The Protection Money Edition

Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski discuss: The sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi Replacing Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The political upheaval in Zimbabwe In Slate Plus: We answer a few children’s economic questions for the podcast But Why. If you’d like to leave us a voicemail for our December call-in show, ring us at (347) 960-6314. Check out other Panoply podcasts at megaphone.fm. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmann Production by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices