The Rational Reminder Podcast

Three portfolio managers at PWL Capital in Canada, Benjamin Felix, Cameron Passmore, and Dan Bortolotti, run what has quietly become one of the most respected evidence-based investing podcasts anywhere. The show drops weekly, episodes typically stretch 60 to 90 minutes, and the format leans academic without drifting into lecture territory. Felix in particular has a knack for translating dense finance literature into plain English, and the show regularly brings on guests like Kenneth French, Eugene Fama, Antti Ilmanen, and other working academics to pressure-test ideas most financial media just repeats uncritically. For advisors, the appeal is the depth of the factor-investing, portfolio-construction, and financial-planning discussions. You get proper engagement with the research rather than soundbites. Regular segments tackle listener questions and news items, and the hosts are refreshingly willing to say "we don't know" or "the evidence is mixed here." Canadian tax and planning specifics come up often, but the investment principles travel across borders. Come for a single episode on expected returns or safe withdrawal rates and you'll probably stay for the archive.