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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/

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
0:00 / 34:42
The Next Michael Burry (EP. 480)
Sep 2026 · 2 books
0:00 / 65:26
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
0:00 / 30:56
The Best Bear Case on AI (EP. 478)
Aug 2026 · 2 books
0:00 / 71:41
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
Depressed Day Traders (EP. 477)
Aug 2026
0:00 / 81:56
Talk Your Book: Why Momentum Investing Works
Aug 2026
0:00 / 28:22
When Genius Failed, Again (EP. 476)
Aug 2026 · 5 books
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Cover of When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Roger Lowenstein
one genius failed one genius failed is the story of long term capital management ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind
the other one good one is the smartest guys in the room about enron ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Your Money and Your Brain: How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich
Your Money and Your Brain: How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich
Jason Zweig
from your money in your brain by jason wagon ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
Rob Copeland
he wrote the ray dalio book ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Hollywood, Movies, and the Creation of Modern DreamWorks
The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Hollywood, Movies, and the Creation of Modern DreamWorks
Nicole Laporte
i finished the men who would be king by nicole laporte which is a book you recommended about dreamworks ▶ tap to play from here
45 Million Rich Households (EP. 475)
Jul 2026
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Talk Your Book: Is Crypto Dead?
Jul 2026
0:00 / 31:18
Say Bubble One More Time. I Dare You! (EP. 474)
Jul 2026 · 2 books
0:00 / 77:57
Cover of The Four Horsemen
The Four Horsemen
Scott Galloway
hyper scalar mag f uh uh what was th scott calloway's book the the four horsemen like the tech giants dragged us ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of How to Get Rich in American History
How to Get Rich in American History
Joseph Moore
how to get rich in american history by joseph moore ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: Private Credit’s Next Act
Jul 2026
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Will the Fed Buy Stocks? (EP.473)
Jul 2026 · 1 book
0:00 / 71:44
Cover of When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man
Rich Cohen
it's called when i stop talking you'll know i'm dead useful stories from a persuasive man by rich cohen ▶ tap to play from here
Talk Your Book: Do We Need the Federal Reserve?
Jul 2026
0:00 / 35:28
10 Reasons to be Bullish (EP. 472)
Jul 2026
0:00 / 71:39
Talk Your Book: How SpaceX Got Into the Nasdaq 100
Jul 2026
0:00 / 28:20
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