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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: Will Banning Social Media Help Kids?
A new law in Utah that goes into effect next year states that anyone under 18 needs parental permission to use social media. Is it a necessary step to protect children from harms associated with soci…
00:32:58 |
Sun 16 Apr 2023
Slate Money: The China Problem
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers go over China’s expanding role in the international debt market. They discuss a new problem with the American mortgage system, and dive into the wild wo…
00:52:32 |
Sat 15 Apr 2023
What Next TBD: How Gamers Leaked Classified Pentagon Docs
Discord is a place to share a community online. Most often, it's for gaming. So why did classified intelligence from the Pentagon end up on a small server whose main interests seem to be video games,…
00:33:28 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
ICYMI: The Free Trial Period of Social Media Is Over
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by Alex Kantrowitz, the writer behind the Big Technology newsletter and podcast. The two discuss the recent changes to Twitter Blue and how paying for Twitter m…
00:43:52 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
Hi-Phi Nation: The Digital Future of Grief
When Justin’s mom was diagnosed with cancer, he knew he wanted to keep talking to her after she died. So together they made an AI version of her, training it on her speech patterns and memories. Now …
00:55:57 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep3: Logan F---s Off
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Slate’s Lizzie O’Leary to go over the shocking third episode of the last season of HBO’s Succession. Are Tom and Shiv going to get back to…
01:01:38 |
Mon 10 Apr 2023
What Next TBD: Why Flying Is So Bad Now
U.S. air travel is being strained on all sides—travel demand is back to 2019 levels, but the number of pilots and planes and ground crew hasn’t caught back up, and a rash of close calls are raising s…
00:31:52 |
Sun 09 Apr 2023
Slate Money: How to Win at Roulette
Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the podcasting economy and if the bubble has burst—or if it will soon. They also talk about Anthony Scaramucci’s hedge fund …
00:45:25 |
Sat 08 Apr 2023
What Next TBD: Wait, TikTok Has a Sister App?
While TikTok’s parent company, Bytedance, is fighting to keep its flagship app from being banned in the United States, it’s also pushing a new app into the marketplace—Lemon8. One part Pinterest, one…
00:27:18 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
ICYMI: Buying Concert Tickets Online is Still a Hellscape
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Justin Richmond, co-host of the music podcast Broken Record and host of the new podcast Started From the Bottom. The two discuss what, if anything, h…
00:43:29 |
Wed 05 Apr 2023
How To!: Succeed at Social Media
Emily is a successful career and executive coach in Ohio, who has done well finding clients through word-of-mouth. But in order to expand her business she knows she has to up her online marketing gam…
00:38:40 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep2: F---ing Pirates
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by The New Yorker’s Clare Malone to recap the latest episode of HBO’s Succession. Will Kerry get on ATN? Will the Kids squash the GoJo deal? I…
01:01:50 |
Mon 03 Apr 2023
What Next TBD: Seeking Asylum Via App
CBP One, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's app that is supposed to make crossing the border more efficient, is littered with bugs. But even a perfectly functional smartphone app would pose problem…
00:36:38 |
Sun 02 Apr 2023
Slate Money: The Layoff Dopamine Hit
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kevin Delaney, co-founder of Charter. They discuss the layoffs that have swept across multiple industries, and if letting worke…
00:57:06 |
Sat 01 Apr 2023
What Next TBD: When A.I. Denies Your Health Care
As Medicare Advantage plans have increased their reliance on software to determine what their customers require—and, therefore, receive—elderly patients are being denied coverage for care they need. …
00:29:08 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
How To!: Bounce Back From a Layoff
On a recent workday, Pauline woke up and logged into her computer from home … only to find an email saying she was being laid off — effective immediately. She and her entire team, many of them workin…
00:37:12 |
Tue 28 Mar 2023
Slate Money: Succession Recap - High-Calorie Infosnacks
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by author and journalist Jim Stewart to recap episode one, season four of HBO’s Succession. They talk architecture, business deals…
00:58:24 |
Mon 27 Mar 2023
What Next TBD: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Woes
Elon Musk has been promising fully self-driving Teslas to the public for years and the beta version of Full Self-Driving is already in over 300,000 cars. But as a recent recall attests, the software …
00:32:27 |
Sun 26 Mar 2023
Slate Money: Too Big, To Fail, Too Furious
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the rescue of Credit Suisse. They also break down the politics behind federal deposit insurance, and what will come out of this week’…
01:06:28 |
Sat 25 Mar 2023
What Next TBD: The Case Against TikTok
To most of its 150 million American consumers, TikTok is a fun app. To some creators, TikTok is a job and their platform. But to members of the US government, TikTok is a national security risk. As t…
00:35:39 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
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