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Bigfoot vs. the Market Myths: Money, Fear, and the Stories We Tell About the Economy

Guest: Barry Ritholtz — author, columnist, and host of Bloomberg's "Masters in Business" Financial markets aren't rational. Humans aren't rational. So why do we keep pretending capitalism is? In this episode, Dave sits down with Barry Ritholtz to unpack the myths, narratives, and straight-up fairy tales that shape the modern economy — the stories Wall Street sells, the fears politicians weaponize, and why we're still chasing magical thinking long after the data tells us otherwise. From GameStop mania to meme-stock tribalism, from Tesla's trillion-dollar fever dream to why Bitcoin is basically…

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