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Money Talks: Battle of the AI Bots
The “battle of the AI bots” and the trillion-dollar race behind chatbots, focusing on why AI is expensive, how companies compete (talent acquisitions, data, compute), and what hype vs reality means…
16 Sep 2025 · 35m · 18 chaptersThe Hyundai ICE Raid
The episode of Slate Money focuses on three main business/finance stories: (1) ICE’s raid on Hyundai’s Georgia plant and the diplomatic/economic fallout; (2) Oracle’s stock surge after earnings tied…
13 Sep 2025 · 43m · 14 chaptersWhat Do You Pay the Man Who Has Everything?
Slate Money episode covering (1) Tesla’s proposed $1 trillion Elon Musk stock award and why the board is using an extreme, goal-based structure; (2) Google/Alphabet antitrust remedy after a monopoly…
6 Sep 2025 · 46m · 15 chaptersMoney Talks: The Paradoxes of Patagonia
A conversation with climate reporter David Gellis about his book Dirtbag Billionaire, focused on Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and the “paradoxes” of his business model—using profits for…
2 Sep 2025 · 37m · 13 chaptersSycophantic Suck-Up Machines
The episode argues that political and corporate power are undermining independence and safety—first by President Trump’s attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, then by AI chatbots’ “sycophantic”…
30 Aug 2025 · 53m · 15 chaptersATM Scam Summer School
A Slate Money roundup on (1) an “infinite money” ATM glitch in the Bronx that let Summer Youth Employment debit-card users withdraw unlimited cash over one weekend, (2) whether “alternative assets”…
23 Aug 2025 · 53m · 23 chaptersMoney Talks: Fixing A Broken Monetary System
Money Talks episode with authors Matt Sukerke and Steve Hanke on how the monetary system works, why inflation happened, and how to reform the Fed and bank regulation.
19 Aug 2025 · 24m · 15 chaptersMoney Travels: How Much Would You Pay to Not Wait in Line?
How much people will pay to avoid waiting in lines during travel—especially airport security (Clear/TSA PreCheck), seat pricing (front vs back), and boarding/deplaning time—and whether this…
18 Aug 2025 · 21m · 12 chaptersDigital Cash. IRL Wrenches.
The episode of Slate Money covers three main business/tech stories plus a few lighter segments. Topic 1: “State capitalism” via Trump-era pressure on private tech. Key claims: the U.S.
16 Aug 2025 · 46m · 13 chaptersMoney Travels: Does Travel Really Broaden the Mind?
Debate whether travel broadens the mind, concluding that it can, but the effect varies widely and depends on context, duration, and how you engage (living vs visiting; interacting vs “sightseeing”).
11 Aug 2025 · 30m · 12 chaptersThe National Debt Question
Slate Money discusses whether the U.S. national debt is becoming a real risk to markets and the economy, focusing on (1) when deficits “start to matter” via debt level, interest expense, and economic…
9 Aug 2025 · 59m · 22 chaptersMoney Talks: The Fabulous Wealth of Carrie Bradshaw
Money and class in the “Sex and the City” reboot “And Just Like That,” focusing on how the show depicts wealth (especially Carrie Bradshaw’s finances and home), and whether “money fantasy” TV is…
5 Aug 2025 · 28m · 10 chaptersMoney Travels: The Eternal Baggage Question
Whether to check bags or carry on, and how to reduce travel stress and “security theater,” including alternatives like sending luggage ahead and using tracking.
4 Aug 2025 · 15m · 8 chaptersThe Nespresso Tariffs
Slate Money discusses Trump-era August tariffs, their arbitrary rates (e.g., “Nespresso tariffs”), likely economic effects, and whether tariffs will be struck down in court; it also covers sports…
2 Aug 2025 · 54m · 20 chaptersDORKs Are Cool Again
Slate Money episode “DORKs Are Cool Again” covers (1) the return of meme-stock trading via the acronym DORK (Krispy Kreme, OpenDoor, Rocket Companies, Kohl’s), (2) “crypto rebanking” where…
26 Jul 2025 · 1h 2m · 18 chaptersMoney Talks: Contemplations on Consumption
Consumption as a dopamine-driven, class-shaped American habit; how “deals,” familiarity, and retail/online systems encourage excess, and why some people try buy-nothing or detoxes.
22 Jul 2025 · 38m · 23 chaptersWhich Coke's For You?
Medical debt appearing on credit reports after a federal court blocks a Biden-era CFPB rule; whether fewer national holidays boost productivity (France’s proposal to drop Easter Monday and May 8);…
19 Jul 2025 · 48m · 21 chaptersOne Big BS Bill
Slate Money discusses the newly passed “One Big Beautiful Act” (a massive U.S.
12 Jul 2025 · 53m · 18 chaptersMoney Talks: The Working Homeless in America
Working homelessness in America—how official counts miss people living in cars, extended-stay hotels, or “doubling up,” and how housing shortages, weak tenant protections, and low wages drive people…
8 Jul 2025 · 42m · 17 chaptersMarkets Will Be Markets
Why stocks rebounded to new all-time highs, what changed (tariffs, dollar, fiscal policy), and how investors should think about uncertainty, momentum, and “buying the dip,” plus a brief discussion of…
5 Jul 2025 · 49m · 14 chaptersMegayacht Foam Parties Are In
The episode is a mix of ads and three main segments: New York City politics, U.S. monetary policy, and Jeff Bezos’ wedding plus “numbers” trivia.
28 Jun 2025 · 43m · 14 chaptersMoney Talks: Money is One Hell of A Drug
James Frey argues that money functions like an addictive drug, driving endless desire, reducing accountability, and enabling “careless” destruction among the ultra-wealthy; he links wealth inequality…
24 Jun 2025 · 26m · 14 chaptersSlate Money Submits To The AI Overlords
Stablecoin regulation and consumer/payment implications; Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders’ pay increase; an AI-generated “Slate Plus” segment about AI replacing podcast hosts.
21 Jun 2025 · 50m · 17 chaptersPeak AI Frenzy
Media and business shakeups plus “AI frenzy” hype and the economic effects of Trump-era immigration crackdowns.
14 Jun 2025 · 46m · 15 chapters