Kontrarian Korner

Ben Kelleran

Booking Overview

This interview-led finance and macroeconomics podcast focuses on investments, markets, precious metals, geopolitics, and current events, typically featuring independent market commentators, geopolitical analysts, and newsletter or podcast creators. Agencies could credibly pitch investment strategists, commodities analysts, macroeconomists, and geopolitical researchers with strong independent viewpoints or media platforms; booking difficulty is likely low because the show regularly features niche experts and returning guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 192

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

kontrariankorner@substack.com

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Host

Ben Kelleran - Host and publisher focused on investments, finance, macroeconomics, and current events.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Independent investment, macroeconomic, commodities, geopolitical, or political analysts with a distinctive perspective and an established newsletter, podcast, or online media presence.

Required Achievements:

Publishing a newsletter or podcast, Building an audience through independent financial or geopolitical analysis, Demonstrated expertise in markets, commodities, macroeconomics, or international affairs

Recent Guest Discussions

Dexter White - Middle East Geopolitics, Oil Markets, Global Bond Markets, Precious Metals, Russia And Ukraine, Media Narratives, Artificial Intelligence Investment, And U.s. Politics.

Tom Luongo - Middle East Geopolitics, Oil Markets, Global Bond Markets, Precious Metals, Russia And Ukraine, Media Narratives, Artificial Intelligence Investment, And U.s. Politics.

Recent Topics

Investing, Macroeconomics, Finance, Markets, Geopolitics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Kontrarian Korner

The CIA Files - Part 16

August 18, 2026

Yesterday I had the Colonel back on the podcast for Part 16 of the CIA Files. We followed up on our episode last week on Vietnam with a conversation on Cambodia and Laos. The main focus was the brutality of Pol Pot and the killing fields in Cambodia, and how the CIA was involved in the actions leading up to it. Then we moved to Laos and the CIA’s involvement there starting in the 1950s. We wrapped up by talking about how these countries to into the opium trade, how it ties into hyperfinancial...

Kontrarian Korner #143 - Pete Quiñones

August 17, 2026

On Friday, I had Peter R. Quiñones back on the podcast, and we got rolling on the topic of Boomer Luxury Communism. It has been one of the silent drivers of American decline, and it’s one of the most important issues that has to be addressed. We also talked about immigration, why we are in the looting the treasury phase, and why demographics are destiny. You can find Pete on Twitter, and his Substack is below.Podcast Summary* How podcasters have changed the media environment, and why authenti...

Kontrarian Korner #142 - Jeremy Heffner

August 14, 2026

Yesterday I had Jeremy Heffner on the podcast for this first time. I avoid using clickbait titles, but this truly was the most interesting conversation I have had on Artificial Intelligence. Jeremy talked about his medical background and his experience on the front lines during COVID, but we spent most of our time talking about his first hand experience with AI, and how it led to his book. If you’re interested in a podcast on AI that goes deeper than data center spending, and what is the late...

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