Slate Money

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About the Show

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers.

Hosts

  • Emily Peck is a veteran journalist who has worked as a writer and editor at national outlets like HuffPost, the Wall Street Journal, and the American Lawyer.

  • Felix Salmon is a host of the Slate Money podcast.

  • Elizabeth Spiers is Slate’s Pay Dirt columnist. She was the founding editor of Gawker and the former editor in chief of the New York Observer. Prior to Gawker, she was a financial analyst.

The Drug that Debunks Free Will

Cathy O’Neill joins to talk about the NYSE, algorithms at the IRS, and a miracle weight loss drug.

Chip War

Chris Miller joins Slate Money to talk about microchips.

It’s Not TV

Felix Gillette joins to talk about his new book on HBO.

Is Inflation Ova?

Slate Money talks about soaring egg prices, gas stoves and Columbia Business School’s new campus.

Burning Platforms

Slate Money talks non-competes, Silvergate, and Southwest.

The 2022 Markets Wrap-Up

Josh Brown joins Slate Money to explain what happened with the markets this year.

In Defense of Nepotism

Slate Money talks about 401(k)s, nepo babies, and the golden age of cocaine.

Should You Care About the Dot Plot?

Slate Money talks about the Fed’s dot plot, Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of Activision, and SBF’s arrest.

The NYT Strike: End of the Wordle Streak

Slate Money talks ChatGPT, Trump tax fraud and The New York Times strike.

The Tale of Two Bobs

Slate Money talks about Disney’s CEO swap, shrinkflation and SBF’s media tour.

Fleishman Is in Trouble

Slate Money talks with Fleishman is in Trouble author Taffy Brodesser-Akner about wealth and class.

Enron 2

Slate Money talks about FTX and how to gauge the scope of a scandal.

WTF SBF

Slate Money talks about the colossal downfall of FTX.

Homecoming

Rana Foroohar joins Slate Money to talk about the end of globalization.

Memelord Takeover

Matt Levine joins Slate Money to talk about all things crypto.

Meet Me by the Fountain

Alexandra Lange joins Slate Money to talk about the history of malls.

We Can’t Quit Elon

Slate Money talks inflation, the economics Nobel Prize, and Elon Musk

Felix Learns What A Condo Is

Jonathan Miller joins to talk all things real estate.

Skandal!

Slate Money talks UK economy, Skandal!, and a 10-year-old artist.

First Class Food Fomo

Slate Money talks Citrix, Blue Bonds, and airplane food.