Top 20 Podcasts of 2024

December 10, 2024

We’ve recommended over 150 podcast episodes this year (which you can browse on this Spotify playlist). But, if we had to trim the list to the top 20, we’d pick these episodes shown below.

Legendary Investors

11/6/24 - 58 minutes

Renowned investor Stanley Druckenmiller shares his approach to major trades and offers a unique perspective on today’s market, discussing inflation risks, AI, and the role of the Fed.

2/6/24 - 82 minutes

Real estate titan Barry Sternlicht shares stories and lessons from his career (you can’t miss the story about selling Caesars Palace). He also shares his view of the real estate landscape today.

2/17/24 - 115 minutes

Fairholme Fund’s Bruce Berkowitz talks about how he changed his investment strategy during his career, why he thinks of cash as “financial valium” & why 80% of his fund is in one stock.

1/10/24 - 43 minutes

In a rare interview, Steven Cohen, CEO of Point 72 Asset Management, offers a rare glimpse at how he approaches his craft.

4/19/24 - 56 minutes

Professor French covers what it means to truly be a long-term investor, the global market portfolio, misconceptions around stock buybacks, and much more.

5/28/24 - 40 minutes

15 years after the unwind of the Madoff Ponzi scheme, Markopolos looks back on that experience and makes the case that the penalties associated with being caught need to be considerably larger.

4/2/24 - 42 minutes

Lovelace discusses the firm’s investment process and culture, how he’s thinking about macro trends, and his lessons on leadership.

Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship

1/11/24 - 55 minutes

Ashby Monk & David Weisburd discuss the role and operation of asset owners like pension funds and endowments, their compensation structures, the state of US pensions, & more.

10/4/24 - 56 minutes

Brad Gerstner covers the state of public and private markets, misconceptions around stock based compensation, and his Invest America initiative.

12/14/23 - 140 minutes

In a rare podcast appearance, Jeff Bezos starts by about his interest in space & Blue Origin for 87 minutes. Then he discusses Amazon, his principles, his routine and more.

4/9/24 - 46 minutes

Elon Musk talks with Nicolai Tangen about AI, Twitter, free speech, the future of space, and more.

2/20/24 - 85 minutes

VC Cyan Banister shares lessons from working for Peter Thiel, the power of staying curious in the face of adversity, and investing stories ranging from Uber to Bill Murray.

3/15/2024 - 46 minutes

This is a fantastic episode featuring Dave DeWalt, who is as informed as anyone on cybersecurity after spending 15 years leading Documentum, McAfee, and FireEye.

5/2/24 - 127 minutes

Danaher’s co-founder covers the formula behind four decades of compounding success, the keys to building a winning organization, and what inspired his philanthropy.

Miscellaneous

3/25/24 - 54 minutes

West is the former President of the Santa Fe Institute and author of Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Businesses. He walks through the power laws behind living organisms, cities, businesses, and technologies.

1/3/24 - 113 minutes

Ben and Marc delve into actions that existing institutions can take to improve their situations. They also discuss some startup opportunities.

10/30/24 - 56 minutes

The founder of the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley office discusses how advancements in drone warfare, hypersonic weapons, and AI are reshaping military tactics and global power, while highlighting U.S. defense challenges.

6/14/24 - 66 minutes

Guidara explains how topics from his book Unreasonable Hospitality relate to all businesses, how to turn customers into advocates for your brand, and what it was like to see parts of the book on the show The Bear.

8/3/24 - 122 minutes

Porter Stansberry’s new podcast will dive into the operations, finances, customers, and strategies that make each company a world-class investment. First up: McDonald’s.

3/15/2024 - 23 minutes

The Planet Money podcast investigates the rum war, a tax scheme and Captain Morgan.