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Odd Lots

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday, Thursday, and Friday

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What 300 Years of Firewood Prices Say About the Economy

25 Jul 2025
42m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal interview Nicholas Muller, an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon, about his research on the historical prices of firewood in the American economy from 1700 to 2010. Muller discusses the reasons for focusing on firewood, its significance...

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How to Prepare for a Post-Dollar World with Inigo Fraser Jenkins

24 Jul 2025
46m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Inigo Fraser Jenkins, a market strategist at Allianz Bernstein, about his new book and the significant trends impacting investors. The discussion centers on the potential end of US exceptionalism, the dollar's changing role as a r...

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The NYC Landlords Most Worried About Zohran Mamdani

21 Jul 2025
34m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Ben Carlos Thypin about the New York City real estate market in light of Zohran Mamdani's political proposals. They discuss the real estate industry's concerns, the potential impact of rent freezes, and the opportunities that may ...

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Why the Damage to Fed Independence May Have Already Been Done

19 Jul 2025
27m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal interview Carola Binder, an economist, about central bank independence. They discuss the increasing political pressure on central banks, particularly the US Federal Reserve, and the potential macroeconomic effects. Binder shares her researc...

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Mayor Eric Adams on the Future of New York City

18 Jul 2025
46m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview New York City Mayor Eric Adams on a range of topics concerning the city. Adams addresses questions about nightlife, housing policies, and the challenges of building affordable housing due to community opposition. He defends his ap...

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What AI Is Already Doing to the Legal Industry

17 Jul 2025
48m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Joel Wertheimer, a civil rights lawyer, about the impact of AI on the legal profession. They discuss how AI tools like ChatGPT-4 are changing legal research, document review, and brief writing, potentially making junior lawyers mo...

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Why US Banks Are Trying to Turn Themselves Into Super Apps

14 Jul 2025
54m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal interview Rohit Chopra, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), about the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse, bank regulation, and current banking practices. Chopra discusses the events leading up to the SVB fail...

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What NYC's Most Powerful CEOs Think About Zohran Mamdani

11 Jul 2025
44m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Kathy Wylde, President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, to discuss the New York City business elite's perspective on the upcoming mayoral election, particularly concerning the potential election of democratic socialis...

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How a Geopolitical Analyst Predicts the Outcome of War

10 Jul 2025
44m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal interview Andrew Bishop, a senior partner and global head of policy research at Signum Global Advisors, to discuss geopolitical analysis and how it is created and used by investors. Bishop explains Signum's role in providing political and g...

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How You Get and Actually Keep a Job at a Multi-Strat Hedge Fund

07 Jul 2025
45m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Brian Yelvington, a consultant at Carrington Fox and former analyst and PM at several multi-strategy funds. They discuss the inner workings of multi-strategy hedge funds, focusing on how portfolio managers (PMs) are evaluated, hir...

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Emily Sundberg on How Nobody Is Coming to Save Gen Z

05 Jul 2025
20m
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In a live episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Emily Sundberg of the Feed Me newsletter about Gen Z's perspectives on capitalism, money, investing, and spending. The discussion explores the generation's pragmatic view of financial security, driven by a sense that "nobody is ...

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Nassim Taleb on Living a Good Life in an Age of Volatility

04 Jul 2025
23m
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In a live recording, Odd Lots podcast hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Nassim Nicholas Taleb about living a good life amidst volatility and his perspectives on current economic and geopolitical issues. Taleb defines a good life as feeling useful and sharing mistakes, contrasting it with a hedonic approa...

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Charlie McElligott on How Long the Stock Market Rally Can Go

03 Jul 2025
24m
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In a live recording of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal interview Charlie McElligott, a macro strategist at Nomura, about the current state of the market and volatility. McElligott explains why the market is at all-time highs despite global uncertainties, pointing to factors like underpriced...

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The Greatest Ever Panel on the World's Most Important Market

02 Jul 2025
29m
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In a live recording of the All Thoughts Podcast, Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal host a panel featuring Nellie Liang, Ira Jersey, and Josh Younger to discuss the U.S. Treasury market. The discussion covers topics such as who will buy the increasing debt, the changing investor base, and the impact of volatility and lev...

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Robinhood's CEO on the Plan to Tokenize Everything

01 Jul 2025
56m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Vlad Tenev, the CEO and founder of Robinhood, about the evolution of retail investing, Robinhood's business strategy, and the future of tokenized equities. Tenev discusses the shift in customer behavior since the pandemic, dividin...

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Jim Chanos on the Nuttiness of 'Bitcoin Treasury Companies'

30 Jun 2025
31m
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This episode of the Odd Lots podcast features an interview with Jim Chanos, a famed short seller, recorded live at an event in New York. Chanos shares his insights on various market trends and specific companies, including his negative views on Bitcoin treasury companies like MicroStrategy, New York City commercial rea...

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The Biotech Start-Up Making Vaccines for Bees and Shrimp

28 Jun 2025
40m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal interview Annette Kleiser, CEO of Dalan Animal Health, about animal biotech, specifically focusing on vaccines for insects and invertebrates. Kleiser discusses the importance of protecting production animals like honeybees and shrimp, and e...

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Lots More on What's Going On in Iran's Markets

27 Jun 2025
26m
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In this episode of "Lots More," hosts Tracy Alloway and Tracy interview Maciej Wojtal, CEO and CIO of Antolon Capital, about the Iranian stock market and economy, particularly in light of recent geopolitical events. Wojtal explains the unique challenges and potential opportunities of investing in Iran, emphasizing the ...

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The Company That Wants To Bring Back Supersonic Jet Travel

26 Jun 2025
50m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Blake Scholl, the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, about the challenges and possibilities of building a supersonic jet company in America. Scholl discusses the failures of the Concorde, the regulatory barriers to supersonic fli...

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Zohran Mamdani, the Socialist Who Could Be NYC's New Mayor (Rerelease)

25 Jun 2025
47m
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assemblyman and candidate for mayor, about his policy platform. Mamdani discusses his democratic socialist views, focusing on addressing income inequality and the high cost of living in New York Ci...

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