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?
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenMore 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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In this episode
6 storiesFraudulent Tax Returns
April 15 -- tax day -- is just a couple of weeks away. More of us are filing our taxes online these days through sites like TurboTax or H&R Block. But TurboTax had to be shut down briefly last month because so many fraudulent returns were being filed through the site.
Read the story8 minWhat Do We Do with Our Tax Refunds?
Almost 80% of tax filers get refunds. Why? And what do they do with the money?
Read the story8 minA New Music Streaming Service from Jay Z
Last night, Jay Z got on stage with a group of the biggest names in music to launch Tidal, his new streaming music service that could compete with Spotify, Google Music and Apple Beats. The artists say that for $20 a month, Tidal will stream high-fidelity audio and the profits will go directly to the artists.
Read the story8 minWomen in the VC World
The verdict in a major sexual discrimination case is sending ripples through Silicon Valley this week. On Friday a jury ruled against Ellen Pao and in favor of the venture capital firm she was suing -- Kleiner Perkins. The trial may have succeeded in changing the conversation about diversity at VC firms.
Read the story7 minVC's and Business School
It turns out that sexism in the big-money world of Silicon Valley often starts well before the first day on the job. It begins in the classroom. In the rarified Ivy League and elite business schools to be exact.
Read the story7 minCar News
The host of popular British car show Top Gear was canned for bad behavior...and now the head of the BBC is getting death threats. The toll lanes that were supposed to speed up the freeways may be a victim of their own success. And want a bargain on a new car? Take a look at electric vehicles.
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