Listener Reviews

Probably my favorite podcast on investing. Great advice and guests. The most entertaining hosts on the topic by far.

Amazing podcast. Couldn’t recommend it more for anyone interested in personal finance, investing or brilliant recommendations for movies, books and podcasts.

I’ve listened to 200+ episodes and still don’t know. Michael and Ben are great to listen to on my commute and dog walks. This is a great mix of personal finance, maintaining a proper “behavioral hygiene” when it comes to investing and general market updates. The ‘Talk Your Book’ interview sessions are great as well because they ask these fund managers the kind of questions I personally would’ve asked.

Guys Fantastic job on the podcast. Listen every week. I live in Alberta, Canada. If you ever get a chance try to get David Chilton (The Wealthy Barber) on a Friday show. Heard him speak a number of times and always informative and entertaining

Listen every week

I’ve listened to this podcast from day one - best part of my week. They cover a wide variety of investing topics and always bring some humour. Michael is your every man and Ben a robot (but we love him too).

I only listen to a few podcasts and this is one of them. The chemistry between the cohosts is excellent, and they strike a great balance between being funny/serious/informative/etc. I find many of the Friday interview guests super interesting too, even when whatever product/business they are selling is not directly relevant to me. I always feel a little smarter listening to these guys/the rest of the compound crew. Definitely give it a shot!

Ben and Michael are two of the top writers/thought thinkers in the financial space. Great insight and good laughs. Always recommend tuning in.

Great commentary on markets and financial news. Batnicks recommendations however can be staggering.

By far my favorite podcast. I look forward to listening every Wednesday.

I listen to A LOT of personal finance podcasts. But Animal Spirits is the only one where I am excited to see that they’ve released a new podcast. Isn’t that the true measure of a good podcast- when you’ve subscribed to 100 podcast, but this is the first one you listen to when you open your podcast app? There are the ones you feel like you SHOULD listen to (here’s looking at you The Economist Radio podcast) but Animal Spirits is always enjoyable and educational. Check it out!

Awesome show for both novices and advanced investors alike. The movie and tv recommendations might resemble what you hear from your weird uncle at thanksgiving dinner , but the podcast consists of stellar commentary on how to invest that can be understood by anybody. Keep up the great education on investing and the laughs.

These guys are great, and give a rundown on recent market activity along with other relevant finance news. I look forward to the weekly Wed podcast release. Fun guys and good recommendations on books, however, Batnicks movie rec's are questionable :) Just found out Ben's was an all state RB in HS. Didn't see that coming at all.

Ben and Michael are quite the dynamic duo. They are always making me laugh and sometimes even teaching me some stuff as well.

I’ve been listening to Mike and Ben for over a year now and they really strike a great balance between entertainment and education. Not only do these guys cover important topics, but they explain them and tackle them in ways that everyone can understand. The guests that they have on the podcast are very interesting and I always look forward to learning about the unique topics they cover. Ben and Mike also go above and beyond to answer questions that you have about their show which I think is amazing.

Solid, commonsense financial advice with good insight into the Millenial investing thought process

Decided to give Animal Spirits a try after seeing Ben and Michael on the Compound and it has become one of my top podcasts. Ben and Michael have natural banter and they cover interesting financial topics along with movies and books. Keep it up guys!

Spotify podcast listener here! But I had to redownload the Apple Podcast app to give you a rating. I did my undergrad in Economics and I am now doing a Master’s in Finance. The two hosts are what I aspire to be in terms of market experience and education. I am a huge fan of the topics discussed and the conversations in between.

As intelligent as Crawl, as timeless as Top Gun, and as down to earth as Peloton users

I like these guys. They’re smart, no-nonsense, and give good advice. I like to hear their take on markets, investment strategies, and also what movies they like. Not bro-y like you might expect from a finance podcast, I’d have a beer with Ben and Mike.

Timely commentary on current events related to retirement and investing.

This is one of the absolute best podcasts in terms of finance, investing, news, commentary, advice, insight, and wisdom wrapped into an easy to listen to package. Great job guys, very well done! Update - 240 episodes in and I’m still listening, which far exceeds my streak at Joe Rogan.

They even convinced me to buy a peloton.

Musings, markets and movies. I listen to this quick, intelligent banter when I walk or workout and am always entertained. Highly recommend.