Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you Masterworks.

Go to Masterworks.io/Animal to learn more
On today’s show we discuss:
- Ethan Allen & Ethereum
- AMC accepting Bitcoin
- “Everyone” is an angel investor
- Real rates are low
- The motion picture industry is hiring
- Why is Zillow down 50%?
- Zillow Quarterly Report
Listen here:
Recommendations:
- Pig
- Project Hail Mary
- Recursion by Blake Crouch
- Suicide Squad
- Enemy
Charts:















Tweets:
My chat w/ @EricBalchunas…
-Bitcoin ETFs & "Higher Power" theory
-MF to ETF conversions
-Best ETF idea (free $$ for issuers!)
-ARK haters & Short ARKK ETF
-How he manages own $$
-Progress on Jack Bogle book
-Best all-time band
-Best 90s alt/grunge songhttps://t.co/99yv2TtLUL— Nate Geraci (@NateGeraci) August 5, 2021
hung out yesterday with someone who works at a car dealership. Crazy stories. Says there are 12 new cars on the lot. They usually have 700. Sold a car for 35k in January, bought it back from the person at 39k 6 months and 9k miles later and sold it for 43k.
— Sam🔔 (@sam_a_bell) August 9, 2021
On my first day in office, I directed the Department of Education to pause federal student loan repayments for millions of Americans until September. The pause has been a critical lifeline — that’s why today, my administration is extending the pause until January 31, 2022.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 6, 2021
The S&P 500 has avoided a 5% drawback for 190 days. In that time, the index has risen at an annualized pace of 46%, a feat never seen before: Susquehanna and Bloomberg data https://t.co/6u8KzXcCD8
— Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) August 9, 2021
Wow. With closing ceremonies at the Tokyo Olympics, gold and silver are absolutely devastated by the sudden lack of demand for medals.
Rare chance to see such a pristine market reaction. Someone should do an event study. pic.twitter.com/aPEv1tDeNY
— Kevin Erdmann (@KAErdmann) August 8, 2021
CoreLogic: House Prices up 9.2% Year-over-year in December https://t.co/YyM5k8ffE5
— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) February 2, 2021
Contact us at animalspiritspod@gmail.com with any feedback, recommendations, or questions.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Check out our t-shirts, stickers, coffee mugs, and other swag here.
Subscribe here: