Anna Szymanski

Anna Szymanski, Reuters editor and former Slate Money host, brings finance expertise. Hillary Frey, Slate’s editor-in-chief, offers cultural and editorial perspective. They dissect Kit Harington’s Henry Muck, class and privilege in the series, Eric Tao’s tragic fall, Yasmin’s manipulative arc, short selling as narrative, and the show’s real-world echoes and visual style.

Anna Szymanski, an editor at Reuters specializing in business and finance, joins Josh Levine, host of Slate's Slow Burn, to dive into China's economic woes. They dissect new stimulus measures and the ramifications of sluggish growth and youth unemployment. The conversation shifts to a significant $7 billion estate tax and corporate governance issues at Boar's Head. Levine also reveals insights from the upcoming season of Slow Burn, exploring how Fox News transformed American politics and contributed to media polarization.