{"podcast":{"title":"Rule Breaker Investing","slug":"rule-breaker-investing-3297","podcast_index_feed_id":3297,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML2428817190","website_url":"https://www.fool.com/podcasts/rule-breaker-investing","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fa83110c-2c28-11f0-88b6-1f9bd2612b47/image/9d015ab91325e742144ada8f7150f4ea.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Motley Fool","episode_count":607,"summary":"David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, is among the most respected and trusted sources on investing. As a best-selling author, hugely successful stock picker, and financial authority, David has led The Motley Fool’s growth into a worldwide investment and financial advisory services company. Each week David shares his insights into today's most innovative and disruptive publicly traded companies -- and how to profit from them by following his signature “Rule Breaker Investing” principles. Pre-order David's new book, Rule Breaker Investing, to dive deeper into these game-changing principles: https://lnk.to/rulebreakerinvesting","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T06:19:21.137767+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-breaker-investing-3297"},"episode":{"title":"The Besties of 2025","slug":"the-besties-of-2025","published_at":"2025-12-17T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-breaker-investing-3297/the-besties-of-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-breaker-investing-3297","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7529865161.mp3?updated=1765958685","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7529865161.mp3?updated=1765958685","summary":"t’s the 50th week of the year, which means it’s time once again for the Besties—a celebration of the episodes that educated, amused, and enriched us most in 2025. David highlights ten standout episodes from this year, revisiting the ideas, stories, and lessons that lingered long after the microphones were off. And all of the voices behind those moments return for brief cameos, reflecting on the year that was and looking ahead to what comes next. From Authors in August and a Market Cap Game Show world championship, to character, community, games, and the many ways listeners took concrete steps toward financial freedom, this episode captures the breadth of what Rule Breaker Investing aims to be: thoughtful, optimistic, playful, and practical. A year in review — not ranked, just remembered. Companies mentioned: VKTX Sign up for The Motley Fool’s Breakfast News here: ⁠www.fool.com/breakfastnews⁠ Order David's Rule Breaker Investing book here: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1804091219/ Host: David GardnerGuests: Andy Cross, Chris Hill, Emily Flippen, Morgan Housel, Randi Zuckerberg, Rick Engdahl, Sam Horn, Sem Verbeek, Shirzad ChamineProducer: Bart Shannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"t’s the 50th week of the year, which means it’s time once again for the Besties—a celebration of the episodes that educated, amused, and enriched us most…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5098,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rule-breaker-investing-3297/episodes/the-besties-of-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-breaker-investing-3297/the-besties-of-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}