Slate Money on Greece, Expedia, and Fifty Shades of Grey.

Slate Money on the Sexiness of Billionaires

Slate Money on the Sexiness of Billionaires

Slate’s weekly business and finance podcast.
Feb. 14 2015 2:00 AM

The Exotic Fantasies Edition

Slate Money on Greece’s showdown with its European lenders, Expedia’s takeover of the online travel industry, plus Fifty Shades of Grey and the sexiness of billionaires.

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Listen to Episode No. 40 of Slate Money:

On this week’s episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Mathbabe, and Jordan Weissmann of Slate discuss Greece’s showdown with its European lenders and competition inside the world of online travel. They also discuss the new film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, which begs the question: Are billionaires sexy?

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Cathy O'Neil is a former hedge fund quant and blogger at Mathbabe.org.

Felix Salmon is a journalist.

Jordan Weissmann is Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent.