# How to understand money stuff (w/ Matt Levine)

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Podcast: [How to Be a Better Human](https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-a-better-human-1370259)
Published: 2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Matt Levine is the author of Bloomberg’s “Money Stuff” newsletter where he writes about Wall Street and finances. Matt joins Chris to break down common money questions such as what exactly is commodity trading? How do AI companies make money? How do companies balance ethics and virtues with increasing profits for shareholders? They also discuss how Matt uses comedy and humor to make complicated money topics accessible. Featured guest Follow Matt Levine at mattlevine.co/work Subscribe to Bloomberg's Money Stuff newsletter Connect with the team Follow Chris on Instagram and at chrisduffycomedy.com Buy Chris’ book, Humor Me   Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollective Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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