Money Talks: The Working Homeless in America
In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by journalist Brian Goldstone to discuss his book There is No Place for Us on the rising hom...
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Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism
Navigating the marketplace is the original choose-your-own adventure. Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism takes a company in the news, and looks at its history to figure out why it finds it...
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20 of 45 episodesMoney Talks: Money is One Hell of A Drug
In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by author James Frey to discuss his new novel, Next to Heaven , set among America’s ultra-ultra-...
Money Talks: Philosophy of The Budget
In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by Barry Lam, host of Slate’ philosophy podcast Hi-Phi Nation to help him explain how the GOP se...
Pay Offs & Lay Offs
This week: Felix Salmon left Axios. He, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the opaque language and politics around parting ways with an...
That Wack-Ass Tariff Formula
This week: Trump unveiled his extensive list of tariffs. Felix Salmon , Emily Peck , and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the questionable math that...
Money Talks: The Campaign Against the Free Press
In this Money Talks: Amidst the Trump administration’s continued attacks on the press, David Enrich ’s new book, Murder the Truth: Fear, the...
Illegal Group Chats Are Everywhere
This week: A leaked Signal message revealed illegal use of the commercial app by the Defense Department. Felix Salmon , Emily Peck , and Eli...
Who’s The Boss?
This week: DOGE is taking its chainsaw to the Social Security Administration. Felix Salmon , Emily Peck , and Elizabeth Spiers examine the r...
Joint Venture | The Story of High Times
Can the National Geographic of marijuana become a name brand in the cannabis retail industry? Podcast production by Jess Miller and Cleo Lev...
Milking It | The Story of Oatly
How did a small Swedish plant milk company become a multi-billion dollar disruptor? Podcast production by Asha Saluja and Cleo Levin. Listen...
Hair Today, Hair Tomorrow | Supercuts
Supercuts revolutionized the haircutting industry, and managed to stay in style as trends changed. But then came the pandemic. Podcast produ...
Anything for a Buck | Dollar General
Dollar General is built on a business model that has its stores proliferating rapidly across the country. In response, a movement to control...
Organic and Inorganic Growth | Whole Foods
Groceries was one of the last industries to come under Big Tech’s influence, but everything changed when Amazon bought Whole Foods. Podcast...
What Streams May Come | The Story of HBO
HBO pioneered prestige TV and the concept of renting movies from home. Can it be a frontrunner in the streaming wars? Podcast production by...
Swabber Barons | The Story of Puritan
You may not have heard of Puritan, but if you’ve gotten a COVID test, you’ve probably had one of their products inside your nose. A family f...
Bugging Out | The Story of Volkswagen
In the 1960s, the Volkswagen Beetle was a symbol of peace and love. But this same car was invented as part of the Nazi propaganda project. A...
I Want to Ride My Internet-Enabled Bicycle | The Peloton Story
Peloton thought it was selling boutique at-home fitness to busy parents. Instead, it created an entire community. But it also hit a few bump...
We’re Getting the Band Back Together | Tower Records
Can a once-revered brick-and-mortar music chain be brought back to life in the era of Amazon and Spotify? Podcast production by Jess Miller...
They’ve Got Issues | The Story of Marvel
Marvel has stumbled as a company many times throughout its history, even going bankrupt in the 1990s. But not unlike many of its characters,...
Loss Leader | Weight Watchers
In 2018, the company once known as Weight Watchers changed its name to “WW.” Is its best chance at survival to convince people that it’s not...