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Slate Money - The Down to Earth Edition Oct 01, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction, and Wall Street Journal reporter and host of WSJ Heard on the Street Miriam Gottfried talks the highs and lows of this week’s business and finance news.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

The Wall Street Journal’s college rankings list

The state of Deutsche Bank’s financial health

Elon Musk’s mission to Mars

Also, here is the personality test Cathy mentioned: “The 4 Traits That Put Kids at Risk for Addiction.”

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Political Gabfest - The “Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail” Edition Sep 29, 2016

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Hosts John Dickerson, David Plotz and

Emily Bazelon discuss whether Hillary Clinton will surge out of the

first debate, if Donald Trump should bring up the misdeeds of Bill

Clinton and if the most recent crime numbers really represent the

nation's crime.

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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Extra: The “I'm So Relieved” Edition Sep 27, 2016

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Trumpcast host Jacob Weisberg and Gabfest hosts David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson team up for some post-Presidential-debate review.

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Slate Money - The Robot Apocalypse Edition Sep 24, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming, Weapons of Math Destruction, andRyan Avent, author of The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Centurydiscuss how jobs are changing in the robot economy, Wells Fargo’s unnecessary banking products, and shifty Amazon pricing algorithms.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Ryan Avent discusses his take on how work might change in the future, a topic explored in his book The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century

-The pressure Wells Fargo put on bank tellers to sign customers up for products they weren’t interested in

-Bias in Amazon’s pricing algorithm

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Political Gabfest - The “Time to Panic” Edition Sep 22, 2016

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Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss Donald Trump's

attempt to leave the birther conspiracy club, how the New York and

New Jersey bombs could impact the election and what a pardon for

Edward Snowden would represent for US national security.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Notorious RBG Sep 17, 2016

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We kick off a brand new season of our podcast with an episode devoted to the member of the Supreme Court bench who has garnered by far the most headlines since our last episode. That’s right, it’s the slavish fangirl edition of Amicus, in which we cave to the pressure of our listeners and fête the woman who had the temerity to call Donald Trump a “faker” this past July. Joining us to discuss the cultural phenomenon that is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is MSNBC national reporter Irin Carmon, co-author of the bestselling biography Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We also hear from Cooper Sirwatka, a New York attorney and proud wearer of a full-color RBG tattoo.

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Slate Money - The Turning Point Edition Sep 17, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Senior Finance Correspondent at Business Insider, Linette Lopez (@lopezlinette).

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-What the lending firm, Point, is pitching to homeowners.

-A new Census report that shows a 5.2% jump in 2015 U.S. median household incomes.

-Why Bayer, Monsanto shareholders are not happy about an over $57 Billion deal.

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Political Gabfest - The "Hack, Sputter, Cough" Edition Sep 15, 2016

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David Plotz and John Dickerson are joined by Ruth Marcus of the Washington

Post to discuss Hillary Clinton's hidden pneumonia, Donald Trump's

charitable self-portraits and the political potential of the latest

economic report.

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Slate Money - The Weapons of Math Destruction Edition Sep 10, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction, andSlate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann dive into Cathy’s new book, “Weapons of Math Destruction.”

We discuss the worst math how algorithms can fail us, breakdown examples from criminal justice and insurance, and talk about “the way forward” when it comes to regulation, transparency, and ethics.

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Political Gabfest - The “Bart Simpson Versus Lisa Simpson” Edition Sep 08, 2016

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John

Dickerson debate the ethical murkiness of Donald Trump's payment to

Attorney General Pam Bondi, the candidates' preparation styles for

the upcoming debates and the reparations offered by Georgetown

University.

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