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#654

Slate Money | Money Talks: The Cost of Caring

In this Money Talks: When his intellectually disabled brother-in-law suddenly came under their care, Professor Harold Pollack and his wife found themselves in a financial crisis. This huge life shift prompted him to face down his own lack of financial planning and eventually help demystify the topic for others with his book, [The Index Card] (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317640/the-index-card-by-helaine-olen-and-harold-pollack/) . In this episode, Harold joins [Emily Peck] (https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck) , for whom this topic is also very personal, to discuss the oft ignored financial realities of longterm caregiving. Want 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 [ Apple Podcasts] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888) and [ Spotify] (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX) . Or, visit [ slate.com/moneyplus] (https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

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#653

Slate Money | Oligarchy in the USA

This week: In his farewell address, President Biden warns of a looming oligarchy in America. [Felix Salmon] (https://www.axios.com/authors/fsalmon) , [Emily Peck] (https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck) , and [Elizabeth Spiers] (https://www.elizabethspiers.com/) debate whether Biden is right, or if America is already an oligarchy of sorts. Then, the FDA is suing John Deere. The hosts discuss the idea of “the right to repair” and why our ability to repair the things we buy just isn’t what it used to be. And finally, Nate Anderson has announced that he’s closing Hindenburg. Are activist short sellers a dying breed? In the Slate Plus episode: An [MBA] (https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/harvard-mba-employment-rate-job-hunt-difficulty-addfc3ec?mod=hp_trendingnow_article_pos2) Ain’t What It Used To Be Want 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 [ Apple Podcasts] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888) and [ Spotify] (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX) . Or, visit [ slate.com/moneyplus] (https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Jan 2025

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54:33

18 Jan 2025

#652

What Next TBD | Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta-Morphosis

Misinformation, disinformation, politics—Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is not going to shield users from those anymore. What’s behind the abrupt change in direction? Guest: Sheera Frenkel, [New York Times tech reporter] (https://www.nytimes.com/by/sheera-frenkel) Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at [ slate.com/whatnextplus] (http://slate.com/whatnextplus) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

17 Jan 2025

29 MINS

29:53

17 Jan 2025

#651

Decoder Ring | I am Tupperware, I Contain Multitudes

The storage container is a stealthy star of the modern home. It’s something we use to organize more of our stuff than ever before, and also something other people use to organize their stuff for our viewing pleasure. Its role as a source of soothing, satisfying, potentially viral clicks is new, but storage container innovations are not – something we had occasion to remember when Tupperware, the company, recently filed for bankruptcy. Tupperware was the original container craze. In today’s episode we’re going to connect it to the contemporary one, because as it happens, for a long time now, we’ve been filling empty plastic boxes with far more than just leftovers. This episode was reported and produced by Olivia Briley. It was edited by Willa Paskin. Decoder Ring is produced by Willa Paskin, Evan Chung, Katie Shepherd and Max Freedman. Derek John is Executive Producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. In this episode, you’ll hear from Amanda Mull who wrote the articles “ [Tupperware Is in Trouble] (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/04/tupperware-kitchen-storage-trouble/678046/) ” and “ [Home Influencers Will Not Rest Until Everything Has Been Put in a Clear Plastic Storage Bin] (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/01/restocking-videos-tiktok-plastic-storage-bins/677041/) .” And from Bob Kealing, the author of [Tupperware Unsealed] (https://www.amazon.com/Tupperware-Unsealed-Brownie-Tupper-Pioneers/dp/081303227X) . If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com Want more Decoder Ring? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock exclusive 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 the [Decoder Ring] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoder-ring/id1376577202) show page. Or, visit [slate.com/decoderplus] (https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Decoder_Ring&utm_source=show_notes) to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

15 Jan 2025

46 MINS

46:09

15 Jan 2025

#650

How To! | Switch Careers in Midlife

For three decades, Mike has worked in a field with an uncertain future: journalism. He loves the stability of his current job mentoring student reporters, but he can’t stop thinking about starting a new career—in his 50s—in astrophysics, architecture, or law. On this episode of How To!, co-host Courtney Martin enlists career coach and psychologist [Dr. Dawn Graham] (https://drdawnoncareers.com/) to help Mike think through his midlife career crisis, especially his urge to go back to school. Dawn’s book is [Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers—and Seize Success] (https://drdawnoncareers.com/switchers-the-book/) . If you liked this episode check out: [Find a New Career Before It's Too Late] (https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2020/06/linkedin-hello-monday-host-jessi-hempel-on-how-to-get-a-job) and [How To Advance Your Career By Quitting Your Job] (https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2021/11/how-to-find-your-dream-job) . Do you have a problem that needs solving? Send us a note at [howto@slate.com] (mailto:howto@slate.com) or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on [Apple] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-with-charles-duhigg/id1469631127) , [Spotify] (https://open.spotify.com/show/2sTpPBvpoGHZlDwgSKI7EZ?si=bD7WdR-vTjuCva13Wdn5qw) or wherever you listen. How To’s executive producer is Derek John. Joel Meyer is our senior editor/producer. The show is produced by Rosemary Belson, with Kevin Bendis. Want more How To!? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock exclusive 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 the [How To!] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to/id1469631127) show page. Or, visit [slate.com/howtoplus] (https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=How_To&utm_source=episode_summary) to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

14 Jan 2025

44 MINS

44:19

14 Jan 2025

#649

What Next TBD | Why Tech Is Bending the Knee

How the FCC and its incoming head, Brenden Carr, could enact Trump’s top policy goal: punishing anyone who says mean stuff about Trump. Guest: Drew FitzGerald, telecom reporter [for the Wall Street Journal] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/drew-fitzgerald) . Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at [ slate.com/whatnextplus] (http://slate.com/whatnextplus) to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

12 Jan 2025

29 MINS

29:29

12 Jan 2025

#648

Slate Money | The Dire Costs of the LA Fires

This week: Los Angeles continues to try and fight back its most devastating wildfire ever. [Felix Salmon] (https://www.axios.com/authors/fsalmon) , [Emily Peck] (https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck) , and [Elizabeth Spiers] (https://www.elizabethspiers.com/) discuss the fires raging in Los Angles and how they highlight the growing problem with disaster insurance as well as the [complex issues ] (https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-137/climate-carceralism-the-future-of-climate-linked-prison-labor/) around [prison labor] (https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/08/04/prison-wildfires-california-firefighter) . Then, Meta is walking back their content moderation, giving hate speech more of a chance to thrive on their platforms. The hosts debate what this will mean for advertisers and Meta employees alike. And finally, New York City has at last implemented its congestion pricing. And while it’s too early to know the effects, the hosts look to London to see what the future could hold for the city’s commuters. In the Slate Plus episode: Wirkin Bag Economics Want 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 [ Apple Podcasts] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888) and [ Spotify] (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX) . Or, visit [ slate.com/moneyplus] (https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Jan 2025

55 MINS

55:20

11 Jan 2025

#647

What Next TBD | Will the Supreme Court Save TikTok?

Will a First Amendment defense keep TikTok running in America? Guest: Emily Baker White, tech reporter for Forbes. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at [ slate.com/whatnextplus] (http://slate.com/whatnextplus) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

10 Jan 2025

31 MINS

31:50

10 Jan 2025

#646

Slate Money | Money Talks: Selling The American Dream

In this Money Talks: Jane Marie has spent years reporting on the tangled web of multi-level marketing companies, or MLMs, with her podcast [The Dream] (https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-dream) and dives even deeper in her new book, [Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans] (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Selling-the-Dream/Jane-Marie/9781982155773) . In this episode, she sits down with Emily Peck to discuss their origins, their appeal to American women, and their extremely questionable business practices. Want 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 [ Apple Podcasts] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888) and [ Spotify] (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX) . Or, visit [ slate.com/moneyplus] (https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Jan 2025

44 MINS

44:18

07 Jan 2025

#645

Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: The Magic, and Mess, of Care Work

Whether it's a nanny taking us to school or a home health aide helping us age in place, most of us will rely on paid caregivers at some point in our lives. For the next two episodes, we'll talk to professional caregivers about the emotional and economic reality of the intimate work they do. In episode one, we hear from two eldercare workers: Rahn*, whose relationships with patients have helped heal emotional wounds from his childhood, and Tita Rose, a Filipina immigrant who uncovered exploitation at a nursing home. Plus Goldi, a nanny, recounts how she handled a father’s inappropriate advances and how that experience changed her approach to working for parents. *We used first names or pseudonyms in this story. Will you be in the Bay Area on January 31st? Anna is hosting Sketchfest, a comedy show at Club Fugazi at 7pm. Get tickets and more [ info here] (https://sfsketchfest2025.sched.com/speaker/anna_sale.7yh6v0j?iframe=no) . Podcast production by Zoe Azulay Death, Sex & Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program, [Slate Plus] (http://slate.com/dsmplus) ! Members get ad-free podcasts, bonus content on lots of Slate shows, and full access to all the articles on Slate.com. Sign up today at [slate.com/dsmplus] (http://slate.com/dsmplus) . And if you’re new to the show, welcome. We’re so glad you’re here. Find us and follow us on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/deathsexmoney/?hl=en) and you can find Anna’s newsletter at [annasale.substack.com] (http://annasale.substack.com) . Our new email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Jan 2025

50 MINS

50:17

07 Jan 2025

#644

Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: The Magic, and Mess, of Care Work

07 Jan 2025

50 MINS

50:17

07 Jan 2025

#643

What Next TBD | Bitcoin Takes the White House

Cryptocurrency spent generously on this last election cycle, and now they’ve got their top pick in the White House, and wins across Congress. Where is the industry looking to go with these favorable, regulatory winds? Guest: [David Yaffe-Bellany] (https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-yaffe-bellany) , tech reporter covering the crypto industry for the New York Times. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at [ slate.com/whatnextplus] (http://slate.com/whatnextplus) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Jan 2025

26 MINS

26:52

05 Jan 2025

#642

Slate Money | The Business of Lively vs Baldoni

This week: The Lively/Baldoni PR war has become a legal battle. And it’s not just reputations that are at stake. [Felix Salmon] (https://www.axios.com/authors/fsalmon) , [Emily Peck] (https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck) , and [Elizabeth Spiers] (https://www.elizabethspiers.com/) explain how Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni and his answering suit against The New York Times is more than just a Hollywood feud, it’s a fight to stay profitable. Then, the hosts discuss the recent ruling that seems to have killed the dream of net neutrality for good. Finally, they examine the decline in drinking that has caused a lake-sized tequila surplus in Mexico. In the Slate Plus episode: Coffee Wars Want 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 [ Apple Podcasts] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888) and [ Spotify] (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX) . Or, visit [ slate.com/moneyplus] (https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Jan 2025

52 MINS

52:24

04 Jan 2025

#641

What Next TBD | Musk vs. MAGA

On Christmas Eve a fracas erupted on X, when Elon Musk posted in favor of H1-B visas for specialized and high-skill workers and was met with anger from the MAGA base who view the visas as a way for immigrants to take American jobs. Guest: Ryan Mac, [tech reporter for The New York Times] (https://www.nytimes.com/by/ryan-mac) and the coauthor of the book “ [Character Limit How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/?tag=slatmaga-20) .” Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at [ slate.com/whatnextplus] (http://slate.com/whatnextplus) to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Ethan Oberman, Patrick Fort, and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Jan 2025

29 MINS

29:02

03 Jan 2025

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#654

Slate Money | Money Talks: The Cost of Caring

#653

Slate Money | Oligarchy in the USA

#652

What Next TBD | Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta-Morphosis

#651

Decoder Ring | I am Tupperware, I Contain Multitudes

#650

How To! | Switch Careers in Midlife

#649

What Next TBD | Why Tech Is Bending the Knee

#648

Slate Money | The Dire Costs of the LA Fires

#647

What Next TBD | Will the Supreme Court Save TikTok?

#646

Slate Money | Money Talks: Selling The American Dream

#645

Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: The Magic, and Mess, of Care Work

#644

Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: The Magic, and Mess, of Care Work

#643

What Next TBD | Bitcoin Takes the White House

#642

Slate Money | The Business of Lively vs Baldoni

#641

What Next TBD | Musk vs. MAGA