Slate Money

The Godly Edition

Slate Money on how religion became a guiding economic force in America.

Listen to Episode No. 112 of Slate Money:

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Chris Lehmann of the Baffler get holy.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

  • How religion became an industry in America.
  • Donald Trump is a prosperity preacher.
  • Debt and the American version of Christianity.

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Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Twitter:  @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann, @lehmannchris

Production by Audrey Quinn.