{"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":"The Fun Little Drink Economy","slug":"the-fun-little-drink-economy","published_at":"2026-05-09T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-money-319188/the-fun-little-drink-economy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-money-319188","url":"https://shows.acast.com/slate-money/episodes/69fe422944cb786b37b9ddcb","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ead68a32e86d775858194/e/69fe422944cb786b37b9ddcb/media.mp3","summary":"This week: CEOs and investors at the Milken Institute Global Conference projected optimism about the economy despite the overall feeling of uncertainty brought on by Donald Trump. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck , discuss Emily’s reporting from the conference, and the way capitalists have adapted to thrive amid the unpredictability of this administration. Then, they discuss GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s surprising bid to buy Ebay and how they think it will play out. And finally, grab your Strawberry Açaí Lemonade Energy Refresher or Sprite® Berry Blast because it’s time to talk about drinks! The hosts get into the economics behind the fancy beverages trend as McDonalds hops on board.  In the Slate Plus episode: What athletes pay for better performance.   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 and Cheyna Roth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week: CEOs and investors at the Milken Institute Global Conference projected optimism about the economy despite the overall feeling of uncertainty br…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2830,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slate-money-319188/episodes/the-fun-little-drink-economy/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/the-fun-little-drink-economy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}