Award winning Australian singer-songwriter Simon Shapiro delivers his songs, writing and philosophy in a unique combination of idea sharing, including conversation, live performance and recorded music.
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Gems with Miles and Julian is an irresistibly charming, insightful, and delightful podcast that pairs the brilliant, always-surprising 7-year-old Miles with Julian Shapiro-Barnum, the comedian and creator of the hit show Recess Therapy and Celebrity Substitute. Miles leads in-depth conversations inspired by all the sweet and wacky questions his 7-year-old brain conjures up. Each guest adds a heartfelt “gem” to Miles’ time capsule that he will open when he turns 18.
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WTFinance is a podcast hosted by Anthony Fatseas breaking down the complex world of finance, investing and trading to make it accessible for everyone. We provide weekly interviews with Finance, Trading and Investing experts on YouTube and Podcast platforms. WTFinance believes knowledge of Finance and Investing is a right everyone should have access to. Our ambitions is to provide this to the world through our podcast and future offerings. If you would like to collaborate, please email us at ...
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Media Capital - Where Consumer Investing Meets Media Innovation | Consumer Brands | Fundraising
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Curious about the latest consumer trends and the venture models supporting consumer brands? Do you own a consumer business and want to learn more about fundraising and brand advertising? This podcast is for you! Media Capital™ is where Consumer Investing meets Media Innovation. I’m Diana, the host, and in every episode, I interview the people behind ambitious consumer brands, uncovering what it takes to grow a business, raise capital, and scale through brand advertising! You’ll also hear fro ...
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The Pod 20, hosted by multi-award winning presenter, Graham Mack, is a weekly show featuring guest podcasters talking about their podcast, what they’ve been up to, what they’ve been listening to... and the top 20 podcasts according to Podcast Radio! Graham says, “The rocket that first took man to the moon didn’t launch until someone counted backwards for a bit.” Clever guy. The Podcast Radio chart is compiled using download information and listener recommendations (https://www.thepodcastradi ...
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Scaling Across Borders: James Cummings on UK–US Expansion & London’s Global Strategy
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32:23Today, we’re thrilled to welcome James Cummings, Vice President, Business Development at London & Partners. The organisation has a mission to create economic growth that is resilient, sustainable, and inclusive, and to tell London's story brilliantly to an international audience in partnership with organisations and people who have a stake in Londo…
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"The Most Hated Rally In History" with Jason Shapiro
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29:19Interview recorded - 16th of September, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Jason Shapiro. Jason is a trading legend, with 30+ years of trading experience, a hedge fund manager and featured in the book Unknown Market Wizards. During our conversation we spoke about the outlook on markets, how its the mos…
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"Everything, Everywhere, All At Once Rally" with Mel Mattison
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44:37Interview recorded - 16th of September, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Mel Matterson. Mel is writer and financial services veteran, with 20 years in the realm of high finance. During our conversation we spoke about his outlook, how he is bullish, large deficits, central bank independence, yield curve…
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How Founders Win with Storytelling: Media, Investors, and the Changing PR Game
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42:21Today’s guest is Cathy White, the founder and CEO of CEW Communications—a leading European PR agency. Since launching in 2016, Cathy and her team have helped early-stage and growth-stage startups, as well as venture capital firms tell their stories and gain media attention across Europe. Some of their past clients include: Mondu, Sleepwave as well …
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The FED is Desperate To Prevent A Crisis with Danielle DiMartino Booth
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24:56Interview recorded - 16th of September, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Danielle DiMartino Booth. She is the author of Fed Up and a global thought leader in monetary policy, economics and finance with 9 years experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.During our conversation we spoke about the…
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From Taylor Swift to Lab Diamonds: Simone Kendle on Redefining Luxury at Wove
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54:52Today, we’re joined by Simone Kendle, CEO of Wove, the custom jewelry brand that’s redefining what luxury means. Wove blends deep personalization, craftsmanship, and trust in a way the traditional jewelry industry has never done. Under Simone’s leadership, Wove is quickly becoming a cultural force — most recently capturing headlines when Taylor Swi…
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Economic Crisis as Stagflation Takes Hold, Real Assets to Boom with Lobo Tiggre
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45:30Interview recorded - 9th of September, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Lobo Tiggre. Lobo is the founder of the Independent Speculator. During our conversation we spoke about his outlook on the economy, inflation risks, central banks diversifying to gold, weaker employment data, copper, uranium and mor…
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The Financial Reset Has Just Begun with Francis Hunt
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50:29Interview recorded - 4th of September, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Francis Hunt. Francis is a Trader, Technical Analyst, Teacher and originator of the Hunt Volatility Funnel Method.During our conversation we spoke about Francis' perspective on the outlook of the economy, the debt crisis, what th…
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A Global Depression is Inevitable with Simon Hunt
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39:11Interview recorded - 2nd of September, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Simon Hunt. During our conversation, we spoke about his current outlook, the risk of an economic depression, the recent meetings in China, BRICS challenging the West, gold and more. I hope you enjoy! 0:00 - Introduction2:12 - Cur…
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Inside the Media Universe Map with Evan Shapiro: Tech, Consumers, and the Battle for Attention
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42:49Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Evan Shapiro, Emmy-winning producer, professor, media strategist, and founder of ESHAP. ESHAP is a “change agency” known for making sense of chaos in media. If you’ve ever seen the famous Media Universe Map, you’ve seen Evan’s work—he’s the self-proclaimed Media Cartographer, charting how platforms, creators, and cu…
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The Twilight of America's Financial Empire? with Kenneth Rogoff
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42:54Interview recorded - 29th of October, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Kenneth Rogoff. Kenneth is a world-renowned economist, former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund & Maurits C. Boas Professor at Harvard University. During our conversation we spoke about liberation day, impact on glo…
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The Economy & Markets Generational Shift with Tyler Neville
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54:14Interview recorded - 22nd of August, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Tyler Neville. Tyler has experience trading equities & derivatives and macro investor for 20 years, traded at Franklin Templeton & has a keen focus on macro & market structure. You may have also seen him on Real Vision or Blockworks.…
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Global Fiscal Dominance & the Escalating Risk of Inflation with Kevin Muir
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57:34Interview recorded - 20th of August, 2025On this episode of the podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming on Kevin Muir. Kevin has three decades of trading experiencing, is the writer of the Macro Tourist and co-host of the podcast The Market Huddle. During our conversation we spoke about the shift away from Monetary to Fiscal Dominance, the US outp…
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Market Trap As Historic Downturn Ahead with Michael Oliver
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30:09On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Oliver. Michael is the founder of Momentum Structural Analysis.During our conversation Michael spoke about the economic weakness he is seeing in the markets, why he thinks there could be a crash, whether he has been surprised the FED hasn't cut, monumental crash a…
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System Implosion as Western Empire Declines with Professor Richard Wolff
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36:04Interview recorded - 25th of July, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure to welcome back Professor Richard Wolff. Richard is a well-known critic of an alternative contemporary economic system, host of the Economic Update and Founding Director of Democracy at work. During our conversation we spoke about the economic outlook…
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1929 Repeat As Credit Bubble Collapses with Alasdair Macleod
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42:00Interview recorded - 24th of July, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Alasdair Macleod. Alasdair is an educator for sound money, economics, geopolitics and everything to do with gold and silver.During our conversation we spoke about Alasdairs perspective, cutting deficits, collapse of the Fiat currency…
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Bond Market Disaster if Powell Cuts Rates with Jim Bianco
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39:56Interview recorded - 22nd of July, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Jim Bianco. Jim is the is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. During our conversation we spoke about Jim's outlook, the international companies paying tariffs, whether Trump can fire Powell, should Powell save t…
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Western Fracturing as Post-War Alliances Strain? with Dr Jan Oberg
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37:10Interview recorded - 18th of July, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Dr Jan Oberg. Jan is a sociologist, peace researcher & the director of Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research.During our conversation we spoke about his views on geopolitics, the Western decline, 5% NATO defence spendin…
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12: Ryan Reynolds, the Universe, and Honey Badgers
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23:06In this episode of Gems, Miles and Julian are joined by special guest Ryan Reynolds! They talk about praying mantises, Aristotle, and his new show "Underdogs" streaming now on Disney + and Hulu!By Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Miles
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They Will Print Money Until Market Crashes with Marc Faber
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40:40Interview recorded - 8th of July, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Marc Faber. Marc is a well known contrarian investor & the Editor and Publisher of the “Gloom, Boom & Doom Report”.During our conversation we spoke about Marc's economic outlook, the wealth divide, why government causes all problems, …
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Nothing Stops This Deficit Train with Lyn Alden
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47:47Interview recorded - 7th of July, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming back Lyn Alden. Lyn is one of the foremost macro strategists, Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy & author of the book “Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better”.During our conversation we sp…
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End of US Exceptionalism as Global Order Breaks with Marko Papic
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49:04Interview recorded - 3rd of July, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming back Marko Papic. Marko is chief strategist at at BCA Research. He is also the author of Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future.During our conversation we spoke about Marko's current thoughts on the geopolit…
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Interview recorded - 1st of July, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance market I had the pleasure of welcoming back David Hunter. David is Chief Macro Strategist of Contrarian Macro Advisors 52 and one of the few who have been bullish over the past few years. During our conversation we spoke about the disconnect between the economy and markets, tari…
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11: Jordan Fisher, Falling in Love, and Pulling Pranks
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35:37In this episode of Gems, Miles and Julian are joined by special guest Jordan Fisher! They talk about the Ice Age, jungle sounds, and his performance in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” on Broadway through July 20th!By Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Miles
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Global War For US Dollar Supremacy? with Doomberg
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29:59Interview recorded - 26th of June, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming back Doomberg. During our conversation we spoke about the potential consequences of war, UN security council irrelevant, WW3, Russia beating NATO, global war of de-dollarisation, $60 oil base and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introductio…
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Economic Regime Change Not Seen Since 1930's! with Steve Hanke
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27:38Interview recorded - 20th of June, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Professor Steve Hanke. Steve is the Professor of Applied Economics and Founder and Co-Director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at The Johns Hopkins University. He is also th…
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Why Media Capital Matters: Venture Insights from Amit Khosla, Executive Director, AYA Capital
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36:34We’re thrilled to welcome Amit Khosla, Executive Director at AYA Capital Inc. – 3rd generation alternative investment vehicle of one of the founding families of Grupo Modelo, Latin Americas largest vertically integrated brewing businesses. The Private Office, while keeping a low public profile, is known in the right circles for its Blockchain, E-Ga…
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Last Rally Before Market Crash with Henrik Zeberg
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34:39Interview recorded - 20th of June, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Henrik Zeberg. Henrik is also the Head Macro Economist at Swissblock.During our conversation we spoke about the volatile markets, the FED ignoring data, bond market, economy vs markets, global economics, and more. I hope you enjoy!0:…
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Central Banks Playing with FIRE by Printing More Money with Clive Thompson
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36:03Interview recorded - 6th of June, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Clive Thompson. Clive has years of experience in the wealth management industry & a unique insight into central banks.During our conversation we spoke about what Clive is seeing in the economy, financial repression, changing system, U…
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In this episode of Gems, Miles and Julian are joined by special guest Laufey! They talk about her new album "A Matter of Time", volcanic lava, and time travel.By Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Miles
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America's Debt Crisis Is Bigger Than You Think - Dr Komal Sri Kumar
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34:04Interview recorded - 3rd of June, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Dr Komal Sri-Kumar. Dr Komal is the President, Sri-Kumar Global Strategies.During our conversation we spoke about the US Debt crisis, outlook on the economy, risk of stagflation, the bond market, what Powell should do and more. I hope y…
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Recession Inevitable? Danielle DiMartino Booth's Data Warning!
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25:55Interview recorded - 5th of June, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Danielle DiMartino Booth. Danielle is the CEO & Chief Strategist for QI Research. She is the author of Fed Up and a global thought leader in monetary policy, economics and finance with 9 years experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of…
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Unemployment Rising as Economic Slowdown Continues with Eric Basmajian
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36:10Interview recorded - 30th of May, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Eric Basmajian. Eric is the Founder & CEO of EPB Business Cycle Research.During our conversation we spoke about the current economic outlook, economic trajectory, company profit margins, what this means for the economy and more. I hop…
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The Recession Is Already Here with David Rosenberg
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38:32Interview recorded - 30th of May, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back David Rosenberg. David is the Founder & President of Rosenberg Research & associates.During our conversation we spoke about his current outlook on markets, how the economy could already be in a recession, tariffs, rebalancing of trade…
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9: Pink Pantheress, Being Present, and Applesauce
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35:36In this episode of Gems, Miles and Julian are joined by special guest Pink Pantheress! They talk about mountain adventures, her new mixtape “Fancy That," and British accents.By Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Miles
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Economic Chaos as Markets Stall with Clem Chambers
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45:08Interview recorded - 30th of May, 2025 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming back Clem Chambers. Clem is an author, journalist and founder CEO of A New FN Europe’s leading stocks and markets website. During our conversation we spoke about the overview of the economy, why the markets are crazy, Trump TACO trade, y…
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How Pedro Schmidt Turned KA-EX From Hangover Cure to an International Sports Nutrition Brand
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35:51Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Pedro Schmidt, CEO and Founder of KA-EX, the world’s first fast-acting cortisol stress reducer. KA-EX is built on a science-backed foundation, with three clinical trials and thousands of professional athletes across Europe using it daily - from top European football clubs, such as Paris-Saint Germain and the Swiss N…
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Global Liquidity Has Returned (For Now) with Michael Howell
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40:57Interview recorded - 23rd of May, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Howell. Michael is the Founder & Managing Director of CrossBorder Capital.During our conversation we spoke about the overview of global liquidity, FED increasing liquidity, yields higher, Gold trend, debt reset and more. I hop…
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Credit Crunch Catalyst for Market Collapse with Michael Pento
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32:12Interview recorded - 22nd of May, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Pento. Michael is the President & Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies.During our conversation we spoke about Michael's thoughts on the economy, tariff negotiations, inflation, Doge, bond market issues, growth of debt issues…
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In this episode of Gems, Miles and Julian are joined by special guest Joe Jonas! They talk about jellyfish, his new album “Music for People Who Believe in Love," and... you guessed it, flash floods.By Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Miles
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The New Geopolitical System Will Change Everything with Michael Every
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31:31Interview recorded - 12th of May, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Every. During our conversation we spoke about the shifting geopolitical tides, what Trump negotiations mean, mass imports, issues with free trade, who will lose and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:10 - What are we …
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From YouTube Sketches to Billion-View Campaigns with Eline van der Velden
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30:34Today, we are excited to welcome Eline van der Velden—Founder and CEO of Particle6, an award-winning AI production company known for creating viral, social and AI content. Eline's background in physics drives Particle6’s unique methodology, which combines scientific creativity with advanced technology and AI, making content that resonates and reduc…
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7: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Fools Gold, and Being Afraid of Failure
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43:42In this episode of Gems, Miles and Julian are joined by the amazing Lin-Manuel Miranda! They talk about action movies, writing music, and (of course) gemstones.By Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Miles
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Central Banks Driving the World into Crisis with G Edward Griffin
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39:36Interview recorded - 23rd of April, 2025 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming on G.Edward Griffin. G.Edward is the author of the “Creature from Jekyll Island”. During our conversation we spoke about the creation of the FED, the goals of the Federal Reserve, concentration of wealth, their true purpose and more. I…
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Challenging Giants: Reed Dickens on Building Marucci Sports into a Half-Billion-Dollar Brand — and Now Disrupting Golf with LA GOLF
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30:57Reed Dickens, founder of LA Golf and former Marucci Sports CEO, shares how he built two challenger brands, lessons from the White House, and why message discipline, athlete investors, and premium innovation are his unfair advantages in disrupting legacy industries. 00:00:00 -Welcome 00:00:52 - Intro 00:05:19 - Deep Dive 00:19:37 - Shout Out 00:24:5…
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6: Harvey Guillén, Wisdom Teeth, and Dealing with Sadness
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38:22In this episode of Gems, Miles and Julian are joined by the incredible Harvey Guillén! They talk about the five second rule, their ins and outs, and his new movie “Companion” streaming nowBy Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Miles
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Debt Spiral Inflating Assets with James Lavish
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41:15Interview recorded - 23rd of April, 2025 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on James Lavish. James is the Managing Partner at The Bitcoin Opportunity Fund and writer at the Informationist newsletter. During our conversation we spoke about his thoughts on the markets, economic uncertainty, higher interest rates …
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Liquidity Shock Threatens Global Economy with Brent Johnson
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42:02Interview recorded - 21st of April, 2025 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming on Brent Johnson. Brent is the CEO of Santiago Capital, has twenty years experience in financial markets and is well known for coining the “Milkshake theory”. During our conversation we touched on the Milkshake theory, the risk of a so…
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Currency Crisis As Debt Explodes Out of Control with Matthew Piepenburg
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45:52Interview recorded - 17th of April, 2025 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Matthew Piepenburg. Matthew is a Partner of Von Greyerz AG. During our conversation we spoke about the current state of the economy, tariffs, why all problems lead to debt and liquidity, a complete shift in the world order, collaps…
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Contrarian Investor Warns About Buying the Dip with Jason Shapiro
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46:00Interview recorded - 7th of April, 2025 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Jason Shapiro. Jason is a hedge fund manager and trading legend with 30+ years of trading experience. He was also featured in the book "Unknown Market Wizards". 0:00 - Introduction 1:20 - What are we seeing? 3:12 - Comparison to oth…
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