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The Illusion of ‘America’s Next Top Model’

Reassesses America’s Next Top Model’s promises of launching careers, arguing the show functioned as exploitation through contracts, narrative manipulation, and stereotyping (racism, sexism, body…

31 Mar 2026 · 44m · 19 chapters

Trade or Treason?

The episode covers (1) suspected insider trading tied to oil futures moves around Trump’s Iran-related Truth Social posts, (2) whether Meta/Google can be forced to change harmful social-media design…

28 Mar 2026 · 47m · 15 chapters

Money On Film: Spirited Away

Felix Salmon and Nadira Goffe discuss Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away as an economics-and-labor parable. Topic: capitalism, speculative bubbles, greed vs.

27 Mar 2026 · 29m · 12 chapters

Money On Film: Materialists

This episode is part of a special miniseries where the hosts discuss the interplay of culture and finance through film.

24 Mar 2026 · 27m · 8 chapters

Are the Billionaires Smothering HBO?

This episode of *Slate Money* dives into the impact of recent geopolitical events on the global oil market, the implications of major media mergers, particularly the future of HBO, and a dissection…

21 Mar 2026 · 48m · 20 chapters

Money On Film: Margin Call

In this special episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon and Nadira Goffe delve into the 2011 film *Margin Call*, exploring its depiction of the financial crisis and the intricacies of Wall Street.

20 Mar 2026 · 28m · 11 chapters

Money Talks: Boilerplate Land Mines

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance.

17 Mar 2026 · 41m · 22 chapters

A.I. Is a Hyperobject

In this episode, hosted by Felix Salmon along with Elizabeth Spiers and Emily Peck, the conversation revolves around the profound implications of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in various sectors.

14 Mar 2026 · 48m · 15 chapters

The Burger CEOs Are Beefing

In this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck navigate the intricate intersections of current events in finance and business, including geopolitical tensions,…

7 Mar 2026 · 41m · 16 chapters

Money Talks: ‘Industry’ Insanity

Emily Peck, Hillary Frey, Anna Szymanski

3 Mar 2026 · 41m · 20 chapters

 Permanent Temporary Tariff Regime

In this episode, hosts Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's tariffs, Netflix's withdrawal from acquiring Warner Brothers,…

28 Feb 2026 · 46m · 23 chapters

Planet Money In Book Form!

is a weekly podcast hosted by Felix Salmon, focusing on significant updates in business and finance.

21 Feb 2026 · 44m · 20 chapters

Money Talks: The Business of Black Markets

Mariana van Zeller, journalist and host of the podcast *The Hidden Third*

17 Feb 2026 · 29m · 12 chapters

100 More Years of Google

A weekly roundup of significant stories from the realms of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.

14 Feb 2026 · 42m · 18 chapters

Di-SaaS-ter Market

Elizabeth Spiers (The New York Times), Emily Peck (Axios Markets)

7 Feb 2026 · 45m · 30 chapters

Money Talks: What Retirement Crisis?

Writer at Axios and co-host of Slate Money.

3 Feb 2026 · 47m · 25 chapters

Global Carry Trade Chaos

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck

31 Jan 2026 · 45m · 25 chapters

Davos is So Back

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck

24 Jan 2026 · 45m · 22 chapters

Money Talks: Modern Money Laundering

In this episode of Slate Money titled "Money Talks: Modern Money Laundering," host Felix Salmon converses with Joe Salama, Chief Compliance Officer at Coinbase and an expert in anti-money laundering…

20 Jan 2026 · 35m · 16 chapters

Gambling on the Globes & Geopolitics

In this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck delve into contemporary issues in business and finance, including the intersection of prediction markets with…

17 Jan 2026 · 46m · 17 chapters

Trump Is Stuck in the '80s

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck, Lizzie O'Leary

10 Jan 2026 · 52m · 23 chapters

Money Talks: Barbie’s Dirty Laundry

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

6 Jan 2026 · 34m · 13 chapters

Schrödinger’s Equities

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck

3 Jan 2026 · 48m · 20 chapters

2025 Hot Takes

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck

27 Dec 2025 · 37m