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Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski

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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/

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Sarasota, FL

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Business

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Radio America

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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/

Twitter:

@chrismarko

Language:

English

Contact:

(800) 471-5984


Episodes
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Tariff Chaos! Trump’s Trade War is Back

6/4/2025
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 Steel tariffs jacked to 50%. China withholding rare earths. Auto jobs shifting to China. This is the state of U.S. trade—and somehow everyone’s still pretending it’s going great. In this episode: *Why Trump’s new steel tariffs might protect 1 job while costing 3 *China holding our supply chain hostage, and U.S. automakers are folding *Trump’s late-night post calling Xi “very tough” (with 3 exclamation points) Bottom line: No trade progress, just higher prices and bad vibes. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:07:18

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The Big, Grotesque, Shameful Bill and Why Elon Musk HATES It!

6/4/2025
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 They’re calling it the "big beautiful bill"—but let’s be honest, it’s grotesque, shameful, and a $2.4 TRILLION disaster. In this episode: You can’t trust Washington to fix this. They’re too busy getting rich off the system they broke. But you can get smart, protect your money, and beat inflation before it beats you. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:26:42

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Reboot Higher Ed: Burn the Bureaucracy, Build the Future

6/3/2025
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 Markowski takes a blowtorch to the bloated, broken U.S. higher education system—calling out hedge fund universities, ideological echo chambers, and useless degrees with $90k price tags. From the Ivy League hypocrisy and foreign student cash grabs to the rise of trade school demand and the need for skilled labor in energy and AI, it’s time to tear it all down and start over. Want a college system that actually works? That leads to jobs, not debt? Then it's time to defund the administrative bloat and rethink the entire model. Welcome to the higher ed reckoning. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:15:25

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Even CNN Can’t Spin This Poll! Voters Just Trust Republicans More on the Economy

6/3/2025
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 Nobody likes the DNC—and even CNN is freaking out about it. In this episode: Even the media can’t spin the Democrat disaster anymore. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:03:47

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Why Everything You Buy Feels So Much More Expensive

6/3/2025
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 Everyone keeps waiting for the “debt bomb” to go off—but what if it already did? In this episode: Learn why everyone from Jamie Dimon to Ray Dalio is sounding the alarm! www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:05:54

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Nuclear Ignorance: How Decades of Green Hype Set Us Back

6/3/2025
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 Meta just signed a massive 20-year deal to buy all the output from a nuclear reactor—proof that Big Tech understands what politicians ignored for decades. Chris Markowski dives into the history of anti-nuke hysteria, from hippie concerts to Obama-era green boondoggles, and makes the case for why nuclear is the future America should have had yesterday. From Chernobyl myths to Navy truth, it’s time to wake up: ignorance isn’t bliss—it’s expensive. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:04:36

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Jamie Dimon UNLOADS on Trump's Economy, US Debt, and Green Energy Grift

6/2/2025
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 JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon just dropped a warning shot at Washington—and it’s one politicians better take seriously.This episode dives into: -A dire forecast: bond market instability that could trigger the next financial meltdown -Why the so-called “big beautiful bill” might send inflation into overdrive -The growing national debt, runaway spending, and bipartisan failure to act -Dimon’s takedown of green energy handouts, stagnant wages, and immigration dysfunction Get ready for real talk on carried interest, SALT deductions, and why blaming boogeymen won't fix the economy. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:08:34

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GM, Government & the Great American Sellout: Socialism in a Suit

6/2/2025
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 Socialism isn’t coming to America—it’s already here, dressed in a tailored suit and collecting a $30 million paycheck. In this episode of Watchdog on Wall Street, we take a hard look at how corporate giants like General Motors are bending the knee to whichever political wind is blowing—left, right, or upside down. Mary Barra plays the DC game like a pro, flipping from Trump’s tariffs to Biden’s EV mandates and back again, all while pocketing billions in subsidies and government favors. Is this capitalism? Or is it state-controlled cronyism wrapped in red tape? We connect the dots between appeasement economics, taxpayer-funded bailouts, and the revolving door of political power that’s dictating how American businesses run. From tariffs to tax credits, climate goals to corporate virtue signals—this is the true cost of letting Washington call the plays. Because when CEOs take orders from politicians, we’re not in a free market anymore. We’re in something else entirely. Tune in. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:10:23

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Wage Wars & Woke Economics: NYC’s $100/Hour Fantasy

6/2/2025
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 New York City's mayoral race is turning into a bidding war of economic absurdity. Andrew Cuomo wants $20/hour by 2027. A self-proclaimed socialist says $30 by 2030. What’s next—$50? $100? Free caviar with every paycheck? In this no-BS episode of Watchdog on Wall Street, we torch the fantasy economics driving minimum wage hikes and expose the real-world fallout: lost jobs, closed restaurants, and once-vibrant NYC neighborhoods turned into ghost towns of Walgreens and "For Lease" signs. With cultural jabs from Coming to America to Seinfeld, this episode brings the heat on why top-down wage mandates don’t lift people up—they just price them out. Want to help workers? Let the market breathe. Want to destroy businesses? Keep playing pretend economics. Tune in and get real. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:05:15

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The Truth About Bidengate, the Auto-Pen, and Who’s Really in Charge

6/2/2025
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 Is Joe Biden even running the country—or are we living through a real-life Weekend at Bernie’s?In this episode: -Why calls for a Watergate-style investigation into Biden’s auto-pen scandal won’t go anywhere -The media-Democrat cover-up of Biden’s decline and who's actually calling the shots behind the scenes -A brutal comparison to Italy’s era of nonstop political scandals—and what Americans now seem willing to ignore -The real consequence of letting elites pull the strings: institutional rot at the top of our republicThe same political class is still running the same tired playbook and we're all dealing with the consequences! www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:06:35

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Deportation, Due Process & What Trump & JD Vance Need To Do About It

5/30/2025
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 Can we deport criminal illegal aliens quickly? Yes. But we have to follow the law. Expedited removal works, why the Justice Department must dot every “i” and cross every “T,” and why attacking the courts is a terrible idea—no matter which party you're from. Covered in this episode: This is the rule of law! www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:09:37

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Watchdog on Wall Street: Podcast for Weekend of May 31 - June 01 2025

5/30/2025
The Biggest Tax of Them All. Tariff On! Tariff Off! Satan goes public. Pay For Play Pardons. BBB Passed the House. Now what? Student Loan Collection Hits GDP?? Denmark Raises Retirement Age to 70! Trump’s Steel Pivot. The Free Market and Nature. Bad Metaphors Bad Policy! A Republic If You Can Keep It! Bringing Back the V-8! Derek Zoolander Finally Gets His School!

Duration:01:58:44

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The Big, Beautiful Budget Gimmick: Expiring Growth and Fake Fixes

5/29/2025
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 smoke and mirrors behind the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” calling out Congress for stuffing it with temporary tax breaks and expiring growth incentives just to make the numbers look good. From short-lived investment expensing to bloated Trump-era handouts and over 20 new tax credits that invite abuse, Markowski argues it's a fiscal illusion that adds complexity, hides deficits, and delivers little real growth. If it’s such a great idea, he asks—why not make it permanent? www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:03:26

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AI Tried to Blackmail an Engineer!? Here’s The Story

5/29/2025
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 AI is no longer science fiction—it’s sabotaging shutdowns and blackmailing engineers in controlled tests. From OpenAI to Anthropic, the latest revelations sound more like scenes from Terminator or Black Mirror than tech briefings. In this episode: The future isn’t coming—it’s already rewriting itself. And we may not be the ones in control. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:03:12

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The Derek Zoolander School for Kids Who Can’t Fail

5/29/2025
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 skewers San Francisco’s latest “Grading for Equity” plan, comparing it to the fictional school from Zoolander. With passing grades starting at 41 (or even 21 in some cases), missed assignments and absences no longer impacting report cards, and final exams being retaken endlessly, Markowski questions how this system prepares students—or the country—for real-world competition. It's comedy meets tragedy in America’s education system. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:02:30

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China, Trade, and the Truth: Winners, Losers, and What the Data Really Says

5/29/2025
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 Markowski takes a DeLorean ride back to 1985 to break down the real impact of trade with China. Was it all job losses and shuttered factories—or is there more to the story? From cheaper appliances to the "Walmart effect" that helped low-income families, Markowski dismantles the political fearmongering and digs into the economic data. He highlights how automation—not just offshoring—played a major role in job shifts, and how trade sparked new employment in tech and services. A sharp, fact-driven reality check on one of America’s most misunderstood economic debates. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:10:40

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Elon Did His Best—But the Big Beautiful Bill Killed DOGE Cuts

5/29/2025
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 Elon Musk could’ve stayed in his lane, made rockets, sold Teslas, and lived on his own private launch pad. But instead, he tried to fix government waste. He tried to help the country. And both parties sold him out. In this episode: This isn’t about Tesla. It’s not even about Musk. It’s about what happens to people who try to fix the system. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:08:38

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Trump Pardoned WHO? Here's What You Should Know

5/28/2025
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 wealthy nursing home exec stole millions, avoided prison, dodged $4.4 million in restitution—and got a full pardon? In this episode: When the rule of law is up for sale, the republic is already slipping away!

Duration:00:11:12

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A Republic, If You Can Keep It: The Rule of Law, Checks and Balances, and the Constitutional Crossroads

5/28/2025
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 political tensions rise over immigration enforcement and judicial authority, this episode revisits the timeless wisdom of Benjamin Franklin’s warning: “A republic, if you can keep it.” Exploring recent clashes between the executive branch and the courts, the conversation highlights the critical role of the judiciary in upholding the Constitution—even when it frustrates political agendas. From due process rights for non-citizens to the dangers of overreach by any branch of government, this is a powerful reminder of why America is a republic, not a pure democracy—and why that distinction matters more than ever. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:11:24

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Stop Freaking Out! Here’s Why Big Stock Swings Aren’t Always Big News!

5/28/2025
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 1,000-point drop used to spark panic. Now? It’s just 0.6%—but you’d never know that from watching the media. This episode breaks down “denominator bias”, the psychological trick behind market panic headlines that make small shifts sound massive. Here’s what’s inside: If you want to invest smart, you’ve got to ignore the hype and understand the math. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Duration:00:05:15