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The Pop

Superstate 3 Episodes Jul 28, 2026

The Pop is a podcast that examines the science and hidden machinery of how companies go public and how markets actually work in the United States. Hosted by Robert Leshner, a founder and operator building infrastructure for modern capital markets, the show breaks down IPOs and listings from the S-1 to the first trade. It explores how incentives are structured, where the system breaks down, and who it ultimately serves. Through conversations with founders, executives, investors, lawyers, and regulators, The Pop looks at the good, the bad, and the ugly of going public.

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Eps 4, The Pop: Will Blockchains Replace the Stock Market? w/ Prof Omid Malekan Jul 28, 2026 3492 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, Omid Malekan, joins The Pop to look beyond today’s IPO process and ask what the next generation of markets could become as finance moves onchain. We cover how crypto, stablecoins, and tokenization may reshape the trust layer of capital markets; why intermediaries exist; where legacy banking and payments still create fric

Eps 3, The Pop: Inside the SEC’s IPO Disclosure Playbook with Bill Hinman (frm. SEC Director) Jul 8, 2026 3097 Bill Hinman, former Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance and Senior Advisor at Superstate, joins The Pop for a rare inside look at the gate every IPO has to pass through: SEC review. Before the bankers, roadshow, pricing drama, or opening bell, there is the S-1: the disclosure document that determines whether a company is ready for the public markets. Bill breaks down wha

Eps 2, The Pop: IPO Roadshows, Pricing & Allocation w/ Alaoui Zenere (J.P. Morgan) Jun 16, 2026 2893 Alaoui Zenere, Managing Director in Equity Capital Markets at J.P. Morgan, joins The Pop to shed light on the world of underwriting, including the IPO roadshow, bookbuilding, pricing, and how the allocation process actually works. We cover what companies are really choosing when they hire a banker, what an underwriter does behind the scenes, how management teams pitch public market invest

Eps 1, The Pop: The IPO Overview: From S-1 to Opening Bell w/ Joe Gawronski (Rosenblatt Securities) Jun 2, 2026 3727 Joe Gawronski, CEO of Rosenblatt Securities, joins The Pop to discuss how the end-to-end IPO process actually works, from the decision to go public through filing through pricing, allocation, trading, and beyond. We cover why companies go public, how the banking syndicate, roadshow, and bookbuilding work, and how investor mix and allocation shape the aftermarket, along with the tension be

Introducing “The Pop”: Inside America’s IPO Machine | Official Trailer May 27, 2026 166 What really happens when a company goes public?"The Pop" is a new podcast from Superstate. In each episode, Robert Leshner and industry-leading guests take us deeper into America’s IPO machine: why companies go public, how deals get priced, what happens behind the first trade, and why the IPO market is changing.Season One features conversations with market veterans, regulators, bankers, a

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