The Legacy of “Tim Apple”

About this episode

The episode discusses Tim Cook's legacy as Apple's CEO, explores the wellness trend of peptides, and examines The Onion's mission regarding InfoWars.

This week: Tim Cook announced he was stepping down as Apple’s CEO after 15 years. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck , unpack his unique legacy as the leader of the very beloved, very visible brand. Then, Axios’ Senior Health Care Editor Adriel Bettelheim joins to explain what peptides are and how  RFK Jr. is trying to throw the doors open for the undertested wellness trend. And finally, they get into The Onion’s mission to take over the right-wing conspiracy platform InfoWars in the name of parody and paying the victims of Sandy Hook.    In the Slate Plus episode: The Avis short squeeze. 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 and Cheyna Roth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck

Guest: Adriel Bettelheim

Topics covered

• Tim Cook legacy
• Apple CEO transition
• peptides
• wellness trends
• The Onion
• InfoWars
• Sandy Hook

Keywords

• Tim Cook
• Apple
• peptides
• wellness
• The Onion
• InfoWars
• Sandy Hook

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, The Onion, InfoWars, Sandy Hook

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