{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ead68a32e86d775858194/695eadbce06ab03ba3594d3e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Male Mass Hysteria","description":"<p>Edmund Lee of the New York Times joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael to talk about AT&amp;T's massive WarnerMedia-Discovery merger, this week’s Bitcoin crash, and burnout.  </p><p>In the Plus segment: Future media merger speculation. </p><p>Mentioned in the show:</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2a89a272-1ddc-40b3-87a6-8e093ffa2175\">U.S. Telecoms Decide Focusing on Pipes Isn’t So Dumb After All</a>,” by Nic Fildes, Anna Nicolaou ,and Sujeet Indap for the Financial Times </p><p>“‘<a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-20/why-the-bitcoin-crash-was-a-big-win-for-cryptocurrencies\">Why the Bitcoin Crash Was a Big Win for Cryptocurrencies</a>,” by Jim Bianco for Bloomberg </p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.eater.com/22417344/restaurant-labor-shortage-covid-19-unemployment-benefits-risks\">The Lie of ‘No One Wants to Work’</a>,” by Gaby Del Valle for Eater</p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:slatemoney@slate.com\">slatemoney@slate.com</a></p><p>Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.</p><p>Twitter:<a href=\"https://twitter.com/felixsalmon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"> @felixsalmon</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/EmilyRPeck?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">@EmilyRPeck</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/s_m_i?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">@s_m_i </a></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}