Animal Spirits Podcast · The Compound

A Wave of Redemptions (EP. 454)

·1 hr 17 min·5 clips
Michael questions if ignoring geopolitical headlines is setting up for a Minsky moment panic.
Michael and Ben discuss market reactions to geopolitical tensions, AI's impact on jobs with examples like Block's layoffs, and trends in ETFs and private equity. They also cover prediction markets, housing inheritance in California, and movie industry updates, blending investment insights with cultural commentary.

As heard by us

A market conversation that treats AI as an economic and portfolio question rather than a headline.

This Animal Spirits episode, with Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson, keeps returning to the gap between AI enthusiasm and the slower evidence in the data.

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Why you'd press play

When you want an AI-and-markets debate that ends in actual trade talk.

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