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Oct 28, 2017 • 52min
The Tiran and Sanafir Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political-risk consultant Anna Szymanski discuss:Sexual harassmentSaudi Arabia’s $500 billion city NEOMTrading cryptocurrenciesIn Slate Plus: Why do bankers like higher interest rates?Check out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmannPodcast production by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 21, 2017 • 1h 9min
The Codfather Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski are joined by Financial Times journalist Robin Wigglesworth to discuss:The size of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fundScandinavian economicsThe 30th anniversary of Black MondayEmail: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmann Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2017 • 1h
The Some of My Best Friends Are Petroleum Engineers Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski are joined by economist Tim Harford to discuss:Richard Thaler’s Nobel prizeTim Harford’s book, Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern EconomyBrexitCheck out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @TimHarfordProduction by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 7, 2017 • 57min
The Africa Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski are joined by Quartz’s Africa editor Yinka Adegoke to discuss:Lagos and NairobiChina in AfricaThe political scandal in South AfricaOn Slate Plus, we continue talking to Justin about music rights and the streaming industry.Check out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @YinkaWritesProduction by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 30, 2017 • 48min
The Krautrock Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, political risk consultant Anna Szymanski, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, discuss:Taking part of Eminem’s music public with guest Justin Kalifowitz of Downtown Music PublishingBondholders of Puerto Rican debtThe ousting of Wolfgang SchäubleOn Slate Plus, we continue talking to Justin about music rights and the streaming industry.Check out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmannProduction by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2017 • 55min
The Anna's Air Quotes Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, political risk consultant Anna Szymanski, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, discuss:- Toys R Us filing for bankruptcy- The new startup Loftium- Sukuk bondsCheck out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmannProduction by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2017 • 50min
The Homicidal Sexbots Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, political risk consultant Anna Szymanski, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction, discuss:EquifaxThe scandal at SoFiHomicidal sexbotsCheck out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmannProduction by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 9, 2017 • 54min
The Peripatetic Headquarters Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, political risk consultant Anna Szymanski, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Jacob Weisberg, chairman and editor in chief of the The Slate Group, discuss:Ticket sale scamsThe sale of legacy media brands like the New York Daily NewsAmazon’s new headquartersCheck out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmannProduction by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 2, 2017 • 53min
The Rebuilding Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, political risk consultant Anna Szymanski, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss:- Hurricane Harvey and flood insurance- Construction productivity- Tax reformCheck out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmannProduction by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2017 • 53min
The Bet the Farm Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, political risk consultant Anna Szymanski, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss:- Passive investing- Driscoll’s strawberries- The banana markeCheck out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmannProduction by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
