Slate Money - Money Talks: The Economics of Repugnant Transactions
In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by Nobel Prize winning-economist Alvin Roth to discuss his new book, Moral Economics, which uses controversial topics—like prostitution and organ sales—to e...
7 Jul 52min
What Next - The Onion’s New Infowars
For two years, Alex Jones has been battling The Onion for control of Infowars. And, despite still being in a legal gray zone, it’s finally launched – with creative director, comedian, and chief Jones ...
7 Jul 29min
What Next - The “Shakedown Artist” Behind CA’s Billionaire Tax
Union leader Dave Regan has spent decades wielding California’s ballot system against the healthcare industry. Now, he’s the man behind California’s billionaire tax — a one-time, 5 percent tax proposa...
6 Jul 24min
Slate Money - Synergy’s Must-Watch Final Episode
Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck are joined by Reuters Media Editor Edmund Lee to revisit their 2016 predictions for the Comcast/NCBUniversal merger, now that the companies have announce...
4 Jul 54min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Bad History Will Kill America
The Supreme Court just wrapped the term with a blitz of extremely consequential decisions, and the smoke hasn’t cleared yet. (In fact, it’s looming like a dark storm cloud over our Fourth of July and ...
4 Jul 57min
What Next - Off-the-Record: Toy Story 5 Did NOT Make Mary Cry
WARNING: This episode spoils Toy Story 5.Right on the heels of two new directors with two fresh new films, comes a five-installment franchise: Toy Story 5. But the consensus is split on this big scree...
3 Jul 10min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Diving In | How Food Delivery Killed Competition (And Took Your Budget With It)
Thanks for joining us during the holidays. White our team is taking a break, we want to share a series with you that we think you’ll love. It’s called Diving In. Getting food delivered should be simpl...
3 Jul 16min
Political Gabfest - America Has a King Now
This week, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest host Ruth Marcus discuss this week's momentous Supreme Court rulings. The FTC/Slaughter case overturns nearly a century of precedent protecting indepen...
2 Jul 1h 2min
