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Animal Spirits Podcast

Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, listening to and watching. Look for new episodes every Wednesday morning. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/

It's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Oct 2026 · 6 books
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Cover of Bull: A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004
Bull: A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004
Maggie Mahar
maggie mayhar has this book called bull it's one of the great financial market history books that no one ever talks about ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
Sebastian Mallaby
if you read a lot of like the more money than god books like michael steinhart and stuff a lot of the stuff they did would be illegal today ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain
i actually just listened to kitchen confidential this year so it's this is still pretty fresh so a lot of the stories from the book they used in the movie ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Accidental Billionaires
The Accidental Billionaires
Ben Mezrich
i read the accidental billionaires in two thousand nine when it came out that's the book that social network is based on ben mezrick wrote it ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir
Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir
Jann Wenner
i'm listening to uh like a rolling stone i don't know the yan winter book the creator of rolling stone the magazine ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Restaurant
The Restaurant
Keith McNally
i listened to your keith mcnally book the restaurant one i guess i'm in restaurant stuff ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: The Case for Value and Momentum
Oct 2026
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Are Higher Rates Worse Than ZIRP? (EP. 486)
Oct 2026 · 6 books
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Cover of The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Scott Galloway
scott galloway's book came out the four that was i think what like really made this take off 'cause he gave that incredible talk that went ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
that's why i think that everywhere millionaire millionaire book was so good 'cause they used actual tax returns of ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest
The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest
Edward Chancellor
so did you read the book the price of time edward chancellor ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Generation Uncoupled: A Journey Through the New World of Dating and Relationships
Generation Uncoupled: A Journey Through the New World of Dating and Relationships
Daniel Cox
derek thompson interviewed daniel cox who is the author of a book called generation uncoupled ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Glass Hotel
The Glass Hotel
Emily St. John Mandel
this was on anthony jazzelnik's book club the glass hotel by emily saint john mandel ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Station Eleven
Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel
one was station eleven which is an awesome mini series in hbo one of my favorites ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: Will AI Debt Cause a Recession?
Oct 2026
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Sudden Wealth Syndrome (EP. 485)
Oct 2026 · 4 books
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Hey Dad, Tell Me Something I Don't Know: A Fun and Memorable Activity and Family Keepsake
Unknown
my dad returned this book to me hey dad tell me something i don't know a fun and memorable activity and family keepsake ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World
Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World
Robin Wigglesworth
a fabulous debt by robin wigglesworth for the ft um the epic story ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The History of the National Debt
The History of the National Debt
Thomas Babington Macaulay
i want to reuse something it was written by thomas mccauly in eighteen forty eight now it sounds a little weird because back ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Sly: Stallone
Sly: Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
the steps by one sylvester stallone and he read the book and i think we all rocky fans generally know the story ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: How Higher Rates Are Re-Shaping Commercial Real Estate
Oct 2026
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Will Higher Rates Kill the Stock Market? (EP. 484)
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Cover of Tough as They Come: A Memoir
Tough as They Come: A Memoir
Marcy Taschman
on the flight i listened to ari manuel's book which is awesome and the narrator matters a ton bob odenkirk ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
finally i i listened to the everywhere millionaire we talked about it a few weeks ago this is like the finance book of the year ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: The Next Generation of Income Strategies
Sep 2026
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The Wobbly House of Cards (EP. 483)
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Cover of Don't Fall For It: A Short History of Financial Scams
Don't Fall For It: A Short History of Financial Scams
Ben Carlson
the railway build out which i did i did some pretty extensive research for one of my books it was all funded by the public ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Rich Dad Poor Dad
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki
didn't you read rich dad poor dad have you learned nothing from robert kayasaki ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: Price Is the Ultimate Factor
Sep 2026
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How to Talk To Your Clients About Ray Dalio (EP. 482)
Sep 2026 · 3 books
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Cover of The Notebook
The Notebook
Nicholas Sparks
wait is he an actor no he's a he's a author who who wrote the book the no who did the movie the notebook ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Twilight
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
so she's watching the twilight movies which i'd never watched before remember the books were huge ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle
How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle
Ray Dalio
right there's there's no backtracking from he that's literally the name of one of his books how countries go broke ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: Why Aren't There More IPOs?
Sep 2026
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Everywhere Millionaires (EP. 481)
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Cover of Rich Dad Poor Dad
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki
i was listen i read the book rich dead poor dad ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done
David Allen
he talked about this book called uh getting things done which is productivity thing ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: AI Winners & Losers
Sep 2026
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The Next Michael Burry (EP. 480)
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Cover of The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Scott Galloway
when did galloway write that book the big four or the four horsemen or whatever it was called ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Situational Awareness
Situational Awareness
Leopold Aschenbrenner
i listened to the entire podcast of leopold ash and brenner from situational awareness in duwar keshpatel ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: Cash Was Easy… Now What?
Aug 2026
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Are Free Markets Dead? (EP. 479)
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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Cover of The Go-Go Years
The Go-Go Years
John Brooks
the go go years by john brooks fantastic great book ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
Michael J. Mauboussin
i was looking mobisins the success equation ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: The Alternative to Alternatives
Aug 2026
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The Best Bear Case on AI (EP. 478)
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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Cover of The Intelligent Investor
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham
is the intelligent investor the number two it has to be an intelligent investor ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Gunfighters
The Gunfighters
Brian Burrough
so i was listening to this book called the gunfighters by brian burrows ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: The Most Important Thing Nobody Owns
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Cover of Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
Ed Conway
the book is called material world you familiar with this one i've heard of it yeah i haven't read it myself it's the six raw materials that shape modern civilization by a guy named ed conway ▶ tap to play from here
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