logo
episode-header-image
May 29
1h 3m

Inflation Is the Only Escape (Chris Judd...

Mineral Media
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Jun 9
The $1.6 Billion Bet on Hard Assets (James Davolos)
We've wanted to have this conversation for 3 years.Our guest today is James Davolos of Horizon Kinetics, the New York-based deep value firm managing over US$11.5B across a range of contrarian strategies, where James runs the ~$1.6B Inflation Beneficiaries mandate.The core reason ... Show More
58m 48s
Jun 5
The 3 Trades That'll Win the Next Decade (Michel Mamet)
Michel Mamet started his fund on 3 key pillars. Gold, energy, and resources. His strategy has returned ~90% since inception 18 months ago.In this conversation, Michel walks through the three foundations of the fund, why he built it to invest globally from day one, and why he sees ... Show More
33m 14s
Jun 2
Whitehaven's Big Bet (Paul Flynn)
Paul Flynn has spent 13 years building Whitehaven Coal into one of Australia's most consequential resources companies. He's joined us to share the story.From a deal many considered one of the best in recent mining history, to the structural shift in coal's floor price, to why Ind ... Show More
1 h
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2025
Uncovering the Hidden Economic Crisis Washington Won't Talk About
Ken and Danille McElroy sit down with Jim Rickards to pull back the curtain on the Fed, interest rates, unemployment data, housing, and the weaponization of the U.S. dollar. From hidden depressions to systemic bailouts and why gold may soar, Rickards explains the forces reshaping ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 2025
How the government got hedge funded
The U.S. government spends a ton of money, on everything from Medicare to roads to defense. In fact, it spends way more than it takes in. So…it borrows money, in the bond market. By selling U.S. Treasurys, basically IOUs with periodic interest payments. And for decades, people ha ... Show More
28m 10s
Nov 2024
A Once in a Lifetime Investment Opportunity (EP.385)
On episode 385 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: Warren Buffett's massive cash pile, the performance of the average stock this year, the Polymarket whale, markets in everything, Twitter replies now and then, the cost of college is going down, Bitcoin is ... Show More
1h 13m
Apr 2024
TikTok made me deduct it
TikTok, and other apps like it, are filled with financial advice. Some of it is reliable, some... less so. There are videos about running a business, having a side hustle, generating passive income. And also, there are a lot of tips and tricks, many of them questionable, about sa ... Show More
20m 19s
Oct 2024
108. SPECIAL EDITION: US Election w/Mo News
Send us Fan MailWith less than two weeks to go until the US Election, we are bringing you this special edition crossover podcast episode with our trusted friend and news source, Mosheh Oinounou of Mo News.We are trying to achieve the impossible: a non-political podcast episode ab ... Show More
1h 28m
Mar 2025
Is a Recession Coming? (EP.402)
On episode 402 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: GDP growth rolling over, the probability of a recession is rising, timing a bear market, Ray Dalio's crash calls, the crypto strategic reserve, the bull market in convenience, why we need Social Security, ... Show More
1 h
May 2024
Talk Your Book: Growth Stage Debt Investing
On today's show, Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick are joined by Kyle Brown, CEO, President, and CIO of Trinity Capital to discuss how the Trinity Capital structure works, how venture debt investing works, understanding execution risk vs technology risk, Trinity's 5 income-generati ... Show More
33m 4s
Sep 2025
Why Investors Earn Less Than Their Funds, and the Small-Cap Surge
When evaluating a fund, one of the first sets of numbers you'll likely look up is its past returns. But those are not the returns that owners of that fund actually earned. Robert Brokamp speaks with Morningstar’s Jeff Ptak about which investor behaviors and types of funds are mor ... Show More
23m 21s
Oct 2024
The Hidden Agenda Behind Amazon’s Push to Bring Workers Back
If you are an accredited investor and are interested in learning more about investing in Ken's deals follow this link: https://investwithmc.com/podcast In this livestream replay, Ken and Danille McElroy explore the real reasons behind the sudden push by major companies like Amazo ... Show More
17m 26s
Sep 2025
The Fed’s Rate Cut Could Unleash $7 Trillion (Here’s Where It Goes)
Ken and Danille McElroy uncover why a Fed rate cut doesn’t deliver the instant boost most people expect. The hidden ripple effects, from $7 trillion sitting in money markets to Powell’s policy flip, could reshape housing, savings, and investor behavior in ways you might not see c ... Show More
29m 1s