{"podcast":{"title":"Slate Money","slug":"slate-money-319188","podcast_index_feed_id":319188,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/695ead68a32e86d775858194","website_url":"https://slate.com/podcasts/slate-money","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/695ead68a32e86d775858194/show-cover.jpg","author":"Slate Podcasts","episode_count":819,"summary":"A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.Want more Slate Money? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit https://slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:20:00.486969+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-money-319188"},"episode":{"title":"Are the Billionaires Smothering HBO?","slug":"are-the-billionaires-smothering-hbo","published_at":"2026-03-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-money-319188/are-the-billionaires-smothering-hbo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-money-319188","url":"https://shows.acast.com/slate-money/episodes/69bda4461a160b44dbc10e92","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ead68a32e86d775858194/e/69bda4461a160b44dbc10e92/media.mp3","summary":"This week: The war in Iran has caused a dramatic spike in global oil prices. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck discuss the international repercussions of the oil shortage and how central banks are responding. And: With the dust settling on the Paramount-Warner Brothers deal (including a $700 million payout to David Zaslav for some reason), the biggest loser in the megamerger might be HBO. The hosts discuss how billionaire dealmaking and rebrand fatigue is hurting the network's reputation for edgy, prestige TV. And later: Reuters published a very long story “revealing” Banksy’s real name—which, Felix will tell you, has been public knowledge since 2008. So what was the point? In the Slate Plus episode: Claude is not an accountant.  Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week: The war in Iran has caused a dramatic spike in global oil prices. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck discuss the international re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2852,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slate-money-319188/episodes/are-the-billionaires-smothering-hbo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-money-319188/are-the-billionaires-smothering-hbo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}