About this episode
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 Trouble joins 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