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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
- 784
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
What Next: TBD | Is Palantir Building a Data Big Brother?
One of the goals of DOGE was to get rid of the “silos” that keep government agencies from sharing freely amongst themselves efficiently and instead organize data using tools offered by companies like…
00:29:45 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
What Next: TBD | So Long, Elon
His time in Washington was brief, but we’ll be picking up the pieces for a long time. What Elon’s exit signals for the future of DOGE, and Musk’s political career.
Guest: Kate Conger, reporter fo…
00:29:20 |
Sun 01 Jun 2025
Slate Money | Pay Offs & Lay Offs
This week: Felix Salmon left Axios. He, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the opaque language and politics around parting ways with an employer and the motivation behind giving severance packag…
00:50:07 |
Sat 31 May 2025
ICYMI: Will MomTok Actually Change Mormonism?
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Sara Petersen, author of Momfluenced, to chat about season two of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Mormon women once pioneered mommy blogging, so how did w…
00:47:10 |
Sat 31 May 2025
Slate Money | Money Talks: Is 'Your Friends & Neighbors' Aspirational?
In this Money Talks: Hillary Frey joins Emily Peck to discuss the kind of rich people that populate the Apple TV+ show Your Friends & Neighbors, Jon Hamm’s Don Draper-esque charm, and whether there’s…
00:40:39 |
Tue 27 May 2025
Slate Money | Perfecting the Balance Between Tourists and Locals
In this special episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers. They talk discuss why you should never get the hotel breakfast, whether locals should get discounts at popular s…
00:23:21 |
Mon 26 May 2025
What Next: TBD | Crypto's Big Win
The crypto industry poured tons of money into the last election cycle. Is the GENIUS Act, which has bipartisan support, their big payoff?
Guest: Hilary Allen, professor at American University’s Wa…
00:29:31 |
Sun 25 May 2025
Slate Money | Elon Backs Off
This week: The bond vigilantes are being summoned by Trump’s take bill. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the contents of the controversial bill and how the bond markets are reac…
00:55:18 |
Sat 24 May 2025
What Next: TBD | Inside OpenAI's Empire
OpenAI started as a non-profit dedicated to building safe A.I. Now, they’re obsessed with building artificial general intelligence by any means necessary - even if they don’t quite know what that is.…
00:38:00 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Slate Money | Did You Fill Yer Boots With Stocks?
This week: The stock market is coming back after its post Liberation Day fall. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss what this does, and mostly doesn’t, signal about the economy unde…
00:46:06 |
Sat 17 May 2025
Slate Money | Money Talks: An Economist Shares Her Cheat Codes
In this Money Talks: Redfin’s Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather has a new book, Hate The Game, where she shares the "economic cheat codes” she’s discovered for life, love and work. She joins Emily Pe…
00:37:18 |
Tue 13 May 2025
What Next: TBD | Online and Pregnant
The intimate and extremely personal experience of bringing a child into this world? There’s an app for that…and forums…and so much advice…that contradicts other advice…and a surprising amount of euge…
00:34:09 |
Sun 11 May 2025
Slate Money | Tariff Stockholm Syndrome
This week: The UK and the US agreed to the framework for a trade deal. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the details of the agreement and what it means that it includes keeping t…
00:55:30 |
Sat 10 May 2025
What Next: TBD | Chatbots All The Way Down
Why artificial intelligence isn’t waiting for consumer demand.
Guest: Gerrit De Vynck, tech reporter for The Washington Post.
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00:26:07 |
Fri 09 May 2025
What Next | Yes, Shelves Will Be Empty
The consequences of Donald Trump’s new tariffs are working their way through the supply chain and soon will start showing up for consumers in the form of empty shelves, higher prices, and potentially…
00:29:31 |
Thu 08 May 2025
What Next: TBD | How Elon Wields Power
What is it about the way that Elon Musk wields power that led 65 percent of Americans to agree he has too much influence on the federal government?
Guest: Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post tech repor…
00:34:24 |
Sun 04 May 2025
Slate Money | Everyone Cares About Power Grids This Week
This week: The entire Iberian peninsula lost power for 18 hours. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by energy expert John Kemp to talk about why that might have happened and ne…
00:52:01 |
Sat 03 May 2025
What Next: TBD | Marc Andreessen’s New Deal
What drove Marc Andreessen’s transformation into a political actor, and what is he looking for from having Washington in his thrall?
Guest: Zoe Schiffer, WIRED journalist covering business and Silic…
00:25:42 |
Fri 02 May 2025
ICYMI: This Book Drama Gets Hotter in the DMs
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay break down the drama surrounding an influencer’s new book that has kicked off a whole controversy before it’s even been released. Christina Najjar, better known as Tinx, …
00:31:13 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Money Talks: The Family Squabble That Could Change Right-Wing News
In this Money Talks: Succession may be over but the drama continues for the Roy family’s real world counterparts. Felix Salmon is joined by McKay Coppins to discuss his experience getting up close an…
00:43:54 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
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