The Compound and Friends
Join Downtown Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and a rotation of their friends every Friday for expert insight and hot takes on the latest in business and investing.
Recent Episodes
April 25, 2025
The Worst Is Still to Come
On episode 189 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Rebecca Patterson , Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Chief Investment Strategist at Bridgewater Ass...
April 22, 2025
Next Trillion Dollar Stock, Why US Is Still Exceptional, Trump vs Powell
On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick ! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account in five minutes or less at https://public.com/WAYT ...
April 18, 2025
End of an Empire (EP.188)
On episode 188 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Warren Pies of 3Fourteen Research to discuss: what earnings typically look like after stock market corrections, Trump's next tr...
April 15, 2025
How to Tune Out the Noise
On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick ! This episode is sponsored by Flat Rock Global. Visit: https://flatrockglobal.com/thoughts to learn more. S...
April 11, 2025
The Craziest Week Ever (EP.187)
On episode 187 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington , Chief Executive Officer of Gilman Hill Asset Management to discuss: Trump vs the bond market, na...
April 10, 2025
Crowdstrike and the $250 Billion Opportunity in Cybersecurity
In this special episode, Downtown Josh Brown sits down with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to discuss: AI and the changing landscape of cybersecurity, Google's massive cloud security acquisition, future growth opportunities for...
April 8, 2025
Former Trump Trade Official Steve Pavlick on Tariffs, Negative Wealth Shock, Pulled Earnings Guidance
On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Steve Pavlick to discuss the latest on the trade war and the stock market's volatile reaction. Then, at 40:49, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh...
April 4, 2025
Bloodbath
On episode 186 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Steve Quirk , Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood to discuss: the stocks getting hit hardest by the tariff selloff, the state ...
April 1, 2025
Liberation Day, Goldman Gets Bearish, Falling Knives
On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick ! They discuss Liberation Day and tariffs, Mag 7 weakness, CoreWeave, AI and much more! This episode is sponsored by ...
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