The Julia La Roche Show
Julia La Roche
Julia La Roche brings her listeners in-depth conversations with some of the top CEOs, investors, founders, academics, and rising stars in business. Guests on "The Julia La Roche Show" have included Bill Ackman, Ray Dalio, Marc Benioff, Kyle Bass, Hugh Hendry, Nassim Taleb, Nouriel Roubini, David Friedberg, Anthony Scaramucci, Scott Galloway, Brent Johnson, Jim Rickards, Danielle DiMartino Booth, Carol Roth, Neil Howe, Jim Rogers, Jim Bianco, Josh Brown, and many more. Julia always makes the show about the guest, never the host. She speaks less and listens more. She always does her homework.
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Apr 4, 2026 • 37min
#356 Chris Whalen: The Fed Can't Fix This
Chris Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors and author focused on macro and banking risks, shares urgent takes on war-driven supply shocks. He argues central banks cannot fix sulfur and diesel shortages. He warns of looming QE, stresses private credit fragility, and explains why he is raising cash and buying physical metals.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 1h 4min
#355 Brent Johnson: The Old World Is Over, America Is Entering Its Empire Phase, and the Dollar Wins
Brent Johnson, founder and CEO of Santiago Capital and creator of the Dollar Milkshake Theory, is a macro strategist known for geopolitics-driven market views. He argues power now outranks economics. He discusses US–China competition, Iran’s implications for energy and food, why he favors US assets and gold, updates the Dollar Milkshake Theory, and rethinks stablecoins as a dollar tool.
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Mar 31, 2026 • 50min
#354 Larry McDonald: Private Credit Is This Cycle's Subprime — And Retail Investors Are Holding the Bag
Larry McDonald, founder of The Bear Traps Report and bestselling credit-market author, warns private credit may be this cycle's subprime and highlights opaque, over-leveraged risks. He discusses stagflation, a rotation into hard assets like energy and metals, why 60/40 is broken, natural gas as a top multi-year trade, and an under-the-radar UK fiscal threat.
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Mar 28, 2026 • 33min
#353 Chris Whalen: The Economic Damage Will Become Impossible to Ignore
Chris Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors and macro/banking analyst, outlines looming stagflation and long-term economic damage from the Iran war. He discusses weak Treasury auctions, rising yields and mortgage pain, why the Fed might cut despite $100 oil, a medium-term shift from equities to debt, and his preference for gold, silver, and selective mortgage REIT buys.
57 snips
Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 4min
#352 Jeffrey Gundlach: Private Credit Is An Unmitigated Disaster, And It’s Only Going To Get Worse
Jeffrey Gundlach, founder and CEO of DoubleLine Capital and famed bond investor, warns of a regime shift in rates and a fragile private credit market likened to 2006 subprime. He discusses rising long-term yields amid economic weakness, why US investors should favor non-US equities, and scenarios for America’s fiscal reckoning. He also outlines defensive positioning, risks in munis, and gold’s role.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 1h 1min
#351 Jay Pelosky: The ‘EMification of America’ — The U.S. No Longer Deserves Its Premium Valuation
Jay Pelosky, founder of TPW Advisory and seasoned global macro investor, argues the U.S. no longer merits a valuation premium. He discusses the Tri-Polar World thesis and a global growth long cycle fueled by AI, defense and renewables. Jay explains the provocative concept of the EMification of America and highlights opportunities in China, Latin America, commodities and energy-technology intersections.
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Mar 21, 2026 • 40min
#350 Chris Whalen: Powell Stays, Warsh Waits, and Trump Has Nobody to Blame But Himself
Chris Whalen, financial analyst focused on banking, credit markets, and institutional risk, breaks down the private credit spillover into consumer loans and why retirees and pensions may pay the price. He explains hidden bank exposures, how private equity morphed into private credit, and why Powell likely stays amid Trump’s attacks. He also discusses geopolitics pushing oil above $100 and why he’s buying gold and silver on the dip.
20 snips
Mar 19, 2026 • 60min
#349 Peter Schiff: Inflation Is Going to Double Digits — The Fed Can't Stop It
Peter Schiff, chief economist at Euro Pacific and CEO of Schiff Gold, is a long-time gold bull warning of severe inflation. He argues U.S. debt, war costs, and Fed limits could trigger double-digit inflation and a dollar crisis. He discusses gold, foreign stocks, housing risk, and why crypto may be the wrong bet. He sees a potential reset that could revive free-market principles.
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Mar 14, 2026 • 37min
#348 Chris Whalen: This Could Be One of the Biggest Busts in U.S. Financial History
Chris Whalen, financial analyst and author focused on banking and institutional risk. He warns private credit may unwind painfully over years and alleges systemic accounting shenanigans at some BDCs. He discusses potential housing weakness by 2028, why the Fed might still cut despite high oil, and why preserving capital is his top conviction.
41 snips
Mar 12, 2026 • 59min
#347 Louis Gave: $120 Oil Breaks Everything — And Nobody Is Ready
Louis-Vincent Gave, founder and CEO of Gavekal Research and macro investor, shares his framework built on the dollar, 10-year Treasury and oil. He warns oil could surge to $120+, explains why that would fracture the global economy, argues the 60/40 portfolio is obsolete, and pitches a new mix leaning into equities, precious metals and energy. He also highlights China’s undervalued renminbi and shifting global power dynamics.
