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Slate Money - The Too Big to Fail Edition Feb 20, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, Neil Irwin, author of The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire, joins hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann. This week is all about Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed's new solution for our too-big-to-fail banks.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-How to break up the biggest banks.

-How we could turn banks into public utilities.

-How to take away the tax-deductibility of interest.

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Political Gabfest - The “I Have a Gun and Her Name Is America” Edition Feb 19, 2016

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David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon discuss the future of the Supreme Court, the Republican race for the Presidential nomination, Jeb Bush's now famous hand gun and they are joined by Slate's technology writer Will Oremus to discuss Apple's fight to keep iPhone privacy settings under lock and key.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Amicus Extra: Antonin Scalia's Death Feb 15, 2016

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The sudden death on Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday has unleashed huge shockwaves in both the presidential race and the legal community. Luckily, Slate has podcasts covering both areas. In this special joint episode, Amicus host Dahlia Lithwick joins Political Gabfest panelists Emily Bazelon and David Plotz to look at all the possible repercussions of Scalia’s death.

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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Extra: Antonin Scalia's Death Feb 15, 2016

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Slate Money - The End of the World as We Know It Edition Feb 13, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, Muhamed El-Erian joins hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talk about the future of central banks.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Our economy is at a T-junction- things are about to go very good, or very bad, depending on the decisions our government makes

.-Why central bankers, IMF types, and the like, often want to do things which go against the will of the people.

-What is the role of central banks?

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Political Gabfest - The "Happy Valentine's Day Rubio Robot" Edition Feb 12, 2016

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the Presidential race including the Republican rundown, the Sanders “steamroller” and whether Hillary Clinton

can stop “the Bern.” They also discuss the Supreme Court's recent stay and the potential for it to impact climate change.

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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Extra: The "New Hampshire Primary" Edition Feb 10, 2016

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and Slate's Jim Newell discuss the impact of the New Hampshire Primary on the Republican and Democratic parties.

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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Extra: Whistlestop, The Straight Talk Express Feb 09, 2016

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In this episode of Slate's podcast about campaign history, John Dickerson explains how retail politics won the day in the 2000 Republican primary in New Hampshire.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Candidates and the Court Feb 06, 2016

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On this episode, Dahlia asks why the Supreme Court has been almost absent as a campaign issue, despite the fact that the next president could have the opportunity to reshape the Court’s bench. She is joined by UC-Irvine law professor Erwin Chemerinsky.

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member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today here. Please let us know what you think of Amicus. Our email is amicus@slate.com. Podcast production by Tony Field.

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Slate Money - The New Money Edition Feb 06, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talk cold hard cash.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-The failure of bitcoin, and why we'll never have a cash-free society

-Viacom's aging patriarch Sumner Redstone, and Philippe Daumain’s $54M pay package

-Why Credit Suisse is tanking

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