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Sep 2022
37m 11s

First Class Food Fomo

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This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the sale of Citrix, Barbados’ Blue Bonds, and how fancy food could save airlines.

 

In the Plus segment: The economics of timeshares.

 

Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.


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