About this episode
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss the apparently abusive conservatorship of Britney Spears, the failures of COVAX and worldwide vaccine distribution, and Peter Thiel’s shocking Roth IRA. In the Plus segment: Small businesses in the pandemic. Mentioned in the show: “ The Darker Story Just Outside the Lens of Framing Britney Spears ,” by Sara Luterman for the New Republic “ A Beautiful Idea: How COVAX Has Fallen Short ,” by Ann Danaiya Usher for the Lancet Email: slatemoney@slate.com Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Twitter: @felixsalmon , @EmilyRPeck , @s_m_i Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices