The Quadraphonic Edition
Slate Money on the currency crisis in Russia, a reversal of the swaps “push-out” rule, the cyberattack on Sony Pictures, and U.S.-Cuba relations.
Listen to Episode No. 32 of Slate Money:
On this week’s episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Jordan Weissmann of Slate tackle four—count them, four—topics, instead of the usual three. Topics discussed on the show today:
- Russia’s currency crisis and the need for capital controls
- The reversal of part of the Dodd-Frank financial reforms—and the role lobbyists played in it
- The Sony hack attack: Was Sony correct in pulling The Interview from theaters?
- Relations between the United States and Cuba
- Plus, our numbers: $27 million (or so), 13 hours, and 37,924 law students.
Slate Money will appear every Saturday in the Slate Daily Podcast and its own feed.
Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Twitter: @felixsalmon, @JHWeissmann, @mathbabedotorg