Masters in Business

Barry Ritholtz is the co-founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management and one of the most widely read financial bloggers of the past two decades. His Bloomberg podcast Masters in Business has been running since 2014, and the format is refreshingly straightforward: one guest, one hour, no rush. Barry interviews the people who shape how money moves — fund managers, economists, behavioral scientists, CEOs, and the occasional wildcard like Jay Leno talking about collectible cars as assets. The show works because Barry is genuinely interested in his guests' career arcs, not just their current positions. He asks how they got started, what their biggest mistake was, what they read, and what they would do differently. That biographical approach means you learn not just what someone thinks about markets today, but how their thinking evolved over decades. Recent guests have included economist Richard Thaler, Kate Burke from Allspring Global Investments, and behavioral economist Alex Imas. With 743 episodes and a 4.4-star rating from over 2,000 reviews, the archive is deep. Episodes run about 60 to 75 minutes and publish weekly. The production benefits from Bloomberg's resources — clean audio, good editing, and access to guests who might not appear on smaller shows. Listeners consistently highlight Barry's interviewing skill: he listens carefully and follows up rather than sticking rigidly to a script. Masters in Business is a strong fit for investors who learn best through stories and who want to understand the people behind the strategies, not just the strategies themselves.