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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.Want more Slate Money? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit https://slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen.
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Dec 6, 2021 • 57min
Succession: Eat the Mozzarella!
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. 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 4, 2021 • 51min
The Side Gig
This 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: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 29, 2021 • 45min
Succession: “Rubberneck the Train Wreck”
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. 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 27, 2021 • 59min
Fist Bumps for Zelda
This 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: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 22, 2021 • 58min
Succession: "Clown Town"
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. 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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 20, 2021 • 58min
Arriving Today
This 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: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Cheyna RothTo learn more about Work Check, visit https://link.chtbl.com/workcheck?sid=podcast.slatemoney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 2021 • 55min
Succession: “Belligerent Zucchini”
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. 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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 2021 • 59min
Billionaire Slap Fight
This 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 PatelEmail: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 8, 2021 • 59min
Succession: “Goons and Stooges and Rough-Jacks”
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. 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 production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 6, 2021 • 49min
Twelve Gallons of Milk
This 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: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices