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David Plotz and Emily Bazelon are joined by Adam Davidson of the New Yorker to discuss the new messages coming from Donald Trump, the new trove of Hillary Clinton emails and the geographic patterns of capital punishment in America.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabf...

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 the economics of 21st century products with Paul Ford ( @ftrain ), writer and co-founder of the digital product studio  Postlight . We break down Google search, the iPhone, and Amazon Prime.  Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email...

David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are joined by Slate Contributor Frank Foer to discuss Paul Manafort's ties to Russia, the violence in Milwaukee and political responses, and the return of Juanita Broaddrick to the media spotlight.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming,  Weapons of Math Destruction , and Josh Barro, Senior Editor at Business Insider, discuss hedge funds, declining US productivity, and technological innovations for vaginas. Topics discussed on today’s show include:Why are  hedge fund returns stagnating ?Why has  US productivity declined  for the las...

Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are joined by Kirsten Powers of Fox News, to discuss the defections from the Donald Trump fan club, the art and folly of the apology and theories of binge drinking in America.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook....

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming,  Weapons of Math Destruction , and   Slate  Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss the scuttlebutt at Wal-Mart, Uber, and in Massachusetts law. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Why does  Wal-Mart reportedly  want to buy Jet.com? - Uber will merge with Didi Chuxing , China’s biggest do...

Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson, joined by Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post, discuss the weekly delights of Donald Trump, the role of gender in this election and how recent voting rights cases could impact this year's election outcomes. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @Sl...

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 big data. Topics discussed on today’s show include: - Verizon buys Yahoo   for 4.8 billion -MSCI  CEO study  shows the highest-paid CEO’s run the worst-performing companies -Who’s profiting in the digital advertising economy? Check out other Panoply pod...

David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss Michelle and President Obama's endorsements of Hillary, the frustration of Sanders fans and the DNC hack scandal. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show...

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 big data. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -How venture capitalist  Peter Thiel, really feels about Palantir -European giant  Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club  for 1 billion dollars-Elon Musk’s  Master Plan with the electric car startup , Tesla...

David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the royalty and the squires of the Republican Convention and they consider the work place norms of Fox News in light of allegations of sexual misconduct, recently brought against longtime Fox CEO Roger Ailes. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/ga...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion , Cathy O’Neil of  mathbabe.org , and  Slate ’s Moneybox  columnist Jordan Weissmann. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Why the  UFC sold for 4 billion dollars - NBA salary cap , ode to unions  -Will Rio survive  the Olympics ? Slate Money is brought to you by TrackR, a coin-sized device that locates misplaced keys, wallets, ba...

Live from Washington D.C., David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the terrible recent U.S. shootings and they debate if we're all to blame for politics' failures and what to expect at the Republican National Convention. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGa...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion , Cathy O’Neil of  mathbabe.org , and  Slate ’s Moneybox  columnist Jordan Weissmann. Topics discussed on today’s show include: - UK Property funds  are in trouble post-Brexit -What it means  for interest rates to be negative . - Italian banks  are in crisis. Slate Money is brought to you by Boll and Branch. Get 20 percent off your enti...

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness ratings, Donald Trump's use of Jewish star-shaped stars, and President Obama's nightly routines.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfe...

On Monday, the Supreme Court invalidated two provisions of Texas’ omnibus abortion law known as HB2. The 5-3 decision in  Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt  was a big win for abortion rights advocates, many of whom expected things to turn out the other way. On today’s show, we speak with  Amy Hagstrom Miller , founder and CEO of the abortion provider that challenged the Texas law. We also sit do...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion , Cathy O’Neil of  mathbabe.org ,  Slate ’s Moneybox  columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Chris Lehman of  the Baffler.  Topics discussed on today’s show include: -How religion became an industry in America. -Donald Trump is a prosperity preacher.  -Debt and the American version of Christianity. Check out other Panoply podcasts at  itunes.c...

David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are joined by Purdue University President Mitch Daniels to discuss the state of Republican politics, Brexit and the most recent Supreme Court rulings. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest E...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion , Cathy O’Neil of  mathbabe.org , and Leo Carey of  the New Yorker  gather to grieve. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Why the Leave vote succeeded. -How UK politics got us here. -What this means for the rest of Europe. Check out other Panoply podcasts at  itunes.com/panoply . Slate Money is brought to you by BollandBranch.com...

Marriage equality. Voting Rights. Obamacare. These are among the many enormously consequential causes that have fallen to  Donald Verrilli  to defend at the Supreme Court over the past five years. On this week’s episode, he looks back on some of the highlights – and lowlights – of his term as U.S. Solicitor General. We’re also joined by  Sherrilyn Ifill , President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund,...

Slate Political Correspondent Jamelle Bouie is joined by Adam Davidson of Surprisingly Awesome and the New York Times, and Rachel Martin of NPR to discuss Trump's finances, or lack there of, the immigration and diversity component of Brexit and the "Veep-stakes." Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/g...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion , Cathy O’Neil of  mathbabe.org ,  Slate ’s Moneybox  columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Paul Ford of  Postlight  discuss Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn. Topics discussed on today’s show include: - Why Microsoft wanted LinkedIn. -The  debt vs overseas cash  question and the  stock-based compensation  question behind this deal. -How th...

John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Jamelle Bouie discuss the Orlando shooting and its aftermath, are joined by the Economist’s Washington Bureau Chief and Lexington columnist David Rennie for a discussion of the “Brexit” vote, and ponder whether anti-Trump Democrats should protest the GOP Convention. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a...

Much of the legal world’s attention was focused this week on Donald Trump’s attacks on Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge presiding over the Trump University fraud cases in California. The outrage centered on Trump’s insistence that the fact of Curiel’s Mexican ancestry should disqualify him from the case, considering Trump’s declared intent to build a border wall. We discuss Trump’s stance – and i...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion , Cathy O’Neil of  mathbabe.org  and  Slate ’s Moneybox  columnist Jordan Weissmann get saucy. Topics discussed on today’s show include: - French hottie, and rogue trader, Jérôme Kerviel can do no wrong. - Peruvians are pretty good at vulture funds. - Scotland wants to make it a little harder for chavs to get their cheap booze . Check o...