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This week, Felix, Emily, and Anna talk to Rich Lesser of Boston Consulting Group about how big businesses are coping right now and the relief bill that was just passed. Then they discuss what the Fed is doing, and what’s going on at Amazon. “U.S. airlines don’t need a bailout to stay in business” by Richard Squire In the Slate Plus segment: Ecuador.Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on Slate Money each week, and no ads. Sign up now to listen and support our show.Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weekly, day-of update, the Slate Money hosts discuss what’s going on right now amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Emily, Anna and Felix discuss the $2 Trillion relief package and how the US government stacks up in the crisis. Email: [email protected] production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.Jordan Thaeler of WhatsBusy joins Slate Money Food to talk about the tech and data side of the food biz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the Slate Money hosts discuss the government’s plan to send out checks, the senators who used inside information to profit off the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest news from China. “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance,” by Tomas PueyoAnd in the Slate Plus segment: Brazil.Email us your questions about personal finance during the pandemic at [email protected]!Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weekly, day-of update, the Slate Money hosts discuss what’s going on right now amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Email: [email protected] production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.In the first episode of the mini-series, Felix talks to Zachary Crockett about the cult of Costco and what makes the no-frills warehouse such an alluring shopping experience. (Especially now that everyone is stockpiling toilet paper.)And you can read Zachary’s piece on Chik-fil-A here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ben Hubbard, author of “MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman”, joins Felix, Emily, and Anna to discuss the global economic effects of the Coronavirus, the oil situation in the Middle East and the pros and cons of working from home. In the Slate Plus segment: More on “MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Felix, Emily, and Anna discuss the Fed’s emergency, coronavirus-driven rate cut; the life of Jack Welch and the troubles of Jack Dorsey; and Lebanon’s Ponzi scheme.“‘Knowing the Right People’: The Embattled Concierge With Elite Connections” by Tabby Kinder and Daniel Thomas In the Slate Plus segment: “Paul Singer, Doomsday Investor,” by Sheelah Kolhatkar in the New Yorker. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Felix Anna and Emily talk about how coronavirus is affecting the stock market, Disney’s two Bobs, and the crazy story of the “Madoff of France.”In the Slate Plus segment: The four-hour work week.'America’s Broken Social Safety Net Can’t Withstand The Coronavirus' by Emily Peck'The Leap Day Employee Finally Gets Her Birthday Off This Year' by Alison Green Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor Dougherty joins Slate Money to talk about his new book Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America and all things housing crisis. Plus: An extra long housing bonanza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s episode, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss Judy Shelton, Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, tech antitrust investigations, and the JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) contract.In the Slate Plus segment: Wells Fargo ends forced arbitration for sexual harassment. 'Behind Amazon’s HQ2 Fiasco: Jeff Bezos Was Jealous of Elon Musk'- https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-02-03/amazon-s-hq2-fiasco-was-driven-by-bezos-envy-of-elon-musk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Edmund Lee, media journalist for The New York Times, joins the Slate Money hosts to discuss the demented rollercoaster that is Tesla stock, The New York Times’ surprising subscription numbers and the revenue of Youtube and other social media sites.Plus: Spotify buying The Ringer.Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Izabella Kaminska, editor of FT Alphaville, joins the Slate Money hosts from London to discuss Brexit Day, ESG (environmental, social and governance) and LIBOR (London InterBank Offered Rate). Plus: An extra long Brexit segment. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Slate Money hosts discuss such terrifying topics as facial recognition technology, the coronavirus, and Australian bushfires.Plus: SmileDirectClub.Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Slate Money hosts discuss the newest trade deals, Visa buying Plaid and the Rooney Rule.Plus: Nike Vaporfly shoes.Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Slate Money hosts discuss what a split with the Royal Family means for Meghan and Harry financially, how Trump’s wine tariff will mess with the industry, and index funds and voting.Plus: Is war good for the stock market?'The Hidden Dangers of the Great Index Fund Takeover' By David McLaughlin and Annie Massa'She Was a Star of New York Real Estate, but Her Life Story Was a Lie' by Julie Satow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Slate Money hosts discuss the news from Iran and its effect on oil prices, the biggest mistakes in the past decade of government policies, and the legacy of former NBA Commissioner David Stern. Plus: Carlos Ghosn.‘The 2010s Were an Economic Tragedy’ by Jordan Weissmann ‘The Reformed Broker’ by Joshua M. Brown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Harford joins Slate Money to discuss his new podcast Cautionary Tales, Christmas cards and the black market for Chinese sand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Felix, Emily, and Anna discuss the state of Boeing, the new California law for contract workers, and the incredible wealth stockpiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.In the Slate Plus segment: book recommendations. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Felix, Emily, and Anna discuss the end of the World Trade Organization, the life of Paul Volcker and Away’s toxic workplace.And in the Slate Plus segment: Hydrocarbons.This episode is brought to you by LightStream. Get an additional interest rate discount at lightstream.com/money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in. In the last episode of the mini-series, Felix talks to Hannah Elliott of Bloomberg about what makes a car collectible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Felix, Emily, and Anna discuss Larry and Sergey, aka The Boys, stepping away from Alphabet, Uber’s big safety report and Silver Lake’s investment in Manchester City soccer.And in the Slate Plus segment: Argentina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in. This week, Felix talks to Dan Rosenheck of The Economist about a literal liquid asset: wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, economist and professional contrarian Bryan Caplan joins Slate Money to discuss his books on parenting, education, and, his latest, a graphic novel called Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in. This week, Felix talks to Max Bittner, CEO of Vestiaire Collective, about why luxury goods like watches, handbags and designer clothing are not just consumables. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Felix and special guest Janine Gibson of the Financial Times call Emily and Anna from Oxfordshire, England to discuss the situation in Hong Kong, TikTok, and stanning Taylor Swift and her fight for artist ownership.In the Slate Plus segment: The Hummus Wars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in. This week, Felix talks to Justina Vasquez of Bloomberg News about how and why people have been investing in gold for a very, very long time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Felix, Emily, and Anna discuss the potentially sexist tendencies of the Apple Card algorithm, why tech is killing restaurants and the new big player in streaming, Disney+.And in the Slate Plus segment: Bolivia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in. This week, Felix talks to Nathaniel Popper of The New York Times about whether cryptocurrency is a real investment asset or a total gamble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Slate Money this week:CEOs being fired for consensual relationships with subordinates, including, this week, Steve Easterbrook of McDonald’sAustin Frakt’s New York Times story about sleep being good for your salaryFelix’s Axios piece on the allure of private. moneyAnd in the Slate Plus segment: Saudi Aramco’s plans to go publicEmail: [email protected] production by Phii SurkisFollowTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in that don’t have any cash flows. This week, Felix sits down with Julia Halperin, Executive Editor of Artnet News to talk about when, if ever, art is a good investment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rana Foroohar joins Slate Money to discuss her book Don’t Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us, the Facebook vs Twitter war over political ads, NCAA players finally getting paid, and PG&E and the California wildfires. And in the Slate Plus segment: Fitbit and Google. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Felix, Emily, and Anna discuss the latest news on WeWork, Emily's article on the so-called leadership and empowerment seminar at Ernst & Young that told women their brains were like pancakes, among other indignities, and Felix’s recent review of Darkness by Design: The Hidden Power in Global Capital Markets by Walter Mattli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episode with spoiler-filled glee. In this extra special bonus episode, J. Smith-Cameron, aka Queen Gerri herself, and the New York Times Magazine’s Taffy Brodesser-Akner join Felix and Emily to discuss which of her lines were actually improvised, how she reacted to the Roman/Gerri storyline, what kinds of storylines and scenes were cut from the season, and more insights and hilarious tidbits from the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Felix, Emily and Anna discuss the threat of robots taking our jobs, TurboTax and the Vanity Fair piece on Wall Street supposedly making money on the chaos of Trump.And in the Slate Plus segment: D.E. Shaw. Email: [email protected]: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New York Times writer Binyamin Appelbaum joins Slate Money to discuss his new book The Economists' Hour,the concept of putting a dollar value on a human life and the NBA’s whole thing with China. And in the Slate Plus segment: The latest from the Fed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episode with spoiler-filled glee. This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Lizzie O’Leary and John Collins to speculate on the “blood sacrifice”, analyze Roman’s newfound competency and reveal which Roy Family member they are.‘Shiv Roy’s Turtlenecks Will Destroy You’ by Emilia Petrarca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Laurie Santos joins Felix, Anna, and Emily to discuss the ideas around money and happiness that she explores in her podcast The Happiness Lab, and some of the science may surprise you. And as an added bonus, Taffy Brodesser Akner (who was in the studio for Slate Money: Succession) kicks off the conversation by explaining why she doesn’t want to be happy.In the Slate Plus segment: Laurie talks about how The Happiness Lab grew out of the most popular course in Yale’s 300-year history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episode with spoiler-filled glee. This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Sarah Ellison and Gabe Roth to discuss Kendall’s new lady, the plot against Rhea and, of course, “Ken WA”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Felix, Emily and Anna sit down to discuss the continuing insanity at WeWork, the fate of Juul amid recent health scares and the mess made by the collapse of British travel agency Thomas Cook. Plus: Elizabeth Warren and Wall Street. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episode with spoiler-filled glee. This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Lydia Polgreen of HuffPost and her wife Candace Feit. They discuss the extremely watchable horribleness of Caroline, Logan and Rhea’s mysterious relationship and the reasoning behind of Candace’s tweet claiming that Succession is “the queerest show on tv (without any queer storylines)”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mike Isaac of the New York Times joins to talk about his new bookSuper Pumped which tells the dramatic story of Uber’s rise and fall. He and the hosts also get into the whole WeWork IPO debacle and the strike at GM. Plus: The Repo Market. This episode is brought to you by LightStream. Get an additional interest rate discount at lightstream.com/money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episode with spoiler-filled glee. This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Taffy Brodesser-Akner of the New York Times. They discuss Rhea’s role in the whole succession question, the meaning of “Argestes” and the many reasons to love Gerri. Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About Roman’s Quirky Sits on Succession? by Megh WightLet’s Talk About the Clothes on “Succession” by Rachel Syme Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Yale Professor Daniel Markovits joins Emily and Felix to discuss his new book ‘The Meritocracy Trap’, Jeffrey Epstein and the MIT Media Lab, and the Volfefe Index. Plus: Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein. Follow@felixsalmon,@EmilyRPeck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episode with spoiler-filled glee. This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Jacob Weisberg, former editor of Slate, and Katie Baker of The Ringer. 'It's a Woman's World: The True Heroes of Succession" by Katie Baker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Felix explains this whole Brexit mess, Emily talks about Amazon’s irresponsible delivery polices and Anna finally gets to talk about Argentina. Plus: Walmart vs guns.HostEmily Peck, Felix Salmon, Anna SzymanskiFollow@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episode with spoiler-filled glee. This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Slate’s own Allison Benedikt. Follow: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@abenedikt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Felix, Emily and Anna are back in the studio to talk about Bill Dudley’s thoughts on Trump and the Fed, dig into the viability of Peloton and WeWork and to finally weigh in on Twitter’s great Chicken Sandwich Wars.Plus: GEFollow@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of thesuperrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episodewith spoiler-filled glee. This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Slate’sresident Succession stan, June Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.