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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.

 

#746

What Do You Pay the Man Who Has Everything?

This week: Tesla offered Elon Musk an incentive package worth a trillion dollars.   [Felix... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#745

Money Talks: The Paradoxes of Patagonia

In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by author and New York Times reporter [David G... more

02 Sep 2025

39 MINS

39:00

02 Sep 2025


#744

Sycophantic Suck-Up Machines

This week: Fed governor Lisa Cook is suing the Trump administration over her dismissal. [F... more

30 Aug 2025

57 MINS

57:06

30 Aug 2025


#743

ATM Scam Summer School

This week: We got more details on the [ATM scam that swept New York City] (https://nymag.c... more

23 Aug 2025

57 MINS

57:42

23 Aug 2025


#742

Money Talks: Fixing A Broken Monetary System

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

19 Aug 2025

26 MINS

26:30

19 Aug 2025


#741

Money Travels: How Much Would You Pay to Not Wait in Line?

In this special episode of Slate Money Travels,  [Felix Salmon] (https://www.axios.com/aut... more

18 Aug 2025

22 MINS

22:40

18 Aug 2025


#740

Digital Cash. IRL Wrenches.

This week: Trump continues to involve himself in the operations of large US companies. [Fe... more

16 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:53

16 Aug 2025


#739

Money Travels: Does Travel Really Broaden the Mind?

In this special episode of Slate Money Travels,  [Felix Salmon] (https://www.axios.com/aut... more

11 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:20

11 Aug 2025


#738

The National Debt Question

This week: Planet Money’s [Mary Childs] (https://www.npr.org/people/787218595/mary-childs)... more

09 Aug 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:43

09 Aug 2025


#737

Money Talks: The Fabulous Wealth of Carrie Bradshaw

In this Money Talks: Slate’s own [Cheyna Roth] (https://slate.com/author/cheyna-roth) join... more

05 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:50

05 Aug 2025


#736

Money Travels: The Eternal Baggage Question

In this special episode of Slate Money Travels,  [Felix Salmon] (https://www.axios.com/aut... more

04 Aug 2025

16 MINS

16:20

04 Aug 2025


#735

The Nespresso Tariffs

This week: Trump’s big trade deal deadline expired. [Felix Salmon] (https://bsky.app/profi... more

02 Aug 2025

58 MINS

58:22

02 Aug 2025


#734

DORKs Are Cool Again

This week: The redditors have found a fresh batch of meme stocks. [Felix Salmon] (https://... more

26 Jul 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:09

26 Jul 2025


#733

Money Talks: Contemplations on Consumption

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

22 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:33

22 Jul 2025


#732

Which Coke's For You?

This week: A judge has blocked a Biden era rule that would prevent medical debt from affec... more

19 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:19

19 Jul 2025


#731

One Big BS Bill

This week: Trump's supersized “One Big Beautiful Bill” is now one big BS act. [Felix Salmo... more

12 Jul 2025

57 MINS

57:14

12 Jul 2025


#730

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

44 MINS

44:39

08 Jul 2025


#729

Markets Will Be Markets

This week: The US stock market has reached a new all time high.  [Felix Salmon] (https://b... more

05 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:11

05 Jul 2025


#728

Megayacht Foam Parties Are In

This week: Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary in the race for New York City mayor. ... more

28 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:42

28 Jun 2025


#727

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

28 MINS

28:34

24 Jun 2025


#726

Slate Money Submits To The AI Overlords

This week: We become cheerleaders for crypto regulation, AI, and…Cheerleaders. [Felix Salm... more

21 Jun 2025

54 MINS

54:51

21 Jun 2025


#725

Peak AI Frenzy

This week: Warner Brothers and Discovery breakup again. [Felix Salmon] (https://bsky.app/p... more

14 Jun 2025

49 MINS

49:36

14 Jun 2025


#724

Money Talks: Philosophy of The Budget

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

10 Jun 2025

45 MINS

45:29

10 Jun 2025


#723

Let’s TACO ‘Bout It

This week: Prices are going up, but inflation data has become unreliable under Trump. [Fel... more

07 Jun 2025

48 MINS

48:18

07 Jun 2025


#722

The Perfect Vacation Length

In this special episode of Slate Money,  [Felix Salmon] (https://www.axios.com/authors/fsa... more

02 Jun 2025

15 MINS

15:00

02 Jun 2025


#721

Pay Offs & Lay Offs

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

31 May 2025

50 MINS

50:07

31 May 2025