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Money Talks: Barbie’s Dirty Laundry

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

06 Jan 2026

36 MINS

36:23

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

52 MINS

52:04

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

40 MINS

40:33

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

35 MINS

35:56

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

47 MINS

47:15

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

56 MINS

56:46

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

39 MINS

39:44

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

55 MINS

55:11

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

53 MINS

53:33

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

38 MINS

38:11

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

54 MINS

54:58

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

49 MINS

49:08

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

24 MINS

24:42

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

40 MINS

40:45

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