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Slate Money: The Felix Wrote A Book Episode!

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May 13, 2023

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This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Felix’s new book The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal.

In the Plus segment: monkeys and immigration policy.

Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Patrick Fort.

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May 13, 2023

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