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Mike Milken: Access to Capital, the American Dream, and Why Risk Is Misunderstood

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Based on the episode description, not a full transcript. Source evidence retrieved 11/11/2026, 04:04:25 UTC.

Briefings

Nicolai Tangen interviews financier Mike Milken to explore how a 19-year-old encounter shaped Milken's lifelong mission to expand capital access. The conversation covers the safety myth in credit markets, private credit comparisons, and the Milken Center's work. Milken shares his motivation at age 80 and emphasizes curiosity as the primary driver, viewing the world through his grandchildren's perspective.

Key points

• Mike Milken, a pioneer of the high-yield bond market, traces his career to a chance encounter at age 19 that shaped his lifelong mission to widen access to capital.
• Milken discusses why the safest credit is not always the best, compares private credit to the past, and explains how medical research drives economic growth.

Context

This podcast episode features Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, interviewing Mike Milken, a financier and philanthropist known for the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream. The discussion focuses on financial literacy, specifically addressing misconceptions about credit safety and the role of private credit markets.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a single podcast episode transcript. Specific dates for the 19-year-old encounter are not provided, only the age is mentioned. The source does not supply background on the Milken Center's founding year or specific statistics on private credit market performance.

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