Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

The Exponential age is here and accelerating, bringing developments humanity is simply not ready for. In a special crossover episode of the Journey Man and The Exponentialist, Raoul Pal sits down with David Mattin, founder of New World Same Humans and technology lead at Global Macro Investor, for a deep dive into the world of AI, tech, crypto, evolution, consciousness and why humans have a thing or two to learn from sharks and crocodiles.If you find this type of conversation stimulating, now is the best time to join the Exponentialist, an independent service co-founded by Raoul and David that helps you position for the Economic Singularity. AI and Big Tech are reshaping markets, the economy, and the world as you know it. You can’t stop it — but you can prepare, and profit. Through March 9, get 15% OFF a 6-month membership or 25% OFF 12 months. Everything you need to understand the shift and supercharge your trading. Sign up at realvision.com/exponentialist

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Raoul welcomes back Emad Mostaque, Founder and CEO of Intelligent Internet, to catch up on the latest developments regarding AI and what it all means for the future of the global economy. Recorded on February 20, 2026.
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Raoul welcomes back Andreas Steno to dig into the macro big picture. From the business cycle and liquidity to Andreas's bar-bell approach to the market, they get into it all. Recorded on February 18, 2026.

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Raoul Pal welcomes Evgeny Gokhberg, founder of the DeFi hedge fund Re7Capital, to discuss building a market-neutral yield strategy that earns double-digit returns by managing smart contract risk, diversifying across platforms and chains, and treating crypto as liquid venture investing. They also debate whether the current crypto drawdown is a broken cycle or a liquidity-driven, mid-cycle correction, concluding that fundamentals remain strong despite extreme price volatility. Recorded on February 4, 2026.

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On the latest episode of The Journey Man, filmed with a live audience at Crypto Gathering 2026 in Miami, Raoul Pal sits down with Jordi Visser, head of AI macro nexus research at 22V, to discuss the commodity supercycle, the advancements in robotics and AI, the abundance vs. scarcity trade, the decline of software companies, and much more. Recorded January 24, 2026.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Abra Sponsor
00:54 Welcome to The Journeyman
02:38 Macro, Crypto & AI Converge
05:06 Silver: The Metal Behind AI
08:00 The $85T AI Buildout
11:05 Resources, Geopolitics & Power
14:20 Europe’s Strategy vs the US
17:16 AI = Deflation Shock
20:19 Why Long-Duration Assets Break
23:02 Scarcity vs Abundance Investing
26:13 Stimulus, Politics & the AI Race
29:04 Why Silver Is Non-Negotiable
32:17 Is Software Actually Investable?
35:44 Agents Replace SaaS
38:53 Why Big Tech Can’t Adapt Fast Enough
42:05 Commodities: Rent or Own?
45:26 Solar, Power & Grid Bottlenecks
48:39 Energy Taxes & AI Economics
50:14 AGI Fears & the Human Question
53:18 Advice for Gen Z
55:22 AI as a Learning Weapon
56:49 NFTs as Cultural Memory
57:38 Final Thoughts & Outro

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