The Bond Buyer Podcast

Stephen Winterstein , founder of SP Winterstein and Associates, discusses how technology has changed, challenged and the improved product set and efficiencies in the muni market. Lynne Funk hosts. 25 minutes. 

Bond Buyer Senior Reporter Keeley Webster shares an  interview with   California Treasurer Fiona Ma on her run for lieutenant governor as a prelude to a fireside chat Wells Fargo Director Julia Kim conducted with  the state treasurer  at The  Bond Buyer's  California Public Finance conference.

Royden Durham and Tony Tanner, portfolio managers at the Aquila group of funds, talk with Chip Barnett about what's special about Kentucky and Arizona – what's the same and what's different within their municipal bond markets. (18 minutes)

The Bond Buyer's Keeley Webster talks ratings, fair integration and potential solutions to Bay Area Regional Transits current challenges with Bryant Jenkins , a managing principal with Sperry Capital.

Bond Buyer Senior Reporter Caitlin Devitt joins Bond Buyer Executive Editor Kyle Glazier to discuss the looming government shutdown and the progress of the historic bipartisan infrastructure law two years after its passage.   

Carlos Braceras , Utah's transportation secretary, talks about overseeing the largest transportation program in the state's history. He discusses the projects and challenges that go along with creating safe and efficient transportation infrastructure for the fastest-growing state in the union. Caitlin Devitt hosts. (33 minutes).

Breckinridge's Ruth Ducret discusses how her firm takes ESG factors into consideration into their credit and investment strategies, the market's vulnerabilities in the face of climate change and how transition risk is a real threat. Lynne Funk hosts.

CFO of the city of Atlanta, Mohamed Balla , talks housing bonds and his participation in the recent National Association of Security Professionals' annual conference. 

Tracey Manzi, senior investment strategist at Raymond James, talks with Chip Barnett about the fixed income markets today and how munis and Treasuries are doing. She says the number one issue clients are asking about is inflation. (20 minutes)

Bill Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance talks about the future of mass transportation across the U.S. as federal pandemic aid nears an end. Thomas Nocera hosts.

Eric Merlis , managing director and co-head of global markets at Citizens Bank, talks with Chip Barnett about the economy and financial markets and what the Federal Reserve might do. He also discusses possible near- and long-term economic scenarios. (15 minutes)

Nick Venditti of Allspring Global Investments talks about evolving demand components, compelling yields and expectations for second half performance. Jessica Lerner hosts.

Virginia Wong , a partner in Nixon Peabody's public finance group, talks with Chip Barnett about effective mentorship and building successful teams. (15 minutes)

Matthew Gastall and Daryl Helsing of Morgan Stanley delve into how municipals are performing versus other asset classes, where taxable munis fit and how they see the market performing heading into the summer reinvest. Jessica Lerner hosts. 

From the battlefield to the boardroom, military veterans are making their mark in the financial services industry today. Hear their stories in this special podcast featuring Academy Securities, AmeriVet Securities, Bancroft Capital, Drexel Hamilton, Mischler Financial Group and Roberts & Ryan . Chip Barnett hosts. (45 minutes)

Lawmakers are playing another game of brinksmanship as the nation's ability to pay its bills nears its limit.  GFOA's Emily Brock discusses how a failure to reach a compromise could be a serious blow for municipal issuers. Kyle Glazier hosts. 

In a supply-challenged market, foreign investors can play a role in buying taxable munis. 16Rock Asset Management's James Pruskowski discusses a 2023 reset in the muni market.

Neal Pandozzi , a partner at the law firm of Bowditch & Dewey, talks with Chip Barnett about what environmental social and governance really means for public finance, separating politics from policy, polemics from principles. (34 minutes)

Jean-Yves Fillion , CEO of BNP Paribas USA, talks with Chip Barnett about how the bank leverages its commitment to tennis to help the communities it serves and expand environment goals that help the planet. Taped live at the BNP Paribas 2023 Open in Indian Wells California. (11 minutes)

Gateway Deputy CFO Pat McCoy joins The Bond Buyer's Caitlin Devitt to discuss the financing of the New York-New Jersey Gateway program, which includes the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel project. Also joining the podcast is Nossaman LLP attorney Corey Boock , who talks about current P3 trends and what the pipeline looks like heading into 2024. (36 minutes)

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza talks with The Bond Buyer's Midwest senior reporter Yvette Shields about the state's progress on building up reserves and paying down debts that have helped lift the state's bond ratings, efforts to make further headway, and the challenges of making sure fresh legislative faces understand the pains suffered during the two-year budget impasse.

Ellis Phifer , managing director and senior strategist in the fixed income research department at Raymond James, talks with Chip Barnett about the state of the bond markets. (Taped Feb. 16; 15 minutes)

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli talks with Chip Barnett about his proposal for an amendment to the state constitution to limit backdoor borrowing by agencies and give voters a bigger say on bond issuance. (25 minutes)

Keeley Webster, a Bond Buyer senior reporter, discusses with Rudy Salo , a Nixon Peabody partner, funding and logistical challenges California, and the country, face as they stretch toward the future with plans for high speed rail, electric vehicle charging networks while incorporating more traditional mass transit.

Roger Millar , AASHTO's new president and chief of Washington's Department of Transportation, joins Caitlin Devitt to talk about the rollout of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, how a tight labor market and inflation are impacting capital plans, what a divided Congress means for transportation and an update on the Pacific Northwest's high speed rail project. (24 minutes)