Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which <a href="https://twitter.com/felixsalmon">Felix Salmon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyRPeck">Emily Peck</a>, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. <a href="http://www.taffyakner.com/">Taffy Brodesser-Akner</a>, journalist and author of the novel turned soon-to-be television show, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41880602-fleishman-is-in-trouble">Fleishman Is in Trouble</a>joins Felix and Emily to talk about the 1990 dark comedy <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099165/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">The Bonfire of the Vanities</a>. They get into why Emily hated this movie, the differences between the movie and the book, and all the racism. Plus, there’s some behind-the-scenes industry talk. Email: <a href="mailto:slatemoney@slate.com">slatemoney@slate.com</a>Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Slate Money Goes to the Movies: The Bonfire of the Vanities

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