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Jun 2018
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The Germany Edition

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Slate Money on Germany: economy post-reunification, education, and the housing market on this week's episode with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, Emily Peck, and Adam Tooze.

Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Max Jacobs.

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