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MuniLand Podcast

BondLink's MuniLand podcast offers weekly insights and analysis to help municipal bond issuers and investors better understand the $4 trillion muni market.

Podcast Episodes

Episode 20: Navigating Volatility
November 13, 2018

This week on our podcast, Brendan and former issuer Tom Paolicelli discuss steps issuers can take in response to recent swings and still gain an edge in the market. … Listen now

Episode 19: Proactive Disclosure
November 5, 2018

This week Murph is back in the studio with Brendan to take a closer look at the changing role of ratings agencies in the muni market, how munis are performing amidst recent volatility in equities and Treasurys, and the benefits… Listen now

Episode 18: Rating Agencies and Marketing for Bonds 101
October 29, 2018

This week on MuniLand, Brendan McGrail and BondLink's Director of Marketing, David Lewis, discuss Robert Slavin's story from The Bond Buyer about rating agencies and their role today. Learn about Slavin's findings plus an important new consideration for the industry… Listen now

Episode 17: Standing Out From the Crowd
October 19, 2018

This week on MuniLand, Brendan McGrail and John Murphy take a look at a growing issuance calendar that features deals of all sizes, sectors and ratings. As Murph points out, such a crowded market makes effective investor outreach even more… Listen now

Episode 16: Views from the Summit
October 12, 2018

MuniLand host Brendan McGrail and BondLink’s Senior Manager of Business Development Tom Paolicelli discuss some of the unique features of the highly successful Municipal Finance Leadership Summit 2018. Plus, issuers, investors and panelists weigh in on the quality of this… Listen now

Episode 15: BondLink’s Muni Summit
October 5, 2018

With just a few days to go before Municipal Finance Leadership Summit 2018, MuniLand hosts Brendan McGrail and John Murphy discuss the agenda with Tom Paolicelli. There’s still time to register for this one-of-a-kind event.… Listen now

Episode 14: Product Direction
October 1, 2018

This week on MuniLand, host Brendan McGrail welcomes BondLink’s Director of Product Patrick Sanders. Patrick offers his insights into why investors and issuers love BondLink’s platform, how they can get more out of it, and what may lay ahead on… Listen now

Episode 13: Rates on the Rise
September 21, 2018

With fewer banks buying municipal bonds, rates on the longest-dated securities are climbing – with 30-years rates up 20 bps in the last month. What’s behind this surge? How is this affecting issuers? Is this hurting muni performance? In this… Listen now

Episode 12: Meet Tom Paolicelli
September 14, 2018

Tom Paolicelli, the latest member of the BondLink team, joins Brendan McGrail and John Murphy. A former issuer with more than 20 years’ experience and $30 billion in bonds sold, Tom provides a tour of the BondLink suite of products… Listen now

Episode 11: Chicago Questions
September 10, 2018

In this week's episode of MuniLand, John Murphy and Brendan McGrail take a look at the most-discussed issues during the Chicago Municipal Bond Club's annual event. Conversations abound regarding Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's decision not to seek re-election, macroeconomic numbers… Listen now

Episode 10: Labor Day Pains
September 4, 2018

Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and the even more unofficial beginning of the fall selling season in MuniLand. Can we expect issuance to pick up immediately? Who will be buying if banks are culling their muni holdings?… Listen now

Episode 9: A Noteworthy Week
August 24, 2018

A $7.2 billion Texas TRANs dominated the slow late-August calendar this week, along with a $1.5 billion RANs deal for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a $970 million Illinois GO. In this episode, John Murphy walks us though the week’s… Listen now

Episode 8: A Farewell to Interns
August 17, 2018

The week ending August 17 proved to be the busiest new issuance calendar since December of 2018! And even with a sudden glut of supply a number of issues saw good results due to investors clamoring for yield. John Murphy… Listen now

Episode 7: Light in August
August 13, 2018

Issuance is once again slow for the week ending August 17, but technicals still remain strong. In this week's episode, John Murphy recaps his visit to the Chicago Investors Conference, takes a look at the week's largest offerings, and touches… Listen now

Episode 6: Disclosure By Design
August 3, 2018

This week on MuniLand, host Brendan McGrail welcomes to the show Michael Histen, Director of User Experience and Product Design at BondLink. What makes a great IR website? Why are they so important? And how does an issuer go about… Listen now

Episode 5: A Macro Effect
July 27, 2018

MuniLand delves into the municipal market in the week ending July 27. With new GDP and Personal Consumption numbers released on the macro level, are we seeing reaction in the muni space? Is the strong market performance continuing? And what… Listen now

Episode 4: Too Good to Be True?
July 20, 2018

Fresh from his travels, John Murphy joins host Brendan McGrail in MuniLand to discuss the strong technicals in the market and whether current performance is just too good to be true.… Listen now

Episode 3: On a Mission for Issuers
July 13, 2018

MuniLand host Brendan McGrail welcomes BondLink Co-Founder and CEO Colin MacNaught to the show to discuss the new dynamics in the municipal bond market, the investor outreach tools available to issuers, and the importance of a long-term commitment to improved… Listen now

Episode 2: A Quiet Week
July 6, 2018

With the Fourth of July holiday falling on Wednesday, new supply plummeted, but we're looking forward to next week's issues. Munis still look attractive as an asset class, and there's still a strong technical bid in the secondary market, so… Listen now

Episode 1: Welcome to MuniLand
June 28, 2018

In our inaugural podcast, we introduce our hosts, provide background on BondLink and take you through the details of the muni market in the week ending June 29. With the holiday next week, muni issuance may be low but performance… Listen now

About Your Hosts

MuniLand hosts

MuniLand is a weekly podcast featuring former muni analyst and trader John "Murph" Murphy, BondLink's Senior Manager of Investor Relations and Outreach, and hosted by former Bloomberg News muni bond reporter Brendan McGrail, BondLink’s Director of Communications. The show highlights Murph’s latest insights and analysis on the market conditions, supply and demand fundamentals, secondary market conditions and the muni yield curve.

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