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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.

 

#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

54 MINS

54:46

08 Nov 2025


#760

Money on the Mind: Prepping for Retirement Without Losing Your Mind

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

06 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:45

06 Nov 2025


#759

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


#758

Money on the Mind: To Have Kids or Not to Have Kids

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

30 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:45

30 Oct 2025


#757

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


#756

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


#755

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


#754

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


#753

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


#752

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


#751

Money Talks: How Basquiat's Art Became a Good Investment

In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by Doug Woodham, author of the upcoming biogra... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:14

30 Sep 2025


#750

Three-Headed AI Unicorn

This week: NVIDIA has announced a $100 billion investment in OpenAI to help build out data... more

27 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:44

27 Sep 2025


#749

The Nerds' Last Stand at the Fed

This week: The Fed announced an expected rate cut with an unexpected dissent.      [Felix ... more

20 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:02

20 Sep 2025


#748

Money Talks: Battle of the AI Bots

In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist [Gary... more

16 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:17

16 Sep 2025


#747

The Hyundai ICE Raid

This week: ICE raided a Hyundai plant in Georgia. [Felix Salmon] (https://bsky.app/profile... more

13 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:12

13 Sep 2025


#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

06 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:09

06 Sep 2025


#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