Claim OwnershipWatchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski
Subscribed: 243Played: 50,594
Subscribe
© 311064
Description
Welcome to The Watchdog on Wall Street Podcast. Author, investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst, and trader Chris Markowski exposes the lies and myths of the big brokerage firms, the mainstream press, and the government. Chris explains the news coming out of the complex worlds of finance, economics and politics and the impact it will have on everyday Americans.
For more information, visit radioamerica.com/watchdog-on-wall-street/
For more information, visit radioamerica.com/watchdog-on-wall-street/
3812 Episodes
Reverse
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A massive web of welfare fraud, ignored warnings, silenced whistleblowers, and political leaders who refused to act—Minnesota’s scandal is no isolated case. It’s a window into what happens when big government, activist nonprofits, and decades-old refugee policies collide with zero accountability. We trace the money, the politics, the retaliation, and the national implications of a system begging to be exploited. Plus, a moment of levity: a nod to Prince, the legendary Minnesotan who mastered everything except the dysfunction happening in his own backyard.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A federal program that was supposed to help small businesses dig out from debt is now signaling a full-blown crisis. Subchapter V bankruptcies — designed for businesses with modest debt loads — just hit record highs. At the same time, today’s ADP report shows exactly where the real weakness is: small businesses are laying people off.In this episode, we break down: • Why Subchapter V bankruptcies are surging as debt limits tighten • Why ADP’s small-business data is the most important warning sign in the economy • How tariffs, inflation, and uncertainty have crushed the engine of U.S. job growth • Why regulations hit small businesses harder than anyone else • How giant corporations benefit from complex bills like Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley And why the administration needs to cut costs, cut red tape, and cut barriers if it wants any shot in 2026!
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured I can’t believe I’m doing a podcast about a Transportation Secretary — but here we are. Because credit where credit is due: Sean P. Duffy is knocking it out of the park. After the disaster era of Mayor Pete, where billions were burned with nothing to show for it, the bar was low… but Duffy isn’t just clearing it — he’s leaping over it.In this episode, we break down: • How Duffy cleaned up the chaos left behind by the Biden–Buttigieg era • Why nearly 3,000 CDL training providers were just removed for failing basic standards • How 4,500 more providers were put on notice for noncompliance • Why cracking down on illegal trucking operations is critical for public safety And how Duffy is restoring accountability across every link of the transportation chain!
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured The Nashville special election highlights a recurring problem: outsiders buying influence, parties misreading voters, and the same ideological mistakes playing out again and again. We revisit Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos,” the Clinton–Obama convention chaos, and why Democrats keep running candidates who fit New York City better than middle America. Add in a simple solution for money in politics, and this episode pulls back the curtain on how both parties sabotage themselves.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured If your social media feed only shows one side—left or right—you’re not informed, you’re being used. In this episode, we break down how algorithms trap you in outrage loops, how cable-news “debates” are scripted entertainment, and why partisan influencers won’t touch stories that don’t fit their narrative. From green-room revelations to modern media hypocrisy, here’s how to break out of the bubble before it breaks you.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Politicians cheer, pundits rage, and viral memes celebrate dead “thugs.” But reality is far uglier: cartel mules are often coerced fishermen, the cocaine supply won’t budge, and Washington keeps pretending street-level theatrics equal policy. This segment argues the real endgame isn’t the drug trade at all—it’s paving public consent for regime change in Venezuela. A blunt, uncomfortable breakdown of how political narratives replace real solutions while the drug machine keeps humming.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Fauci is back in the headlines — and so is the mountain of COVID deception we were all force-fed for years. Senator Rand Paul has been trying to hold him accountable, but Congress has zero interest in touching the man who helped script the entire pandemic narrative.In this episode, we break down: • How Fauci orchestrated a full-scale cover-up of COVID’s origins • Why the medical establishment worked to suppress the Wuhan lab-leak theory • The February 2020 paper Fauci secretly approved to discredit the lab-leak hypothesis • Why FDA officials and independent doctors now admit there’s a clear paper trail • How Moderna and Pfizer buried evidence of children dying in early mRNA trials And why hospitals were financially incentivized to use failed COVID protocols.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured From Afghanistan’s “missing” trillions to the latest wave of resignations inside Zelensky’s inner circle, the war-time gravy train keeps rolling. In this episode, we dig into the contractors, bureaucrats, and foreign officials who turned global conflict into personal fortune—while American taxpayers footed the bill for villas, super-yachts, and multimillion-dollar sports cars. If you ever wondered how a $100,000 toilet seat gets approved, here’s your answer.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A National Guardsman is dead, and the official story keeps shifting. What began as reports of an Afghan national near the White House has spiraled into revelations about a CIA-backed commando, a botched vetting process, and suspicious digital breadcrumbs hours before the attack. In this episode, Chris breaks down what the media won’t, why both parties helped create this mess, and how 20 years of failed foreign policy may be circling back as blowback at home.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured “Rage-baiting” — pushing people’s buttons just to get them worked up — has become the fuel of American politics. And after looking back over decades of columns and broadcasts, one thing is clear: the corruption, the division, and the manipulation have never been worse than they are right now.In this episode, we break down: • Why the country feels more corrupt than at any point in modern history • How both parties use rage-baiting to keep Americans distracted • Why investigations, hearings, and promises of justice never lead to real accountability • How the rule of law has eroded to the point where no one trusts the system • What happens when citizens stop believing in institutions altogether And why reclaiming local power is the only real path back to stability.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Billions flow through defense contractors, D.C. think tanks, and foreign oligarchs—while U.S. taxpayers foot the bill. Chris digs into the real drivers of the Ukraine conflict: natural resources, post-Soviet wealth grabs, Western meddling, and the people who profit from endless war. With Trump now seeking a deal that could free up Russia’s frozen assets, the question becomes whether peace is finally more profitable than conflict.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Tariffs bringing in “hundreds of billions” sounds impressive—until you compare it to trillion-dollar interest payments and the size of the modern federal government. This episode calls out the magical thinking behind claims that income taxes can be eliminated, and explains why comparing today’s America to the pre-income-tax era is economic nonsense.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured As reports emerge that U.S. forces may have targeted survivors in the water after striking alleged drug-running vessels in the Caribbean, serious questions surface about legality, morality, and strategy. From the shaky fentanyl narrative to the blurred line between military action and intelligence operations, Chris asks what really happened—and why no one seems eager to give answers.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured White-collar crime pays—and this case proves it again. After orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme that devastated thousands, a politically-connected private equity executive walked out of prison before Thanksgiving. This episode dives into the broken incentives, regulatory failures, and media silence that allow financial con artists to escape real consequences.
1Chris Markowski, the Watchdog on Wall Street, delves into the intricate relationship between Wall Street, the media, and the public. He discusses the lack of coverage on Wall Street fraud by mainstream media, the influence of advertising on financial reporting, and the implications of having 'too big to fail' banks. Markowski also highlights the challenges faced by smaller financial advisors and the ethical dilemmas within the industry. He emphasizes the importance of building wealth through sound financial practices and the reality of misconduct among financial advisors.
Chris Markowski discusses the complexities and challenges of the financial world, particularly focusing on Wall Street, corporations, and the role of private equity. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the motivations behind financial entities and the inherent conflicts of interest that arise when profit motives overshadow fiduciary duties. McFadden critiques the regulatory environment and the evolution of corporate accountability, warning against the dangers posed by modern financial practices and the need for personal responsibility among consumers.
Chris Markowski reflects on Thanksgiving, expressing gratitude for family and cherished memories. He discusses the importance of recognizing 'last days' in life, emphasizing the need to live in the moment. The conversation shifts to the political landscape, critiquing current economic policies and advocating for a return to conservative principles. Markowski also addresses market volatility, warning listeners about the risks of trading and the importance of long-term investment strategies.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Chris pulls back the curtain on America’s farm subsidies and reveals a hard truth: the money rarely reaches actual farmers. Over $130 billion in so-called “emergency aid” ends up flowing straight to the seed, fertilizer, and machinery giants who’ve monopolized agriculture. With input costs tripling since the ’90s and profits squeezed to pennies per acre, Chris lays out how Big Ag — not family farms — is the real bailout recipient.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Chris breaks down the mass departure of mid-level talent from major private equity firms as employees finally realize the big payouts they were promised may never materialize. With firms unable to offload overpriced portfolio companies, carried interest evaporating, and valuations stuck in fantasy land, the golden handcuffs have turned to rust. If you’re trapped in an illiquid PE investment, Chris explains what’s coming next — and how to get help before things get worse.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Robinhood’s CEO, Vlad Tenev, is finally saying out loud what critics have known for years: the platform isn’t about building wealth — it’s about feeding the day-trading casino. Chris breaks down the jaw-dropping Wall Street Journal interview where Tenev openly admits Robinhood caters to risky traders chasing exotic, speculative assets. From F1 stage entrances to Vegas pep rallies, Chris exposes the irony of gamblers cheering on the casino owner — and how Robinhood profits when investors lose their shirts.
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States
it's fun listening to someone who isn't full of shit, I can't watch the news or listen to much of talk radio anymore. thanks Chris, love you man!
m f2f k bbc.co finds . find v v v
always worth listening to....I am 48 & though I've been around the block a time or two, i always feel alittle smarter having listened to you... thanks Chris, for explaining how the world works