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The New Barbarians Podcast

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01:00:39

Agentic Finance: Building AI Analysts for the...

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2025/11/01

Agentic Finance: Building AI Analysts for the Debasement Trade Era — with Vlad Stanev of QuantlyAs global currencies face increasing debasement pressures, the next evolution in finance is here — Agentic AI Analysts. 💡In this episode, we sit down with Vlad Stanev, Founder of Quantly, to explore how AI-driven financial agents are redefining strategy, analysis, and alpha generation in the new economic era.We discuss:✅ What “Agentic Finance” really means — and why it matters now✅ How AI analysts are

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01:03:53

Between Markets and Masterpieces Debby Goan on...

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2025/10/16

Between Markets and Masterpieces Debby Goan on Breaking Barriers and Blending Worlds🌟 Introduction▪️Brief host introduction.▪️Introducing Debby Goan – her journey from Stillwater, Oklahoma, to leading innovation across finance, technology, and the arts.▪️Highlights:▪️Only minority woman with a member seat at the American Stock Exchange▪️Transformational leadership in fintech▪️Deep artistic engagement🧭 Segment 1: Early Life and Personal Journey▪️Growing up as a child of Taiwanese immigrants in

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00:35:47

Quant Pioneers & The Battle: Bartt Kellermann on...

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2025/10/08

Quant Pioneers & The Battle: Bartt Kellermann on Shaping the Future of Systematic InvestingIn this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Bartt Kellermann, founder of Global Capital Acquisition and creator of Battle of the Quants, to explore how systematic investing, AI, and quantitative innovation are redefining modern finance.Discover:✅ How quant strategies evolved from niche to mainstream✅ The balance between human intuition and machine learning✅ The global influence of Battle of the

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01:20:12

Aaron Brown: Quantitative Risk, Crypto, and the...

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2025/10/02

Aaron Brown: Quantitative Risk, Crypto, and the "Wrong Number" Revolution | New Barbarians PodcastJoin us on the New Barbarians Podcast for a compelling session with Aaron Brown, legendary risk manager and quant strategist. We dive into Aaron’s landmark career bridging professional gambling, hedge fund risk management, and quantitative investing — spanning lessons from Wall Street, the evolution of risk frameworks, and the rise of multi-asset strategies including bitcoin and crypto. Discover how

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01:03:51

Generative AI in Investment Mgmt: Value Investor's...

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2025/09/15

Join Bill Mann and Mark Connors in Episode 35 of The New Barbarians podcast with special guest Ehsan Ehsani. Ehsan, Executive Director at Crescendo Partners, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, and author of "Finding Value in Numbers," shares unique insights on the intersection of generative AI and traditional value investing.In this episode, we explore:- The crucial skills young professionals need to thrive in an AI-powered financial world.- How GenAI enhances classic value

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01:13:38

New Barbarians Podcast #034 | Next Gen Quant Data...

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2025/09/08

Today’s episode spotlights Charlie Marin (CEO, Quanted) on building the “Amazon-meets-Palantir” data bridge for investors—turning idea → feature → backtest into a rapid, agent-driven loop. Bill and Mark frame the macro: rates over equities, MOVE vs. VIX, factor rotations (value/cyclicals), credit spreads, and why point-in-time data & revisions matter. Charlie breaks down vendor onboarding with AI agents, metadata-rich discovery, and how faster feature pipelines change quant research—and the

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01:08:21

DeFi, On-Chain Truth, and the Petrodollar 2.0

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2025/08/21

In this episode, Bill Mann and Mark Connors sit down with Michael Nadeau, founder of The DeFi Report, to explore the future of digital assets, DeFi, and on-chain research. From macro backdrops to tokenization and the reflexivity of crypto markets, Michael shares how his journey from MIT and LinkedIn posts evolved into one of the most influential Substacks in digital assets.The conversation spans:Market updates and factor rotations in global assetsOn-chain data vs. Wall Street narrativesThe rise of

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01:03:59

Institutions Are Coming for Bitcoin — UTXO’s Loren...

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2025/08/14

In this episode of The New Barbarians Podcast, Mark Connors and Bill Mann sit down with Loren Asmus, Head of Capital Formation at UTXO Management, to break down how institutional investors and corporate treasuries are accelerating Bitcoin adoption.From Bitcoin’s 13-year record as the best-performing asset, to the rise of Bitcoin Treasury companies like MicroStrategy and MetaPlanet, Loren explains why large pools of capital are now a critical driver of BTC’s next phase — and how UTXO is positioning

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01:02:26

Tradesmen's Collective: Fixing the Trades with Tech,...

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2025/08/07

"This is a $600 billion market that no one pays attention to."In Episode 31 of The New Barbarians Podcast, Bill Mann and Mark Connors are joined by Jonathan Small, founder and CEO of The Tradesmen Collective, and Ed McManus, Director of Investor Relations. Together, they explore how this mission-driven startup is revolutionizing the $500+ billion construction and home renovation industry.From years of getting stiffed as a master electrician, Jonathan built a platform to eliminate theft,

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00:57:27

New Barbarians Podcast Episode #30: Michael Magoulias...

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2025/08/01

What happens when a meme stock short squeeze meets a 3-million-paper research archive? In Episode 30 of The New Barbarians Podcast, Bill Mann and Mark Connors sit down with Michael Magoulias, Commercial Director at SSRN (Social Science Research Network), to explore how early-stage academic research is shaping markets, technology, regulation—and your portfolio.From short interest factors and retail-driven squeezes to AI-curated research workflows and the philosophy of Plato, this episode traverses

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00:46:18

New Barbarians Podcast | Episode #029 | Recap &...

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2025/07/23

AI & Bitcoin continue to dominate the investment landscape. In Episode 29, Bill Mann and Mark Connors go it alone for a mid‑year gut‑check on markets and macro. The hosts unpack the past few weeks’ volatility – from why Ethereum was the only major asset to break into the 95th percentile for returns to how “risk‑on” sentiment has left value stocks lagging. They dig into the dashboards built by their intern team to tease out why scarcity assets like gold and Bitcoin are leading global equities,

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01:05:29

🎙️ The Network Effect: Jennifer Murphy on the AI &...

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2025/07/18

In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Murphy, veteran investor and CIO of Runa Digital Assets, to explore why today’s AI and crypto revolutions aren’t sudden — they’re the culmination of decades of technological evolution.With over 30 years in the investment world, from working alongside Bill Miller at Legg Mason to leading at Franklin Templeton and now pioneering in digital assets, Jennifer brings a rare long-view perspective. She walks us through how the Information Age is reaching its end,

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01:03:50

Reimagining Venture Capital Through Impact Investing...

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2025/07/10

In Episode 27 of The New Barbarians Podcast, hosts Bill Mann and Mark Connors welcome Chris Maher, founder of Samaritan Partners, a venture capital fund focused on impact investing in disability innovation.Chris shares how his journey as a parent, tech CEO, and former D1 coach led to launching a fund that bridges purpose and profit — backing startups that empower the disability community with scalable, meaningful solutions. From AI-powered accessibility tools to inclusive travel platforms, this

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00:24:08

Systematic Global Macro: Data, AI, and Models Are...

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2025/07/06

What happens when human intuition meets data-driven precision? In this deep-dive short from The New Barbarians Podcast, Mark Connors breaks down the seismic shift toward systematic global macro investing. From yield curve twists to easing trade tensions, from ARIMA and GARCH models to machine learning and relative value trades, this episode explores how investors are using rules-based systems to navigate today's complex markets. Learn how macro regimes, sector sensitivities, AI, and econometrics

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01:04:26

Barbarians with Bandwidth: Why Christina Qi Left the...

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2025/07/02

In Episode 26 of the New Barbarians Podcast, Bill Mann and Mark Connors sit down with Christina Qi, co-founder and CEO of Databento, for an unfiltered conversation about her journey from high-frequency trading to building one of the fastest-growing market data vendors in the industry.They cover:- Why she shut down her hedge fund at the peak of her success- The real-world pain of working with legacy data providers- What it takes to build a scalable, transparent data business- Insights into cloud vs

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01:05:45

"The Data Bottleneck in Quant Finance — and How to...

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2025/06/25

In Episode 22 of The New Barbarians Podcast, Bill and Mark are joined by David Forino, CTO and Co-Founder of Quanted, to explore how systematic investors can finally scale dataset onboarding and feature discovery without months of engineering time.They cover:• The rise of explainable machine learning over deep neural nets• The 3000→30 line code compression in quant infrastructure• Why Circle’s IPO and stablecoin legislation may reshape global macro• Real-world alpha bottlenecks in top quant funds•

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01:13:29

The New OS for Quant Finance: OpenBB, AI Agents & the...

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2025/06/23

In Episode 24 of The New Barbarians Podcast, Bill Mann and Mark Connors sit down with Ihsan Saracgil, Chief Product Officer at OpenBB, for a deep dive into the future of quant research and AI-native finance.We explore how OpenBB is dismantling legacy market data systems and giving investors cutting-edge tools—customizable dashboards, AI copilots, multi-agent frameworks, and a glimpse into real-time LLM interaction with Fed documents. Ihsan showcases live demos including FOMC parsing, factor

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01:11:16

Quant History, Station Wagons, and Bitcoin: A...

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2025/06/11

Join us for a very special LIVE episode of the New Barbarians Podcast with one of the true pioneers of modern investing — Herb Blank.Herb has been innovating in finance for over three decades — from launching the first managed ETFs to driving early Smart Beta and ESG models.We cover:✅ The history and future of quantitative investing✅ The origin of factor-based models and strategy indexes✅ Governance as the most predictive ESG factor✅ The evolution of ETFs and lessons from the 2008 crisis✅ AI’s role

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00:48:32

🎙️ Crypto Derivatives & OTC Alpha: Inside Secure...

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2025/06/05

In this episode, Bill Mann and Mark Connors welcome Ben Golub, Head of Derivatives Trading at Secure Digital Markets (SDM), to explore the cutting edge of crypto derivatives, OTC trading, and institutional adoption of digital assets.We dive into:✅ The collapse of TradFi margins and the migration to crypto rails✅ How Bitcoin and AI are becoming base-layer financial infrastructure✅ The rise of crypto derivatives: structured products, accumulators, NDFs, and more✅ Why miners, family offices, and funds

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01:24:33

Texas Power Play: Grid Sovereignty, Bitcoin, and the...

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2025/05/26

🎧 Guests:Lisa Huff (Eberly Energy Ventures)Dan Morrison (Amalgamated Sludge)In Episode 21 of The New Barbarians Podcast, we head to Houston after a powerful event featuring Dr. Adam Back to unpack the energy-tech collision shaping global infrastructure. Lisa Huff (Eberly Energy Ventures) and Dan Morrison (Amalgamated Sludge) join us to break down why energy sovereignty matters—from stranded gas assets to off-grid mining, from powering AI to defending national security.Topics include:– The economics

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