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Slate Money Goes to the Movies: The Bonfire of the Vanities
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies.
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, journalist and author of the novel turned soon-to-be television show, Fleishman Is in Troublejoins Felix and Emily to talk about the 1990 dark comedy The Bonfire of the Vanities. They get into why Emily hated this movie, the differences between the movie and the book, and all the racism. Plus, there’s some behind-the-scenes industry talk.
Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner, journalist and author of the novel turned soon-to-be television show, Fleishman Is in Troublejoins Felix and Emily to talk about the 1990 dark comedy The Bonfire of the Vanities. They get into why Emily hated this movie, the differences between the movie and the book, and all the racism. Plus, there’s some behind-the-scenes industry talk.
Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Slate Money: From Dark Pools to Swimming Pools: Slate Money, featuring Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Columbia University and Slate's own Jordan Weissmann. This week: The Supreme Court says streaming service Aereo violates U.S. copyright law, the New York attorney general sues Barclays, and Pu by Slate Money