Oct 2017

51m 49s

The Tiran and Sanafir Edition

About this episode

Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political-risk consultant Anna Szymanski discuss:

Sexual harassment

Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion city NEOM

Trading cryptocurrencies

In Slate Plus: Why do bankers like higher interest rates?

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Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Twitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmann

Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder.

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