Episodes

June 3, 2022

Zombieland

On episode 49 of The Compound and Friends, Jason Hsu , Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown discuss inflation, unemployment, interest rates, corporate zombies, the Chinese economy, housing, and much more! This episode is s...
May 27, 2022

Why Is It Getting Dumber?

On episode 48 of The Compound and Friends, Carleton English , Rishi Khanna , Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown discuss the economic outlook, the state of retail trading, the favorite stocks of hedge funds, new home sale...
May 24, 2022

Live from The Compound with Michael Rapino

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino joins Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! Follow Michael Rapino: https://twitter.com/Michael_Rapino Check out The Compound shop: https://i...
May 20, 2022

This Is What the Bottom Sounds Like

On episode 47 of The Compound and Friends, Dan McMurtrie joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss dotcom 2.0, the next crypto crash, executive compensation, earnings estimates, and much more! This episode is b...
May 13, 2022

We Haven’t Seen the Third Act Yet

On episode 46 of The Compound and Friends, Jan van Eck joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the bear market, inverse ETFs, the bond market, venture capital, Bitcoin vs gold, Terra's collapse, oil and gas o...
May 6, 2022

Someone Is Blowing Up

On episode 45 of The Compound and Friends, Matt Phillips joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss: the market decline, forced liquidation, the FOMC decision, quarterly earnings, Bitcoin in 401(k) plans, Ozark,...
April 29, 2022

Once Upon a Time in Boston

On episode 44 of The Compound and Friends, Jurrien Timmer joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss: the bond market meltdown, tech earnings, investor pessimism, Bitcoin in 401(k) plans, and much more! This epi...
April 22, 2022

Netflix and Churn

On episode 43 of The Compound & Friends, Ben Carlson , Will Hershey , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: trouble at Netflix, thematic investing, metaverse ETFs, the future of Twitter, and much more! This episode is sponsored by...
April 15, 2022

Delete Your DMs

On episode 42 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Nick Maggiulli , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Elon's Twitter bid, Nick's new book "Just Keep Buying," lump sum vs dollar-cost averaging, inflation, and much more!...
April 12, 2022

Breaking Down the Threat Landscape

On this special episode of Live from the Compound, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz joins Josh Brown and Ben Carlson to discuss the latest in cybersecurity, the evolving threat landscape, and George's experience as a race car dri...
April 8, 2022

The Bogle Effect

On episode 41 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Eric Balchunas and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: direct indexing, Eric's new book on Jack Bogle and Vanguard, active managers and ESG, stock splits, and much more! Thi...
April 1, 2022

The Texas Hedge

On episode 40 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Adam Parker , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: smart money buying the dip, the case for small caps, the yield curve inversion, Ned Johnson, private market markdowns, ...
March 25, 2022

Never Buy New Lows, Never Short New Highs

On episode 39 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Nick Colas , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: what it's like working for Steve Cohen, investor confidence, tighter financial conditions, bank stocks, quantum computin...
March 22, 2022

Chasing the Bond King

On this special episode of Live from the Compound, Mary Childs joins Josh Brown , Michael Batnick , and Ben Carlson to discuss her new book, The Bond King. Mary Childs is an author and co-host of NPR's Planet Money podcast. O...
March 18, 2022

Saint Patrick's Day Show

On episode 38 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Dan McMurtrie , Leanna Haakons , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: equity markets, value investing, FOMC decision, private markets, stock picking, Chinese stocks, Nico...
March 11, 2022

Pulling Out

On episode 37 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Allison Schrager , Sam Ro , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: corporations pulling out of Russia, the SEC's crackdown on Chinese ADRs, inflation, the role of risk in i...
March 4, 2022

Best Burger in NYC

On episode 36 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , JC Parets , Dan Nathan , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: JC's charts, retail investors buying the dip, startup valuations, corporate America pulling out of Russia, t...
Feb. 28, 2022

Ian Bremmer on What Investors Should Know About Ukraine and Russia

On this special podcast episode, Ian Bremmer , President of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, joins Josh Brown , Michael Batnick , and Ben Carlson to discuss how Russia's invasion of Ukraine could impact markets and the world ec...
Feb. 25, 2022

Did the Stock Market Just Bottom?

On episode 35 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Linette Lopez , Phil Pearlman , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the washout, the one year anniversary of meme stock mania, Apple and Go...
Feb. 18, 2022

Hedging Tail Risk

On episode 34 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Carleton English , Kris Sidial , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: earnings season, market liquidity, inflation risk declining, regulating short-sellers, and much more...
Feb. 11, 2022

Turbulence Ahead

On episode 33 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Tony Dwyer , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Tony's 2022 core thesis, demographic tailwinds, corporate credit, Bitfinex crypto heist, bonus season on Wall Street, Su...
Feb. 7, 2022

Fake Business with Tim Dillon

Welcome to a special episode of The Compound & Friends, a podcast featuring your favorite financial and investing commentators. Tim Dillon is one of the hottest comedians in America right now, with a podcast that reaches over...
Feb. 4, 2022

It Doesn't Matter Until It Matters

On episode 32 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Peter Boockvar , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the state of the economy, rate hike consensus, venture funding, $30 trillion of US debt, the market's reaction to Fa...
Jan. 28, 2022

It’s Crypto Winter Again

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Packy McCormick , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Robinhood earnings, the crash in Bitcoin and Ethereum, Packy's Substack ( Not Boring ) passing the 100k su...