozempic
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are in high demand and short supply. The internet makes it easy for you to have a compounding pharmacy whip you up a batch—but should you?
Guest: Kate Knibbs, sen…
00:22:31 |
Sun 18 Aug 2024
Slate Money: Nate Silver and the Secret World of Risk-Takers
This week, author and data journalist Nate Silver joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spires to discuss his new book On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, a deep dive into the risk-ta…
00:54:40 |
Sat 17 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Elon Musk’s Bully Pulpit
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter - now X - in 2022, he’s increasingly used it to push his conservative views. A suit against a non-profit brand safety group of advertisers and an exclusive interview…
00:25:25 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
What Next: Would You Die For MrBeast?
MrBeast is known for videos that blend stunts and philanthropy, but his new team-up with Amazon and MGM is bringing some of his less savory aspects to light.
Guest: Madison Malone Kircher, reporter …
00:27:05 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Well, Now: Food Is More Than Fuel
We all know the food we eat directly impacts our physical health. But that’s just the start of the story.
Food fuels our emotional well-being, connects us with one another, and fosters a key source o…
00:54:02 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
What Next: How Boeing Stranded Two Astronauts
It was supposed to be the triumphant rollout of Boeing’s new, reusable space taxi. Now NASA’s trying to find some other way to get two astronauts home.
Guest: Joey Roulette, space reporter at Reuter…
00:25:22 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Tesla’s Out of Juice. But Are EVs?
The hype has slowed but electric vehicles aren’t going away—once the infrastructure is in place, they’ll go everywhere.
Guests:
Nitish Pahwa, associate writer for business and tech at Slate.
Paula …
00:26:30 |
Sun 11 Aug 2024
Slate Money: What the Heck is Going on in Japan?
This week, Felix Salmon is joined by guest hosts Shira Ovide of the Washington Post and Anna Szymanski of Reuters to discuss Japan’s market chaos, the guilty verdict in Google’s monopoly case, and wh…
00:50:03 |
Sat 10 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Google’s a Monopoly. What About The Rest?
Should the other Silicon Valley giants be worried following the Department of Justice’s decisive win against Google?
Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter at Bloomberg
Want more What Next TBD? Sub…
00:23:32 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
Money Talks: Can the Rich Really Lose It All?
For this Money Talks, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of Fleishman Is in Trouble, chats with Felix Salmon and Emily Peck about her newest novel Long Island Compromise, a tale about a a family of one-pe…
00:37:30 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: If They Can Get Sydney Sweeney They Can Get You
Earlier this month, AT&T was hit by the largest telecom hack ever. Not long after, Sydney Sweeney’s phone number was stolen by criminals, who used it to hack her social media and promote a memecoin. …
00:26:14 |
Sun 04 Aug 2024
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