Animal Spirits Podcast
Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, listening to and watching. Look for new episodes every Wednesday morning. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/
Recent Episodes
Dec. 8, 2025
Talk Your Book: Investing in Real Estate Credit
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Charlie ...
Dec. 3, 2025
The Age of Discontentment (EP. 441)
On episode 441 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss why boring plain vanilla portfolios are hard to beat, predicting the 2026 s...
Dec. 1, 2025
Talk Your Book: The Psychology of Income
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Troy Cates, ...
Nov. 29, 2025
Talk Your Book: The State of the Housing Market
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Logan Mo...
Nov. 26, 2025
Wait, Are We in a Recession??? (EP. 440)
On episode 440 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss stocks moving on no news, reasons today's market is not like the 90s, the ...
Nov. 24, 2025
Talk Your Book: Staking Your Crypto For Yield
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Krista Lynch, Se...
Nov. 19, 2025
Is the AI Trade Over? (EP. 439)
On episode 439 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the Degen Dow pain trade, the lack of euphoria, AI skepticism, long bear m...
Nov. 17, 2025
Talk Your Book: Will The Bubble Get Bigger?
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Michael Arone, C...
Nov. 15, 2025
Animal Spirits Take Las Vegas
On this episode of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson keynote the financial planning association...
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