What Next TBD: Is America Ready for Legal Psychedelics?
How the semi-legalization of marijuana has drawn a road map for legalizing psychedelics—and also...
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Slate Money: Why America’s Internet Sucks
This week, Slate Money hacks the mainframe! Washington Post tech writer Shira Ovide joins Felix...
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What Next TBD: Does Google Suck Now?
Why lately our search engines just don’t seem to deliver results. Guest: Jason Koebler,...
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Decoder Ring: Can the “Bookazine” Save Magazines?
Magazines have fallen on hard times – especially the weekly news, fashion, and celebrity mags...
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What Next: How Young Is Too Young to Work?
In response to a spike in child labor violations, some states are strengthening their laws...
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What Next TBD: America Needs More Power
The demand for electricity is surging in the U.S. With increasing amounts of power going towards...
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Slate Money: EVs Need a Charge-Up
This week: Americans are less revved up about EVs. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers...
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What Next TBD: Truth Social’s Rocky Week
Donald Trump got a huge financial boost when Truth Social went public last week—or did he?...
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Slate Money: How to Escape the Invisible Factory
For this edition of Money Talks: Are you feeling trapped in Zoom/Teams/Slack purgatory? Author...
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Hear Me Out: Don’t Blame Capitalism For The Housing Crisis
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: housing the nation. We have an affordable housing...
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What Next TBD: The Psychological Toll of Mars
From science fiction writers to American presidents to Elon Musk, everyone’s eager to send people...
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ICYMI: To Ban or Not to Ban TikTok
Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim ask their most pressing questions about the bipartisan bill that...
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Slate Money: How Do You Bribe a President? Meme Stocks.
This week: Truth Social is the latest meme stock, and buying it could win favor with a president....
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What Next TBD: Can Boeing Pull Out of This Tailspin?
How supply chains, the pandemic, and a steady stream of Wall Street money led to a crisis at...
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What Next TBD: The Next Round of the Union Fight
After organized-labor victories at Amazon, with automakers, and in Hollywood, big corporations...
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Slate Money: Is Apple’s Monopoly Good for Us?
This week: Biden’s comin’ for your iPhone! Or at least, his administration wants to make it less...
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What Next TBD: Reddit’s IPO Gamble
Despite the blackouts, moderator revolts, and long string of controversies, Reddit remains an...
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Slate Money: What Happens When a Country Won’t Pay Its Debt?
For this edition of Money Talks, Felix Salmon chats with Jay Newman, the former hedge fund...
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What Next TBD: When Private Equity Gets in to Health Care
Private equity firms have been buying up doctors’ offices and hospitals around the country. But...
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This week: Americans don’t care as much about work. They have better things to do. Felix Salmon,...
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