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You've read their prose. Now hear their voices. Listen to Jim Grant and Evan Lorenz talk high finance, Grant's-style, with plenty of wit and historical context to enliven their discussion of today's foremost investment topics. Welcome to Grant's Radio!
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Breaking the American economy

Breaking the American economy

With special guest, Chris Leonard, author of "The Lords of Easy Money." 
41:5217/01/2022
Beneath the surface

Beneath the surface

Special guest Dean Curnutt, founder and CEO of Macro Risk Advisors, joins this week's episode. 
31:5010/12/2021
The insider's guide to operations

The insider's guide to operations

With special guest, Scott Matthews, vice president of global operations at Hygiena, Inc. 
23:0323/11/2021
When everything's absurd

When everything's absurd

In conversation with, the comedian, Remy Munasifi.
37:4529/09/2021
The great startup delusion

The great startup delusion

With special guest, Eliot Brown, co-author or "The Cult of We." 
27:1305/08/2021
Short selling across the pond

Short selling across the pond

With special guest, Matthew Earl, managing partner and founder of ShadowFall Capital & Research. 
29:3211/06/2021
A place for bonds?

A place for bonds?

In conversation with Peter Chiappinelli of GMO’s asset allocation team.
35:5902/06/2021
Asymmetric returns in crypto

Asymmetric returns in crypto

In conversation with Paul Brodsky, managing partner at PostModern Partners. 
30:5423/04/2021
Engine of Inequality

Engine of Inequality

With special guest, Karen Petrou, co-founder and managing partner at Federal Financial Analytics. 
34:1609/04/2021
Tech phoenixes

Tech phoenixes

In conversation with Martin Hale, Jr., CEO and portfolio manager at Hale Capital Partners. 
30:1015/03/2021
Real Estate after COVID

Real Estate after COVID

With special guest, Michael Knott, head of U.S. REIT research at Green Street. 
30:0211/03/2021
Deeper into the numbers

Deeper into the numbers

With special guests, Tom Beevers and Jules Hull of StockViews. 
26:5123/02/2021
All about SPACs

All about SPACs

In conversation with Julian Klymochko, founder and chief investment officer at Accelerate Financial Technologies.
25:1116/02/2021
Read the footnotes

Read the footnotes

With special guest, Anthony Canale, global head of research at Covenant Review. 
27:5207/01/2021
Real estate roundtable

Real estate roundtable

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25:1012/11/2020
ESG 101

ESG 101

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24:2702/11/2020
Inflation protection that wins.

Inflation protection that wins.

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28:5816/10/2020
Down South

Down South

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24:3914/10/2020
As the world turns

As the world turns

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24:5706/10/2020
Dress rehearsal

Dress rehearsal

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33:0126/09/2020
Value investing and jazz

Value investing and jazz

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29:5916/09/2020
Vacation delectation

Vacation delectation

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24:1611/08/2020
Price, behavior and fundamentals: Where the rubber meets the road.

Price, behavior and fundamentals: Where the rubber meets the road.

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41:1229/07/2020
Inflation station

Inflation station

22:2614/07/2020
Prolific and prophetic

Prolific and prophetic

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28:0624/06/2020
Yield curve, under control?

Yield curve, under control?

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28:2504/06/2020
Bond fun

Bond fun

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28:4327/05/2020
Class is in session

Class is in session

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37:3529/04/2020
Love and youth and spring

Love and youth and spring

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20:4017/04/2020
The Grice Man cometh

The Grice Man cometh

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26:2301/04/2020
What now?

What now?

   
32:4727/03/2020
Your biggest mistake

Your biggest mistake

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32:1314/03/2020
Painting A Picture

Painting A Picture

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31:5303/03/2020
The Empire Strikes Out

The Empire Strikes Out

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31:1128/02/2020
ESG, avert your ears

ESG, avert your ears

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24:2525/02/2020
Picks and pans in biotech

Picks and pans in biotech

Joe Lawler, M.D., Ph.D. and fund manager, joins this week’s program. On the agenda: #Coronavirus and its potential impact, navigating the “haves and the have-nots.” Is this a golden age in drug discovery? Index investors: the parasites of #WallStreet, and, the scourge of “data curation.” Tweet Us! @GrantsPub Call Us: 212-809-7994 Email us: [email protected] Subscribe to Grant’s: www.grantspub.com/pod2020 Sign up for our Almost Daily Grants: www.grantspub.com/ADG
19:5513/02/2020
Impossible is extinct

Impossible is extinct

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23:5507/02/2020
Public debt-does it matter?

Public debt-does it matter?

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21:1102/02/2020
Quick Change

Quick Change

Investor and writer Tim Bergin calls in to discuss the risks and opportunities associated with our warming planet. 2:33 Climate primer and the risks of rising C02 7:17 What’s different this time?11:50 Assessing potential remedies 18:30 A cook’s tour of NIO, Inc. 24:13 Making sense of high short interest Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
31:1822/01/2020
The gold show

The gold show

Ronald Stoeferle, managing partner at Incrementum AG, calls in to discuss pressing monetary matters and to review the investment merits of the Money of Kings. 4:22 Institutional distrust means opportunity 11:34 Deflation and the U.S. dollar 18:14 The miners: a dismal past but a better future? 25:09 Gold and crypto, monetary cousins Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
33:5422/01/2020
Home Alone

Home Alone

Jim Grant delivers a holiday message and review of 2019 financial events.   1:15 The state of the world as 2020 looms.   7:45 All things cyclical   11:30 The repo hiccup and unscripted events.   17:15 UST margin demand: a product of unnaturally-low rates?   Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
24:1227/12/2019
Winter reading

Winter reading

@AmitySchlaes, author of “Great Society: A New History,” stops by the office to discuss her new book. http://www.amityshlaes.com 2:24 #BrettonWoods and the “bonanza” 8:50 Michael Harrington goes to Washington  13:10 Arthur Burns: A Greek tragedy 19:45 Presidential pressure on the Fed, then and now Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com  
29:3922/12/2019
Around the horn

Around the horn

Each analyst identifies a notable recent event. Jim provides a winter reading recommendation.   1:40 Dazed and confused 4:18 Crude oil and the VC market 10:24 Jim reviews “#1931” by #TobiasStraumann (shorturl.at/ioJS0)   Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com.    
21:2315/12/2019
Growth Market

Growth Market

Don Coxe, chairman at Coxe Advisors LLP and commodity investor par excellence, calls in to discuss the latest in agriculture and its implications. www.coxeadvisors.net/ 1:31 A contrarian look at the climate 8:38 An opportunity in natural gas? 14:07 The Maunder Minimum 17:20 A new commodity boom:  Wither inflation? Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
25:4106/12/2019
It's a gusher

It's a gusher

Leigh Goehring and Adam Rozencwajg stop by the office to discuss opportunities in natural resources. www.gorozen.com   1:10 #Apple worth more than the entire energy sector   4:19 What’s happening with shale?   12:21 Tier-one wells on the wane   18:43 Bargains abound in energy   Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
27:4822/11/2019
A short-seller in action

A short-seller in action

In October 2017, Marc Cohodes unveiled a new idea to the Grant’s conference crowd. @AlderLaneeggs   His remarks follow. 3:20 Free speech - for the bulls 18:58 Taking things personally 28:45 A common theme 35:12 “This is not a game”   Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
47:3316/11/2019
Let the analytics department pitch to Drumbowski

Let the analytics department pitch to Drumbowski

Jim, Evan and Phil recap highlights from the Grant’s 2019 fall conference and discuss a recent sea change in the business environment.   1:49 #Uber, #Grubhub and business model limitations 6:20 Private equity’s smooth marks 10:45 Fair and foul, and foul fair 14:12 World Series postmortem 18:50 Balance sheet ignition   Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com  
22:0208/11/2019
Time to make the Donuts

Time to make the Donuts

Twitter user @Donutshorts calls in to discuss his investment process, assess the world at large and identify some companies which may offer compelling opportunities on the long and short side.  0:55 Positioning in an “everything bubble” 6:15 WeWork and trouble in tier-one real estate 11:30 Low rates in the U.S., negative rates elsewhere.  Convergence coming? 17:30 Opportunities and risks in the energy patch 20:20 Uber, unicorns and free money Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
26:3718/10/2019
Goldfinger

Goldfinger

Rick Rule, president and CEO of Sprott U.S.A. Holdings, Inc., calls in to discuss the outlook for precious metals and offer suggestions on the best ways to invest. http://www.sprottusa.com @RealRickRule   1:26 A word from Lord Liverpool 5:30 Rick’s view of cryptocurrencies 10:57 How to buy gold? 14:30 The outlook for mining shares 20:48 “I just believe it goes higher” Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
27:4111/10/2019
Don’t fear the repo

Don’t fear the repo

George Selgin, director of the #Cato Institute's center for monetary and financial alternatives, calls in to discuss remarkable recent events in the banking system and the potential implications. @GeorgeSelgin 1:21 A money market which fails to clear 5:45 Interest on excess reserves: Unintended consequences 11:24 Too much collateral = too much debt? 15:50 More QE on the way 20:10 Fixes to fixes to fixes Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
25:2403/10/2019