Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMoney on the Mind: To Have Kids or Not to Have Kids
In a new, very special, Death, Sex and Money and Slate Money crossover, Felix Salmon and Anna Sale dig into the difficult decision of whether or not to have kids.
Child care? School? New vehicle? Al…
Published on 1 month ago
Money Talks: How Our Tax Code Makes the Rich Richer
In this Money Talks: Emily Peck and Felix Salmon are joined by legal scholar Ray D. Madoff to discuss her new book The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy. Ray lays out how t…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
The Louvre Heist Affair
This week: A spectacular heist unfolded at the Louvre, with thieves stealing priceless jewels within 7 minutes in broad daylight. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck unpack what happened,…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Credit Cockroaches
This week: The downfall of First Brands and Tricolor has led to finger-pointing between banks and private credit firms. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss whether these fraud-rela…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Money Talks: Don’t Forget The 1929 Crash
In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss his new book 1929, a detailed account of what led to Wall Street’s most devastating crash…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
What Even Is Money?
This week: The price of gold has skyrocketed to over $4k an ounce. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck speculate why this might be happening right now – or if there even is a “why”. Then,…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Argentina First?
This week: Felix Salmon finally gets to nerd out on Argentina's economy as Trump goes against the GOP playbook by bailing the country out to the tune of $20 billion. Felix, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emil…
Published on 2 months ago
Money Talks: How Basquiat's Art Became a Good Investment
In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by Doug Woodham, author of the upcoming biography Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Making of an Icon, to discuss Basquiat’s path to becoming a darling of the art…
Published on 2 months ago
Three-Headed AI Unicorn
This week: NVIDIA has announced a $100 billion investment in OpenAI to help build out data centers equipped with NVIDIA chips. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, joined by Bloomberg’s Ma…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The Nerds' Last Stand at the Fed
This week: The Fed announced an expected rate cut with an unexpected dissent. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck are joined by Axios’ Neil Irwin who breaks down why the Fed meeting w…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago