{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ead68a32e86d775858194/695eadc9e06ab03ba3597cec?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Bad Romance Edition","description":"<p>On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of <em>Fusion</em>, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553418815/?tag=slatmaga-20\"><em>Weapons of Math Destruction</em></a>, and <a href=\"http://www.recode.net/\"><em>Recode</em></a>’s Edmund Lee breakdown the breakups and mergers in business and finance news this week.</p><p>Topics discussed on today’s show include:AT&amp;T’s <a href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2016/10/the_att_purchase_of_time_warner_is_awful_for_net_neutrality_it_owes_us.html\">plan to buy entertainment and news giant Time Warner</a>Wallonia <a href=\"http://globalnews.ca/news/3031348/ceta-wallonia-formally-approves-eu-canada-trade-deal/\">formally approves EU-Canada, CETA trade deal</a>Buzzy Tech Companies and how they fare in the public stock markets.Check out other Panoply podcasts at<a href=\"http://itunes.com/panoply\"> itunes.com/panoply</a>.</p><p>Email: slatemoney@slate.com</p><p>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/felixsalmon\">@felixsalmon</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mathbabedotorg\">@mathbabedotorg</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/edmundlee\">@edmundlee</a></p><p>Production by<a href=\"https://twitter.com/veralynmedia\"> Veralyn Williams</a>.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}