A Conversation with Paul

A Conversation with Paul

Paul Podolsky

Episodes 83
Avg. Duration 43m
Activity Sporadic
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Oct 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
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About This Podcast

Hosted by investor and author Paul Podolsky. Paul is founder and CIO of Kate Capital and the author of The Uncomfortable Truth About Money, Raising a Thief and Master, Minion.

paulpodolsky.substack.com

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Recent Episodes

Cars Are Going the Way of Typewriters

Oct 03, 2025 59m

While journalists breathlessly report on a plane crash or a train derailment, they are silent on a more salient fact: about 1.2 million people will die this year in car crashes. Fortunately for…

Story Telling Revolutions

Sep 18, 2025 57m

I was traveling this week, so today is mostly sharing a podcast with Pedro Lopes, who created the remarkable series Gloria on Netflix. Regarding investments, I want to share a brief follow-up on last…

From Fear to Greed

Jun 27, 2025 33m

THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. INVESTING IS RISKY AND OFTEN PAINFUL. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. Last week at this time, investors and the world were wondering if an attack on Iran would spiral into a…

Changing Fortunes

Jun 06, 2025 49m

THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. INVESTING IS RISKY AND OFTEN PAINFUL. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.This week, we learned a few things.First, we learned the big round of central bank easing is probably over.…

A Pause in the Down

Mar 21, 2025 51m

THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. INVESTING IS RISKY AND OFTEN PAINFUL. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.A confluence of events caught my attention this week. Here’s what I noted:* The Chief Justice of the Supreme…

China and Washington's Monetary/Fiscal Stand Off

Dec 27, 2024 57m

THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. INVESTING IS RISKY AND OFTEN PAINFUL. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. Today, I want to share a podcast, a China update, and discuss the D.C. fiscal/monetary standoff.PodcastBill…

A Conversation with Lt. Gen (Ret.) HR McMaster

Dec 07, 2024 48m

THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. INVESTING IS RISKY AND OFTEN PAINFUL. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.There are about 45,000 Russian casualties a month now in Ukraine. That equates to a rate of 540,000 soldiers…

Global Shipping Tutorial

Oct 25, 2024 53m

Happy Friday!This is a fun interesting conversation. I originally posted it last month but due to how Substack is set up only a portion of you were able to hear it. So I am re-posting now for broader…

Debt, Balance Sheets and Original Thinking

Oct 11, 2024 50m

Inside and outside at the same time. That is the key.Richard KooTHIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. INVESTING IS RISKY AND OFTEN PAINFUL. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.I read Richard Koo’s books years before I…

Behind Washington's China Pivot

Jul 15, 2024 22m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit paulpodolsky.substack.comChina’s splendid isolation nurtured a particular Chinese self-perception. Chinese elites grew accustomed to the…

A Macroeconomic Internet "Bakery"

Jul 01, 2024 16m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit paulpodolsky.substack.comOops…looks like I didn’t send out the link to the actual podcast. Sorry about that. Here you go!We know the…

Disrupting Health Care

Jun 19, 2024 1h 3m

Note to readers: I am offering a sale this week. I started these posts as an experiment three years ago. They have now grown into a conversation with thousands of unpaid subscribers and hundreds of…

Scanning for the Next War

Jun 10, 2024 17m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit paulpodolsky.substack.comSummary:* Keep an eye on Serbia.* No US easing.More below:Over the weekend, the hard-right made gains in…

What It Takes To Make A Movie

Jun 03, 2024 16m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit paulpodolsky.substack.comMan has always asked the question: what is it all about?J. Krishnamurti, 1969Stories are intrinsic to being…

An Entrepreneur's Path

May 22, 2024 17m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit paulpodolsky.substack.com“In spite of all the farmer’s work and worry, he can’t reach down to where the seed is slowly transmuted into…

Of Sanctions and Shipping

May 16, 2024 8m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit paulpodolsky.substack.comWe hear about sanctions all the time. Biden just put more on China.Do they matter? If so, in what way?J provides…

The Spy Writing About Spies - David McCloskey

Apr 20, 2024 57m

Send us a Text Message.David is former CIA and the author of Damascus Station and Moscow X.Talking Trading - Expert trading tactics so you can excel in the sharemarket.This is how traders and…

Making Sense of Tech - Barton Hooper, Director of Equity Research at Weitz Investments

Mar 28, 2024 32m

Send us a Text Message.Barton is trained as an accountant and equity investor. We all know how much tech is driving the stock market. He sheds light on how to make sense of what is going on. Talking…

Update on the US Congress with Congressman Jim Himes

Feb 29, 2024 33m

Send us a Text Message.Jim returns to the show to share his perspective on Ukraine, the border and the November election. Talking Trading - Expert trading tactics so you can excel in the…

China Economic Update with Jason Bedford

Feb 09, 2024 36m

Send us a Text Message.Jason is an accountant, fluent Chinese speaker and Wall Street veteran. I always learn from my talks with Jason and I think you will too. Talking Trading - Expert trading…

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