Episodes
March 11, 2026
Will AI Displace Financial Advisors? (EP. 455)
On episode 455 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are live from Future Proof Citywide in Miami talkin...
March 9, 2026
Talk Your Book: What's Working in the Stock Market?
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson...
March 4, 2026
A Wave of Redemptions (EP. 454)
On episode 454 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the geopolitical impact on markets, inflati...
March 2, 2026
Talk Your Book: The Bull Market in Real Assets
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson...
Feb. 25, 2026
Everyone Hates AI (EP. 453)
On episode 453 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the AI doom scenarios, the value of human r...
Feb. 23, 2026
Talk Your Book: Investing in Next Gen Tech Stocks
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson...
Feb. 18, 2026
Is AI a Mistake? (EP. 452)
On episode 452 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the software apocalypse, stock market blow-ups,...
Feb. 16, 2026
Talk Your Book: Why Commodities Are Working
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson...
Feb. 11, 2026
What Would You Do With $3 Million? (EP. 451)
On episode 451 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss how the bull market is changing shape, software sto...
Feb. 9, 2026
Talk Your Book: The 3 A's of the U.S. Economy
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson ar...
Feb. 4, 2026
Gold's 1987 Moment (EP. 450)
On episode 450 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the never-ending news cycle, the gold/silver crash, how...
Feb. 2, 2026
Talk Your Book: Investing in a Concentrated Stock Market
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson ar...
Jan. 28, 2026
Hi-Yo Silver! (EP. 449)
On episode 449 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss snow days, government debt vs. household debt, the wealth e...
Jan. 26, 2026
Talk Your Book: How to Fix the Plumbing of the Financial System
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson ...
Jan. 21, 2026
Small Caps Are Back (EP. 448)
On episode 448 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss geopolitical risk in the markets, rising bond yields, why small...
Jan. 19, 2026
Talk Your Book: Structured Notes in an ETF
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are jo...
Jan. 14, 2026
Is the Stock Market Invincible? (EP. 447)
On episode 447 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss Jerome Powell, credit card rates, the institutional ownership o...
Jan. 12, 2026
Talk Your Book: The Bull Case for China With Brendan Ahern
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are jo...
Jan. 7, 2026
Tax the Billionaires (EP. 446)
On episode 446 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss 2026 predictions, the risk of a bear market, why valuations sho...
Dec. 31, 2025
The Best Performing Stocks of 2025 (EP. 445)
On episode 445 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the best and worst S&P 500 stocks this year, 2025 investing les...
Dec. 29, 2025
Talk Your Book: Teucrium's Sal Gilbertie on Commodities & Crypto
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined...
Dec. 24, 2025
The Biggest Risk in 2026 (EP. 444)
On episode 444 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss what a normal year in the stock market looks like, time traveling t...
Dec. 22, 2025
Talk Your Book: A Tactical Strategy That Actually Works
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by ...
Dec. 17, 2025
All-Time Highs Should Feel Better Than This
On episode 443 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the stock market rally is broadening out, no one wants an AI bubbl...