Episode 400, amazing. Tough tough stuff, but makes you realize what’s important in life. Mundane question….. since Ben is from snowy Michigan I need some shoveling advice. How do you handle the situation when two houses have driveways next to each other? Do you shovel the further distance to make a pile away from the bordering driveways, or do you make a pile in the middle? Do I try to beat my neighbor and get there before him but then the snow could still be going on?

I’ve been listening to Animal Spirits for years. It’s been a great mix of insight, market talk, and honest takes. Hitting 400 episodes is huge, and I’ve enjoyed the journey.

From a former regular to now just guessing how long to I quit the pod. Michael wants to analyze politics and is generally both screaming emotion lib or clueless or both. Detracts from each show and now has undermined credibility as voices of reason. I get it NY lib but get it in check this popping off has become a show killer.

Mike and Ben are great. Great rapport and they have cover a wide range of topics. But the Talk Your Book episodes are nothing but an ad for whoever they have on. I tried to listen to a few. Nope. Automatic delete for me.

I’m going to make blamo my official blackjack catch phrase from now on. Blamo!

I have been listening to Micheal and Ben regularly for over a year and always enjoy the episodes. Enjoy the banter and tangent’s they go on at times.

So the next time you give an inarguable fact about someone’s terrible advice, I assume they get to waste my 30 minutes coping and seething over getting called out. Congrats! I’ll just assume that everyone else isn’t a friend of Barry’s for 30 years if they don’t get a Sobfest episode.

I don’t think they’ve ever talked to someone with an investable book… so maybe stop doing those? It’s weird because the episodes of just Michael and Ben are great and then they do a talk ur book episode and it’s some idiot trying to sell people on buying his trash. I don’t get what u guys r doing there

This has so much more potential than what it is now (an infomercial). Turn it into something closer to TCAF with guests discussing interesting ideas rather than pitching products.

I love when they have 2 different conversations at the same time...

Brace yourselves for 1 hour a week of the finest gaslighting by two multimillion dollar “Everyman” who just wish everyone would shut up and be appreciative to live paycheck to paycheck while their high wealth private money market manipulation management business flourishes.

Love this pod. Talk your book could change but the regular episodes are fantastic and simple. Learn to stop listening to all of the bearish charlatans out there and slowly build lifelong index positions. Love the banter, just like I do on compound. Hard right political people wishing for disasters and a bear market - kick rocks. Everything is good and you’re mad that you bet against this bull market. Stop making everything political, it will only hurt you. Great stuff Ben and Michael. Keep it up.

So glad to hear that Ritholtz is donating $1 million to Hurricane victims. Ben and Michael are donating $500,000 each from their own wealth as a well. Coming soon is Ben’s home down payment assistance program. Michael get out now!

Nobody cares about your knife collection

This can be entertaining, but I decided to unsubscribe. I could only handle a few minutes of it at a time. The hosts tend to go on tangents, so the flow isn’t great. They also give uninformed opinions too often. I typically don’t care for their guests on the talk your book episodes either. Michael Batnick is officially annoying. He can be obnoxious and inconsiderate of others. Overall, I would not recommend this podcast.

2 aloof males discussing their own propaganda

In every partnership, there is a person who stacks the dishwasher like a Scandinavian architect and a person who stacks the dishwasher like a racoon on meth.

I use Micheal and Ben as my internet filter. Very smart sensible guys! Thanks! keep up the good work

Been enjoying you guys for years now, looking forward to many more. Cheers

Thoroughly enjoy the podcast. Very rational and relatable guys. Highly recommend.

Couldn’t get through two episodes. Can’t believe the ratings here.

Two smart and relatable finance experts who explain high end macro trends while keeping the listener grounded on their personal investing strategies. Ben is who I strive to be and Michael is who I am, except for the movie takes...

This is a show that would be a lot better in a 15 to 20 min podcast. Too many tangents about pop culture and their personal lives for me.

Listening to this feels like you’re hanging out with the boys

Ben and Michael are the best. Very entertaining and provide sound advice.

These guys are still using X. Time to move on.

Their takes are terrible. Actual finance information is basic. Occasionally listened now avoid completely.

This feels like a weekly casual conversation with your fellow advisors. I’m an analyst and don’t talk to advisors as much as I used to, so this is a great way to catch up on what’s impacting the RIA world.

The best finance podcast out there. Entertaining and informative. It’s a must listen every week.

Always great information from hosts and guests, and the folks at The Compound & Animal Spirits are all pretty funny in their own ways. The conversational nature of the episodes and often hilarious banter between Michael and Ben make it one of my favorite shows. I’d wager hanging out with them would be a blast.

For a lengthy review of both Animal Spirits and The Compound and Friends see the TCAF review I wrote today. The summary is both are great. The 2 best financial podcasts and 2 of the 3 best in any genre. Great work every week by Michael and Ben.

I listen to almost every podcast. A mix of this and All In podcast is a perfect mix of finance podcasts.

I’ve been listening to these guys for a couple of years now, since before the pandemic. I’m no whiz with financials, just a regular guy who is interested in such things. I look forward to both their shows every week. The Wednesday one cracks me up all the time. And I learn things and sometimes I may not know exactly what they’re talking about but I get the direction their pointing. I do note my taste in movies and TV programs they critique is very different from there’s. And that’s part of the fun. I hope they continue to put out quality episodes for years to come.

Him constantly cutting off Ben gets tiring. Ramit episode was hard to listen to, as the guest is condescending, looks down on people not from coastal cities or those who don’t share his progressive political views; no wonder Michael seemed to like him a lot. And too much talk about their personal lives which I don’t care about.

Very hot takes and constant humor from two very knowledgeable professionals.

Very relatable content and humor

This is an excellent finance/markets podcast. It is a must weekly listen.

Love this podcast. Long time listener, first time reviewer. Great delivery and great content. I enjoyed this week’s movie lists. Sean has much better taste in movies than Mr. Batnick. Case in point: Bone Tomahawk.

an entertaining podcast by a couple of finance “bros”:. They’re fairly smart for financial planners, which is a low bar. They need to incorporate more climate change and finance topics, as this is the single most important factor that will effect companies, the market and the world economy over the near to long term. They frequently have guests that range from borderline charlatans to financial wizards. Always entertaining, sometimes informative - I listen every week.

Can you please publish the same day you are recording. Isn’t there some software that will publish it automatically. Day old podcast is like old news.

You guys somehow manage to keep me totally informed and simultaneously totally entertained. Great banter. I look forward to your podcast every week.

This is the best investing + lifestyle podcast out there despite Ben almost ruining the magic of Christmas for my daughters 2 min into last week’s episode. Look no further for keeping yourself up to date with the markets, Michael’s neighbor’s current home asking price, and Michael’s latest contractor interactions. Keep up the good work gentlemen!

Someone please tell Batnick part of the reason Musk bought Twitter was to expose the massive FBI and Democrat election interference. America is better for it.

these guys are just stupid

This is my new favorite

Ugh Ben squealing about rising interest rates and constantly pushing the narrative that inflation is no big deal…really aggravating. I guess no problem when rates held around zero for a decade? Lately he even ventured into the “generational conflict” zone. Lazy thinking. So i’ll sum up podcast & save u the time: pro low rates forever, who cares how much prices rise because we’re wealthy, poor poor millennials boohoo, just keep buying stocks/crypto/masterworks/farmland or whatever else they pushing today.

I found the pod via the common sense blog which always seemed reasonable. The ads they shill for (art micrownership? Buy Tulips much?) really negate their validity as decent financial podcasters. I hope their poor clients aren’t subjected to that crap. Anyway, this is a bro show for those who think that their frat days were the best. I’m sure that there is a subset of 40 yo fratboys who like to invest in ridiculous bubbles, but I unsubscribed.

Was a fan until they went silent about blockfi shilling and blocked anyone who even liked a tweet asking them about it. Recommendations have gone way down hill since the 2018 days as well.

After the FTX implosion, I tweeted Michael and Ben asking for an apology for shamelessly shilling blockfi on multiple episodes of the pod. I wonder how many users lost money? One tweet was all it took for these two to block me for calling out their lack of DD. For that, they get a one star review. They are not podcasters of the people, rather just another weak and sensitive talking heads. Oh, and Michael says “not to brag” far too often.

Best finance podcast I’ve found to date. Keep up the good work, y’all!