Slate Money
Episodes
P(doom) and Other AI Questions
Hosts Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spires, and Emily Peck interview AI expert Noah Bryant to discuss the current state of artificial intelligence.
Money Talks: Do Childcare Subsidies Pay Off?
Elizabeth Spires interviews Martha Gimbel of the Yale Budget Lab about a new report modeling federal childcare subsidies.
What the Shell?
Slate Money hosts discuss the Trump administration’s move to scrap a law requiring shell company owners to disclose their identities, arguing it undermines anti-money laundering efforts.
The Unwanted Art Boom
Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spires discuss the "great art transfer," analyzing how Baby Boomers' massive art…
Money Talks: Live from the Library of Mistakes
Felix Salmon and sovereign debt expert Lee Buchheit discuss the realities of sovereign defaults, challenging the myth that countries cannot go bust.
Too Situationally Aware to Fail
Explosive You-Know-What
Hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spires discuss the cyclospora outbreak, criticizing Taylor Farms’ opaque response and praising Taco Bell’s recall strategy.
Money Talks: Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
Host Elizabeth Spires interviews journalist Beth Gardner about her book, *Plastic Ink*, which reframes plastic as a petrochemical product rather than just a waste issue.
What’s A.I. Doing to Our Energy Bills?
Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spires discuss New York’s data center moratorium, the new Housing Act, and SK Hynix stock arbitrage.
You’ve Got IPO
Felix Salmon and Elizabeth Spiers welcome back Stacey Marie Ishmael to discuss Bending Spoons’ controversial IPO, which bundles legacy tech brands like Evernote and Vimeo.
Money Talks: The Economics of Repugnant Transactions
Felix Salmon interviews economist Alvin Roth about his book *Moral Economics, exploring "repugnant markets" like same-sex marriage, prostitution, and organ sales.
Synergy’s Must-Watch Final Episode