The Grant Williams PodCAST
In 2020, I stoked the fire of my passion for interviewing brilliant people by launching The Grant Williams Podcast. Alongside my own interviews, I added three additional streams, each with a fantastic co-host: The End Game (with Bill Fleckenstein), The Super Terrific Happy Hour (with Stephanie Pomboy), and The Narrative Game (with Dr. Ben Hunt).
The response has been overwhelming. In only 5 months, these interviews have been downloaded over 1 million times, placing this content squarely in the top 0.1% of podcasts offered in the vast marketplace.
PODCAST Series
Recent Episodes
The Grant Williams Podcast: Peter Atwater
My returning guest in this edition of The Grant Williams Podcast is my friend Peter Atwater, Founder of Financial Insyghts and Adjunct Professor at the College of William & Mary. Peter’s stellar work on the importance of mood and confidence has long been an important touchpoint for me when evaluating market conditions and likely paths ahead – never more so than this week. Given recent events, I wanted to try and add something to a conversation that has become noisier by the day. There are plenty of opinions and perspectives flying around (to which I’ll add my own in this weekend’s Things That Make You Go Hmmm…) and so it felt as though a conversation with Peter about the effect the twin collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this week are likely to have on public mood was a better contribution than debating the fast-moving details of what’s
The Grant Williams Podcast: Diana Choyleva
My guest on this episode of The Grant Williams Podcast is Diana Choyleva, the Founder and Chief Economist of Enodo Economics, an independent macroeconomic and political forecasting company that focuses on China and its global impact.
Our conversation centres, of course, around China, as Diana explains how her background growing up in Bulgaria has helped her understand the ways in which the Communist Party of China both thinks and functions.
Diana’s analysis of the problems facing Xi Jinping is fascinating as she explains the very different set of pressures with regards inflation and growth to those currently challenging Western policymakers. Whether the level of economic and policy liberalization required is possible remains to be seen, but Diana outlines the common misperceptions amongst Western investors beautifully.
The Grant Williams Podcast: Julian Brigden
Julian Brigden of MI2 Partners returns to the podcast to cast a considered eye over the macro landscape. With a litle help from Xenia Onatopp, Plenty O’Toole and Pussy Galore, Julian explains why James Bond movies offer useful clues to aid our understanding of current conditions and why investors may not be as invincible as they perhaps believe themselves to be.
As Julian explains, the disconnect between equity and bond markets is likely to correct itself in the not-too-distant future and that spells potential trouble for equity investors. Not only that, but the message the Fed is desperately trying to send is being misinterpreted and, once that message is finally received, the world will look extremely (and dangerously) different.
As always, Julian is funny, sharp and pulls no punches in another hugely enjoyable conversation.
This Week In Doom – #13: Train Crash Journalism
In the latest episode of This Week in Doom, The Green Chicken discusses a couple of recent pieces the Doomberg team published which have attracted a significant level of attention. One covers the recent train derailment in East Palestine, OH, the other Seymour Hersh’s article about the destruction of the Nord Stream Pipeline. As always, […]
The Grant Williams Podcast: Simon Hunt
My returning guest on this episode of The Grant Williams Podcast is a dear friend of many years – Simon Hunt, founder and proprietor of Simon Hunt Strategic Services.
Simon’s experience in China over four decades has provided me with an important counterpoint to many Western-based views of the Middle Kingdom over the years – one firmly rooted in personal experience, deep personal connections and a willingness to look past consensus thinking.
In this conversation, we discuss the status quo in China along with the wider geopolitical situation, Simon’s roadmap for the next couple of years and… TRIGGER ALERT… we expand upon comments Simon made about non-consensus climate change possibilities during his last appearance on the podcast.
The Grant Williams Podcast: David Dorr… UFOs
OK Folks, buckle up as things are about to take a turn for the extra-terrestrial as my guest, David Dorr of Dorr Asset management returns to the podcast to discuss the recent spate of Unidentified Flying Object sightings which has been blanketing the media over the last several weeks.
David has been following this story for many years and he joins me to explain several key changes in the attitude to UFOs on the part of governments, chronicle the evolution in transparency around the subject, confirm a few conspiracy theories, highlight some key names in the world of extra-terrestrial observation we’d do well to follow as things evolve from here and even talk about some investment themes around what he calls ‘Intergalactic Macro’.
This conversation was unexpected, unplanned and just so much fun to be a part of and it left me with plenty to ponder.
The Grant Williams Podcast: Peter Atwater
My returning guest in this edition of The Grant Williams Podcast is my friend Peter Atwater, Founder of Financial Insyghts and Adjunct Professor at the College of William & Mary. Peter’s stellar work on the importance of mood and confidence has long been an important touchpoint for me when evaluating market conditions and likely paths ahead – never more so than this week. Given recent events, I wanted to try and add something to a conversation that has become noisier by the day. There are plenty of opinions and perspectives flying around (to which I’ll add my own in this weekend’s Things That Make You Go Hmmm…) and so it felt as though a conversation with Peter about the effect the twin collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this week are likely to have on public mood was a better contribution than debating the fast-moving details of what’s
The Grant Williams Podcast: Diana Choyleva
My guest on this episode of The Grant Williams Podcast is Diana Choyleva, the Founder and Chief Economist of Enodo Economics, an independent macroeconomic and political forecasting company that focuses on China and its global impact.
Our conversation centres, of course, around China, as Diana explains how her background growing up in Bulgaria has helped her understand the ways in which the Communist Party of China both thinks and functions.
Diana’s analysis of the problems facing Xi Jinping is fascinating as she explains the very different set of pressures with regards inflation and growth to those currently challenging Western policymakers. Whether the level of economic and policy liberalization required is possible remains to be seen, but Diana outlines the common misperceptions amongst Western investors beautifully.
The Grant Williams Podcast: Julian Brigden
Julian Brigden of MI2 Partners returns to the podcast to cast a considered eye over the macro landscape. With a litle help from Xenia Onatopp, Plenty O’Toole and Pussy Galore, Julian explains why James Bond movies offer useful clues to aid our understanding of current conditions and why investors may not be as invincible as they perhaps believe themselves to be.
As Julian explains, the disconnect between equity and bond markets is likely to correct itself in the not-too-distant future and that spells potential trouble for equity investors. Not only that, but the message the Fed is desperately trying to send is being misinterpreted and, once that message is finally received, the world will look extremely (and dangerously) different.
As always, Julian is funny, sharp and pulls no punches in another hugely enjoyable conversation.
This Week In Doom – #13: Train Crash Journalism
In the latest episode of This Week in Doom, The Green Chicken discusses a couple of recent pieces the Doomberg team published which have attracted a significant level of attention. One covers the recent train derailment in East Palestine, OH, the other Seymour Hersh’s article about the destruction of the Nord Stream Pipeline. As always, […] This content is only available for active subscribers. Subscribe
The Grant Williams Podcast: Simon Hunt
My returning guest on this episode of The Grant Williams Podcast is a dear friend of many years – Simon Hunt, founder and proprietor of Simon Hunt Strategic Services.
Simon’s experience in China over four decades has provided me with an important counterpoint to many Western-based views of the Middle Kingdom over the years – one firmly rooted in personal experience, deep personal connections and a willingness to look past consensus thinking.
In this conversation, we discuss the status quo in China along with the wider geopolitical situation, Simon’s roadmap for the next couple of years and… TRIGGER ALERT… we expand upon comments Simon made about non-consensus climate change possibilities during his last appearance on the podcast.
The Grant Williams Podcast: David Dorr… UFOs
OK Folks, buckle up as things are about to take a turn for the extra-terrestrial as my guest, David Dorr of Dorr Asset management returns to the podcast to discuss the recent spate of Unidentified Flying Object sightings which has been blanketing the media over the last several weeks.
David has been following this story for many years and he joins me to explain several key changes in the attitude to UFOs on the part of governments, chronicle the evolution in transparency around the subject, confirm a few conspiracy theories, highlight some key names in the world of extra-terrestrial observation we’d do well to follow as things evolve from here and even talk about some investment themes around what he calls ‘Intergalactic Macro’.
This conversation was unexpected, unplanned and just so much fun to be a part of and it left me with plenty to ponder.