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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
- 785
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Slate Money Talks: The Synapse Scandal
In this Money Talks: The collapse of Synapse and resulting fallout highlights how regulators are failing fintech users. Felix Salmon is joined by CNBC’s Hugh Son who has been closely following the si…
00:34:25 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Death, Sex & Money | Betting on America: Two Gamblers, One Presidential Election
On election night, while many voters across the country were focused on who would win the presidency, a growing number of Americans were watching the returns with another question in mind: will I win…
00:38:16 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
What Next | Why United Healthcare Is Easy to Hate
Last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO prompted an outpouring of glee online. A look into UnitedHealthcare’s business practices—and the American healthcare system as a whole—can help explain w…
00:27:20 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
What Next TBD | Spotify Trapped
Spotify is shaping listening habits, so much so that musicians are shaping themselves for Spotify. It makes your musical world a little more prescribed, a little smaller.
If it feels like everythin…
00:26:39 |
Sun 08 Dec 2024
Slate Money: The Week of Minor Apocalypses
This week: South Korea and France are the latest governments to fall apart. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the public conversation around the failures of the US healthcare sys…
00:53:36 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
What Next TBD | The Influencer Administration
From Dr. Oz to RFK Jr. to Donald Trump himself—the incoming administration looks like it will be populated with pitchmen and influencers. Will anyone take steps to divest from their businesses or avo…
00:29:05 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
What Next TBD | When Your Flight’s GPS Gets Spoofed
Anyone stuck in a knotted snarl of interstate clovers knows that GPS is both important and imperfect. But if GPS fails while you’re bringing a 737 in for a landing it could be catastrophic.
Why is …
00:26:25 |
Sun 01 Dec 2024
Slate Money: Conceptual Art is Literally Bananas
This week: Felix back and we have some Felix-y topics to cover. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the latest Trump cabinet appointments and speculate if Scott Bessent will be abl…
00:56:38 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
What Next TBD | The Post-Election Social Media Wars
Whatever X is, it ain’t the Twitter so many users fell in love with. Since the election, Bluesky has been on the rise, but it’s still only a fraction of the number of users on Twitter—at its peak or …
00:27:40 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Political Gabfest: Are These Trump Tariffs for Real?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs and his pick for Treasury Secretary; the next Federal Communications Commission Chair and free spee…
00:52:58 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
Money Talks: RIP DEI?
In this Money Talks: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs are being targeted by “anti-woke” pundits. Emily Peck is joined by Simone Foxman of Bloomberg to explain why DEI is under fire from cons…
00:36:49 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Slate Money: Is Bluesky the New Old Twitter?
This week: Bluesky feels like the Twitter of old. Will that last? Emily Peck, Elizabeth Spiers, and Anna Szymanski discuss the new popularity of the social platform and whether or not it’s becoming a…
00:43:34 |
Sat 23 Nov 2024
What Next TBD | What's Google Without Chrome?
The Department of Justice has released its recommendations for how Google’s monopoly on web search should be broken up. Top of their wishlist? Spinning off their web browser Chrome.
But with a new …
00:23:31 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
What Next TBD: The X-odus
Since Elon Musk took over, Twitter—er, sorry “X”—has been slowly deflating. But given that soon you’ll be getting yelled at by right-wing trolls directly from White House press briefings, and your da…
00:25:31 |
Sun 17 Nov 2024
Slate Money: What the D.O.G.E?
This week: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have a lot of “plans” for the D.O.G.E. Emily Peck, Elizabeth Spiers, and Anna Szymanski discuss the suspect promises of the Trump-appointed heads of the Depar…
00:45:40 |
Sat 16 Nov 2024
What Next TBD: The Manosphere That Delivered Trump Back to Power
Going on Joe Rogan’s podcast didn’t fit into Kamala Harris’s last month of campaigning, which consisted of a careful diet of traditional media and specifically selected appearances. It came up short …
00:21:42 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
Money Talks: The Rise and Fall of Victoria’s Secret
In this Money Talks: how did Victoria’s Secret go from hot to not? Emily Peck is joined by Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez, authors of Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an Am…
00:47:51 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
What Next TBD: The Polls Weren’t Wrong
Many folks were surprised at how soundly Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the election, especially since they thought the polls made it seem like a coin flip. The problem is, that’s not quite w…
00:22:57 |
Sun 10 Nov 2024
Slate Money: The Trump Trade
This week: The markets had a big reaction to Trump’s win. Emily Peck, Elizabeth Spiers, and Anna Szymanski discuss what traders are actually betting on and how a Trump economy will affect consumers. …
00:48:04 |
Sat 09 Nov 2024
What Next TBD: Elon Wins
As Elon Musk channeled his considerable resources towards Donald Trump’s campaign, there was talk about what his role in the new Trump administration would be. If his stint leading Twitter is any ind…
00:26:47 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
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