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May 2017
52m 28s

The Talking TED Talks Edition

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Felix Salmon of Fusion, emerging-markets expert Anna Szymanski, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and author of Weapons of Math Destruction Cathy O’Neil discuss:

-       Cathy O’Neil’s recent TED Talk

-       The world of TED Talk conferences

-       The industry of highly paid speeches, including Obama’s recent $400K speech for Cantor Fitzgerald

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Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Twitter:@felixsalmon,@Three_Guineas, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann 

Production by Daniel Schroeder

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