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Episodes
184 episodes
184. Quarterly Earnings: OUT?! Plus Trump's H1-B Shock, and Should We Ditch the Fed Funds Rate?
This week on The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristin and Jen tackle three headlines where markets and policy collide. First up: Trump’s call to shift public companies from quarterly to semi-annual earnings reporting. We lay ou...
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183. Fixed Income Strategy 101 Feat. Morgan Stanley's Global Head Macro Strategy, Matt Hornbach
The day after the FOMC’s first rate cut of 2025, we sat down with Matt Hornbach, Global Head of Macro Strategy at Morgan Stanley, to unpack what the decision really meant, and what the markets maybe got wrong on first read. Matt...
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Season 2
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Episode 57
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1:17:26
182. The Fed Cut Rates! Our Real Time Breakdown with Gene Tannuzzo (YouTube LIVE Recorded 9/17/25)
This week on The Wall Street Skinny, we sat down with Gene Tannuzzo, Global Head of Fixed Income at Columbia Threadneedle, right as the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision hit the wires. We walk through the live market reaction to t...
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Season 2
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Episode 56
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181. Fox / Murdoch Settlement (aka Real Life Succession), Pre-Fed Jitters and Oracle | The Skinny On LIVE
Kristen and Jen dive into the real-life Succession drama unfolding inside the Murdoch family, breaking down the legal battle over the Fox and News Corp trust that controls the family’s Class B super-voting shares. They explain how Rupe...
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Season 2
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Episode 55
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33:50
AROD: From Baseball Legend to NBA Team Owner | Sports, Real Estate and Venture Investing
Alex Rodriguez is not only one of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history, 22 seasons, 14 All-Star selections, and three American League MVP award, but also the founder and CEO of A-Rod Corp. Through A-Rod Corp, he has built a div...
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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1:17:52
179. Portfolio Manager's Playbook: Lessons on Investing from "Moneyball"
In this week’s episode of The Wall Street Skinny, Kristen and Jen return to one of their favorite formats: dissecting the finance lessons hidden inside pop culture. This time, they take on Moneyball, a Michael Lewis classic th...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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1:30:50
178. Emergency Episode: Is This The End of the Federal Reserve?
In this emergency episode of The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen dive into the breaking news that President Trump has moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over accusations of mortgage fraud. Using this moment as a sp...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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37:42
177. The Potential Financial Crisis No One is Talking About: Repocalypse 2.0?
In this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, Jen unpacks an overlooked risk brewing beneath the surface of financial markets. Why did Jerome Powell, head of the Fed, deliver such a surprisingly “dovish” speech at Jackson Hole? Jen sugges...
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Episode 51
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44:42
176. Chamath's New SPAC (Detailed Breakdown) Plus Europe’s Yield Curve Warning
This week on The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen dive into the resurgence of SPACs and yes, Chamath Palihapitiya, the once-dubbed “SPAC King,” is back with a brand-new deal. We unpack what a SPAC really is, why they exploded in ...
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Episode 50
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50:43
175. Will AI Replace Investment Bankers? What You can do NOW to Protect Yourself
Worried AI will take your Investment Banking job? There's no avoiding AI these days, so how do you understand it, use it to your advantage, and outperform it in Investment Banking and high finance roles?We asked our community for their ...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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174. Canaries in the Coal Mine? Perplexity's $34bn bid for Chrome; Fed Cut Fallout, and Private Credit PIK Concerns
This week, Kristen and Jen dive straight into the finance headlines with a M&A story: Perplexity, an AI startup valued at $18 billion, has made a $34 billion all-cash bid for Google Chrome. Kristen unpacks why this is virtually unprecedente...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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58:46
173. Prof Emily Oster on Good Data, Bad Data, and the Truth About Parenting in High-Stress Careers
In this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, Kristen and Jen sit down with Professor Emily Oster, a Harvard-educated economist with a PhD and a faculty position at Brown University where her studies focus on approaches to finding causality in obs...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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1:32:54
172. INDUSTRY S3E2 "Smoke and Mirrors” Breakdown | IPO Disasters, Greenshoe and More!
In this episode of the unofficial companion podcast to HBO Max's hit show, Industry, hosts Jen and Kristen dive deep into the financial intricacies and dramatic moments of Season 3, Episode 2 titled 'Smoke and Mirrors.' They kick of...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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1:44:57
171. INSANE Figma IPO, AI Collusion in Trading, and Could Stablecoins Lower Interest Rates?
This week on The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen are back in full swing with a jam-packed episode covering some of the biggest stories in markets and finance. They kick things off by diving deep into the highly anticipated Fi...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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45:07
170. Meme Stocks, Real Estate News, and ChatGPT's Attempt to Build Financial Models
In this week’s episode of The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen break down the latest wave of meme stock mania and what it reveals about market sentiment. They dive into Opendoor and other “DORK” stocks (Krispy Kreme, Opendoor, Ko...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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1:05:00
169. Spin-Offs, Reverse M&A, and Wellness: The Logic of Recent Consumer M&A Deals (Fererro Buying Kellogg and Kraft Heinz Breakup)
This week on The Skinny On, Kristen and Jen power through illness, time zone chaos, and toddler wrangling to bring you a jam-packed episode to break down two major consumer deals: Ferrero’s $3.1B offer for Kellogg and the possible Hein...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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41:19
168. PE Secondaries 201 feat. Evercore’s Justin Resnick
In this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, we're back with fan-favorite guest Justin Resnick, Managing Director at Evercore, for a deep dive into the evolving world of private equity secondaries. This follow-on to our original “Seconda...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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1:05:39
167. Real Estate Private Equity 101 with MSIM's Lauren Hochfelder
In this long-awaited episode of The Wall Street Skinny, we’re breaking down Real Estate Private Equity with Lauren Hochfelder, Managing Director and Co-CEO of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing. If you’ve ever wondered what re...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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1:10:10
166. INDUSTRY S3E1 | IPOs, VCs and Founders Cashing Out, ESG and More!
In this episode we delve into the intricate world of finance depicted in the Season 3 premiere, "Il Mattino Ha L’Oro in Bocca" breaking down the complexities behind the IPO process, how pricing works and setting "price talk", the IPO discount a...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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2:24:47
165. Biotech Investment Banking 101 Feat Sonia Gupta of Goldman Sachs
In this episode, we sit down with Sonia Gupta, Partner and Co-Head of Biotech Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. Sonia walks us through her unique journey—from studying public health at Brown, to working in healthcare consulting, to getting h...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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1:09:06
Industry S2E8 | How Soros Broke the Bank of England & What It Has to Do with "Industry" (and the Trump Administration)
In this episode, we break down the finance behind the Industry Season 2 finale—and without exaggerating, this might be our favorite episode yet. There was so much to dig into, starting with the trade that the whole season buil...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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2:07:58
163. The $7.8 Trillion Question: Should the GSEs Be Privatized? GSEs 101
In this episode, we sit down with Olga Gorodetsky, a Director in Capital Markets at Fannie Mae, for an in-depth conversation about the role of Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) in the U.S. housing finance system. Olga walks us through the...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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1:08:35
162. Should You Get the CFA? All Your Testing Questions Answered with Kaplan's Joyce Schnur
Wondering if you need the CFA to break into banking? Curious what the SIE is, or whether a CPA helps you land a role in private equity? You're not alone—exam questions are by far the most common DMs we get. So in this ...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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1:16:02
INDUSTRY S2E7 | "Lone Wolf and Cub" Hitting a Bid Away, Comp & Revenge
We’re back and breaking down Season 2, Episode 7 of Industry: “Lone Wolf and Cub.” This one is dense with real finance concepts—starting with Harper, Eric, and Rishi's attempt to “hit a bid away” and pitch themselves as a ready-made de...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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1:46:05