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Money Talks: Her Boyfriends Couldn’t Handle Her Success

Filmmaker Chloe Domont discusses the real-life inspiration behind her Netflix erotic thriller Fair Play.

Episode Notes

In a special episode of Money Talks, Emily Peck chats with writer/director Chloe Domont, whose feminist thriller Fair Play explores what happens when an ambitious woman outshines her well-meaning but insecure partner. It was inspired by Chloe’s experience surpassing the men in her own life. (But there is a happy ending!)

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Podcast production by Jared Downing and Cheyna Roth.

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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers.

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  • Emily Peck is the cohost of Slate Money and a markets correspondent for Axios.