Odd Lots
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We talk all the time about private credit. And we increasingly talk about it from the perspective of the AI buildout, and how all of these datacenters are being financed. But why did the space get so big in the first place, and what does its history indicate for the future of the asset class? On this episode, we speak with Michael Zawadzki, the Global CIO for Blackstone Credit and Insurance. Michael’s been with the firm since 2006, and built its private credit from the ground up. He talks about what it took to succeed in the space, the advantages that accrue to large players, and why private credit has played such an important role in financing AI infrastructure.
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Previous episodes
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1259 - Blackstone's Michael Zawadzki on How Private Credit Got so Big Fri, 23 Jan 2026
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1258 - Pimco CEO Manny Roman on Japanese Bonds and the Sell America Trade Thu, 22 Jan 2026
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1257 - Why the Tech World Is Going Crazy for Claude Code Mon, 19 Jan 2026
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1256 - Lots More on the Protests and Financial Crisis in Iran Fri, 16 Jan 2026
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1255 - How to Make Money From the Booming Demand for Energy Thu, 15 Jan 2026
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1254 - The Fight Over Fed Independence Just Got Taken To a Whole New Level Mon, 12 Jan 2026
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1253 - Cullen Roche on the Art of Building a Perfect Portfolio Mon, 12 Jan 2026
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1252 - Greg Grandin on how the Monroe Doctrine Became the Donroe Doctrine Fri, 09 Jan 2026
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1251 - Here's What Could Happen to Venezuela's Messy $170 Billion of Debt Thu, 08 Jan 2026
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1250 - This Is What Maduro's Arrest Means for the Oil Market Wed, 07 Jan 2026
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1249 - What Really Happens at a Fed Research Conference Mon, 05 Jan 2026
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1248 - The Business of Butterworth's, the Hottest New Restaurant in Washington DC Fri, 02 Jan 2026
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1247 - Tracy and Joe Answer All Your Questions Thu, 01 Jan 2026
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1246 - Goldman's Hatzius and Snider on the Outlook for 2026 Mon, 29 Dec 2025
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1245 - Merryn Talks Money: John Law, The Gambler Who Invented Modern Money (Part 1) Fri, 26 Dec 2025
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1244 - Scott Kupor's New Plan to Bring Tech Workers Into the Federal Government Thu, 25 Dec 2025
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1243 - Why Americans Are Falling Behind on Auto Loans At Their Highest Level Ever Mon, 22 Dec 2025
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1242 - The Booming Business of Chinese Peptides Fri, 19 Dec 2025
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1241 - Meet the Politician the AI Industry Is Trying to Stop Thu, 18 Dec 2025
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1240 - MeatEater's Steven Rinella on the Economic History of Hunting Mon, 15 Dec 2025
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1239 - D.A. Wallach Explains Why Biotech VC Is So Different Fri, 12 Dec 2025
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1238 - This Is What It Takes to Get a Data Center Financed Thu, 11 Dec 2025
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1237 - Dan Ivascyn Is Excited About a New Era in Fixed Income Mon, 08 Dec 2025
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1236 - How Microsoft Excel Conquered Corporate America Sun, 07 Dec 2025
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1235 - Affirm's Max Levchin Breaks Down How Buy Now, Pay Later Really Works Fri, 05 Dec 2025
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1234 - AI Can Tell Us Something About Credit Market Weakness Thu, 04 Dec 2025
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1233 - Travis Kavulla Explains Why Electric Bills Shot Up Mon, 01 Dec 2025
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1232 - This Is Why Credit Card Interest Rates Are So High Fri, 28 Nov 2025
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1231 - Graham Allison on the Risks of a US-China War Thu, 27 Nov 2025
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1230 - Ray Dalio on the Five Forces That Make This a Historical Moment Mon, 24 Nov 2025
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1229 - Risky Business Preview Sun, 23 Nov 2025
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1228 - Why America's Cattle Ranchers Keep Getting Squeezed Sat, 22 Nov 2025
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1227 - What Susan Collins Wants to See Before Supporting Another Rate Cut Fri, 21 Nov 2025
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1226 - Tyler Cowen on Why AI Hasn't Changed the World Yet Thu, 20 Nov 2025
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1225 - The Politics of AI Are About to Explode Wed, 19 Nov 2025
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1224 - Jeffrey Gundlach Says Almost All Financial Assets Are Now Overvalued Mon, 17 Nov 2025
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1223 - Citi's Dirk Willer on How You Know When the Bubble Is Over Sat, 15 Nov 2025
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1222 - Why Paul Kedrosky Says AI Is Like Every Bubble All Rolled Into One Fri, 14 Nov 2025
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1221 - Cliff Asness on How Markets Got Dumber in the Last 10 Years Thu, 13 Nov 2025
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1220 - Jerry Neumann on the Problem With Investing in AI Right Now Wed, 12 Nov 2025
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1219 - How Chinese Real Estate Became the Biggest Bubble in History Mon, 10 Nov 2025
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1218 - The Viral Milk That Helped Set Off America's Protein Boom Sat, 08 Nov 2025
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1217 - Lots More on the Worsening State of the US Labor Market Fri, 07 Nov 2025
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1216 - Dmitry Shevelenko on Perplexity's Vision for Reshaping the Internet Thu, 06 Nov 2025
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1215 - San Francisco's New Mayor on Homelessness, Unaffordability, and AI Mon, 03 Nov 2025
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1214 - How Hudson River Trading Actually Uses AI Fri, 31 Oct 2025
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1213 - The Movement That Wants Us to Care About AI Model Welfare Thu, 30 Oct 2025
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1212 - Why It's Still So Expensive to Build Homes in America Mon, 27 Oct 2025
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1211 - The Hidden Supply Chain Making Every Menu Feel Familiar Sat, 25 Oct 2025
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1210 - Daniel Yergin on What Happened to the Energy Transition Fri, 24 Oct 2025