This week: Inflation is going bananas (unless you’re talking about the actual fruit.) First up, hosts<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zxqezqfhjwidbrsvk66ded57" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Felix Salmon</a>,<a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Emily Peck</a>, and<a href="https://www.elizabethspiers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Elizabeth Spiers</a> dig into what is causing inflation and why bananas should actually cost more than they do. Then, Meta wants everyone to play with its new A.I. model but is the cuteness covering up something sinister? Finally, why Kelly Clarkson really doesn’t get that <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-13/in-new-york-city-close-up-magic-emerges-as-premium-live-entertainment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brooklyn magic shop’s</a> whole deal.Mentioned in the episode:<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/business/economy/bananas-iran-war.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘America’s Favorite Fruit Is Being Bruised by the Iran War’</a>, from The New York Times<a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/new-york-city-loves-a-fancy-complicated-bird.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘What If New York Just Loves a Fancy, Complicated Bird?’</a>, from Vulture<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/10/16/tesla-flying-roadster-goodbye-car-business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘With flying Roadster, Tesla waves goodbye to the car business’,</a> from AxiosPodcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth.In the Slate Plus episode: Not a Girl, Not Yet A LawyerWant to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Or, visit<a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/moneyplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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