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May 2, 2020 • 44min
How is Boeing Okay?
This week Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss the process for reopening states, what’s going on with big business right now, and the gross domestic product that’s hidden in our homes. In the Slate Plus segment: The meat industry. Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2020 • 31min
Slate Money: Food: Alternative Meat
In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.This week, Tad Friend joins to discuss the growing alternative meat industry, the plant-based crusade of Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown and the significant environmental benefits of ditching the beef patty."Value Meal" by Tad Friend for The New YorkerEmail: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 25, 2020 • 54min
Why Are Republicans Being So Mean?
This week Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss the price of oil, the Paycheck Protection Program round two, and the results of their informal poll on stimulus checks. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on Slate Money each week, and no ads. Sign up now to listen and support our show.In the Slate Plus segment: The United States Oil Fund.Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2020 • 44min
Slate Money: Food: Sustainability
In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.Dan Barber of Blue Hill joins Felix to discuss how COVID-19 is revealing the flaws in the farm-to-table model, the utilitarian origins of cuisine and what a truly sustainable local food system would look like. Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 18, 2020 • 47min
Giant Money Gun
This week Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss the Paycheck Protection Program funds running out, Amazon’s current percentage of evil, and why companies would pay out dividends right now.“Coronavirus at Smithfield pork plant: The untold story of America's biggest outbreak” by Jessica Lussenhop in BBC News In the Slate Plus segment: Pandemic Bonds. Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2020 • 30min
Slate Money: Food: Reservations
In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.Remember going to restaurants? Marissa Conrad joins to talk about the complex economy of restaurant reservations and how apps like OpenTable and Resy are changing the game. “We Suck at Reservations” by Marissa Conrad for New York MagazineEmail: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 11, 2020 • 47min
Too Big to Be Small
This week Felix, Anna, and Emily talk about Felix’s theory that this is a “Bayesian” crisis, the Fed’s newest lending program which includes businesses that aren’t exactly big or small, and the stock market’s major rally. “The Economic Devastation Of COVID-19 Is Hitting Women Particularly Hard,” by Emily Peck in the Huffington PostSlate Plus members get a bonus segment on Slate Money each week, and no ads. Sign up now to listen and support our show.In the Slate Plus segment: Zoom. Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 7, 2020 • 30min
Slate Money: Food: Fast Food
In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.Marcia Chatelain, author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, joins to discuss the complex relationship between fast food franchises and African American communities. Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 4, 2020 • 45min
Banana Disruptions
Felix, Anna and Emily discuss the issue of small business loans in the stimulus bill, why the toilet paper shortage might not be overhyped and Trump’s oil tweet which is quite possibly the most market moving tweet ever.“What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage,” by Will Oremus in Medium“Trump’s Labor Department Takes A Hacksaw To Coronavirus Paid Sick Leave” by Emily Peck in the Huffington Post.In the Slate Plus segment: The ad market during the COVID-19 pandemic. Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 1, 2020 • 17min
Slate Money: COVID-19: April 1, 2020
Every Wednesday, the Slate Money hosts discuss what’s going on right now amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Emily, Anna, and Felix discuss the question of paying rent and mortgages amid the massive layoffs due to COVID-19.Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
