- 1 hour 3 minutesSudden Wealth Syndrome (EP. 485)
On episode 485, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: what can stop the hyperscalers from spending, why the stock market is neat all-time highs again, speedball capitalism, how capex cycles work, it's a high beta decade, how to lie with statistics, young people are going to be fine, the top 0.1% is really rich, the problem with getting rich young, private markets are overvalued, no more dinner parties and more.
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7 October 2026, 10:00 am - 26 minutes 34 secondsTalk Your Book: How Higher Rates Are Re-Shaping Commercial Real Estate
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Jerry Baglien from Benefit Street Partners to discuss: investing in real estate, higher mortgage rates, the office bear market, how higher rates impact returns and more.
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5 October 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 48 secondsWill Higher Rates Kill the Stock Market? (EP. 484)
On episode 484, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the stock market has an excuse to sell off, valuations are falling across the board, the cause of the next correction, 5% bond yields, the worst bond market of all-time, incomes are rising, the wealth effect is real, AI personal assistants, the Consumer Inertia basket of stocks, 7% mortgage rates, the fall of the creative class, the 100 best TV shows this century and more.
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30 September 2026, 10:00 am - 42 minutes 15 secondsTalk Your Book: The Next Generation of Income Strategies
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Mike Laughlin from Janus Henderson to discuss: the mechanics of autocallable and stability notes, how these options generate income, the risks and trade-offs of structured income ETFs and more.
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28 September 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 16 minutesThe Wobbly House of Cards (EP. 483)
On episode 483, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the interconnected hyperscalers, AI's risk to the economy, the chart of the year, Nvidia's valuation, Meta's personal assistant, $186 trillion in household wealth, 10 year return projections, the case for owning bonds, why the Fed raised rates, Bitcoin's comeback, fixing the housing crisis is harder than it sounds, the best movie of the 1980s and more.
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23 September 2026, 10:00 am - 28 minutes 55 secondsTalk Your Book: Price Is the Ultimate Factor
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Bill Mann from Motley Fool Asset Management to discuss: investing in the momentum factor, the Noah Principle, AI's impact on herd behavior, how this cycle ends and more.
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21 September 2026, 10:00 am - 58 minutes 40 secondsHow to Talk To Your Clients About Ray Dalio (EP. 482)
On episode 482, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: AI human extinction fears, the biggest AI risks, why things go viral, why the stock market is so confusing right now, how to think about bearish hedge fund managers, why bonds offer a good deal right now, Fed rate hikes, government debt fears and more live from Future Proof in Huntington Beach, CA.
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- 33 minutes 23 secondsTalk Your Book: Why Aren't There More IPOs?
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Christian Munafo from VanEck to discuss: AI IPOs, the trouble facing unicorn late stage growth companies, the liquidity problem for private market investors, secondary transactions, where to find value in today's market and more.
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14 September 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 6 minutesEverywhere Millionaires (EP. 481)
On episode 481, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: how bull market gains have changed the markets, AI is crowding everything else out, when the next financial crisis will hit, Ray Dalio keeps scaring investors, the earnings boom, a buying opportunity for bonds, the American Dream is still alive and well, is college worth the cost, why AI isn't impacting the labor market, the most important financial asset for retirees, theme parties and more.
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9 September 2026, 10:00 am - 34 minutes 42 secondsTalk Your Book: AI Winners & Losers
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Alger's Dan Chung to discuss: investing in concentrated portfolios, what it's like picking stocks during a boom, sorting through the winners & losers in AI, Meta vs. Google and more.
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7 September 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 5 minutesThe Next Michael Burry (EP. 480)
On episode 480, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the AI debt binge, no recessions for the rest of the 2020s, Kevin Warsh thoughts on the economy, the dead cat bounce in software stocks, bull market M&A deals, no one cares about dividends anymore, rising yields are a good thing, AI civilizations, Gen Z will be buying houses, Tom Cruise remakes and more.
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