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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: Contraband Tech Behind Bars
It’s hard to put a number on it but judging from the number of videos emerging online, there are more and more contraband cell phones finding their way into the hands of people in prison, who use the…
00:31:15 |
Sun 12 Feb 2023
Slate Money: Will A.I. Kill the Internet?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Microsoft’s attempt to break into artificial intelligence assisted search with a revamp of their Bing search engine. They also talk a…
00:51:57 |
Sat 11 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: Why Ban TikTok?
TikTok was banned on government agency devices in December; several schools and universities have banned it on their devices and wifi networks, and the governor of Texas unveiled a plan to ban it in …
00:27:03 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Sponsored: How Can We Take Action to Build a Better Future?
Whether the future promises great opportunity or forebodes trying times, it brings a level of uncertainty that can be scary. So how can we prevent our fears of the unknown from paralyzing us and halt…
00:31:54 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: Did a Twentysomething Con America’s Biggest Bank?
JP Morgan Chase is getting an education on FAFSA and financial aid–which would’ve been helpful before they acquired a now, quite dubious seeming start-up.
Guest: Ron Lieber, New York Times journalis…
00:32:38 |
Sun 05 Feb 2023
Slate Money: The Drug that Debunks Free Will
This week, former Slate Money host Cathy O’Neill joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers to discuss the technical glitch at the New York Stock Exchange. They also talk about a new study …
00:55:01 |
Sat 04 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: How COVID Changes Our Immune Systems
Last fall it seemed like everyone got sick—not just with COVID, but from a slew of respiratory diseases, from the mild to the severe. Researchers are trying to untangle how our immune systems have ch…
00:28:48 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: Did A.I. Write This Headline?
The proliferation of chatbots and A.I.-generated art has consumers and tech companies alike convinced that artificial intelligence is ready to be integrated into consumer electronics, products, homes…
00:34:53 |
Sun 29 Jan 2023
ICYMI: TikTok Isn’t For Creators Anymore
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by journalist and author Cory Doctorow to discuss his latest piece, “The Enshittification of TikTok,” in Wired. They talk about the life cycles of onlin…
00:37:22 |
Sat 28 Jan 2023
Slate Money: Chip War
This week, Chris Miller joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers to discuss his new book, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology. They discuss the crucial role of mi…
00:48:19 |
Sat 28 Jan 2023
What Next TBD: Will Google Get Broken Up?
The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that it is suing Google over its ad technology. What do they contend Google has been doing? And does this mean Alphabet is headed for a Bell Telecom…
00:27:45 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
What Next: The "Other NRA" Fighting Restaurant Workers
How COVID-stress, a tipped minimum wage locked in since 1991, and lobbying from the National Restaurant Association have pushed restaurant workers—and the industry as a whole—to the brink of crisis.
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00:31:00 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
What Next TBD: Does Meta Even Care When Its Users Get Hacked?
It can feel very personal to have your Facebook or Instagram page hacked—they’re your pictures and your friends after all. But Meta, the social media parent company, handles hacks with anything but a…
00:29:39 |
Sun 22 Jan 2023
Slate Money: It’s Not TV
This week, Felix Gillette joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers to talk about his new book It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO and discuss the state of str…
00:54:41 |
Sat 21 Jan 2023
What Next TBD: An Antivax Dog Whistle Goes Viral
The idea that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to sudden deaths among young people has no scientific support, but the theory nevertheless has a lot of traction on social media.
How can public health of…
00:29:37 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
What Next TBD: Tesla’s No Good, Very Bad Year
Elon Musk was promising an “epic” Q4 at Tesla last year. But 2022 ended closer to what might be considered an “epic fail,” with the stock price down 65 percent. In an uncertain economic environment l…
00:31:37 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Slate Money: Is Inflation Ova?
This week Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss how the avian flu has skyrocketed egg prices, even as inflation continues to plateau. They also talk about the ongoing controversy ove…
00:44:37 |
Sat 14 Jan 2023
What Next TBD: Why the Feds Want to Kill Noncompetes
You might think of noncompete agreements as mostly limited to highly skilled, highly paid tech workers to protect trade secrets. But one-third of workers bound by noncompetes make $13/hour or less: f…
00:22:12 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
The Waves: Who’s Getting Rich Off Menopause?
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate Money co-host Emily Peck is joined by New York Times writer, Amy Larocca to discuss, as Amy says, the “menopause gold rush.” They dig into when exactly meno…
00:34:19 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
What Next TBD: How War in Taiwan Could Short-Circuit U.S. Tech
Roughly 95 percent of advanced semiconductor chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan, leaving the U.S. vulnerable to supply chain shocks and national security threats. Is the Biden administration’s $280…
00:25:41 |
Sun 08 Jan 2023
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