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Get the latest from Slate Money and the entire Slate network's takes on the latest in the world of business and business news.

 

#824

What Next: TBD | How Meta Profits Off Fraud

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, doesn’t (just) have a scam problem—wit... more

16 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:09

16 Nov 2025


#823

Slate Money | The Correct Opinion on 50-Year Mortgages

This week: FHFA director Bill Pulte convinced Trump to back 50-year mortgages with some po... more

15 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:08

15 Nov 2025


#822

What Next: TBD | Data Centers on the Ballot

They don’t cut cleanly along party lines, but data centers, and where they get built, beca... more

14 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:10

14 Nov 2025


#821

ICYMI | Who TF Is Grammy-Nominated Alex Warren?

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Yahoo News senior entertainment writer, ... more

12 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:45

12 Nov 2025


#820

Slate Money | Money Talks: Beyond The Pink Tax

In this Money Talks: [Elizabeth Spiers] (https://www.elizabethspiers.com/) is joined by [A... more

11 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:45

11 Nov 2025


#819

What Next: TBD | Why Tesla Is Paying Elon a Trillion Bucks

Tesla shareholders just approved a trillion dollar (with a t!) pay package for Elon Musk. ... more

09 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:45

09 Nov 2025


#818

Slate Money | Meta’s Instascam Ads

This week: Trump’s team has argued to the Supreme Court that his tariffs weren’t about rai... more

08 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:46

08 Nov 2025


#817

ICYMI: The Internet Has A Gambling Problem

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Manny Fidel, culture writer and cohost o... more

08 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:09

08 Nov 2025


#816

What Next: TBD | The Nick Fuentes Problem

Nick Fuentes—an openly antisemitic, openly racist, openly sexist type who once was persona... more

07 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:23

07 Nov 2025


#815

What Next | Trump’s Tariffs Have a Constitution Problem

Trump’s tariffs went before the Supreme Court this week and even the extremely accommodati... more

06 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:00

06 Nov 2025


#814

Slate Money | A Second Gold Toilet!?

This week: OpenAI has moved away from being run as a non-profit.  [Felix Salmon] (https://... more

01 Nov 2025

55 MINS

55:43

01 Nov 2025


#813

Slate Money | Money Talks: How Our Tax Code Makes the Rich Richer

In this Money Talks: [Emily Peck] (https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck) and Felix Salmon a... more

28 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:23

28 Oct 2025


#812

What Next: TBD | Did The Trump Administration Censor Speech?

For years, conservatives claimed that the Biden administration was pressuring tech compani... more

26 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:04

26 Oct 2025


#811

Slate Money | The Louvre Heist Affair

This week: A spectacular heist unfolded at the Louvre, with thieves stealing priceless jew... more

25 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:13

25 Oct 2025


#810

ICYMI | TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and streamer [Laura Kate Dale ] ... more

25 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:40

25 Oct 2025


#809

What Next: TBD | Why Bands Are Leaving Spotify

Paying a fraction of a penny per stream and diminishing the value of music were bad enough... more

19 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:02

19 Oct 2025


#808

Slate Money | Credit Cockroaches

This week: The downfall of First Brands and Tricolor has led to finger-pointing between ba... more

18 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:12

18 Oct 2025


#807

What Next: TBD | Inside the MAGA Content Mill

As Trump throws out journalists and outlets that report anything negative about him, he’s ... more

17 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:00

17 Oct 2025


#806

ICYMI | Stop Trying To Make A.I. Trendy

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay get into tech’s latest effort to turn A.I. into a [status] (h... more

15 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:20

15 Oct 2025


#805

Slate Money | Money Talks: Don’t Forget The 1929 Crash

In this Money Talks: [Felix Salmon] (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zxqezqfhjwidbrsvk66d... more

14 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:45

14 Oct 2025


#804

Slate Money | What Even Is Money?

This week: The price of gold has skyrocketed to over $4k an ounce.  [Felix Salmon] (https:... more

11 Oct 2025

58 MINS

58:48

11 Oct 2025


#803

ICYMI | Taylor Swift Is Rewriting Her Internet History

Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim wade through the [negative reactions] (https://slate.com/cult... more

08 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:42

08 Oct 2025


#802

What Next: TBD | Saudi Arabia Gets into EA’s Games

How one of the largest video game companies was bought for $55 billion by a group that inc... more

05 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:39

05 Oct 2025


#801

Slate Money | Argentina First?

This week: [Felix Salmon] (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zxqezqfhjwidbrsvk66ded57) fina... more

04 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:25

04 Oct 2025