72: Mary Childs, Planet Money: Bond Market, Bill Gross, Crypto & Substack Revolution

Mary Childs is the co-host of NPR’s Planet Money & has been a business reporter for over a decade (Bloomberg News, Financial Times, Barron’s, Reuters). She's the author of “The Bond King”, a profile of Bill Gross & his bond management firm (PIMCO) which managed ~$2T at its peak.

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Intro
• (00:00:48) - Meme Of The Week
• (00:01:35) - Mary Child's Book: The Bond King
• (00:05:09) - Stock Market vs Bond Market
• (00:07:41) - Who Are The Lenders In The Bond Market
• (00:09:12) - Bill Gross
• (00:10:42) - Bonds Then vs Now
• (00:16:37) - Bill Gross Motivation
• (00:19:27) - Mary’s Take On Bitcoin & Crypto
• (00:30:26) - Planet Money's Crypto Stories
• (00:31:17) - Can Crypto Change The Bond Market?
• (00:32:15) - Going Solo
• (00:37:18) - How has the life of a story changed?
• (00:39:55) - Planet Money
• (00:41:51) - The Definition Of Recession
• (00:45:24) - Podcasting: what you’d do differently with no restrictions
• (00:48:18) - Joe Rogan + Long Pods
• (00:51:14) - How NIA Boys Manage Information Flow
• (01:01:01) - Mary’s 3 Fav Podcasts

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