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The Phil Bak Podcast

The Phil Bak Podcast takes you deep into the worlds of economics, investing and entrepreneurship as Phil talks to the innovators who challenge conventional thinking and exploring the narratives that are driving market moves.

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56:39

Joey Temprile - The Philosophy of Bitcoin

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/11/24

Understanding the concept of decentralization, instutitional rot, and why this trade resonates so strongly with a generation.

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24:05

Brad Hargreaves - Real Estate's Real Entrepreneurship

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/11/10

Brad Hargreaves explains how AI, automation, sensors, and innovation are transforming multifamily operations and evolving the real estate industry.

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46:26

Nate Geraci - The ETF Educator

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/11/03

Nate explains everything happening in the ETF industry, from the ethics and economics of retail product design to asset managers bringing ETF tax efficiency to mutual funds through share class filings, and more.

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41:26

Adam Blumberg - Building a DeFi RIA

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/10/28

Adam Blumberg's journey from stand-up comedy to advising financial advisors on crypto, and how he built Protocol Wealth entirely on decentralized finance rails.

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01:06:04

Quoth the Raven - From bartender to fringe finance

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/10/26

How does a Philadelphia bartender become one of the top finance writers in just a few years? By reading just a little bit more, going just a little bit deeper, building personal relationships, and trusting his nose for bullshit. This is Quoth the Raven’s story.

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38:17

Randy Zisler - Institutional CRE Investing

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/10/22

Randy Zisler talks about his new book on CRE investing, best practices, and how bad incentives are keeping people from utilizing better public REIT valuations.

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36:13

Adam Singer - Marketing with Authenticity in the Age...

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/09/29

Adam Singer unpacks how corporatism and compliance crush authentic voices, while grifters thrive in finance and crypto. He explains how AI-generated writing is like sending a robot to the gym, AI content farms flooding the internet, and why advertisers still get duped by hollow metrics. Ultimately, he explains, it is trust - not clicks - that is what really matters.

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37:04

Dan Joseph - building a “Berkshire” model for Real...

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/09/02

Dan Joseph explains his Berkshire-style model combining private housing investing with public REIT bets to exploit wrapper-driven mispricings, and how supply drives Real Estate pricing.

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33:48

Jared Dillian - Truth, Trading, and Rule 62

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/08/18

Jared Dillian opens up about meritocracy, authenticity, spirituality, and trading with stoicism.

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35:34

Leyla Kunimoto - LP Masterclass

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/08/12

Leyla Kunimoto from Accredited Investor Insight gives a masterclass on LP investing. She explains how LPs evaluate venture capital pitch decks, explains how Private Equity Real Estate differs from NAV REITs and Private REITs, whether PE managers are better investment than their funds, the market’s lukewarm response to the PRIV ETF, and ends with an explanation to the persistent gap between public and private real estate prices.

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25:28

Nick Maggiulli - Ladder Up the Wealth Ladder

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/08/04

Nick Maggiulli joins Phil Bak to talk through The Wealth Ladder — a thoughtful framework for building wealth and using money as a tool for freedom, rather than ego. Nick explains the psychology of spending, lifestyle creep, risk management, and the difference between grocery freedom and yacht regret.

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29:38

Adrian Jones - Near-Death, Total Clarity, and an...

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/07/28

After a near-death experience on a mountain trail, Adrian Jones rethinks everything and emerges with a clear mission to help others live more authentic lives.

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31:09

Charles Frischer - REIT Activism and Zombie REITs

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/07/21

Charles Frischer runs a family office and is the largest shareholder of Regional Health Properties. He explains his battle to unlock value in the micro‑cap “zombie” REIT. He exposes ignored $4‑plus offers, skewers management’s merger ploy, and invites real operators to seize an easy eight‑figure upside.

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50:21

Eric Balchunas - Bitcoin ETFs and shark-jumping

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/07/14

Eric Balchunas is the author of The Bogle Effect and The Institutional ETF Toolbox. He is the host of ETF IQ on Bloomberg and the Trillions podcast. On this episode we talk about the bitcoin ETF approval saga, whether independent issuers were treated fairly by the SEC, and why mutual fund ETF share class filings are the bigger story.

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47:15

Hunter Hopcroft - REITs and Realism

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/06/30

Hunter Hopcroft dissects why passive indexing fails in real estate, builds a case for economic realism in “a world the Keynesians built”, and shares reflections on writing and the role of AI in modern finance in a smart, sharp and soulful podcast episode.

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34:26

Bob Pisani - Modern Financial Media

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/06/23

Bob Pisani has covered markets for CNBC for 35 years. He is the author of “Shut Up and Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing from the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange”. On this podcast we talk about how financial media is changing, the creator economy, AI, the NYSE trading floor, and reflections on Bob’s legendary CNBC career.

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37:38

Elliott White - Affordable Housing's Fee Machine

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/06/16

How fraud and waste turned affordable housing initiatives into a fee machine Elliott White writes on Substack and Twitter/X under the handle ResetBasis. At Hayden Glade, Elliott oversees the company's strategic direction through acquisitions, financing, and investor relations. Under Elliott’s leadership, Hayden Glade has acquired more than 3,000 units through relationships with public/private for-profit owners, nonprofit partnerships, and the trust of various public entities in different

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49:18

Carol Roth - small biz, big biz, big government

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2025/06/04

Carol Roth writes a weekly newsletter, sign up at CarolRoth.com/news. She has a Legacy Planning System at futurefile.com, and she is the author of The War on Small Business and You Will Own Nothing.

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53:59

Ben Hunt: Epsilon Theory Part Four

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2024/05/14

Phil is joined by friend of the show Ben Hunt for his fourth appearance on the podcast. Ben Hunt holds a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University, is the co-founder and CIO of Epsilon Theory, and co-founder of Second Foundation Partners. Ben and Phil discuss narratives driving flows in markets, the incentivization of risk-taking by financial and government institutions, and the issues that have arisen within American academia over the past several years.

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55:00

Richard Adler: Reflecting on REITs

The Phil Bak Podcast ·

2024/04/25

Richard Adler was a co-founder and former Managing Director of EII Capital Management, an investment advisory firm for over 38 years managing REIT portfolios beginning in 1986. He has sat on the advisory board of Armada since its founding, and is a storied entrepreneur and business leader. Richard joins Phil to discuss REITs, investment, and reflect on his career spanning over 4 decades.

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