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

Published: May 3, 2022, 7 a.m.

b'Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which\\xa0Felix Salmon,\\xa0Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies.\\n\\nTaffy Brodesser-Akner, journalist and author of the novel turned soon-to-be television show,\\xa0Fleishman Is in Troublejoins Felix and Emily to talk about the 1990 dark comedy\\xa0The Bonfire of the Vanities. They get into why Emily hated this movie, the differences between the movie and the book, and all the racism. Plus, there\\u2019s some behind-the-scenes industry talk.\\n\\nEmail:\\xa0slatemoney@slate.com\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'