Political Ad Splurge

<p>This Week: We saw the culmination of the $11.87 billion that was spent on political ads for the midterms. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zxqezqfhjwidbrsvk66ded57" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Felix Salmon</a>,<a href="https://www.elizabethspiers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Elizabeth Spiers</a>, and<a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Emily Peck</a> bring on<a href="https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/authors/sara" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a>Axios’ <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/authors/sara" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Fischer</a> to explain where that money went and what role it played (or didn&#39;t play) in Tuesday&#39;s election. Then they turn their eyes to how the stock market is responding to the election and A.I. data center backlash. Finally, in a bit of counter-programming, they talk about how to make a bottle of scotch look as extravagant as its $36,000 price tag. </p><p>In the Slate Plus episode: What&#39;s going on with right-wing media after a big blue wave?</p><br><p>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<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></u> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a></u>. Or, visit<a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Money&amp;utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Money&amp;utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/moneyplus</a></u> to get access wherever you listen. </p><br><p>Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target=