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Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism

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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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Listen to Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism, a Business podcast by Slate Podcasts. Stream 45 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Money 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-...

26:04Jun 24, 2025

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...

42:59Jun 10, 2025

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...

45:37May 31, 2025

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...

58:45Apr 5, 2025

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...

45:24Mar 29, 2025

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...

50:09Mar 22, 2025

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...

21:25Jul 23, 2021

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...

26:40Jul 16, 2021

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...

22:07Jul 9, 2021

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...

21:29Jul 2, 2021

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...

21:11Jun 25, 2021

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...

27:16Jun 18, 2021

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...

23:05Jun 11, 2021

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...

25:51Jun 4, 2021

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,...

24:43Mar 12, 2021

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...

29:27Mar 5, 2021

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