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#45

Money Talks: The Working Homeless in America

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

08 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:09

08 Jul 2025


#44

Money Talks: Money is One Hell of A Drug

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

24 Jun 2025

26 MINS

26:04

24 Jun 2025


#43

Money Talks: Philosophy of The Budget

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

10 Jun 2025

42 MINS

42:59

10 Jun 2025


#42

Pay Offs & Lay Offs

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

31 May 2025

45 MINS

45:37

31 May 2025


#41

That Wack-Ass Tariff Formula

This week: Trump unveiled his extensive list of tariffs. [Felix Salmon] (https://www.axios... more

05 Apr 2025

58 MINS

58:45

05 Apr 2025


#40

Money Talks: The Campaign Against the Free Press

In this Money Talks: Amidst the Trump administration’s continued attacks on the press, [Da... more

01 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:02

01 Apr 2025


#39

Illegal Group Chats Are Everywhere

This week: A leaked Signal message revealed illegal use of the commercial app by the Defen... more

29 Mar 2025

45 MINS

45:24

29 Mar 2025


#38

Who’s The Boss?

This week: DOGE is taking its chainsaw to the Social Security Administration. [Felix Salmo... more

22 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:09

22 Mar 2025


#37

Joint Venture | The Story of High Times

Can the National Geographic of marijuana become a name brand in the cannabis retail indust... more

23 Jul 2021

21 MINS

21:25

23 Jul 2021


#36

Milking It | The Story of Oatly

How did a small Swedish plant milk company become a multi-billion dollar disruptor? Podcas... more

16 Jul 2021

26 MINS

26:40

16 Jul 2021


#35

Hair Today, Hair Tomorrow | Supercuts

Supercuts revolutionized the haircutting industry, and managed to stay in style as trends ... more

09 Jul 2021

22 MINS

22:07

09 Jul 2021


#34

Anything for a Buck | Dollar General

Dollar General is built on a business model that has its stores proliferating rapidly acro... more

02 Jul 2021

21 MINS

21:29

02 Jul 2021


#33

Organic and Inorganic Growth | Whole Foods

Groceries was one of the last industries to come under Big Tech’s influence, but everythin... more

25 Jun 2021

21 MINS

21:11

25 Jun 2021


#32

What Streams May Come | The Story of HBO

HBO pioneered prestige TV and the concept of renting movies from home. Can it be a frontru... more

18 Jun 2021

27 MINS

27:16

18 Jun 2021


#31

Swabber Barons | The Story of Puritan

You may not have heard of Puritan, but if you’ve gotten a COVID test, you’ve probably had ... more

11 Jun 2021

23 MINS

23:05

11 Jun 2021


#30

Bugging Out | The Story of Volkswagen

In the 1960s, the Volkswagen Beetle was a symbol of peace and love. But this same car was ... more

04 Jun 2021

25 MINS

25:51

04 Jun 2021


#29

I Want to Ride My Internet-Enabled Bicycle | The Peloton Story

Peloton thought it was selling boutique at-home fitness to busy parents. Instead, it creat... more

26 Mar 2021

22 MINS

22:48

26 Mar 2021


#28

We’re Getting the Band Back Together | Tower Records

Can a once-revered brick-and-mortar music chain be brought back to life in the era of Amaz... more

19 Mar 2021

21 MINS

21:46

19 Mar 2021


#27

They’ve Got Issues | The Story of Marvel

Marvel has stumbled as a company many times throughout its history, even going bankrupt in... more

12 Mar 2021

24 MINS

24:43

12 Mar 2021


#26

Loss Leader | Weight Watchers

In 2018, the company once known as Weight Watchers changed its name to “WW.” Is its best c... more

05 Mar 2021

29 MINS

29:27

05 Mar 2021


#25

The Color of Money | Pantone

Color is a beautiful thing that just exists in the world. But when color intersects with c... more

26 Feb 2021

20 MINS

20:28

26 Feb 2021


#24

The Dull Shall Inherit the Earth | The Story of Salesforce

How do you sex up the world of B2B “customer relationship management” software? For Salesf... more

19 Feb 2021

20 MINS

20:34

19 Feb 2021


#23

Hallmark and the Selling of Sentiment

For more than a century, Hallmark has been a tightly-held, Midwestern business that’s mast... more

12 Feb 2021

23 MINS

23:23

12 Feb 2021


#22

Purple Reign | The Story of Manischewitz

How did an immigrant rabbi use modern technology to dominate the millenia-old market for m... more

18 Dec 2020

20 MINS

20:26

18 Dec 2020


#21

Kingpins | The Business of Pinterest

Pinterest is an online destination frequented by crafty moms and brides-to-be. But former ... more

11 Dec 2020

25 MINS

25:30

11 Dec 2020