#1235 Carson Block | The King of Short Selling Reveals His Secrets

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Carson Block is the founder of Muddy Waters Research. In this conversation we talk about the short selling environment, ESG grift, AI stocks, US & China relations, and what exactly is happening with tech companies with sky high valuations in private market & have come out in the public market.

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0:00.0	What's up everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Many of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp podcast, which is my effort to find the most interesting people in the world and sit with them for hours while I ask questions in an effort to learn. So it would mean the world to me if you would subscribe to the show on your favorite audio platform, watch episodes on YouTube, and tell your friends and family about the podcast.
0:24.2	My goal is to help millions learn from the world's most interesting people.
0:28.2	So let's get in to today's episode.
0:30.9	Carson Block is the founder of Muddywater's research.
0:33.9	In this conversation, we talk about the short selling environment, the ESG Grift, AI stocks,
0:39.6	U.S.-China relations, and what exactly is happening with all of these tech companies that had
0:44.3	sky-high valuations in the private market and now have come out into the public market.
0:49.1	I always enjoy talking to Carson because he understands public markets both the long and short
0:54.0	side, and his track record is absolutely incredible when it comes to finding and talking to Carson because he understands public markets both the long and short side.
0:54.5	And his track record is absolutely incredible when it comes to finding and publishing research
0:59.6	on tons of companies that are misleading or fraudulent.
1:03.0	This conversation delves into a lot of detail and I hope that you enjoy it.
1:06.8	Here is my conversation with Carson Block.
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