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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
- 786
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Money Talks: Live in an Empty Office
For this edition of Money Talks, Grace Rauh, director of the 5BORO Institute, makes the case for office-to-residential conversion. The pandemic pushed people out of offices, and they don’t want to co…
00:41:35 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
What Next TBD: Have Algorithms Ruined Our Culture?
How much of our lives—our tastes, preferences and choices—have been fed to us through an interlocking, impersonal network of algorithms?
Guest: Kyle Chayka, staff writer at the New Yorker and autho…
00:36:05 |
Sun 21 Jan 2024
Slate Money: Antitrust, Boomer Style
This week, Axios tech and policy reporter Ashley Gold joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spears to discuss the scuttled Spirit/Jet Blue merger and the ambitious anti-trust efforts of Trade…
00:43:12 |
Sat 20 Jan 2024
What Next TBD: The Great British Library Hack
When a cyberattack knocked the British Library out of commission in October of last year, a nation's researchers, scholars, students, and bookworms were left high and dry. Months later, the library i…
00:27:33 |
Fri 19 Jan 2024
What Next TBD: Is Your Car Tracking You?
Covered in cameras, full of microphones, and always eager to use location data, our vehicles are “smartphones on wheels”—and privacy nightmares.
Guest: Kashmir Hill, technology and privacy reporter …
00:22:49 |
Sun 14 Jan 2024
Slate Money: Apple Maps is Finally Good
Last week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spears asked you to weigh in on your preferred map app: Reigning champ Google, or late bloomer Apple? This week, they reveal your answers and discus…
00:49:08 |
Sat 13 Jan 2024
What Next TBD: Boeing’s Max Mess
Shortly after take off from Portland, OR, the plug exit on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet blew out – causing an uncontrolled decompression of the plane. Now, accident investigators are hard at work, trying t…
00:35:02 |
Fri 12 Jan 2024
Well, Now: A Toast to Dry January
On the first episode of Well, Now – Slate’s new podcast on health and wellness – hosts Dr. Kavita Patel and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Maya Feller tackle resolutions.
A popular one? Sobriety.…
00:31:55 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
ICYMI: The Nine-Month Cruise Heard Round the World
Candice Lim is joined by Wailin Wong, co-host of NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money. They dissect the drama and mayhem surrounding Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise — a nine-month trip that …
00:46:44 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Money Talks by Slate Money: Glossier’s Glamorous Girl Boss
In our inaugural edition of Money Talks, Felix Salmon sits down with veteran fashion writer Marisa Meltzer, author of Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier. Marisa …
00:39:02 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
What Next TBD: Tesla's Cybertruck Problem
What the Cybertruck says about safety, regulation, and the degree to which Tesla is beholden to the whims of Elon Musk.
Guest: Edward Niedermeyer, author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesl…
00:24:51 |
Sun 07 Jan 2024
ICYMI: The Internet History of Tate McRae
Candice Lim is joined by culture journalist Cat Sposato to trace the rise of this year’s most promising pop act, Tate McRae. McRae gained national attention as a 12-year-old dancer on So You Think Yo…
00:36:24 |
Sat 06 Jan 2024
Slate Money: Is Billionaire Charity a Sham?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spears debate the value of massive, tax-deductible donations that spend years in administrative limbo. Also: Biden is cranking up production in Amer…
00:48:04 |
Sat 06 Jan 2024
A Word: A Multiverse of Problems
Comic book films have dominated the box office for a generation, and gave many diverse actors and artists an opportunity to shine. But the genre struggled during 2023, and fans are worried that the g…
00:41:11 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
What Next TBD: Why the New York Times Sued OpenAI
If A.I. and chatbots are the next wave of innovation, then the New York Times and other media organizations are determined to get paid this time.
Guest: Megan Morrone, technology editor for the Ax…
00:28:17 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
ICYMI: Should We Quit Romance Novels?
Candice Lim is joined by Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion to talk about their love of romance novels. The romance genre grew rapidly this past year, becoming the fastest-growing category of fiction …
00:31:40 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
What Next TBD: Who’s Afraid of A.I.? | 2023 In Review
While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled programming resumes in Janu…
00:33:52 |
Sun 31 Dec 2023
Slate Money: America’s Boring Superweapon
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers chat with Henry Farrell, author of Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy. Henry explains how American hegemony shifted…
00:52:57 |
Sat 30 Dec 2023
What Next TBD: America’s Killer Car Problem | 2023 In Review
While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled programming resumes in Janu…
00:36:36 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
What Next TBD: Stephen King Is Just as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are | 2023 In Review
While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled programming resumes in Janu…
00:34:13 |
Sun 24 Dec 2023
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