Slate Money
628 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★ - 922 ratingsA weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.
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Omni-Channel Curious
March 05, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourThis week Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by the New York Times’ “On Tech” columnist Shira Ovide for an all-tech deep dive. Starting with the war in Ukraine, they explore the tech giants’ grappling with Russian restrictions, Amazon’s inflated image as the omnipotent retailer, and the United States’ flagging broadband access. In the Plus segment: The bill banning forced arbitration Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Kevin Bendis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Trillion Dollar Triage
February 26, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Wall Street Journal reporter, Nick Timiraos. They discuss the evolving crisis in the Ukraine and what impact (if any) sanctions would have on Russia, all the problems with inflation and how the fed deals with inflation, and Timiraos’s upcoming book, Trillion Dollar Triage. In the Plus segment: Money markets and the feds as firefighters Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
IP Lasagna
February 19, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Alexandra Roberts, professor at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, for an all trademark episode of Slate Money. They talk about everything from social media to rights of publicity to counterfeits and parodies. In the Plus segment: Can Felix continue to use Felix the Cat as his Twitter avatar? Mentioned In the show: “MSCHF’s New Drop is Illegal (On Purpose This Time)” by Alexandra Pauly “Bad Spaniels Make Bad...
Bedazzle Your Elliptical
February 12, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Kevin Roose of The New York Times to talk about the crypto money launder scheme Heather Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein are accused of taking part in; the possible usefulness of crypto; and what’s going on with Forbes. In the Plus segment: The Sotheby’s auction of CryptoPunks. Mentioned In the show: “How The Crypto Couple Went From Wannabe Tech Luminaries To Targets In The Biggest Financial Seizure In Justice Department History” by...
Something Something Metaverse
February 05, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by management consultant and sports fan Robin Timothy of to talk about Facebook’s sudden loss of users and revenue, why the Olympics are both problematic and boring, and the Brian Flores NFL lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in coach hiring. In the Plus segment: A big gold cube. Mentioned In the show: “Brian Flores’ NFL Lawsuit: Can He Prove Systemic Racism? What We Know About Claims of ‘Sham Interviews’ and Incentivizing Tanking, Plu...
Sick of The Beatles
January 29, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Vipal Monga. They discuss the implications of the continued pumping of oil at one of the world’s dirtiest oil patches, how Canada’s housing situation compares with the U.S. and why ‘old’ music is suddenly so popular now. In the Plus segment: The latest on Fintech. Mentioned In the show: “One of the World’s Dirtiest Oil Patches Is Pumping More Than Ever” by Vipal Monga “Big Hot Sauce Wants More Hot ...
Davos Man
January 22, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by economics journalist and author, Peter Goodman. They discuss Goodman’s new book “Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World” Microsoft’s biggest deal ever, and what’s going on with 5G networks and airplanes. In the Plus segment: Peloton is down, will it survive? Further Reading: “Microsoft Buys Scandal-Tainted Activision in Bet on Metaverse” by Dina Bass and Nate Lanxon “Xbox CEO Phil Spencer on Reviving Old Activision Games as ...
…And My Lollipop
January 15, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Ranjan Roy of Margins talk about the death of ZIRP (a zero-interest rate policy) and what that means for the future; Felix’s glee about the sale of Citi Bank’s Mexican unit, Banamex; and the puzzle game sweeping the Internet. In the Plus segment: Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities gets big investment from crypto. Mentioned In the Episode: Axios Markets Newsletter “America’s labor shortage is bigger than the pandemic” by Emily Peck “Buy ‘Floki’: A cry...
Stacy’s Goodbye Cocktails
January 08, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the split verdict in the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, the short supply (and high prices) of COVID rapid tests, and whether restaurants should be allowed to sell cocktails to-go. Plus, we say goodbye to Stacy during her last episode of Slate Money. In the Plus segment: The New York Times’ purchase of The Athletic Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices...
One Really Long Year
January 01, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by Joe Weisentahl of the Bloombergpodcast Odd Lots. They discuss this past very long year in markets – from labor to crypto to supply chains; what’s up and what’s making them go ‘huh?’ and how we should maybe be grateful to Steve Mnuchin. In the Plus segment: How the lumber supply chain issue had very little to do with lumber. Mentioned In the show: “This is the Booming Movement to Abolish Work as We Know It” by Odd L...
Hire Someone to Rob You
December 25, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk all about retirement with Teresa Ghilarducci, retirement expert and professor at the New School for Social Research. They dig into what’s wrong with the retirement system and who is currently benefiting from its brokenness, how people can get the most out of retirement investments and the role gender plays in retirement planning. In the Plus segment: Succession’s Logan Roy’s retirement plan. Email: [email protected] Pod...
Ban the Bra!
December 18, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the psychic weight of another COVID wave and what it means for the economy, the environmental and employee problems with fast fashion, and what to expect now that Reddit is going public. In the Plus segment: The Block vs Block fight. Mentioned In the show: “’I Was Wrong’: Omicron Wrecks CEOs’ Plans for Office Return” by Jennifer Surane and Angelica LaVito “The End of a Return-to-Office Date” by Emma Goldberg “How Shein ...
Succession: Mr. Darcy How Could You?!
December 13, 2021 17:37 - 53 minutesSlate 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. For Episode 8, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined bySlate’s Lizzie O’Leary to talk about the Jeremy Strong New Yorker profile, the botched coup, and Tom’s big move. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Better Does Worse
December 11, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about Better.com’s CEO firing tons of employees via Zoom, DoorDash’s dark stores and increased hiring, and New York City Council passing a measure to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. In the Plus segment: What’s going on with inflation now. Mentioned In the show: Better.com CEO Firings “Better CEO ‘Taking Time Off Effective Immediately’: Email” by Maxwell Strachan “The Dark Side of 15-Minute Grocery Delivery” by...
Succession: Eat the Mozzarella!
December 06, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourSlate 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. For Episode 8, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Rachel Syme of The New Yorker to talk about the terrible parents of Succession, the fabulous – and not quite working – fashion choices, and Roman’s…ahem…picture. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
The Side Gig
December 04, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the problems facing Buzzfeed as it goes public, understanding the latest jobs report amidst the new COVID-19 variant, and the transition of the company Square to Block. In the Plus segment: Debating whether Twitter should become a paid for subscription service. Mentioned In the show: Block Heads on BLOCK’s new website Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Succession: “Rubberneck the Train Wreck”
November 29, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutesSlate 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. For Episode 7, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined bytheir fellow Slate Money co-host, Stacy-Marie Ishmael to talk about Kendall’s crazy birthday party, asking for receipts for He-Man lunchboxes, and why Roman keeps making deals in bathrooms. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more a...
Fist Bumps for Zelda
November 27, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by Gene Park of The Washington Post for a very special all-gaming episode. They get into the massive economy behind video games, the complexities of the multiverse, what games make you a “gamer” and discuss how gaming can actually be really social. In the Plus segment: What makes a great gaming chair. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Succession: "Clown Town"
November 22, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourSlate 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. For Episode 6, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined byjournalist, author and Godmother of Slate Money Succession, Taffy Brodesser-Akner to talk about Soy Boys, the fascists, and Tom’s diner regiment in preparation for prison. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choice...
Arriving Today
November 20, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by author Christopher Mims to talk about his new book, Arriving Today, what’s really going on with the supply chain crisis, the logistics of how Amazon works, and the crazy story of a crypto group trying to get a copy of the U.S. Constitution at auction. In the Plus segment: The people you don’t think about in the supply chain. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Cheyna Roth To learn more about Work...
Succession: “Belligerent Zucchini”
November 15, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutesSlate 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. For Episode 5, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Edmund Lee, longtime media industry reporter for The New York Times to talk about the real-life influences behind Sandy and Sandy, the big board meeting, and invisible cats. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad c...
Billionaire Slap Fight
November 13, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the deconglomeration of Johnson & Johnson and General Electric, the impact worker revenge has on inflation, and Elon Musk’s big Twitter poll costing him ten percent of his stocks. In the Plus segment: Talking on background. Mentioned in the show: “’It’s a walkout!’ Inside the fast-food workers’ season of rebellion” by Greg Jaffe “Updating The Verge’s background policy” by Nilay Patel Email: [email protected] Podcas...
Succession: “Goons and Stooges and Rough-Jacks”
November 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourSlate 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. For Episode 4, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined byMichael Mechanic, author of Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live – and How Their Wealth Harms Us All to talk about the arrival of Adrian Brody, trying to kill your father with the sun, and how true to life Succession really is. Podcast...
Twelve Gallons of Milk
November 06, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about a recent CNN segment claiming milk has gone from $1.99 per gallon to $2.79 per gallon, the United Nations climate summit in Scotland, and the conflict surrounding the Penguin Random House merger attempt with Simon & Schuster. In the Plus segment: Holding a tungsten cube. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Succession: "Caucasian Rich Brain"
November 01, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutesSlate 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. For Episode 3, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Matt Haber, Newsletter Editor for the Alta Journal, to armchair psychoanalyze Kendall, talk about the daddy issues of the Roy children, and debate whether Tom will actually go to prison. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more abo...
Backdoor to Monarchy
October 30, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about Facebook’s transformation to Metaverse, how the billionaire income tax would work (and why it won’t happen), and Hertz’s new deal with Tesla. In the Plus segment: How a butt dial blundered a coup. Mentioned In the show: “Why Hertz’s big Tesla deal is such a blockbuster” by Rebecca Heilweil “Democrats’ billionaire tax would heavily target 10 wealthiest Americans, but alternative plan is emerging” by Jeff Stein, Andrew V...
Succession: “Snake Linguini”
October 25, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutesSlate 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. For Episode 2, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by author and rich people expert Kurt Anderson, to talk about and whether Logan is in a decline, Kendal’s big speech, and those doughnuts. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will You Accept These Cookies?
October 23, 2021 09:00 - 1 hourThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about ad tracking and big changes at Apple, what’s going on with tuna bonds, and big businesses buying up real estate. In the Plus segment: Legacy admissions. Mentioned In the show: “Snap’s Stock Plummets as It Blames Apple’s Privacy Changes for Hurting Its Ad Business” by Sarah E. Needleman “Zillow pauses homebuying as tech-powered flipping hits snag” by Patrick Clark “Credit Suisse agrees to pay $475 million in fines over t...
Succession: "Weevils in the Flour Sack"
October 18, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutesSlate 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. For the series premier, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Janine Gibson, assistant editor of Financial Times to talk about Geri's glass cliff promotion, who might be going to jail, and all the best one liners. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Felix Hates Polls
October 16, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about spoiled customers acting out, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and the scandal plaguing her job position, and a new poll finding that a third of households making less than $50,000 in the U.S. lost or spent their savings during the pandemic. In the Plus segment: The Coinbase proposal for an entirely new regulation system for cryptocurrency. Mentioned In the show: “Almost 20% of U.S. Households Lost Entire Savings During ...
Succession: Next Cove Please, Julius!
October 11, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutesSlate 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. To kick us off after a long wait for season 3, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by The New Yorker's Rebecca Mead to talk about her piece, "The Real C.E.O of 'Succession'", how sorry we should feel for the Roy "children," and the mic drop ending of season 2. Podcast production by Cheyna Rot...
Next Cove Please, Julius!
October 11, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutesSlate 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. To kick us off after a long wait for season 3, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by The New Yorker's Rebecca Mead to talk about her piece, "The Real C.E.O of 'Succession'", how sorry we should feel for the Roy "children," and the mic drop ending of season 2. Podcast production by Cheyna Rot...
Trillions
October 09, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by Robin Wigglesworth to talk about his new book Trillions. They get into active investing, what’s going on with Tether, and the art company Masterworks. In the Plus segment: Snacks. Mentioned In the show: “Why Masterworks is worth $1 billion” by Felix Salmon “Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?” by Zeke Faux “Former Pepsi C.E.O. Indra Nooyi on the Truth of Corporate Responsibility” by David Marchese “You’re snacking mor...
The Contrarian
October 02, 2021 09:00 - 1 hourThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by Max Chafkin to talk about his new book The Contrarian. They get into the life and drama of Peter Thiel, insider trading, and the Ozy Media scandal. In the Plus segment: What will Peter Thiel do with all his money? Mentioned in the show: “Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong” by Ben Smith “Most Americans Today Believe the Stock Market is Rigged, and They’re Right” by Liam Vaughan E...
Too Big to Disappear
September 25, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the precarious position of the huge Chinese real-estate company Evergrande, the debt ceiling and revolving door of tax policies, and the foreign policy dustup over submarines. In the Plus segment: Corruption in the Treasury Department. Mentioned In the show: “Understanding Evergrande, the Chinese Real Estate Conglomerate That’s Nearing Collapse,”by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway for Bloomberg’s Oddlots Axios Capita...
The Minaj Effect
September 18, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about vaccine mandates and the spread of vaccine misinformation (ahem, Nicki Minaj), the New York magazine piece on delivery workers in New York City, and the Treasury Department’s report on U.S. child care. In the Plus segment: The crypto carry trade. Mentioned In The Show: “Revolt of the Delivery Workers,” by Josh Dzieza for New York Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Shortages in the Child Care Sy...
Shutdown
September 11, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutesHistorian and author Adam Tooze joins Felix Salmon and Emily Peck to talk about his new book Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy and his Substack piece on the sanctions on Afghanistan. In the Plus segment: Lessons from the COVID-19 crisis. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Twitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Porn and Propaganda
September 04, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutesJoseph Bernstein of Buzzfeed News joins to talk about his Harper’s cover story on antidisinformation, the big OnlyFans porn debacle, and the rise of shoplifted items being sold on Amazon. In the Plus segment: Renaissance Technologies. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Twitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Cult of We
August 28, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutesEliot Brown of the Wall Street Journal joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael to talk about his book The Cult of We about the wild rise of WeWork under its eccentric founder Adam Neumann, attempting to answer their many questions such as, “Why?”. They talk blitzscaling, founder control, and why we keep giving white men with good hair so much money. In the Plus segment: Unpublished tidbits from Eliot’s book. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jessamine Moll...
The Crypto Episode
August 21, 2021 09:00 - 1 hourThis week, cryptocurrency expert Maya Zehavi joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael to answer all their questions about the world of crypto. (And they have a lot.) In the Plus segment: CBDCs. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Twitter: @felixsalmon, @s_m_i, @EmilyRPeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pandemic of Rage
August 14, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss the effects of the Delta variant, rising gas prices, and the rise of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ fintech. In the Plus segment: Mr. White Hat. Mentioned in the Show: “How the Pandemic Now Ends’,” by Ed Yong for the Atlantic “Biden’s OPEC Plea Is Really Directed at Anxious Drivers,” by Liam Denning for Bloomberg “How Sweden Became the Silicon Valley of Europe,” by Colm Fulton and Supantha Mukherjee for Reuters Email: slatemoney...
Slate Money: Movies: Sense and Sensibility
August 10, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutesWelcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. For the final episode of the season, author and Slate Money favorite, Taffy Brodesser-Akner returns to talk about Sense and Sensibility….and, in a major plot twist, the JLo vehicle Maid in Manhattan! They’ll discuss what these two films could possibly have in common, the villainization of gold diggers, and why Emily felt Sense and...
Finance Blogger Reunion
August 07, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by their fellow finance-blogging alum, Cardiff Garcia. Cardiff sheds some light on the current situation in Cuba, they discuss skewed incentives in investment banking, and the state of bookselling. In the Plus segment: The Fed chair decision. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Twitter: @felixsalmon, @s_m_i Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Slate Money: Movies: Glengarry Glen Ross
August 03, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutesWelcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. Mary Childs of Planet Money joins Felix and Emily to talk about the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross, adapted by David Mamet from his play of the same name. They discuss toxic masculinity in the workplace, short-termism, and why this film kept Mary up all night. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. T...
The Super App Dream
July 31, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, are joined by Cezary Podkul of ProPublica to talk about his in-depth article on unemployment insurance fraud, Robinhood’s IPO and ambitions of being a “super app,” and everything that’s going on with private companies in China and the stock market in Hong Kong. In the Plus segment: Payment for order flow. Mentioned in the show: “How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic” by Cezary Podkul for ProPublica “U.S. SEC says Chinese IPO ho...
Slate Money: Movies: Citizen Kane
July 27, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutesWelcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. Ben Smith, media columnist for The New York Times, joins Emily and Felix to discuss the urtext of business-themed movies, Orson Welles’ 1941 film Citizen Kane. They discuss Charles Foster Kane’s real life counterpart William Randolph Hearst, the portrayal of Jewish characters in the 1940s, and how much (or little) the media indust...
Expendable Men
July 24, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss the billionaire space race we saw this week, Johnson & Johnson’s “Texas two-step” plan, and two big workplace issues -- expenses and meetings. In the Plus segment: Private markets. Mentioned in the show: “Are You a Bezos?” by Jacob Bernstein for the New York Times “Emergency Skin” by N. K. Jemisin ‘Just Expense It’ is Corporate Speak for ‘Our Policies Assume You’re Rich’ by Stacy-Marie Ishmael for Fortune. “Nasdaq Gets ...
Slate Money: Movies: Parasite
July 20, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutesWelcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. Dodai Stewart of The New York Times joins Emily and Felix to discuss the stunning winner of the 2020 Best Picture Oscar, Parasite. They discuss class solidarity (or lack thereof), how the film’s themes translate to America, and why only the rich can afford luxuries like planning, trust and using all their senses. Email: slatemone...
Normalize Venison
July 17, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutesThis week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss the inflation spike, Felix’s favorite solution to the deadly deer problem, and Netflix getting into video games. In the Plus segment: French pastry. Mentioned in the show: “How Do You Measure Inflation?” on The Indicator by Planet Money “How to Solve America’s Wild Deer Problem? Eat Them” by Frank Hyman for the Wall Street Journal “The Market Solution to the Deer Problem” by Felix Salmon for Axios Email: slatemoney@sla...
Slate Money: Movies: The Fountainhead
July 13, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutesWelcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. Michael Bierut, graphic designer and self-described “recovering Ayn Rand fan”, joins Felix and Emily to discuss the 1949 film adaptation of The Fountainhead. They cover the film’s remarkable architecture, the clunky, long-winded dialogue, and its surprising watchability--despite Ayn Rand’s insistence on controlling everything. E...