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John Johnston
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the hottest business, political, tech and culture news.
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Apr 6, 2022 • 15min
Elon's New Twitter Stake, China ADRs, RH CEO's Rant, ARKK's Slide
Episode 34: In current market commentary, JJ discusses Elon Musk’s new 9.2% stake in Twitter; news that China seems to be moving to prevent its ADRs from being delisted from the US; the RH CEO’s earnings call Q&A rant about a possible coming recession; ARKK’s slide from the share price heights of early 2021.

Apr 1, 2022 • 25min
Investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Part 2
In episode 33, JJ discusses some recent developments in artificial intelligence, and how they relate to investing in 2022 and beyond. This is Part 2
This video references is Dr Alan D. Thompson’s video: "Integrated AI - This is it - GPT-3… https://youtu.be/NsQYBFbFRyY
Alan’s excellent Leta AI Playlist is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqJbCeNOfEK88QyAkBe-U0zxCgbHrGa4V
The Art of Value:
https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue

Mar 29, 2022 • 16min
Investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Part 1
In episode 32, JJ discusses some recent developments in artificial intelligence, and how they relate to investing in 2022 and beyond.
This is Part 1 of a multi-parter.
This video references is Dr Alan D. Thompson’s video: " Integrated AI - This is it - GPT-3… https://youtu.be/NsQYBFbFRyY
Alan’s excellent Leta AI Playlist is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqJbCeNOfEK88QyAkBe-U0zxCgbHrGa4V
The Art of Value:
https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue

Mar 24, 2022 • 23min
Part 2, Boom and Bust: The Financial Bubble Triangle
In episode 31, JJ continues the discussion of a recent good read, the investing book Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles.
This is Part 2, Part 1 is here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/58bc5f9BoyrG835I3EqGkq?si=c009bb4bf9aa46f6
The Art of Value elsewhere:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg
Audio-only podcast versions: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue

Mar 22, 2022 • 16min
Boom and Bust: The Financial Bubble Triangle, Part 1
In episode 30, JJ discusses a recent good read, the investing book Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles. This is Part 1 of a multi-parter.
Twitter: @theartofvalue
YouTube: https://youtu.be/jaI-nvUpyIA

Mar 19, 2022 • 9min
Strong Relief Rally in China Tech and Nasdaq Stocks
In episode 29, JJ discusses the past week's significant relief rally in Chinese tech stocks in particular, and in many beaten down Nasdaq tech stocks.
This is also the first attempt at a video version of the podcast, which will also be availble on YouTube.
YouTube video version: https://youtu.be/_pynfypFW1o
Twitter: @theartofvalue
Nothing on this recording is financial advice of any kind. Do your own research and analysis.

Mar 16, 2022 • 40min
2022: Significant Change in Market Sentiment
In episode 28, the first episode of 2022, JJ catches up on the significant shift in market sentiment, what's been happening with the portfolio, and a some personal life events.
Twitter: @theartofvalue

Oct 15, 2021 • 19min
Mid-October 2021 Stock and Market Update
In episode 27, JJ discusses what’s happened in the market since early September, including with China, and various stocks in the portfolio.
Twitter: @theartofvalue

Sep 10, 2021 • 29min
How Bull Markets Narrow, Spotify News, US Cannabis MSO Twitter Chatter, A New Stock to Research
In episode 26, JJ discusses a Terry Smith quote about how bull markets narrow over time, some significant Spotify news (SPOT), recent US Cannabis MSO chatter on Twitter Spaces, and an intriguing new public company to reserach.
Twitter: @theartofvalue

Sep 3, 2021 • 21min
US Market Bubble Update, Partial China Tech Rebound, Continuing US Cannabis Drawdown
In episode 25, JJ has some further news and thoughts on Jeremy Grantham's US stock market bubble thesis from last week, discusses the partial China tech rebound, and the continuing US cannabis sector drawdown.
Twitter: @theartofvalue


