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
June 16, 2025
Talk Your Book: Investing in High Yield Munis
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Steve Hlavin, Portfolio Manager at Nuveen to discuss the muni market structure, the best states for ...
June 11, 2025
A Bubble is Coming (EP. 416)
On episode 416 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the stock market bet of the century, the most interesting market environment ever, positive trends in retirement saving, Europe is ...
June 9, 2025
Talk Your Book: Where to Find Higher Dividend Yields
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Todd Mathias, Head of U.S. Product Strategy & Development at Franklin Templeton to discuss US outperform...
June 7, 2025
Talk Your Book: The Joneses Aren't That Happy
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson speak with Daniel Crosby about his book, The Soul of Wealth . Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s ...
June 4, 2025
Will AI Take All Our Jobs? (EP.415)
On episode 415 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss why technical analysis matters in a downturn, why stockpicking is so hard, do we need a recession, Jamie Dimon is worried about gov...
June 2, 2025
Talk Your Book: Valuation Still Matters
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Scott Blasdell, Portfolio Manager and Don San Jose, Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Value Team at J.P. ...
May 28, 2025
Most Stocks Suck (EP.414)
On episode 414 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss long-term bond yields rising, why government debt won't fall, where all the dry powder is coming from, how often you should expect bear...
May 26, 2025
Talk Your Book: Investing in Goldminers
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Ima Casanova, Portfolio Manager for the active gold and Precious Metals Strategy and Senior Analyst for the ...
May 24, 2025
Talk Your Book: The Nasdaq 100 of Crypto
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Samir Kerbage, CIO of Hashdex to discuss price action in 2025, narratives around price action, how the index is ...
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