Alpha Exchange

About Alpha Exchange

The Alpha Exchange is a podcast series launched by Dean Curnutt to explore topics in financial markets, risk management and capital allocation in the alternatives industry. Our in depth discussions with highly established industry professionals seek to uncover the nuanced and complex interactions between economic, monetary, financial, regulatory and geopolitical sources of risk. We aim to learn from the perspective our guests can bring with respect to the history of financial and business cycles, promoting a better understanding among listeners as to how prior periods provide important context to present day dynamics. The “price of risk” is an important topic. Here we engage experts in their assessment of risk premium levels in the context of uncertainty. Is the level of compensation attractive? Because Central Banks have played so important a role in markets post crisis, our discussions sometimes aim to better understand the evolution of monetary policy and the degree to which the real and financial economy will be impacted. An especially important area of focus is on derivative products and how they interact with risk taking and carry dynamics. Our conversations seek to enlighten listeners, for example, as to the factors that promoted the February melt-down of the VIX complex. We do NOT ask our guests for their political opinions. We seek a better understanding of the market impact of regulatory change, election outcomes and events of geopolitical consequence. Our discussions cover markets from a macro perspective with an assessment of risk and opportunity across asset classes. Within equity markets, we may explore the relative attractiveness of sectors but will NOT discuss single stocks.

Publisher

Dean Curnutt

Category

business · business · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Nov 2018

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

114 of 267 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bruce Darringer, Founder BSD Strategic Advisors

   Host [Host Name] interviews Bruce Darringer, Founder of BSD Strategic Advisors, exploring how institutional resilience and operational strength determine success during market crises.

2. 

   2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Lori Calvasina, Managing Director, Head of US Equity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets

   Host interviews Lori Calvasina, Head of U.S. Equity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, about earnings strength, valuation pressures, and the sustainability of AI-driven capital spending in the equity market.

3. 

   28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Randy Cohen, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Finance Harvard Business School Co-Founder, PEO Partners

   Host [Host Name] interviews Randy Cohen, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Finance at Harvard Business School, about replicating private equity returns in public markets.

Inside a recent episode

Bruce Darringer, Founder BSD Strategic Advisors

Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Issues that firms have faced in the past, questions around marking less liquid assets and their proper procedures for doing that. there's an entire human capital element that is quite significant. You have retention issues at bad times or even good times, and that can have significant issues. […]

Who has been a guest on Alpha Exchange

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bruce Darringer
• Lori Calvasina
• Randy Cohen
• Chris Hentemann
• Brij Khurana

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

136,784

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

90 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

73 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

96

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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