Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

Raoul Pal spent decades in traditional finance -- Goldman Sachs, running a macro hedge fund, co-founding Real Vision -- before becoming one of the most articulate crypto advocates from the institutional finance world. His podcast, The Journey Man, brings that background to bear on crypto markets in a way that few other shows can match. With 760 episodes updated daily, Raoul hosts conversations with macro strategists, crypto fund managers, AI researchers, and technology entrepreneurs who operate at the intersection of traditional and decentralized finance. The macro lens is what distinguishes this show. While most crypto podcasts focus on individual tokens or protocol-level news, Raoul consistently zooms out to examine how crypto fits into broader economic cycles, liquidity flows, and what he calls the Exponential Age -- the convergence of AI, blockchain, and other transformative technologies. When he is talking about Bitcoin, he is simultaneously talking about central bank policy, demographic shifts, and debt cycles. That framing gives listeners a perspective they will not find on shows built around daily price action. Raoul is a compelling speaker, and his enthusiasm is infectious, though skeptics will note he tends toward bullish positioning and his calls have not always aged perfectly. At 4.4 stars from 110 ratings, the audience is smaller than some competitors but tends to include professional investors and finance-adjacent listeners who appreciate the macro framework. The daily release schedule means some episodes are more substantial than others. For anyone who wants to understand crypto through the lens of institutional finance and global macro trends rather than crypto-native tribalism, Raoul offers a perspective that is genuinely hard to find elsewhere.