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The Bad Odds Edition

The Bad Odds Edition

FromSlate Money


The Bad Odds Edition

FromSlate Money

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss some questionable risks.
Topics discussed on today’s show include:

Fantasy sports: a game of skill? 
The Department of Justice wants to prosecute more white collar criminals
The Broad tests a new model for art institutions


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Released:
Sep 12, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.