About this episode

The episode discusses a major food poisoning outbreak, Trump's tariffs, and a claim by the Japanese prime minister about his sleep habits.

This week: The term “explosive diarrhea” captured the nation's attention, turning all eyes toward the company linked to a major cyclosporiasis outbreak. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck discuss the much-talked about food poisoning story and the PR flubs of Trump-aligned Taylor Farms. Then, the hosts give an update on Trump’s latest attempt to keep his beloved tariffs alive after the Supreme Court ruled his original plan illegal. And finally, they react to the Japanese prime minister’s recent claim of sleeping zero to three hours a night. In the Slate Plus episode: Is Diet Coke embracing “fridge cigarettes"?  Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck

Topics covered

• food poisoning
• PR flubs
• tariffs
• cyclosporiasis outbreak
• Japanese prime minister
• Diet Coke

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taylor Farms, Supreme Court

Places: Japan

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