Are Free Markets Dead? (EP. 479)

Animal Spirits Podcast · Aug 26, 2026 · 1h 9m

On episode 479, ⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ben Carlson⁠⁠ discuss: the Treasury bond buybacks, Stanley Druckenmiller's op-ed, the real government debt risk, the most hated asset class in the world, why Bitcoin woke up, the end of the Go-Go years, finance bros are having a moment, private market fraud, the high cost of housing and transportation, Jean-Claude Van Damme and more.

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