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I never miss an episode
Very relatable content and humor
Fan
This is an excellent finance/markets podcast. It is a must weekly listen.
How much do you need to make to be rich?
Love this podcast. Long time listener, first time reviewer. Great delivery and great content. I enjoyed this week’s movie lists. Sean has much better taste in movies than Mr. Batnick. Case in point: Bone Tomahawk.
entertaining finance “bros”
an entertaining podcast by a couple of finance “bros”:. They’re fairly smart for financial planners, which is a low bar. They need to incorporate more climate change and finance topics, as this is the single most important factor that will effect companies, the market and the world economy over the near to long term. They frequently have guests that range from borderline charlatans to financial wizards. Always entertaining, sometimes informative - I listen every week.
Late
Can you please publish the same day you are recording. Isn’t there some software that will publish it automatically. Day old podcast is like old news.
Fantastic
You guys somehow manage to keep me totally informed and simultaneously totally entertained. Great banter. I look forward to your podcast every week.
Ben = The Grinch
This is the best investing + lifestyle podcast out there despite Ben almost ruining the magic of Christmas for my daughters 2 min into last week’s episode. Look no further for keeping yourself up to date with the markets, Michael’s neighbor’s current home asking price, and Michael’s latest contractor interactions. Keep up the good work gentlemen!
Great podcast, but Batnick can be clueless at times
Someone please tell Batnick part of the reason Musk bought Twitter was to expose the massive FBI and Democrat election interference. America is better for it.
Best finance (and movie review) show
This is my new favorite
Best finance podcast
Best finance podcast I’ve found to date. Keep up the good work, y’all!
Much respect
I have a lot of respect for this podcast for rarely taking a break over the years. Even if someone is on vacation they figure out a way to get it done. This is the most American podcast. Europeans would have had no episodes during the month of August and taken December to mid January off as well. Not this show. Makes me want to eat a hot dog and watch one of the great recommendations at the end of the show.
Great work
I thoroughly enjoy listening each week. Educational and highly entertaining. Recommendations are genius.
Great show
I love these guys. No stuffy, relaxed and informative!!
Excellent, entertaining and keeps me informed
Love this show. I am not a financial markets obsessive, but Michael and Ben keep me up to date each week with what I need to know, but no more. And I always enjoy the financial advice and book and pop culture recs.
My wife calls them my best friends
Animal Spirits has grown into one of my favorite podcasts. I appreciate the balanced, non-exaggerated look at the market along with genuine and honest reflections on l family and life. Not to mention the best movie reviews out there. I’m literally watching severance because of Animal Spirits. I always talk about them to my wife and now she calls them my best friends. As a mid-30s male I am sure I am not alone in that sentiment.
No time wasted
Very informative show done by people who love this stuff. Just like the rest of us that listen to them. Having one person on the East Coast and the other in the Midwest, you’re able to relate to every day life across the entire country. Your takes on movies, books, and opinions are also informative. Short, sweet, and the point. You are definitely not wasting your time listening to this podcast. Time well spend. Definitely worth listening to.
The best finance podcast, hands down
I’ve learned more from these guys than anyone else in 16 years in financial services. They just get it. Informative, funny and thoughtful.
Fed Governor and crypto bro face off
Ben and Michael are great, even though Ben works for the Fed and Michael knows who Satoshi is.
Informative and Hilarious
The hosts manage to give great information, giving technical ideas but keeping it listenable, and very funny at the same time with personal anecdotes and observations. They don’t act like they know everything, though they are clearly very smart, and are so excited to bring up new ideas and people from the field to share their ideas and products.
Winning
After listening for more than a year, I still feel that surge of excitement when a new pod is posted!
Can get redundant but solid podcast
I enjoy the chemistry from the pair. Hope they mix up the content more, most shows are about housing, fed, inflation, or alternative investments.
My 6 am energy drink
Love the energy that both of you bring to this pod. It peps me up to hear the two of you duke it out on pertinent topics that are top of mind. Keep on doin it!!!
Fun and informative
These guys are fun to listen to, give you something to think about and have good guests (Prince, Lindzon). Lindzon was awesome. Even when they are BSing, their dynamic is fun to just listen to.
Love(d) the show, but…
… too much crypto. Used to listen to shows in their entirety, but if crypto convo lingers, I move on to other podcasts.
Enough with the Crypto
Guys- as a long time follower, hard to hear you spend the majority of time on crypto and NFTs- yawn
Fun, light
Fun, light finance banter.
Entertaining!
These two are much more fun than that blowhard Reformed Broker dude. 😏
Unmatched!
A true unicorn - this fast-paced paced, intelligent and thought provoking podcast rises far above anything I’ve subscribed to in the past 10+ years, from a listener who normally has over 25 finance titles active in my queue. The innovative format is a much needed breath of fresh air in the space. Kudos!!
My favorite!
My favorite podcast! Love the interesting guests and investing talk but also the book and movie reviews. Keep up the great work!
Top notch
These guys are absolutely awesome with incredible content and guests.