Episodes

Nov. 4, 2022

No pivot!

On episode 69 of The Compound and Friends, Carleton English and Scott Krisiloff join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the latest from Powell and the Fed, earnings season, the wisdom of Warren Buffett, junk b...
Oct. 28, 2022

The One With Matt Levine and Mary Childs

On episode 68 of The Compound and Friends, Matt Levine and Mary Childs join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss Matt's epic cover-to-cover Bloomberg piece on crypto, Elon's first moves as Twitter owner, Faceboo...
Oct. 21, 2022

No Capitulation Necessary

On episode 67 of The Compound and Friends, Dan Greenhaus joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss what constitutes a recession, the Fed, ramifications of a strong dollar, Tesla's earnings call, buybacks, the i...
Oct. 14, 2022

Bad News is Good News

On episode 66 of The Compound and Friends, Bob Pisani and Kyla Scanlon join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss stories from the stock exchange, investors of the future, the Fed's toolbox, stocks for the long r...
Oct. 10, 2022

A Major Margin Call

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Marc Rubinstein joins Josh Brown and Michael Batnick to discuss margin calls in the UK, Credit Suisse's "Lehman moment," the growth of shadow banking, and more! Read Marc's S...
Oct. 7, 2022

This Is a Hitchcock Horror

On episode 65 of The Compound and Friends, Nick Colas joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss market volatility, thinking like an algo, the dollar, Tesla, sustaining vs disruptive innovation, the next big thi...
Oct. 3, 2022

The Fastest Drop in Home Prices Since 2009

On this special episode of Live from The Compound Zillow's chief economist, Skylar Olsen, joins Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! Dr. Skylar Olsen is the Chief Economist at Zillow. Previous to her current position, Skylar found...
Sept. 30, 2022

Wait 'Til The VIX Spikes

On episode 64 of The Compound and Friends, Katie Stockton joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss bear markets, separating the signal from the noise, the VIX, technicals vs fundamentals, and much more! Thanks...
Sept. 23, 2022

Live from MarketWatch

On episode 63 of The Compound and Friends, Joy Wiltermuth , Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown discuss Future Proof, the housing landscape, Jay Powell and the Fed, the yield curve, recession fears, and much more! This ep...
Sept. 20, 2022

A Conversation with Michael Lombardi

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Michael Lombardi joins Josh Brown and Michael Batnick to discuss all things football! Michael Lombardi is a former General Manager and three-time Super Bowl-winning NFL execu...
Sept. 16, 2022

Live at Future Proof

On episode 62 of The Compound and Friends, Shirl Penney joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss market volatility, adjusting to a higher risk-free rate, investment banking, the state of wealth management, hir...
Sept. 9, 2022

The Battle to Remain Bullish

On episode 61 of The Compound and Friends, Brian Belski joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the earnings outlook, multiple compression, the labor market, odds of a recession, the next rate hike, permabear...
Sept. 2, 2022

Store of Value

On episode 60 of The Compound and Friends, JC Parets joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss JC's latest treasure trove of charts, Bitcoin as a store of value, what Buffett has been buying, and much more! Bon...
Aug. 26, 2022

Would You Give Money to Adam Neumann?

On episode 59 of The Compound and Friends, Devon Drew joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss Jackson Hole, Adam Neumann's new venture, crypto regulation, the best performing stocks since March 2020, using AI...
Aug. 19, 2022

Why Are You Even in the Market?

On episode 58 of The Compound and Friends, Joe Terranova joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss why you should leave politics out of your portfolio, the latest meme stock rug pull, the right market P/E, Joe'...
Aug. 12, 2022

The Science of Hitting

On episode 57 of The Compound and Friends, Alex Morris joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss earnings, the jobs recovery, Netflix and the streaming wars, the bull case for Meta, the worst investing advice e...
July 22, 2022

Canary in the Coal Mine

On episode 56 of The Compound and Friends, Shannon Saccocia joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the Nasdaq bounce, inflation vs spending, good news for the economy, Shannon's ideas for the second half, an...
July 19, 2022

The Metaverse w/ Matthew Ball

On this special episode of Live from the Compound, Matthew Ball joins Josh Brown and Ben Carlson to discuss his new book, The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything. Matthew Ball is the Managing Partner of Epylli...
July 15, 2022

Responsibility Theater

On episode 55 of The Compound and Friends, Alex Kantrowitz joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss earnings season, big tech, the outlook for crypto, Elon vs Twitter, and much more! This episode is sponsored ...
July 8, 2022

Reverse Ponzi Scheme

On episode 54 of The Compound and Friends, Brendan Ahern (KraneShares) and Kai Wu (Sparkline Capital) join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss Chinese stocks, China's tech crackdown, innovation and tech stocks,...
July 1, 2022

The Higher the Vix, the Higher the Clicks

On episode 53 of The Compound and Friends, Felix Salmon joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss financial media, the state of FinTwit, Elon Musk, leverage in crypto, the art market, billionaires buying sports...
June 24, 2022

The Great Reset

On episode 52 of The Compound and Friends, Howard Lindzon and Packy McCormick join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss fintech and the future of web3, venture capital, and much more! This episode is sponsored b...
June 17, 2022

It Can't Really Get Worse

On episode 51 of The Compound and Friends, Eric Jackson joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss growth investing, Cathie Wood, accelerating layoffs, the state of crypto, the Fed's decision, Eric's favorite st...
June 10, 2022

The Energy Bull Market Just Started

On episode 50 of The Compound and Friends, Simon Lack joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the energy recovery, Tiger Global, hedging inflation, the vanishing IPO market, the ESG reckoning, and much more! ...