Slate Money: The Pointless Vanity Edition




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Summary: Felix Salmon of <em>Fusion</em>, emerging-markets expert Anna Szymanski, and <em>Huffington Post</em> senior reporter Emily Peck, discuss:<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-sheryl-sandberg-decided-to-speak-openly-about-losing-her-husband_us_58fe3edce4b06b9cb9191bda?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004">Sheryl Sandberg’s new book on grief, <em>Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy</em></a><em>.</em> </li> <li> <a href="https://usafacts.org/">Former Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer’s mostly ineffective data project, USA Facts</a>.</li> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/technology/marissa-mayer-will-make-186-million-on-yahoos-sale-to-verizon.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur&amp;referer=https://t.co/EEljbdEYqH">How CEO Marissa Mayer will earn $186 million through Yahoo’s sale to Verizon</a>.</li> </ul><br>Check out other Panoply podcasts at<a href="http://www.panoply.fm"> panoply.fm</a>.<br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:slatemoney@slate.com">slatemoney@slate.com</a><br>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/felixsalmon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> @felixsalmon</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/Three_Guineas">@Three_Guineas</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyRPeck">@EmilyRPeck</a><br><br>Production by Zachary Dinerstein.<br><br><br>Slate Money is brought to you by Boll and Branch. Get 50 dollars off your first set of sheets plus free shipping by going to <strong>BollandBranch.com</strong> and using promo code <strong>money.</strong> And by Green Mountain Coffee. Green Mountain Coffee is passionate about making a smoother tasting cup. Try it today with $4 off of most Green Mountain Coffee K-Cup pods when you buy two select boxes at Keurig.com… and use promo code TRYGMC.