Slate Money

Sharp financial analysis and economic news.

About the Show

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers.

Hosts

  • Emily Peck is the cohost of Slate Money and a markets correspondent for Axios.

  • Felix Salmon is a host of the Slate Money podcast.

  • Elizabeth Spiers is Slate’s Pay Dirt columnist. She was the founding editor of Gawker and the former editor in chief of the New York Observer. Prior to Gawker, she was a financial analyst.

Why America’s Internet Sucks

The Money team discusses America’s glitchy internet industry, YouTube’s colossal media empire, and why AI still can’t brush your teeth.

EVs Need a Charge-Up

The Money team discusses a slowing electric vehicle market, the news outlet that is also a hedge fund, and why wine sales went sour.

Money Talks: How to Escape the Invisible Factory

Author Cal Newport explains how we ended up in Slack hell — and how to free ourselves.

How Do You Bribe a President? Meme Stocks.

The Money team discusses Truth Social going public, Sam Bankman-Fried’s jail sentence, and an antitrust settlement for Visa/Mastercard.

Is Apple’s Monopoly Good for Us?

The Money squad discusses Apple’s new DOJ antitrust suit, Reddit’s massive IPO, and a bum deal for real estate agents.

Money Talks: What Happens When a Country Won’t Pay Its Debt?

Legendary hedge fund manager Jay Newman discusses his 16-year fight to get Argentina to pay up.

Work is Mid

The Money crew discusses America’s growing disinterest in work, the rise of Liquid Death water, and the fate of TikTok in Congress.

Money Talks: Her Boyfriends Couldn’t Handle Her Success

Filmmaker Chloe Domont discusses the real-life inspiration behind her Netflix erotic thriller Fair Play.

Are Wallets Obsolete?

The Money team explains Mnuchin’s NYCB bailout, that e-wallet life, and the new carbon reporting rules for public companies.

Money Talks: Citibank’s Kid Millionaire

Gary Stevenson tells how he became Citibank’s youngest and most profitable trader.

Musk vs. the A.I. Overlords

The Money team dives into Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit, Wendy’s surge pricing burgergate, and Apple’s scrapped electric car.

Is Capital One’s Discover Deal Doomed?

The Money crew discusses the potential Capital One/Discovery merger, the 800-pound Nvidia gorilla, and America’s car wash epidemic.

Money Talks: I Was a Billionaire’s Right Hand

Author Carrie Sun tells of life as a hedge fund manager’s sole assistant.

America is Beating Everyone

The Money squad explains why the U.S.’s post-COVID economy is doing so well, TikTok’s big feud with Universal Music, and Lyft’s very expensive typo.

Disney Wishes Upon a (Pop) Star

The Money gang talks Disney’s Fortnight and Taylor Swift investments, why NYCB’s loss is renters’ gain, and the comeback of the SAT.

Money Talks: You Should Buy Art

Author and journalist Bianca Bosker peels back the canvas of the high-end art world.

Why Musk Lost $56 Billion

The Money team discusses Tesla’s struck-down compensation package, the downfall of 23andMe, and art dealer Sotheby’s auction house shakeup.

Money Talks: Is Pop Finance Rubbish?

In a special off-week episode, Yale professor James Choi weighs the advice of personal finance books against real economic theory

The Rent Is Still Too Damned High

The Money crew talks record-breaking rental prices, infant apparel brand Kyte’s baby blues, and the marketing secrets of Josh wine.

Money Talks: Living in an Empty Office

5BORO Institute director Grace Rauh argues for converting NY offices into NY housing