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Best Investing Podcasts
12 podcasts that provide institutional-grade analysis for free. Value investing, macro commentary, business deep dives, and the perspectives that help you think better about markets.
How I Use Podcasts
I listen to investing podcasts during my morning routine, while driving, and while doing kiteboarding gear prep. They supplement — but never replace — reading primary sources, financial statements, and court filings.
The podcasts below are ones I have listened to repeatedly over multiple years. I am not recommending them because they are popular — I am recommending them because they have made me a better investor. Pair them with the best value investing books and the best investing tools for a complete education.
Top 4 Picks
If you only have time for four podcasts, make it these.
Investors Podcast — We Study Billionaires
Hosted by Stig Brodersen & Clay Finck · 2-3x per week
The gold standard of investing podcasts. Deep analysis of Buffett, Munger, value investing principles, and current market opportunities. The Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting recaps are essential listening. Consistently one of the top business podcasts globally.
Why Glen listens: If you want to understand how the world's greatest investors think, this is where you start. They break down complex concepts without dumbing them down.
The All-In Podcast
Hosted by Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, David Friedberg · Weekly
Four tech billionaires debate markets, politics, technology, and everything in between. Raw, unfiltered opinions from people with real money on the line. The economics discussions are surprisingly deep for what started as a casual format.
Why Glen listens: Real-time market commentary from people who actually manage capital. Their SPAC and crypto analysis has been particularly insightful — both the wins and the misses.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy — Invest Like the Best
Hosted by Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Weekly
Long-form interviews with the best investors, founders, and thinkers in the world. O'Shaughnessy's preparation is exceptional — he reads everything his guests have written before each interview. Deep dives into business models, competitive advantages, and investment frameworks.
Why Glen listens: The guest list alone makes this essential. You will hear from portfolio managers, CEOs, and academics who rarely do media. The business breakdowns are at an institutional level.
Acquired
Hosted by Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal · Biweekly
Multi-hour deep dives into the greatest business stories ever. Episodes on Berkshire Hathaway, NVIDIA, LVMH, Costco, and more. Each episode is a masterclass in business analysis — they cover founding stories, competitive dynamics, and what made each company exceptional.
Why Glen listens: The quality of research is unmatched in podcasting. Their Berkshire Hathaway and NVIDIA episodes alone are worth hundreds of hours of business school.
The Complete List
All 12 podcasts, covering every angle of investing.
Macro Voices
Erik Townsend · Weekly
Weekly macro analysis with top-tier institutional guests. Commodities, currencies, interest rates, and geopolitics. Townsend runs a macro hedge fund and brings a practitioner's perspective. The weekly research roundup is a valuable time-saver.
Why Glen listens: If you want to understand the macro backdrop for your investments — interest rates, inflation, dollar dynamics — this is the podcast. Institutional-grade analysis, free.
The Meb Faber Show
Meb Faber · 2x per week
Faber interviews quantitative investors, allocators, and researchers. Covers trend following, global diversification, factor investing, and market history. Data-driven and evidence-based, without the dogma of pure value or pure growth camps.
Why Glen listens: Meb brings a quantitative, evidence-based perspective that balances the narrative-driven nature of most investing media. His contrarian takes on valuations are consistently sharp.
Odd Lots (Bloomberg)
Tracy Alloway & Joe Weisenthal · 2x per week
Bloomberg's best podcast. They cover the weird, overlooked corners of finance: repo markets, shipping rates, semiconductor supply chains, and the plumbing of the financial system. Consistently surprising and educational.
Why Glen listens: You will learn about parts of the financial system you never knew existed — and discover why they matter for your portfolio. Their episodes on Treasury market structure are essential.
Value: After Hours
Tobias Carlisle, Jake Taylor, Bill Brewster · Weekly
Three value investors discuss markets, investing philosophy, and specific stock ideas. Casual, honest, and refreshingly self-aware about mistakes. Carlisle's deep value framework, Taylor's mental models, and Brewster's practical analysis create great chemistry.
Why Glen listens: This is what an investing conversation should sound like — smart people admitting what they do not know while sharing what they have learned. No ego, no hype.
Rational Reminder
Ben Felix & Cameron Passmore · Weekly
Evidence-based investing from two Canadian portfolio managers. They review academic research on factor investing, diversification, retirement planning, and behavioral finance. The most rigorous podcast on this list — every claim is backed by data.
Why Glen listens: If you want to understand what the academic evidence actually says about investing strategies, this is the podcast. They challenge conventional wisdom with data, not opinions.
Chat with Traders
Aaron Fifield · Weekly
Interviews with professional traders across all markets: equities, options, crypto, futures, and forex. Covers trading psychology, risk management, and the daily routines of full-time traders. More trading-focused than investing-focused, but the risk management lessons apply everywhere.
Why Glen listens: The risk management episodes are invaluable. How professional traders think about position sizing, stop losses, and drawdown management translates directly to long-term investing.
Capital Allocators
Ted Seides · Weekly
Seides interviews the people who allocate the world's institutional capital: endowment CIOs, pension fund managers, and family office leaders. You learn how the biggest pools of money are managed and what drives institutional decision-making.
Why Glen listens: Understanding how institutional money moves is critical for any investor. These are the people setting asset allocation policy for billions of dollars — their frameworks are world-class.
My First Million
Sam Parr & Shaan Puri · 3x per week
Not a pure investing podcast — it is about business ideas, entrepreneurship, and making money. But the market analysis segments and business model breakdowns are excellent. High energy, entertaining, and full of actionable ideas for building wealth beyond the stock market.
Why Glen listens: Great reminder that investing is just one way to build wealth. The best investments often come from understanding business models — and these guys analyze business models for a living.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best investing podcast for beginners?
Investors Podcast (We Study Billionaires) is the best starting point. They break down Warren Buffett's philosophy, explain core investing concepts, and interview world-class investors in an accessible format. Start with their Berkshire Hathaway episodes and work through the back catalog.
Are investing podcasts worth listening to?
Yes, if you choose the right ones. The best investing podcasts provide institutional-quality analysis for free. They expose you to diverse perspectives, keep you updated on macro trends, and help you develop your own investing framework. The key is to listen critically — no podcast host has a perfect track record.
How many investing podcasts should I listen to?
Pick 3-5 that match your investing style and stick with them. Listening to too many creates noise, not signal. Better to deeply absorb a few great podcasts than to skim a dozen mediocre ones. Pair podcasts with reading — books provide the depth that podcasts cannot.
What is the best podcast for value investors?
Investors Podcast (We Study Billionaires) and Value: After Hours are the two best podcasts specifically focused on value investing. Invest Like the Best frequently features value investors as guests. For a data-driven approach, Rational Reminder covers the academic evidence behind value investing as a factor.
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