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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Tax Behavior, Jay Z's Tidal, and Cheap Electric Cars

    More people are filing their tax returns online. It's convenient. It's cheaper. But there are risks. And almost 80% of filers get refunds. What are we doing with all that money?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 31, 2015 • 51m Listen

    More people are filing their tax returns online. It's convenient. It's cheaper. But there are risks. And almost 80% of filers get refunds. What do we do with that money? Jay Z has launched a new music streaming service: good for all artists, or just really big stars? Will the Ellen Pao trial lead to any real changes for women in venture capital? And it turns out that sexism in the big-money world of Silicon Valley often starts in the rarified Ivy league and elite business school classrooms. Finally, in car news, the BBC cans the host of Top Gear, and electric cars are...cheap!

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