Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPeople Love to Complain (EP.334)
On episode 334 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the Fed's victory over inflation, what Americans get wrong about inflation…
2 years, 4 months ago
Talk Your Book: Bitcoin Fundamentals
On today's show, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Chris Kuiper, Director of Research at Fidelity Digital Assets to discuss: fundamental …
2 years, 4 months ago
Finally, a Slowdown (EP.333)
On episode 333 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the cooling labor market, why the 60/40 portfolio looks more attractive no…
2 years, 4 months ago
Talk Your Book: Betting on Duration
On today's show, Michael and Ben are joined by Alex Morris, Co-Founder and CIO of the US Benchmark Series to discuss: making bets on duration, risks …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Biggest Rug Pull of Our Lives (EP.332)
On episode 332 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: why so many people hate this economy, anecdotes vs. data, a depression in …
2 years, 4 months ago
Talk Your Book: Investing in Luxury
On today's show, Michael and Ben are joined by Brendan Ahern, CIO of Kraneshares to discuss: the creation of Kraneshares Luxury ETF, demographic tren…
2 years, 4 months ago
Higher for Longer (EP.331)
On episode 331 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: higher growth and higher rates vs. lower growth and lower rates, why there…
2 years, 4 months ago
Talk Your Book: Equities With Guardrails
On today's show, Michael and Ben are joined by Hamilton Reiner, MD, PM, and Head of US Equity Derivatives at J.P. Morgan Asset Management to discuss:…
2 years, 4 months ago
Talk Your Book: The State of Venture Capital
On today's show, Michael and Ben are joined by Samir Kaji, CEO, President, and Co-Founder of Allocate to discuss: what start-up prices look like toda…
2 years, 5 months ago
Does Government Debt Matter? (EP.330)
On episode 330 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: inflation coming down, the continued strength of the US consumer, Howard M…
2 years, 5 months ago