# Top Traders Unplugged

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Author: Niels Kaastrup-Larsen
Episodes: 953

## Resource

Top Traders Unplugged is where the world’s best investors come to share how they think - not just what they trade. Hosted by Niels Kaastrup-Larsen, the show goes deep into systematic trend following, global macro, and the principles that drive long-term success. No forecasts. No fads. Just real conversations with hedge fund managers, economists, authors, and allocators - revealing the timeless ideas, mental models, and risk frameworks behind robust performance. If you're building resilient portfolios, allocating capital, or simply looking to cut through the noise - this is your edge. Clear thinking. Deep insights. Real experience. 🎧 New episodes weekly. Explore all episodes at toptradersunplugged.com https://toptradersunplugged.com

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## Episodes
- [SI411: Why the Best Portfolios Are Built to Be Wrong ft. David Dredge & Richard Brennan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si411-why-the-best-portfolios-are-built-to-be-wrong-ft-david-dredge-richard-brennan) — 2026-08-01T04:00:00+00:00
- [IL51: Why Most Recessions Are Completely Misunderstood ft. Tyler Goodspeed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/il51-why-most-recessions-are-completely-misunderstood-ft-tyler-goodspeed) — 2026-07-29T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI410: The Next Evolution of Trend Following ft. Nick Baltas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si410-the-next-evolution-of-trend-following-ft-nick-baltas) — 2026-07-25T04:00:00+00:00
- [OI23: Why Capital Efficiency Is the Next Edge in Investing ft. Charlie McGarraugh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/oi23-why-capital-efficiency-is-the-next-edge-in-investing-ft-charlie-mcgarraugh) — 2026-07-22T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI409: Why Trend Following Is Changing Faster Than Ever ft. Yoav Git](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si409-why-trend-following-is-changing-faster-than-ever-ft-yoav-git) — 2026-07-18T04:00:00+00:00
- [GM105: The Billion-Barrel Shock Has Not Arrived Yet ft. Adam Rozencwajg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm105-the-billion-barrel-shock-has-not-arrived-yet-ft-adam-rozencwajg) — 2026-07-15T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI408: Has Trend Following Changed Forever? ft. Alan Dunne](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si408-has-trend-following-changed-forever-ft-alan-dunne) — 2026-07-11T04:00:00+00:00
- [GM104: How the Dollar Quietly Took Over the World ft. Brendan Greeley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm104-how-the-dollar-quietly-took-over-the-world-ft-brendan-greeley) — 2026-07-08T17:00:00+00:00
- [SI407: Why America Is Rewriting the Rules of Capitalism ft. Cem Karsan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si407-why-america-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-capitalism-ft-cem-karsan) — 2026-07-04T04:00:00+00:00
- [GM103: Why Optimism Could Be the Most Contrarian Trade ft. Pippa Malmgren](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm103-why-optimism-could-be-the-most-contrarian-trade-ft-pippa-malmgren) — 2026-07-01T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI406: Why Uncertainty Is a Trend Follower’s Best Friend ft. Mark Rzepczynski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si406-why-uncertainty-is-a-trend-follower-s-best-friend-ft-mark-rzepczynski) — 2026-06-27T04:00:00+00:00
- [IL50: Why Central Banks Are Losing Control of Inflation ft. Manoj Pradhan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/il50-why-central-banks-are-losing-control-of-inflation-ft-manoj-pradhan) — 2026-06-24T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI405: Why Most Trend Following Improvements Should Fail ft. Rob Carver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si405-why-most-trend-following-improvements-should-fail-ft-rob-carver) — 2026-06-20T04:00:00+00:00
- [GM102: China Built a Trap. Germany Set It. America Fell In. Europe Is Next ft. Michael Pettis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm102-china-built-a-trap-germany-set-it-america-fell-in-europe-is-next-ft-michael-pettis) — 2026-06-17T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI404: When Trend Following Meets Equities ft. Eric Crittenden & Andrew Beer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si404-when-trend-following-meets-equities-ft-eric-crittenden-andrew-beer) — 2026-06-13T04:00:00+00:00
- [UGO12: Why the Next Financial Crisis Could Change America Forever ft. Danielle DiMartino Booth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/ugo12-why-the-next-financial-crisis-could-change-america-forever-ft-danielle-dimartino-booth) — 2026-06-10T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI403: Trend Following in an Era of Geopolitical Risk ft. Marat Molyboga & Katy Kaminski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si403-trend-following-in-an-era-of-geopolitical-risk-ft-marat-molyboga-katy-kaminski) — 2026-06-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [ALO35: Why Macro Investing Is Becoming More Systematic ft. George Patterson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/alo35-why-macro-investing-is-becoming-more-systematic-ft-george-patterson) — 2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI402: Why Markets Can’t Stop Trending ft. Richard Brennan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si402-why-markets-can-t-stop-trending-ft-richard-brennan) — 2026-05-30T04:00:00+00:00
- [IL49: The Space Economy Is No Longer Science Fiction ft. Rainer Zitelmann](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/il49-the-space-economy-is-no-longer-science-fiction-ft-rainer-zitelmann) — 2026-05-27T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI401: Why Trend Following Wins in Chaos ft. Nick Baltas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si401-why-trend-following-wins-in-chaos-ft-nick-baltas) — 2026-05-23T04:00:00+00:00
- [GM101: When Passive Breaks the Market ft. Hari Krishnan & Cem Karsan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm101-when-passive-breaks-the-market-ft-hari-krishnan-cem-karsan) — 2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI400: When Crisis Alpha Hides in Plain Sight ft. Yoav Git & Rob Croce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si400-when-crisis-alpha-hides-in-plain-sight-ft-yoav-git-rob-croce) — 2026-05-16T04:00:00+00:00
- [GM100: Central Banks in the Dark: Inflation, AI, and the Limits of Control ft. David Beckworth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm100-central-banks-in-the-dark-inflation-ai-and-the-limits-of-control-ft-david-beckworth) — 2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI399: AI, Inflation and the Portfolio That Refuses to Sit Still ft. Alan Dunne](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si399-ai-inflation-and-the-portfolio-that-refuses-to-sit-still-ft-alan-dunne) — 2026-05-09T04:00:00+00:00
- [OI22: Inside the Next Generation Market Wizards ft. Jack Schwager & George Coyle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/oi22-inside-the-next-generation-market-wizards-ft-jack-schwager-george-coyle) — 2026-05-07T04:00:00+00:00
- [GM99: Gold, Trust, and the Return of Real Assets ft. Philip Diehl](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm99-gold-trust-and-the-return-of-real-assets-ft-philip-diehl) — 2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI398: Navigating a VUCA World ft. Mark Rzepczynski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si398-navigating-a-vuca-world-ft-mark-rzepczynski) — 2026-05-02T04:00:00+00:00
- [IL48: The Misunderstood Economics of Africa ft. Joe Studwell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/il48-the-misunderstood-economics-of-africa-ft-joe-studwell) — 2026-04-29T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI397: The Market Isn’t Free Anymore, It’s Being Managed ft. Cem Karsan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si397-the-market-isn-t-free-anymore-it-s-being-managed-ft-cem-karsan) — 2026-04-25T04:00:00+00:00
- [UGO11: Fiscal Dominance, Dollar Power, and the Politics Driving Markets ft. Lyn Alden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/ugo11-fiscal-dominance-dollar-power-and-the-politics-driving-markets-ft-lyn-alden) — 2026-04-22T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI396: Markets Look Calm… But Are They? ft. Rob Carver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si396-markets-look-calm-but-are-they-ft-rob-carver) — 2026-04-18T04:00:00+00:00
- [TTU152: Where is the Open? ft. Toby Crabel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/ttu152-where-is-the-open-ft-toby-crabel) — 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI395: Finding Alpha in the Strait of Chaos ft. Andrew Beer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si395-finding-alpha-in-the-strait-of-chaos-ft-andrew-beer) — 2026-04-11T04:00:00+00:00
- [OI21: The Hidden Edge in Markets No One Is Trading ft. Tom Babbedge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/oi21-the-hidden-edge-in-markets-no-one-is-trading-ft-tom-babbedge) — 2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI394: The Quarter That Tested Every Trend Follower ft. Katy Kaminski & Harry Moore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si394-the-quarter-that-tested-every-trend-follower-ft-katy-kaminski-harry-moore) — 2026-04-04T04:00:00+00:00
- [GM98: Powerlessness Is Rising and Nobody Is Ready ft. Peter Atwater](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm98-powerlessness-is-rising-and-nobody-is-ready-ft-peter-atwater) — 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI393: The Illusion of Control in Modern Markets ft. Yoav Git](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si393-the-illusion-of-control-in-modern-markets-ft-yoav-git) — 2026-03-28T04:00:00+00:00
- [IL47: The AI Revolution That Will Redefine What It Means to Be Human ft. Craig Mundie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/il47-the-ai-revolution-that-will-redefine-what-it-means-to-be-human-ft-craig-mundie) — 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI392: The Hidden Cracks in Systematic Strategies No One Talks About ft. Nick Baltas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si392-the-hidden-cracks-in-systematic-strategies-no-one-talks-about-ft-nick-baltas) — 2026-03-21T04:00:00+00:00
- [ALO34: Building an Asset Owner Mindset in Modern Pension Investing ft. Dan Mikulskis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/alo34-building-an-asset-owner-mindset-in-modern-pension-investing-ft-dan-mikulskis) — 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00
- [SI391: Why Trend Following Works... the Evidence ft. Richard Brennan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/si391-why-trend-following-works-the-evidence-ft-richard-brennan) — 2026-03-14T04:00:00+00:00

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