Work is Mid 🤷‍♀️
Slate Money16 Mar 2024

Work is Mid 🤷‍♀️

This week: Americans don’t care as much about work. They have better things to do. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the prospect of a four-day workweek and what it could mean for the economy. Also: How Liquid Death made water rad as hell, and the uncertain fate of TikTok in America. In the Plus segment: Tanning is back! Producer Cheyna Roth joins the hosts to discuss the rising popularity of tanning salons and self-tan products.

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Podcast production by Jared Downing and Cheyna Roth.

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Google Gets Its Bag

Google Gets Its Bag

This week: Google’s parent company Alphabet announced an incredible $110 billion in first-quarter revenue thanks, in part, to the computing needs of the AI boom. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and E...

2 Mai 45min

Money Talks: The AI Job Apocalypse is Avoidable

Money Talks: The AI Job Apocalypse is Avoidable

In this Money Talks: MIT professor Daron Acemoglu joins Emily Peck to explain his research into pro-worker technologies and how we can not only avoid the AI job apocalypse but also improve workers' li...

28 Apr 28min

The Legacy of “Tim Apple”

The Legacy of “Tim Apple”

This week: Tim Cook announced he was stepping down as Apple’s CEO after 15 years. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, unpack his unique legacy as the leader of the very beloved, very visib...

25 Apr 45min

Allbirds Aren’t Real

Allbirds Aren’t Real

This week: Sneaker company Allbirds announced a pivot into A.I. infrastructure. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck explain why this absurd-sounding venture is actually a pretty clever piec...

18 Apr 46min

Money Talks: Psychopathy and Success

Money Talks: Psychopathy and Success

In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by psychologist Dr. Leanne ten Brinke whose new book, Poisonous People, explores the impact that people with psychopathic and related personality traits...

14 Apr 33min

Memestocks are Spreading

Memestocks are Spreading

This week: Retail investors usually stick to the stock market, but many are rushing to make bets on oil futures. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss Emily’s piece about “dumb money”...

11 Apr 50min

Spice World

Spice World

This week: OpenAI completed a $122 billion investment round. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss what this deal says about the private and public markets and try to wrap their heads...

4 Apr 41min

The Illusion of ‘America’s Next Top Model’

The Illusion of ‘America’s Next Top Model’

In this Money Talks: Journalist Bridget Armstrong joins Emily Peck to discuss this moment of reckoning for the iconic reality show America’s Next Top Model and what she learned in reporting for her po...

31 Mar 43min

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