Michael Covel

Michael Covel's Trend Following

Bestselling author Michael Covel is the host of Trend Following Radio with 15+ million listens. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trading -- all passionately explored and debated. Guests include Nobel Prize winners: Robert Aumann, Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Hart, Harry Markowitz & Vernon Smith. More guests: Jack Canfield, Howard Marks, James Altucher, Dan Ariely, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Kathleen Eisenhardt, Marc Faber, Tim Ferriss, Jason Fried, Gerd Gigerenzer, Larry Hite, Sally Hogshead, Ryan Holiday, Jack Horner, Ew...

Author

Michael Covel

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.trendfollowing.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 672: Winning Big Requires Belief with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 02.07.2018

Please enjoy my monologue Winning Big Requires Belief with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and tre...

Ep. 671: Bryan Caplan Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 28.06.2018

My guest today is Bryan Caplan, an economist and professor of economics at George Mason University, research fellow at the Mercatus Center, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and blogger for EconLog. Bryan has written several books–his newest being "The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money." His main goal for the book is for people to forget education p...

Ep. 670: Three Times Out of Ten Beats Millennial Madness with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 25.06.2018

Please enjoy my monologue Three Times Out of Ten Beats Millennial Madness with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entr...

Ep. 669: Harvey Silverglate Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 21.06.2018

My guest today is Harvey Silverglate, an events attorney with 51 years of experience practicing in courts throughout the country. Harvey is the co-founder of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education where he serves as the current Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is also author of "Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent." The topic is his book Three Felonies A Day: Ho...

Ep. 668: Value Versus Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 18.06.2018

Please enjoy my monologue Value Versus Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and tr...

Ep. 667: Timur Kuran Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 15.06.2018

My guest today is Timur Kuran, an economist, professor of economics and political Science, Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies at Duke University and author of "Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification." His work spans economics, political science, history, and legal studies. The topic is his book Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences o...

Ep. 666: Aaron Brown Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 11.06.2018

My guest today is Aaron Brown, a finance practitioner, expert on risk management and gambling, speaks frequently at professional and academic conferences and author of "Red-Blooded Risk," "The Poker Face of Wall Street," and co-author of "A World of Chance." He was Chief Risk Manager at AQR Capital Management and one of the original developers of value at risk. At 8 or 9 years old Aaron would read...

Ep. 665: Cyrus Farivar Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 07.06.2018

My guest today is Cyrus Farivar, a Senior Tech Policy Reporter at Ars Technica, radio producer and author of "Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech." Cyrus sees the privacy battle as an ever winding, never-ending road. Privacy is hard, national security is hard, law enforcement is hard but Cyrus is optimistic we can strike a good balance between all three. The topic is his book Ha...

Ep. 664: I Like How Naval Thinks with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 04.06.2018

Please enjoy my monologue I Like How Naval Thinks with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend f...

Ep. 663: Elon Musk, NBC and Scott Adams Navigate Mental Prisons 01.06.2018

Please enjoy my monologue Elon Musk, NBC and Scott Adams Navigate Mental Prisons with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavio...

Ep. 662: Daniel Klein Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 28.05.2018

My guest today is Daniel Klein, a professor of economics at George Mason University and an Associate Fellow of the Swedish Ratio Institute. Much of his research examines public policy questions, libertarian political philosophy, and the sociology of academia. He is the chief editor of Econ Journal Watch. The topic is economics. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Liberal thought D...

Ep. 661: Agustin Fuentes Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 25.05.2018

My guest today is Agustín Fuentes, a primatologist and biological anthropologist focusing largely on human and non-human primate interaction, pathogen transfer, communication, cooperation, and human social evolution. His most recent book is "The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional." The topic is his book The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional. In this episo...

Ep. 660: The 2018 Michael Covel Interview on Trend Following Radio 21.05.2018

Please enjoy The 2018 Michael Covel Interview on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passio...

Ep. 659: Shane Snow Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 18.05.2018

My guest today is Shane Snow, the author of "Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart" and the bestseller, "Smartcuts." Shane is also an award-winning journalist, celebrated entrepreneur, and co-founder of Contently. Shane uses the success of the Soviet Union's 1980's hockey team as an example and sheds light on what made them so uniquely successful. It was not the individuals that defi...

Ep. 658: Matthew Walker Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 14.05.2018

My guest today is Matthew Walker, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. His new book is "Why We Sleep." Matthew's mission is to reunite humanity with sleep. He learned insufficient sleep is linked to ALL of the top killers in civilized countries. The average adult only sleeps 6 hours and...

Ep. 657: Philip Maymin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 11.05.2018

My guest today is Philip Maymin, an Associate Professor of Analytics and Finance at the University of Bridgeport Trefz School of Business. He is the managing editor of Algorithmic Finance and the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Sports Analytics. He has been an analytics consultant with several NBA teams and is the Chief Analytics Officer for Vantage Sports. The topic is "moneyball" to basketb...

Ep. 656: Seduction and Horse Racing with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 07.05.2018

Please enjoy my monologue Seduction and Horse Racing with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and tren...

Ep. 655: Roy Baumeister Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 04.05.2018

My guest today is Roy Baumeister, a social psychologist known for his work on the self, social rejection, belongingness, sexuality, sex differences, self-control, self-esteem, self-defeating behaviors, motivation, aggression, consciousness, and free will. Roy has also authored over 20 books throughout his career. He likes to start his research with the premise that he doesn't know the right answer...

Ep. 654: No Real Magic with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 30.04.2018

Please enjoy my monologue No Real Magic with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following a...

Ep. 653: Alexander Elder Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 27.04.2018

My guest today is Alexander Elder. He has written some of the most popular trading books of the last 30 years. He grew up in Estonia among a successful family of doctors. Alexander followed in his family's footsteps, becoming a doctor and making his way on a cargo ship. He ran from his ship to a U.S. Embassy, escaping from his country. His decision to jump ship was literally the best decision of h...

Ep. 652: Asymmetric Information and Entrepreneurship with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 23.04.2018

Please enjoy my monologue Asymmetric Information and Entrepreneurship with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepre...

Ep. 651: David Burkus Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 20.04.2018

My guest today is David Burkus, the author of "Friend of a Friend: Understanding the Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life and Your Career." David has delivered keynotes to leaders of Fortune 500 companies and future leaders of the United States Naval Academy. His TED talk has been viewed almost 2 million times and he is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. What if the advice w...

Ep. 650: What Is and Might Be with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 16.04.2018

Please enjoy my monologue What Is and Might Be with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend foll...

Ep. 649: Jed Rothstein Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 13.04.2018

My guest today is Jed Rothstein, the Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker who specializes in hard-to-get stories from around the world that help people understand one another better. Whether seeking out heavy metal musicians who become Arab-Spring revolutionaries (PBS's Before the Spring After the Fall); pioneering doctors (HBO's Coma and Pandemic); Al Qaeda terrorists (The Oscar-nom...

Ep. 648: Thinking Clearly with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio 09.04.2018

Please enjoy my monologue Thinking Clearly with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend followin...

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