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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
What Next TBD: Tech’s Newest Trillion Dollar Company
Until recently, Nvidia was a company known for graphics cards—a brand name among gamers but not necessarily the general public. But as part of the A.I. boom, Nvidia’s stock has skyrocketed, putting t…
00:23:44 |
Sun 04 Jun 2023
Slate Money: The Economic Tale of the Writers Strike
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the ongoing WGA strike, the latest news on the Fed’s fight against inflation, and how CEOs are courting Chinese business while staying in Ame…
00:54:56 |
Sat 03 Jun 2023
What Next TBD: When Your Childhood Was Their Content
When someone posts a photo of you online without your consent, it should be easy to have it taken down or confront the person who posted it. But what if the poster is your parent, and it’s not just o…
00:27:42 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
The Waves: The Hustle of Being Beautiful
On this week’s episode of The Waves, it’s all about the beauty industry. Senior writer and editor at New America, Julia Craven is joined by author and NPR host-at-large Elise Hu. They discuss Elise’s…
00:39:14 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
ICYMI: The Only People Who Made Money From Tumblr
On today’s show, Rachelle and Candice are joined by Slate staff writer Luke Winkie. The three go back in time to 2010 when a lucky few creators of Tumblr blogs like Hipster Puppies, This is Why You’r…
00:34:20 |
Wed 31 May 2023
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep10: Fairly Explosive Mega-F***
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik to discuss the series finale of Succession. It all comes down to this; who wins, who l…
01:04:54 |
Mon 29 May 2023
What Next: TBD | The Trouble With TikTok Songs
How the music streaming business opened the door to billions of dollars in fraud.
Guest: Ashley Carman, Bloomberg News reporter covering the podcasting, music, and audio beat.
If you enjoy this sho…
00:21:54 |
Sun 28 May 2023
What Next: TBD | Tweetering on the Glass Cliff
How Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino finds herself on the edge of “the glass cliff”: when a woman is sent in to fix a big mess.
Guest: Vittoria Elliot, reporter for Wired, covering platforms and po…
00:23:32 |
Fri 26 May 2023
ICYMI: Is Ice Spice an Industry Plant?
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim speak to Sidney Madden, the host of NPR’s music podcast Louder Than a Riot. The three discuss the meteoric rise of 23-year-old Bronx rapper Ice Sp…
00:41:16 |
Wed 24 May 2023
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep9: Church and State
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by filmmaker, activist (and member of a real-life media dynasty) Abigail Disney to discuss the penultimate episode HBO’s Successio…
00:54:28 |
Mon 22 May 2023
What Next: TBD | A Tipping Point for Digital Tipping
From the coffee shop to the salon to the grocery store, Americans feel like they’re being prompted and prodded for tips more than ever—and they’re starting to resent it.
Guest: Kelly Phillips Erb, t…
00:31:54 |
Sun 21 May 2023
Slate Money: The Debt Ceiling is Dumb
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss this big debate over the debt ceiling and why it’s so dumb, Sam Altman’s request for AI regulation, and the theory of “greedflation”.…
00:51:20 |
Sat 20 May 2023
What Next TBD: Why Sports Are All in on Betting
Out of the smoky backrooms, Vegas and clandestine dens, and straight to your phone—how did gambling on sports go from forbidden to inescapable seemingly overnight?
Guest: John Holden, associate pro…
00:27:38 |
Fri 19 May 2023
ICYMI: Quiet Luxury is TikTok’s Latest Nonsensical Fashion Trend
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined again by Nadira Goffe for a sequel to their August 2022 episode “What is A Clean Girl?” The two dive deep into TikTok’s latest favorite fashion trend: quiet lux…
00:37:57 |
Thu 18 May 2023
Hear Me Out: Workplace DEI Trainings Do More Harm Than Good
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… if you need a Chief Diversity Officer, you’ve already failed.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) trainings are reaching ubiquity in pretty much every American w…
00:32:52 |
Tue 16 May 2023
Hi-Phi Nation: Rise of the Music Machines
On this show we explore three different AI and machine-generated music technologies; vocal emulators that allow you to deep fake a singer or rapper’s voice, AI-generated compositions and text-to-musi…
00:53:06 |
Tue 16 May 2023
Slate Money Succession S4 Ep8: Election Night
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, Elizabeth Spiers, and guest Euan Rellie discuss the Election Night episode of Succession season 4.
If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate P…
00:50:57 |
Mon 15 May 2023
What Next TBD: Space After NASA
Space might seem to be heading from the domain of big government programs to a playground for billionaires. But just below the surface, a world of start-ups are getting ready to launch.
Guest:
Ash…
00:33:04 |
Sun 14 May 2023
Slate Money: The Felix Wrote A Book Episode!
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Felix’s new book The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal.
In the Plus segment: monkeys and immigration p…
00:49:00 |
Sat 13 May 2023
ICYMI: Why Tarte Cosmetics is Being Accused of Racism (Again)
On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by ICYMI favorite, Nadira Goffe to talk about the makeup meltdown that’s taken over TikTok. The two dissect a Miami F1 brand trip sponsored by Tarte Cosmetics that…
00:47:44 |
Sat 13 May 2023
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