Slate Money

This week, economics professor and author Emily Oster joins the Slate Money team to talk about what she learned writing her booksExpecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know andCribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool.And in the Slate Plus segment: More Emily Oster! Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck, @ProfEmilyOsterPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Slate Money talks about the exit of Jony Ive, the man behind Apple’s most iconic designs, discusses the employee upset at Wayfair over the company’s involvement with detention centers and answers a listener question about the Chinese bank Baoshang.  == That Photo of Jony Ive == And in the Slate Plus segment: Billionaires and their taxes.   Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Slate Money talk about Libra, Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, the merits of upzoning and the Beyond Meat IPO. And in the Slate Plus segment: The billionaire who bought Sotheby’s.  Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Felix, Anna and Emily discuss the issues with Youtube’s policies, how bookstoresare actually surviving the Amazon Era and the job that nobody seems to want--Well Fargo’sCEO.And in the Slate Plus segment: Why you should be careful when talking about Chinese pork.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Slate Money talks about the latest from the Federal Reserve, why Democrats are starting to turn on tech companies and Qualcomm’s grip on the industry. Tim Lee on Qualcomm Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Slate Money talks about Trump’s trade wars with China and Mexico, theFiat/Chrysler Renault merger and MacKenzie Bezos’ giving pledge.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Slate Money discusses Robert Smith’s major gift to the graduating class ofMorehouse College, why office air conditioning might be a detriment to productivity and thedebate around carbon offsets.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Slate Money discusses the question of land redistribution in South Africa, the future of real estate broker fees and goes deep on the economics of oil.And in the Slate Plus segment: The Koons Rabbit that just sold for $91 million. Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck, Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Slate Money’s 5th birthday! And one of the show’s original hosts, Slate’s own Jordan Weissmann, has returned to celebrate. Felix, Anna, Emily & Jordan discuss the China tariffs, long vs short term investing and the Uber IPO and driver strikes. And in the Slate Plus segment: Trump’s taxes.  Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck, @JHWeissmannPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Slate Money delves into the whole mess with Herman Cain and Stephen Moore, discusses the business of kidnapping and talks about why Jack Dorsey is being called the “Gwyneth Paltrow” of Silicon Valley. And in the Slate Plus segment: What’s going on at the NRA? Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeckPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. This episode is brought to you by LightStream. Get an additional interest rate discount at lightstream.com/money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.