Money Talking show

Money Talking

Summary: WNYC’s Money Talking brings you conversations that go beyond the headlines and economic jargon for a look at what’s happening in the business world and in the workplace – and why it matters in your life. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Freakonomics Radio, Note to Self, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin and many others.

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Podcasts:

 What Airbnb Could Learn from Uber | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:54

Airbnb continues to butt heads with legislators in New York and is facing new restrictions. But Uber, which was also met with hostility at first, seems to be thriving.

 Obamacare in Trouble…Again | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:30

If you go by the latest headlines, it seems like the future of the Affordable Care Act could be in jeopardy. Are things that bad? 

 Talking Politics At Work | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:12

It might be impossible to get through this seemingly eternal election cycle without bringing up politics at work. But is it really a good idea? Should you? And what do you do if you find out you disagree with your coworkers? Navigating this year's presidential election when it comes up at work.

 What Clinton's Leaked Wall Street Speeches Reveal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:31

A look at what Clinton may have said to bankers and financiers behind closed doors.

 What Exactly is in Clinton and Trump's Tax Plans? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:37

Because specifics can be hard to come by during debates or on the campaign trail, a closer look at what each candidate is proposing and how it could affect you.

 Sssh! They’re Listening: The Fight to Be Your Digital Assistant | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:40

Amazon's got Echo. Apple has Siri. Microsoft calls it Cortana. And Google has Assistant. They're all fighting to be a part of your life, on your phone and in your home.

 The Trials and Tribulations of Wells Fargo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:37

The bank's CEO faced a second round of criticism on Capitol Hill, trying to explain why thousands of his former employees were accused of illegal banking practices.

 The Fight to Regulate Airbnb | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:37

Legislators across the country are trying to regulate companies like Airbnb, but a law passed 20 years ago is making it tough.

 How to Be a 'Superboss' (or Hire Like One) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:24

The qualities of exceptional workplace leaders. Do you have them? How can you get them?

 Wells Fargo, Banking Culture and What Could Be Next | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:31

Another bank in the headlines, paying millions of dollars in fines to settle charges of illegal banking practices.

 Where Lower Manhattan Stands, 15 Years Later | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:35

Skyscrapers tower once again over Lower Manhattan and the neighborhood is thriving. Getting there, however, wasn't easy.

 How to Pitch Your Great Idea | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:20

Once you've finally come up with that brilliant idea, here's a way to get people excited about it.

 State of the Union: Where Labor Goes from Here | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:36

Union membership has been dwindling for decades, putting the future of organized labor into question and affecting the country's labor-force as a whole.

 EpiPen Under Fire for High Price | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:36

Wait? Why does this drug cost so much? The pharmaceutical company Mylan struggles to explain why the price of its anti-allergy shot has gone up hundreds of dollars in less than a decade.

 Obamacare Faces New Hurdles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:36

Health insurers like Aetna are pulling out of a large number of health care exchanges because they can't front the losses, casting doubts about the future of the Affordable Care Act.

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