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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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Trump’s Team Is Now Gaslighting Their Own Base — And It’s Getting Embarrassing

11/13/2025
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 Scott Bessent ran to Fox News to “clean up” Trump’s disastrous Laura Ingraham interview… and somehow made it worse. His new spin? That Trump actually meant he wants to import H-1B workers to train Americans. In this episode: Americans deserve honesty — not cleanup crews running behind bad interviews with a mop and a smile.

Duration:00:02:54

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The Real Fix for America’s Housing Market (and Why No One in Washington Will Do It)

11/12/2025
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 There's one simple, common-sense plan to actually fix housing —but Bill Pulte’s 50-year mortgage idea is nothing more than a self-serving scam for builders and banks. In this episode: wantHousing shouldn’t be a financial hustle. It’s supposed to be a home.

Duration:00:09:55

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Laura Ingraham WENT AFTER Trump!

11/12/2025
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 Let's give credit where it’s due: Laura Ingraham just became the first Fox host to actually push back on Donald Trump — and it’s sending shockwaves through MAGA media. In this episode: It’s not betrayal to ask hard questions — it’s journalism. And that’s exactly why the machine won’t tolerate it.

Duration:00:04:49

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Wheels Coming Off the MAGA Bus — Trump’s H-1B Backtrack Sparks Conservative Fury

11/12/2025
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 unloads on Donald Trump’s shocking H-1B visa comments during his disastrous Laura Ingraham interview — a moment that’s left his base stunned and opponents giddy. Once a fierce critic of the guest worker program that replaced Americans with cheaper foreign labor, Trump now appears to defend it, contradicting his own 2016 promises. Chris traces the long, ugly history of H-1B abuse from Disney to Silicon Valley, exposes how both parties sold out U.S. workers, and argues that America’s moral backbone — not just its economy — is at stake.

Duration:00:11:54

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Zombie Companies Are Eating Your Portfolio — The Undead Truth About Private Equity

11/12/2025
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 sounds the alarm on CNBC’s “confession” that private equity is drowning in zombie companies — firms that can’t grow, can’t die, and are dragging portfolios down with them. He breaks down how cheap-money madness and Wall Street greed created a trillion dollars in walking-dead investments, now haunting pensions, 401(k)s, and private funds. From “ethical bypass at birth” fund managers to the coming reckoning for America’s financial elite, Chris explains why you don’t want to be the next “greater fool.”

Duration:00:08:53

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Replacing Obamacare: The Cure Washington Won’t Take

11/11/2025
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 In this hard-hitting Watchdog on Wall Street episode, the host dismantles the myth that repealing and replacing Obamacare is “too complicated.” He argues the real problem is Obamacare itself — a bloated, profit-driven system that’s crushed small businesses, inflated premiums, and made insurers and lobbyists rich while the middle class pays the price. From price transparency to catastrophic-only coverage and interstate competition, he lays out a straightforward reform plan — and blasts both parties for protecting their donors instead of patients. With the midterms looming, the message is clear: fix it now, or lose your last chance to do so.

Duration:00:12:38

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Bill Pulte Should Be FIRED For His 50 Year Mortgage Mistake

11/11/2025
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 Bill Pulte just sold President Trump one of the dumbest ideas in modern housing policy. In this episode: 15-year car loansThis isn’t innovation — it’s inflation. The 50-year mortgage isn’t the American dream. It’s a debt trap dressed up as patriotism

Duration:00:07:19

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Trump Is WRONG About Chinese Students

11/11/2025
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 Trump just made a painful mistake when asked why 600,000 Chinese students should study in America — and it exposed a deeper truth about our broken university system. In this episode: actuallyThis isn’t about China — it’s about corruption, debt, and delusion in America’s university cartel.

Duration:00:09:11

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Trump, Orwell, and the “Golden Age” That Isn’t

11/11/2025
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 In this cutting Watchdog on Wall Street episode, the host draws a chilling parallel between Trump’s economic claims and George Orwell’s 1984, where citizens are told to “reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.” As Trump insists the U.S. is thriving in a “golden age,” Americans face rising costs, struggling small businesses, and growing disillusionment. With even Fox News acknowledging affordability issues, the question looms: is the administration believing its own propaganda? A searing call for honesty, accountability, and economic reality amid political delusion.

Duration:00:09:09

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Trump’s “Blue Screen of Death”: Time for a Hard Reset?

11/11/2025
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 In this fiery Watchdog on Wall Street episode, Chris compares Donald Trump’s current political state to the infamous “blue screen of death” — the moment everything crashes and you’re forced to reboot. Once-loyal supporters and conservative influencers are now openly questioning Trump’s leadership, his endless media appearances, and a team that seems more focused on flattery than fixing problems. From collapsing economic messaging to frustrated young voters, this is a blunt call for honesty, accountability, and a total system restart before it’s too late for the MAGA movement — or the country.

Duration:00:08:08

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AI and the Next ‘Too Big to Fail’? The Looming Bailout Debate

11/10/2025
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 Are today’s AI giants becoming the next Wall Street banks — too powerful, too connected, and too big to fail? The Trump administration says no bailouts for AI companies, but as data centers expand and national security arguments grow louder, that promise may not hold. In this episode of Watchdog on Wall Street, we examine how the AI boom mirrors past bailouts — from banks to automakers — and why true capitalism depends on letting creative destruction work. From Florida’s pushback on data centers to the specter of taxpayer-funded rescues, we ask: is AI innovation paving the way for another moral hazard?

Duration:00:05:08

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HARD TRUTH: Trump's Tariffs Aren't Magic

11/10/2025
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 We're fact-checking Trump’s claim that tariffs are “bringing in trillions” and somehow paying down the debt and funding $2,000 rebate checks. The math doesn’t work — and neither does the messaging. In this episode: You can’t pay off $38 trillion with wishful economics. Tariffs aren’t magic — they’re taxes.

Duration:00:07:06

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Trump’s Obamacare Reboot: Cutting Out the Insurance Middleman?

11/10/2025
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 President Trump proposes a bold shift in healthcare policy — redirecting Obamacare subsidies away from insurance companies and straight into Americans’ hands to buy their own coverage. But would that fix rising healthcare costs or just reshuffle who gets the money? In this episode of Watchdog on Wall Street, we break down Trump’s tweet, the deeper flaws in the Affordable Care Act, and why real insurance — true risk-based coverage — disappeared long before Obamacare ever arrived. From high-risk pools to Rand Paul’s “Costco healthcare” idea, we explore what genuine reform could look like and why Washington keeps missing the mark.

Duration:00:10:25

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The 50-Year Mortgage Is a Total Scam and Here's Why

11/10/2025
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 Trump’s proposed 50-year mortgage plan is not about helping young buyers at all. It’s a massive bailout for homebuilders, lenders, and Wall Street investors hiding behind “affordability.” In this episode: the seen and the unseenIt’s not housing reform. It’s a handout for the powerful — wrapped in fake populism.

Duration:00:07:51

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Obamacare and the Blue State Bailout

11/9/2025
Chris Markowski, the Watchdog on Wall Street, discusses various pressing economic issues, including the implications of tariffs on small businesses, the role of government during economic emergencies, and the challenges posed by the current healthcare system. He also critiques Republican strategies during government shutdowns, explores the successes of educational institutions like the Piney Woods School, and addresses the ongoing drug crisis in America. The conversation emphasizes the need for reform and proactive measures to ensure economic stability and growth.

Duration:00:39:28

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Political Shifts and Economic Realities

11/8/2025
In this episode of The Watchdog on Wall Street, Chris Markowski discusses the current financial landscape, focusing on the impact of private equity on advisory firms and the absurd valuations being placed on them. He transitions into a discussion about the recent political shifts and their implications for the economy, emphasizing the importance of understanding economic realities. The conversation then shifts to the job market, highlighting the challenges faced by young graduates and the rising costs of living. Markowski critiques the current government policies, arguing that they favor big businesses over small ones and discussing the implications of socialism and capitalism in today's society. Finally, he addresses the challenges in the real estate market, particularly the burden of property taxes and the rising delinquency rates in commercial mortgages.

Duration:00:39:38

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Navigating Financial Challenges Effectively

11/8/2025
Chris Markowski discusses the importance of financial preparation and the need to address financial issues immediately. He emphasizes the significance of building an anti-fragile portfolio and understanding market realities, while also critiquing the role of big firms in financial losses. The conversation covers investment strategies, the psychology of investing, and the dangers of prioritizing social media image over financial stability.

Duration:00:39:39

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Musk’s Pay Explained: Why His Trillion-Dollar Package Isn’t What You Think

11/7/2025
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 breaks down the truth behind Elon Musk’s massive Tesla pay package — and why the media’s outrage misses the mark. Far from a trillion-dollar cash grab, Musk’s compensation depends on hitting tough performance milestones that could transform technology, space travel, and global connectivity. From Tesla to SpaceX to Starlink, Markowski argues that if Musk meets his goals, everyone benefits — and that’s a story worth understanding, not distorting.

Duration:00:05:41

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The Debt Time Bomb: America’s Financial Reality Check

11/7/2025
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 sounds the alarm on America’s skyrocketing household debt — now a record $18.6 trillion. From surging mortgages and auto loans to student debt surpassing credit cards, he breaks down why claims of a “golden age” don’t match economic reality. With affordability collapsing and middle-class families under pressure, Markowski warns it’s time to stop the spin and face the facts.

Duration:00:03:29

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The Ugly Truth About Our Economy

11/7/2025
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 Let’s talk about an uncomfortable truth: the U.S. hasn’t been a capitalist country in decades. Between stock buybacks, fake “free markets,” and a D.C. class that’s never signed the front of a paycheck, the system is rigged — and both parties are in on it. In this episode: -Why Congress killed real capitalism -The scam behind corporate stock buybacks -How elites turned “free market” into a dirty joke -Why workers — not CEOs — should own the companies -And what America could look like if Washington got out of the way It’s not anti-capitalist to want a fair system. It’s anti-American to pretend we still have one.

Duration:00:15:07