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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
Slate Money: Burning Platforms
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the FTC’s proposed non-compete ban, the bank run at Silvergate, and the cause of Southwest’s absolute meltdown this holiday season.
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00:41:13 |
Sat 07 Jan 2023
Sponsored: How Can We Stay Resilient and Move Toward What Matters?
Challenging times are inevitable — but they're not impossible to overcome. This episode explores the core skills we can build to help us power through tough moments in business and in life.
First, J…
00:35:07 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
What Next TBD: Will Southwest Be Held Accountable?
Over the holidays, thousands of passengers were left stranded or delayed when Southwest Airline’s outdated re-booking software broke down. Who can be held accountable, and why don’t airlines invest m…
00:28:47 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Slate Money: The 2022 Markets Wrap-Up
In this New Year’s Eve special, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown to discuss all things markets.
Podcast production by Anna Phil…
00:49:42 |
Sat 31 Dec 2022
Slate Money: In Defense of Nepotism
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the proposed changes to retirement plans in Congress’s 2023 spending bill. They also talk about the current boom in cocaine productio…
00:50:23 |
Sat 24 Dec 2022
What Next TBD: One Year - 1942: The Most Hated Man in America
At the beginning of World War II, the greatest threat to the American war effort wasn’t the Nazis or the Japanese—it was runaway inflation. The man in charge of stopping it was the country’s “price c…
00:47:45 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
What Next TBD: Are You Ready For Lab-Grown Meat?
The Food and Drug Administration gave an important thumbs up to lab-grown chicken, which means we could start seeing it in stores as soon as next year. While billions of dollars have been spent devel…
00:32:09 |
Sun 18 Dec 2022
Slate Money: Should You Care About the Dot Plot?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain what the Fed’s interest rate dot plot means. They also talk about Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of video game developer Activisio…
00:50:34 |
Sat 17 Dec 2022
What Next TBD: SBF's Worst Week Yet
Even in a crazy year for crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried’s story is undeniably the most bananas. And even in the context of the implosion of FTX, getting arrested has got to make this week his worst yet. W…
00:37:26 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
What Next TBD: San Francisco’s Self-Driving Mess
Self-driving cars and robotaxis are starting to appear on the streets of San Francisco. While we have a whole regulatory system in place for drivers, who’s making sure these new cars are safe?
Guest…
00:28:51 |
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Sponsored: How Can Quitting Be a Fearless Move on the Pathway to Success?
We’ve all heard the saying: winners never quit and quitters never win. But what if it turns out they do? In this episode, Kristen is joined by two fearless guests who are reshaping the way we think a…
00:41:17 |
Sat 10 Dec 2022
Slate Money: The NYT Strike: End of the Wordle Streak
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the Trump Organization’s tax fraud conviction, why workers at The New York Times went on strike and ChatGPT, a shockingly articula…
00:48:47 |
Sat 10 Dec 2022
What Next TBD: Let’s Talk, Chatbots
Artificial intelligence is growing in leaps and bounds, and everywhere from Big Tech companies like Google to small teams like OpenAI are developing more and more convincing chatbots. Is the world re…
00:31:23 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
What Next TBD: Big Tech’s Boogeymen In Washington
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are both staffed with accomplished progressives who are proving more aggressive than their predecessors in either the Tru…
00:38:01 |
Sun 04 Dec 2022
Slate Money: The Tale of Two Bobs
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the CEO shakeup at Disney, shrinkflation, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s unusual post-scandal media appearances.
In the Plus segment: t…
00:52:49 |
Sat 03 Dec 2022
What Next TBD: Twitter's Vulnerabilities, Exposed
Dating back to the Arab Spring, Twitter’s potential for real-time organizing has been a selling point. But trying to find information on China’s “Zero COVID” protests reveals just how vulnerable the …
00:30:14 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
How To!: Know When to Quit Your Job
Victor’s job—at its core—is to change the world. But he feels like he’s plateaued within his large humanitarian and development organization, and is now on the verge of jumping ship. On this episode …
00:37:05 |
Tue 29 Nov 2022
What Next TBD: The Trap of Buy Now, Pay Later
The option to “buy now and pay later” over installments exploded over the past two years, thanks to people being flush with stimulus cash and shopping online during the pandemic. But is this new, und…
00:33:43 |
Sun 27 Nov 2022
Slate Money: Fleishman is in Trouble
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by New York Times Magazine writer and Fleishman is in Trouble author Taffy Brodesser-Akner to talk about wealth, class and the med…
00:38:31 |
Sat 26 Nov 2022
What Next TBD: The End of the Tech Boom
After decades as America’s booming industry, tens of thousands of tech workers have been laid off in November alone. Is the venture-capital, low-interest-rate wind leaving the sails temporary or is t…
00:30:10 |
Sun 20 Nov 2022
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