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The finance podcast space is overflowing with shows that exist solely to sell you a course, a brokerage account, or a crypto token. Finding genuinely educational content is harder than it should be.
These 10 podcasts have been in my rotation for 12+ months. Each one has taught me something that improved my financial decision-making.
The List
- The All-In Podcast: Four billionaires (Chamath, Sacks, Friedberg, Calacanis) discussing markets, politics, and tech. The investment insights are secondary to understanding how wealthy people actually think about risk.
- Odd Lots (Bloomberg): Deep dives into weird corners of the economy. Why used car prices affect inflation. How shipping container shortages work. The best "understand the machine" podcast.
- The Compound and Friends: Josh Brown and Michael Batnick. The most balanced market commentary available. They''ll tell you when they don''t know something, which is surprisingly rare in finance media.
- We Study Billionaires: Case studies on how Buffett, Dalio, Ackman, and others built their wealth. Tactical, not theoretical.
- Money Stuff (Matt Levine): Bloomberg''s Matt Levine in audio form. The funniest, sharpest financial commentary on the internet. If you read the newsletter, the podcast adds personality.
- Invest Like the Best: Patrick O''Shaughnessy interviews allocators, founders, and investors. Long-form, thoughtful, zero hype.
- The Prof G Pod: Scott Galloway on markets, tech, and life. Opinionated, data-driven, occasionally wrong but always interesting.
- Bankless: Best crypto podcast if you want to understand the technology, not just the price action.
- Acquired: Deep-dive episodes on companies (Nike, Costco, TSMC). 3-4 hour episodes that are worth every minute.
- Animal Spirits: Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss markets and personal finance. Perfect for your morning commute.
