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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.Want more Slate Money? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly 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 our show page. Or, visit https://slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. 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.

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.Want more Slate Money? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly 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 our show page. Or, visit https://slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. 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.

 

#788

The Burger CEOs Are Beefing

This week: The U.S. started a war in Iran. [Felix Salmon] (https://bsky.app/profile/did:pl... more

07 Mar 2026

40 MINS

40:45

07 Mar 2026


#787

Money Talks: ‘Industry’ Insanity

In this Money Talks: [Emily Peck] (https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck) is joined by Slate... more

03 Mar 2026

40 MINS

40:57

03 Mar 2026


#786

Permanent Temporary Tariff Regime

This week: We saw the fallout from the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump’s tariffs were in... more

28 Feb 2026

46 MINS

46:00

28 Feb 2026


#785

Planet Money In Book Form!

This week: Beloved NPR podcast Planet Money is now a book too! Author and Planet Money con... more

21 Feb 2026

44 MINS

44:16

21 Feb 2026


#784

Money Talks: The Business of Black Markets

In this Money Talks: [Felix Salmon] (https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APo9WbueZ4A/felix-s... more

17 Feb 2026

29 MINS

29:01

17 Feb 2026


#783

100 More Years of Google

This week: Alphabet announced a rare 100-year bond issuance. [Felix Salmon] (https://bsky.... more

14 Feb 2026

41 MINS

41:59

14 Feb 2026


#782

Di-SaaS-ter Market

This week: Anthropic released an update that seems to have tipped the scales against Softw... more

07 Feb 2026

45 MINS

45:05

07 Feb 2026


#781

Money Talks: What Retirement Crisis?

In this Money Talks: [Emily Peck] (https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck) is joined by Andre... more

03 Feb 2026

46 MINS

46:49

03 Feb 2026


#780

Global Carry Trade Chaos

This week: Volatility in the Japanese bond market is threatening the global trade house of... more

31 Jan 2026

45 MINS

45:07

31 Jan 2026


#779

Davos is So Back

This week: World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos is all over the news. [Felix Sal... more

24 Jan 2026

45 MINS

45:14

24 Jan 2026


#778

Money Talks: Modern Money Laundering

In this Money Talks: Joe Salama, Chief Compliance Officer at Coinbase and anti-money laund... more

20 Jan 2026

34 MINS

34:36

20 Jan 2026


#777

Gambling on the Globes & Geopolitics

This week: Polymarket teamed up with the Golden Globes, displaying a live ticker for bette... more

17 Jan 2026

46 MINS

46:28

17 Jan 2026


#776

Trump Is Stuck in the '80s

This week: The Trump administration kidnapped the president of Venezuela. [Felix Salmon] (... more

10 Jan 2026

51 MINS

51:39

10 Jan 2026


#775

Money Talks: Barbie’s Dirty Laundry

In this Money Talks: Journalist and author [Tarpley Hitt] (https://tarpleyhitt.net/about/)... more

06 Jan 2026

33 MINS

33:53

06 Jan 2026


#774

Schrödinger’s Equities

This week: 2025 ended on high for the US stock market but no one seems too pleased with it... more

03 Jan 2026

47 MINS

47:34

03 Jan 2026


#773

2025 Hot Takes

This week: We’re celebrating a year full of hot takes! [Felix Salmon] (https://bsky.app/pr... more

27 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:03

27 Dec 2025


#772

Money Talks: Altruism After USAID

In this Money Talks: Planet Money’s [Mary Childs] (https://www.npr.org/people/787218595/ma... more

23 Dec 2025

33 MINS

33:26

23 Dec 2025


#771

Christmas Adjacent Inciting Incident

This week: The European Commission pushed back its timeline for all EV Europe.   [Felix Sa... more

20 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:45

20 Dec 2025


#770

Disney Gets Ahead of the Darth Vader Porn

This week: Disney has agreed to make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI along with a... more

13 Dec 2025

52 MINS

52:16

13 Dec 2025


#769

Money Talks: Don't Be Evil-ish

In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by [Tim Wu] (https://www.law.columbia.edu/... more

09 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:14

09 Dec 2025


#768

Netflix Wants To Have It All

This week: Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. [Felix Salmon] (https://b... more

06 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:41

06 Dec 2025


#767

The Coolest Thing in the World for an Econ Nerd

This week: Chicago Fed President [Austan Goolsbee] (https://www.chicagofed.org/utilities/a... more

28 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:03

28 Nov 2025


#766

Money Talks: Chicken and a Cold Drink

In this Money Talks: The Wall Street Journal’s [Heather Haddon] (https://www.wsj.com/news/... more

25 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:41

25 Nov 2025


#765

Good Riddance to Larry Summers

This week: Larry Summers has stepped down from his public positions following the release ... more

22 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:28

22 Nov 2025


#764

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

44 MINS

44:38

15 Nov 2025


#763

Money on the Mind: Can You Save for Retirement ... and Save Your Parents?

In a new, very special, [Death, Sex and Money] (https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money... more

13 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:12

13 Nov 2025


#762

Money Talks: Beyond The Pink Tax

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

11 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:15

11 Nov 2025


#761

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

50 MINS

50:16

08 Nov 2025