Self-Loathing Postmodern Hypebeasts
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Jacob Weisberg returns to Slate Money to discuss the impact of Pfizer’s vaccine announcement, Spotify’s acquisition of Megaphone to and Supreme being sold for $2.1 billion. In the Slate Plus segment: Jacob on the White House transition.  Sales of Gap's khaki pants almost doubled after MSNBC 'chartthrob' Steve Kornacki wore them for his election-week coverage by Grace Dean for Business Insider.  When It Comes to Steve Kornacki, Please Don’t Cock Block Leslie Jones by Halle Keifer for New York Magazine.  Can Supreme survive its acquisition by VF Corp? By Marc Bain for Quartz.  Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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