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Episode #214 - Brent Johnson and Facing the Dollar's Dominance
Santiago Capital's Brent Johnson comes back to the podcast to discuss the current state of the Dollar Milkshake in the context of Donald Trump's upending the old global financial business model. It's a sober look at how and why today's turmoil is not tomorrow's dollar crisis. Show Notes:Brent on XSantiago CapitalTom on XGold, Goats 'n Guns Patreon
Episode #213 - Caitlin Long and the Financial Crisis that Wasn't
Wall St. veteran, crypto advocate, and CEO of Custodia Bank Caitlin Long returns to the podcast to ask the questions and get to the bottom of what's really going on inside of the changes to the US Treasury and global dollar plumbing markets. This is one of those episodes where my head was spinning as we kicked the ball back and forth. Show Notes:Custodia BankCaitlin on XNic Carter Article - Signature Didn't Have to Die, Either Tom on XGold Goats 'n Guns Patreon
Episode #212 - Dexter White and Trade in the Age of Trump
Dexter White returns to the podcast to discuss the state of play after the week of turmoil in capital markets, post-"Liberation Day." Show Notes:Tom on XDexter on XGold Goats 'n Guns Patreon
Episode #211 -- Larry Johnson and the View From Moscow
Former CIA analyst turned commentator Larry Johnson joins the podcast for a post-mortem on his recent trip to Moscow to meet with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. We get into our first impressions of SignalGate and what Trump et.al. are doing right and wrong on the foreign policy front.Show Notes:Larry's Blog -- SONAR21Tom on XTom on Patreon
Episode #210 - Kris Sims and the Fight for Canada's Soul
Kris Sims of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins me for an excellent discussion of the roots of the growing animosity between Canadians and Americans. She has excellent insights into the mind of new Prime Minister Mark "The Dark Lord" Carney. Show Notes:Kris on XCanadian Taxpayers FederationTom on XTom on Patreon
Episode #209 - Martin Armstrong and the European War Mentality
Market Expert and Forecaster Martin Armstrong (finally) joins the podcast for a wide-ranging talk about why the European Union wants war in Ukraine and how they are desperately trying to make that happen.Show Notes:Martin on X Armstrong EconomicsTom on XGold Goats 'n Guns on Patreon
Episode #208 Chris Sullivan and What's Wrong With Our Market Models
Chris Sullivan of Hyperion Decimus rejoins the podcast for a wide-ranging talk to discuss what we're doing wrong in financial commentary and how by asking the wrong questions we increase our fear which leads to bad decision making. These ideas are applicable to so much more than just capital markets, they are a model for how to de-risk your entire life by getting you out of the hyper-emotional state of asking "Why" something happened rather than the more relevant question of "How" something cou
Episode #207 - Peter St. Onge and Fixing Everything About America
Prof. St Onge himself is in the house to discuss the ways he feels we can fix many things about the current American system based on what we've both seen so far from the new Trump Administration. We cover the numbers surrounding ending the income tax, social security, and why the independent civil service has always been the gateway to Communism.It's a fun 80 minutes that I had a blast recording. Enjoy.Show Notes:Peter on XPeter's SubstackTom on XTom on PatreonPrevious ShowsPodcast Episode #20
Episode #206 - Eric Yeung Vinci Lanci and the Why Everyone Wants a Higher Gold Price
The old gold market is ending before our eyes and who better to spend nearly 2 hours talking about it with than Eric Yeung and Vince Lanci. We bring three different perspectives on what the draining of the LBMA means, what Trump's real plans are and why the US being broke is, as always, yet another psy-op to rob the world of its agency.Show NotesEpisode #154 - Vince Lanci and Why Gold is the New BlackEric on XVince on XVince on SubstackTom on X Gold, Goats 'n Guns Patreon
Episode #205 - Joaquin Flores and Trump's Groundwork for the Grand Bargain
Geopolitical analyst and commentator Joaquin Flores joins me again for a relatively hot take on Trump's controversial plans for Gaza after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Show Notes:Joaquin on Telegram
Episode #204 - Tracy Shuchart and the Limits of Drill Baby Drill
Commodities expert, Canadian Refugee (*smile*) and CEO at Hilltower Resource Advisors LLC, Tracy Shuchart joins me for a post-inauguration discussion about the practicalities of Trump's desire to radically overhaul the U.S. energy market. Show Notes:Tracy on XGold Goats 'n Gun PatreonTom on X
Episode #203- Dave Collum and Liberation Day Fallout
Cornell Professor, conspiracy purveyor and milf afficionado Dave Collum comes back to the podcast to go over the first day of Season 2 of The Trump Show. Show Notes:Dave on X
Episode #202 - Vince Lanci and Season Two of the Trump Show
Financial Commentator, trader, and appreciator of a beautiful piece of lamb Vince Lanci rejoins the podcast to open 2025 to discuss what we can expect from the second Trump administration. Show Notes:Vince on XGoldFix on Substack
Episode #201 - Alex Krainer and Following the Trend of Shrinking Globalists
Author and owner of the driest wit in geopolitics Alex Krainer rejoins the cast for a chat about just how weak and desperate the globalists look in the aftermath of Trump's landslide in November. And how this is so very important for investors to utilize in how they watch the events unfold. Show Notes:Alex on SubstackI-Compass Trend Following ServiceThe Fall of Britain Part II
Episode #200 - Dexter White and Our Holiday Inn Express Politics
Dexter White returns for another weekly chat about all things Elon Musk, Immigration, and why culture matters more than efficiency. Show Notes: Musk's New Year's Day Tweet about Keir Starmer
Podcast Episode #199 -- Dexter White and the Alternate Timeline
Dexter White is back for a rundown of all the major themes that have shifted since we entered a different timeline after Donald Trump survived Butler PA. We cover in depth Scott Bessent's plan to get US finances under control and why he's not a mole for the IMF, how Trump's win has had huge spillover effects into geopolitics, and what our warm take is on what's happening in Syria.Show Notes:Trump's Treasury Pick Sees A "Global Economic Reordering"Philip K. Dick Speech
Episode #198 Dexter White and the Post-Election Scorecard
By popular demand co-collaborator on Gold,Goats 'n Guns, Dexter White, joins us for a discussion of where we are 10 days out from the Vote Heard 'Round the World. We cover the fallout in Germany, the state of the Senate, how Florida politics weighs on the future of US politics, and what we think of Trump's cabinet picks so far.Show Notes:Vivek's Tweet about Chevron etc.
Episode #197 - Caitlin Long and the Fed's Multiplying Problems
Wall St. veteran, bitcoin advocate, and CEO of Custodia Bank Caitlin Long rejoins the podcast for a lively discussion of the ever multiplying enemies of the Federal Reserve and how that fits into the schema surrounding Trump's victory over the established oligarchy. Show Notes: Custodia BankVivek Ramaswamy on Tucker Carlson Episode #196 - Vince Lanci and the mBridge Two-Step
Episode #196 - Vince Lanci and the mBridge Two-Step
Vince Lanci (GoldFix) returns to the show to discuss the BRICS Summit, what they achieved and why BIS pulled out of mBridge. Vince breaks down a number of important concepts and market dynamics that we don't always talk about but are vitally important to understanding how things actually work in the real world.Show Notes:Episode #172 - Vince Lanci and How Banks Value Bitcoin MiningEpisode #161 – Vince Lanci and Tuning the Piano of Financial Bias
Episode #195 - Chris Sullivan and What is Risk
Chris Sullivan returns to the podcast under difficult conditions for a lively discussion about risk, market psychology and, most importantly, market mechanics. This one will change your view on how to see yourself in relation to how you deploy your most precious asset, your time.Show Notes:Hyperion DecimusObserving Japan - Tobias Harris' Substack
Episode #194 - Tracy Shuchart and Braving the Winds of War
Tracy Shuchart joins me for a quick discussion under adverse conditions about the state of various commodity markets as we walk meekly into the financial hurricane on the horizon. Oh and World War III is breaking out at the same time. Show Notes:Tracy on Twitter/XTom on Twitter/XTom’s Speaking Engagements Mises Supporter’s Summit (promo code GGG2024)2024 Expat Money Show
Episode #193 - Ben Davidson and Whose Catastrophe is it Anyway
Ben Davidson of Suspicious 0bservers joins me for a frank talk about the cutural and psychological effects of the changes occurring on the sun, our magnetic field and the solar system itself. No matter how much stock you put into the potential for a catastrophe of any magnitude, there is no question we are reaching an inflection point in human history. Show NotesBen on TwitterSuspicious 0bservers on YTWebsiteTom’s Speaking Engagements Mises Supporter’s Summit (promo code GGG2024)2024 Expat Mone
Episode #192 - Bob Murphy and the Real Problem with Interest Rates
Senior Mises Fellow and Chief Economist at Infineo joins me for a discussion of interest rates, the treacherous landscape of monetary policy as we approach the election, and how Austrian economics is evolving.Show Notes:The Human Action Podcast (hosted by Bob)Infineo.ioTom’s Speaking Engagements Mises Supporter’s Summit (promo code GGG2024)2024 Expat Money Show
Episode #191 - Marty Bent and Aligning Expectations In Bitcoin
Podcaster, writer and Bitcoin advocate Marty Bent joins me for an honest discussion about where Bitcoin is, where we've been in relation to it, and what needs to be done for it to go where so many people want it to go. Show Notes:Marty at TFTC.ioTom’s Speaking Engagements Mises Supporter’s Summit (promo code GGG2024)2024 Expat Money Show
Episode #190 - Alex Krainer and How All Financial Fuses Lead to London
Author and financial expert Alex Krainer joins me for what may be the most important conversation he and I have had in the past six years. Alex has traced a series of events that tie up all the loose ends of why the UK needs to be successful in achieving their goals in Ukraine. It may mean financial Armageddon for them and global financial panic for the rest of us.Show Notes:Alex - The Coming Collapse of Great Britain@NakedHedgie on XTom's Speaking Engagements Mises Supporter’s Summit (promo
Episode #189 - Vince Lanci -Eric Yeung and the Chinese Gold Tsunami
Vince Lanci and Eric Yeung, two heads of the Gold Triumverate on FinTwit, join me for an important discussion about the situation in the gold market from the other side of the world. Eric is an investor based in Hong Kong who has a wealth of knowledge about what's going on over there. Vince is well, Vince, a veteran trader and money manager. Show Notes:Eric on Twitter/X Vince on Twitter/XVBL's GoldfixTom Speaking Engagements:Mises Supporter's Summit (promo code GGG2024)2024 Expat Money Show
Episode #188 - Joaquin Flores and Bringing Beatlemania Back to American Politics
Geopolitical analyst and writer Joaquin Flores joins me to dissect what's really going on within the Democratic Party and how that interfaces with the longer term plans of the people they represent.Show NotesTom Speaking EngagementsExpat Money Show 2024Mises Supporter's SummitJoaquin on Telegram @NewResistance
Episode #187 - Larry Johnson and What Comes After Kursk
Former CIA Analyst and commentator Larry Johnson joins me to discuss what the broader implications of Ukraine's incursion into Russia near Kursk and how that impacts the global gameboard. Show Notes:Larry's Blog - Sonar21
Episode #186 - Vince Lanci and How Davos Manipulates Time
In this episode frequent guest Vince Lanci and I go over a number of major topics, including Yellen's yield curve control, her stupidity (but I repeat myself), the role of the Bank of Japan, where Powell's head is in relation to Trump and Harris.But the theme tying it all together is time, how they use the political and economic cycles to manipulate your perception of reality. It's embedded in every topic discussed. If you take anything away from the insanely geeky bond stuff we discuss herein
Episode #185 - Pete Quinones and Why Indifference Trumps Hostility
Podcaster and post-Libertarian Pete Quinones joins me for a frank talk about big tech vs. little tech, J.D. Vance's connections to the Paypal Mafia and why you may have to make a deal with an indifferent dragon to fight a hostile one. Show Notes:The Little Tech Agenda: Biden vs. TrumpBrand New Balaji: Trump/Biden, Jan 6The Pete Quinones Show
Episode #184 - David Bradshaw and the True Cost of Mal-Education
Author, CPA and M.BA David Bradshaw a CPA, MBA, author, and business owner, to discuss his recently published book, "No Second Chances: A Family Guide to the College Decision and the Lasting Impact of Debt," among other things. Fun talk. Enjoyed it immensely.Show NotesDavid on PGR
Episode #183 - Caitlin Long and the Conundrums of Europe
Bitcoin advocate, Wall St. vetaran and CEO of Custodia Bank Caitlin Long joins us for a quick trip around the recent European elections and how we see them interfacing with the capital markets. Show Notes:Custodia BankEpisode #156 – Caitlin Long and the Lingering Questions Over Fed Crypto PolicyEpisode #138 – Caitlin Long and Plumbing the Depths of the Eurodollar
Episode #182 - Alex Krainer and the Charlie Brown Karma of European Politics
Author, analyst, and proprietor of Trend Compass Alex Krainer joins me for another go around as we pick up for Shaun Newman's slack and dig into why Alex thinks the recent shift to the 'populist' Right in Europe will inevitably lead to civil war.Show Notes:Alex on SubstackAlex on Twitter/XGGnG Podcast - Ep. #130 - Alex Krainer and Sailing the Seas of Government Cheese
Episode #181 - Dexter White and the End of Lake Wobegon Politics
Author and Co-Conspirator at Gold, Goats 'n Guns, Dexter K. White, returns after too long a podcast hiatus to gloat a little (okay a lot) over the post-debate, post-Chevron meltdown of the American Left, CNN, and their collective puppet masters… but I repeat myself. Show Notes:Previous Eps:#123 – Dexter White and FTX’s Real Crime#105 -- Dexter White and Navigating the Sea of Lies
Episode #180 - Mittdolcino and the End of LIBOR Roundtable
This is a roundtable discussion between myself, Marco from Mittdolcino.com and Joe Hoft, author and brother of Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit. We discuss the impending end of LIBOR on September 30th, and why this is so very important for the European sovereign debt markets, Europe's banking system, and the US's ability to weather the resultant storm. You know this issue is important because no one is actually talking about it. Show Notes:Mittdolcino
Episode #179 - Vince Lanci and Janet Yellen's Mushroom Headed Policy
Trader, market analyst, and writer Vince Lanci of VBL's Goldfix joins the show again to give us his perspective on what's happening surrounding the European Central Bank's move to cut interest rates recently. From the Christine Lagare's neck scarves to Janet Yellen's bowl cut we skewer everyone as we decode the epic, international move to rig global debt markets in the face of Jerome Powell simply telling everyone to "Shut the Fscking door."Show Notes:VBL's GoldfixVince on Twitter/X
Episode #178 - Ben Kelleran and the Conflicting Currents in Offshore Oil
Oil Analyst Ben Kelleran of Kontrarian Korner joins me for a talk about where the value proposition is in the oil space, given the open hostility from the Biden administration as well as the European Union. Ben and I go through investment strategies for different styles of investors based on their risk tolerance and needs. Show Notes:Kontrarian Korner SubstackBen on Twitter/X
Episode #177 - Dave Collum and Staving Off Global Demoralization
Cornell Professor and raconteur Dave Collum joins me again for a Rogen-esque 2.5 hours covering all of our obsessions in a nearly futile bid to stave off the worst effects of the demoralization campaign we are all living through to rob us of our humanity and allow the worst people in the world (TFP!) to retain power.Show Notes: Dave on Twitter/X
Episode #176 - Natalie Brunell and the Fed's Bitcoin Problem
Host of the Coin Stories podcast and Bitcoin advocate Natalie Brunell joins me for a lively hour long discussion about bitcoin and the role of it in reasserting the sound money impulse back into our financial system. Show Notes:Natalie:YouTube InstagramWebsite: Talking Bitcoin
Episode #175 - Kris Sims and the Trouble with Tax Tribbles
Journalist and Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Kris Sims joins me to discuss the seen and unseen effects of Canada's latest iteration of Davos' carbon tax and the broader implications for the US and Canada in setting us up for a better future. Show Notes:Kris on XCanadian Taxpayers Federation
Episode #174 - Dave Bradley and Solving the Cobra Effect with Bitcoin
Bitcoin Enthusiast and Entrepreneur Dave Bradley joins me for a lively discussion about Bitcoin's place in the societal upheaval events were going through from the short, mediam, and long term perspective. Dave Bradley on Twitter Bitcoin Rodeo in Calgary (promo code: Goats)
Episode #173 - Bobby Iaccino and the Independence Game
Wall St. veteran and co-host of the Future's Edge podcast with Jim Iuorio Bobby Iaccino joins me for a hour to discuss our paths to maintaininng our independence and retain our control over what comes out of our pie holes.Show Notes:Future's Edge Podcast With Tom Luongo
Episode #172 - Vince Lanci and How Banks Value Bitcoin Mining
Vince (VBL) Lanci joins me again to discuss some interesting parallels and crucial differences between gold miners and bitcoin miners. Vince shares his thoughts about the real world of how the banks insert themselves into any trade they can to make their vig and why what they've done with gold miners in the past is not the prologue for bitcoin miners in the future.Show Notes:Caitlin Long Interview on The Bitcoin LayerVBL's goldfix (with coupon)Episode #166 - Vince and Plumbing the Depths of the
Episode #171 - Richard Poe and Why All Roads Really Do Lead to London
Author Richard Poe returns to the podcast after too long a hiatus to help give us an historical accounting of the influence of British trade and foreign policy on the evolution of the United States and how it has led us to the moment we are in today. Show Notes:Richard Poe SubstackHow the British Created Communism (and blamed it on the Jews)GGnG Episode #146 Richard Poe
Episode #170 - Brent Johnson and the TINA Effect of the US Dollar
Brent "Dollar Milkshake" Johnson (though I know he hates that term) comes back to the cast to update our conversation from last year. Brent and i take a good hard look at the state of global dollar liquidity, the state of our bond markets and who is most vulnerable to a stronger dollar over the next two years.Show Notes:Episode #152 Brent Johnson and Why the Dollar Has a Long Road AheadSantiago Capital
Episode #169 - Alastair Crooke and the Existential Crises in the Middle East
Author, former UK diplomat and owner of Conflicts Forum Alastair Crooke returns to the podcast to discuss his recent articles on the religious and cultural imperatives surrounding Israel's response to the October 7th attack by Hamas. Crooke's analysis, I believe, is essential in picking up some of the nuances of the conflict while also highlighting why there no easy answers here.Show Notes:Crooke at SCFNetanyahu’s Shape-shifting ‘Endgame’ – It Is No Ploy, but a Reversion to Earlier Zionist Strat
Episode #168 - Pete Quinones and the Plight of Being Post-Libertarian
Podcaster and commentator Pete Quinones joins me for a discussion about what's going on with libertarians and why in his opinion they've lost the plot. Stuck in a fugue of reflexivity of their own devising, much of the libertarian movement has willingly taken themselves off the gameboard of not only politics but the culture war itself. Show Notes: Pete's blogPete's substack -- By Any Meme's Necessary!
Episode #167 - Larry Johnson and the Intelligence Gulf in the Middle East
Former CIA Analyst and commentator Larry Johnson joins the podcast to discuss the fundamental problems of our bureaucracy and how that translates into horrific policy decisions. Show NotesLarry's Substack
Episode #166 - Vince Lanci and Plumbing the Depths of the Fed's Pivot
Vince Lanci returns to the show to try and make sense of the changes happening in the bond and repo markets as we start 2024. There's a lot of really technical stuff going on and Vince and I try to do our best to bring it down to the "layman plus" level. Show Notes:Vince: VBL's GoldFix (w/ coupon code)Luongo: 10 Dreaded GOAT Predictions for 2024 Part I and Part II
Episode #165 - Mark Wauck and the Meanings in Historical Context
Blogger Mark Wauck joins me for a get-to-know-you about a lot of the issues hitting us in the face to start 2024. Mark and I work through a number of topics ranging from Syria to Yemen to the strange domestic policy of the current president, the less said about whom, the better.Show Notes:Mark Wauck - Meaning in HistoryWauck's - Theory of Everything PostsLuongo - The Dreaded GOAT Predictions for 2024 Part I — Where Do We Go From Here?
Episode #164 - James Delingpole and the Method of Revelation
Author, gadfly and podcaster James Delingpole returns for another round of dueling pills of the vaguely black and whiter shade of pale. We try and make sense of our own biases and previous programming of the earlier stages of the war against humanity, while acknowledging that yes, indeed, Virginia there is an evil Santa Klaus trying to make us crazy.Show Notes:The Delingpod
Episode #163 - Alex Krainer and Shifting the Pile of Collateral East
Alex Krainer returns to the podcast to update us on the state of the war for gflobal collateral and how that informs all the geopolitical moves happening as we end 2023. Every time I sit down with Alex it's an opportunity to riff off previously presented ideas and fill in the cracks with gold, kintsugi-style.Show Notes:Alex on Substack@NakedHedgie on X/TwitterTom:Patreon@TFL1728 on X/TwitterGold Goats n' Guns Blog
Episode #162 - Dave Collum and Being Free of the Rules
Frequent guest and raconteur Dave Collum is back to discuss everything from what we're not allowed to say about Israel/Palestine to why the path to concert violinist isn't a straight line
Episode #161 - Vince Lanci and Tuning the Piano of Financial Bias
Vince Lanci of Gold Fix returns to the show to discuss, unconscious bias, Japan and the Fremen... among other things. If this conversation leaves you with anything it should be that brick layers make the best piano tuners... esp. if they are Italian. :)Show Notes:Vince on Substack The "Inciting Incident" Tweet about Japan's "Stimulus"
Episode #160 - Eric Peters and How the War on Cars is the Great Reset
There is a war on for your car which, in a broader sense, is the war on your freedom. The gun issue gets everyone in a lather, but it is the autonomy of the personal vehicle that defines the potential for the individual to find his true home in society. Eric Peters has been banging this drum for more than a decade over at his blog Eric Peter Auto Blog bringing a deft touch of humor, hard-hitting analysis and a withering critique of not just the car industry itself but also the regulatory nightma
Episode #159 - Tom Bodrovics and the Art of Motorcycle Podcasting
Host of the exellent podcast Palisades Gold Radio Tom Bodrovics joins me for an important discussion about the the difference between deciding on the path of your life versus allowing the path to define itself. Tom's story is one that I found both compelling and oddly similar to my own. And I believe it makes for excellent radio as well as a peek behind the motivations of the people we allow into our lives.Show Notes:Palisades Gold Radio - PodcastTom B on Twitter/X
Episode #158 - Joaquin Flores and Unraveling the Geopolitics of Israel and Gaza
Geopolitical analyst and commentator Joaquin Flores joins me to try and unpack the multi-layered problems surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the wake of Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7th. Show Notes:Joaquin - New Resistance TelegramJoaquin on PatreonGold Goats 'n Guns Patreon
Episode #157 - Jim Kunstler and the Collapse of Complexity
Author and raconteur James Howard Kunstler joins me again for the first time in a while. I wanted to go 'off grid' after a bunch of technical, finance-focused episodes and pull back to the bigger picture. No one better than Jim for this as we both note just how silly the whole "EV Revolution" looks from a perspective that isn't high on the fumes coming from globalist backsides.Show Notes:Kunstler's SiteKunstler's Blog - Clusterfsck NationKunslter on Twitter
Episode #156 - Caitlin Long and the Lingering Questions Over Fed Crypto Policy
Wall St. veteran, Bitcoin advocate and CEO of Custodia Bank Caitlin Long returns to the podcast for another long talk about what's going on at the Fed, regulations regarding crypto legislation in the US and the state of changes occurring in the banking system that they most likely will not be able to avoid.Show Notes:Custodia BankCaitlin on Twitter
Episode #155 - Chris Sullivan and the Road Map Through the Monetary Crisis
Chris Sullivan is back for an end of Q3 chat on the state of capital markets and our faltering society. Chris takes the view that we've already won, but just haven't realized it yet. It's hard for me to argue with him, as long as we realize that fighting them with their weapons is the wrong path to victory.Show Notes:Chris at Hyperion Decimus
Episode #154 - Vince Lanci and Why Gold is the New Black
Vince Lanci returns to the podcast to connect some dots about the recent events in both the Chinese and US gold and silver markets. This discussion is about far more than just gold and silver, however, it tackles the nature of exchanges, flows, payment chains and why the Fed is working so hard to change the flow of the US dollar. Show Notes:Follow Vince at his Goldfix Substack Special offer for listeners:Subscribe through this link for a 30% discountVince's "Inciting Incident for this podcast" f
Episode #153 - Rudy Havenstein and the True Costs of Inflation
The podcast returns with a "Get to Know Ya" chat with a long-time Twitter mate, the man known to the world only as Rudy Havenstein. Rudy's fundamental skepticism and sharp criticisms of central banking are on full display along with his deep passion for humanity.I really enjoyed this one. Rudy on Twitter(X)
Episode #152 - Brent Johnson and Why the Dollar Has a Long Road Ahead
Santiago Capital's Brent Johnson joins me for a frank discussion on the role of the US dollar, it's present and it's future. Brent and I come to similar conclusions about the potential paths in front of us and how to capitalize on them with your investing strategies.Show Notes:Expat Money Summit Santiago CapitalBrent on Twitter
Episode #151 - Alastair Crooke and the State of NATO After Vilnius
Author and owner of Conflict Forum Alastair Crooke joins me for a discussion about what happened this past week at the big NATO Summit in Vilnius and what it means for the US, Europe and BRICS going forward.Show Notes:Crooke - A Bonfire of the VanitiesCrooke - A Tale of Two CitiesLuongo - Macron, NATO, and the Fate of the Empire part ILuongo - Macron, NATO, and the Fate of the Empire part II
Episode #150 - Vince Lanci - Palisades Gold Radio and How a Global Reserve Currency Dies Part II
This is Part II of the discussion between myself, Vince Lanci and Tom Bodroviks of Palisades Gold Radio. Vince and I try to walk through the mechanisms through which a market shifts from one place to another and why that has massive implications for the US dollar and the global economy.This isn't an hour of doom porn, but rather a sober look at how real markets and market players respond to incentives over time and in response to policy.Show Notes:Podcast Episode #149 – Palisades Gold – Vince La
Episode #149 - Vinci Lanci - Palisades Gold Radio and How a Global Reserve Currency Dies part 1
I spent a couple of hours with Tom Bodroviks of Palisades Gold Radio and Vince Lanci discussing what was going on in the foundations of the global monetary system. There's a lot to unpack here as we discuss the role of gold, the insolvency of the Bundesbank in Germany, what Powell at the Fed is really trying to accomplish and why all of this ties directly into all of the major geopolitical events of the day.Stick around for part II in Episode #150.Show Notes:Vince: Visualizing the Silver Supply
Episode #148 - Danielle Dimartino Booth and Whether Powell Can Hang On
Author and market specialist Danielle Dimartino Booth returns to the podcast to clarify a few of my crazier ideas while going through the details of how the upcoming recession is going to be worse than you can imagine. Show Notes:Episode #133 -- Danielle Dimartino Booth and Why the Fed Put Has to DieQuill IntelligenceQI Research on Substack
Episode #147 - David Hay and the Rising Risk of Recession
Author and asset manager David Hay joins me for a chat about the current state of the economy and what he sees as the pitfalls to FOMC Chair Jerome Powell's extreme monetary policy since being re-confirmed. David is the publisher of the Haymaker, author of the book "Bubble 3.0" and Co-CIO of Evergreen Gavekel.Show Notes:The Haymaker Substack
Episode #146 - Richard Poe and the Reach of Perfidious Albion
Journalist and Author Richard Poe joins me for a dive into a portion of American history underserved in today's media environment -- the effect of Great Britain on US policy and its perception worldwide.The answers may surprise you. Richard's SubstackHow the British Invented Communism (And Blamed It on the Jews)GGnG Podcast #142 – Matt Ehret and the Coronation of King Putz III
Episode #145 - Joaquin Flores and the Battle Over Serbia
Joaquin Flores joins me for a look at the historical importance of Serbia leading into the current version of the conflict between Albanians and Serbs over Kosovo. This has been a thorn in everyone's side for decades and something that is imperative we have a clear-headed view of as the battle for Eastern Europe heats up again in the Balkans.Joaquin on Telegram -- New Resistance
Episode #144 -- Pascal Najadi and Keeping Up with the Davosians
Pascal Najadi joins me for another go-round the world as we tackle why Biden had to end COVID-19 emergency measures, the lawsuit against Pfizer in NY court, as well as what went on with UBS and Credit Suisse back in March and the US domestic political situation.Show Notes.Pascal on TelegramUS Government docs on Ukraine LabsPascal's Testimony in OttawaFDIC Insurance, Credit Suisse and the Day the Fed Killed Europe
Episode #143 - Vince Lanci and the Why Market Numbers Just Don't Matter
Vince Lanci (VBL) joins me for another conversation about what's right and wrong about current financial analysis. Vince and I make the case that it's important to remember everyone's background colors how they view markets and how difficult it is to retrain yourself to see things through a different frame.Show Notes:Twitter Conversation between Vince, Luke Gromen and LuongoLatest Fed H.4.1 Release (May 11th 2023)Vince's GoldFix SubstackLanci: Debt Default (or Deal) Could Revalue GoldLuongo: Pod
Episode #142 - Matt Ehret and the Coronation of King Putz III
Matt Ehret joins me for a whirlwind tour of the effects of the British Crown on global politics for the past couple hundred years and why last week's coronation of Charles III is more consequential than many want to believe.Matt Ehret LinksGlobal Britain and King Charles' Great ResetCanadian Patriot Tom LuongoThis Debt Ceiling Fight is Truly Different This Time
Episode #141 - Dexter White & Junseth and the Death of the Time Slot
Dexter White and Junseth (Junseth's World Podcast) join the show for a lively talk about Tucker Carlson, Fox News, Davos' control over the media and why we've reached the end of the era of being chained to their schedule for the information they see fit to let us think we know. Show Notes:Jeff Shell FiringDon LemonNate SilverSundance on Susan Rice
Episode #140 - Mike Hill and the Conspiracy of Film Making
Video game and film design veteran Mike Hill joins me for a chat about the importance of storytelling, the loss of quality culturally and the impact that can still be made by good ones within a corrupt and myopic industry.
Episode #139 - Dave Collum and the Night of the Long Tweets
Cornell Professor and all around gadfly Dave Collum returns to the show for a one on one about a whole lot more than we thought we were going to talk about when it started. Riffing off theories of the Pentagon Papers and going into the weeds of tri-body collision theory and 9/11 as only two veteran chemists ever could.Show Notes: Dave on Twitter @DavidBCollumRecent Dedollarization Cast on Tommy's PodcastLuongo: Unpacking "The Conversation" Around the Pentagon Papers
Episode #138 - Caitlin Long and Plumbing the Depths of the Eurodollar
Long-time Bitcoin advocate and Wall St. vetern Caitlin Long joins me for one of my favorite conversations in the history of this podcast. We try to come to grips with contradictory behavior from the Federal Reserve and the reasons why these moments are so critical to the future of not just money but humanity itself.Show Notes:Caitlin on TwitterCustodia BankCaitlin's WebsiteLuongo: Crypto Liquidity and the Lifecycle of Ponzi SchemesLuongo: FDIC Insurance, Credit Suisse and the Day the Fed Killed
Episode #137 - Pascal Najadi and the Case Against Pfizer
Pascal Najadi returns with a short update on his case against Pfizer, the Swiss President and his crusade for justice in a post COVID-19 world.Show Notes:Pascal on his Pfizer Suit from Rumblehttps://rumble.com/v2ekc84-pascal-najadi-is-taking-on-pfizer.html
Episode #136 -- Ted Oakley and Remaining Flexible Amidst Market Confusion
Ted Oakley of Oxbow Advisors joins me for a practical get-to-know-you talk about investing in the current rising interest rate environment. It is always great to find a kindred spirit who is committed to giving people actionable information about where to place their money.Show Notes;Oxbow Advisors
Episode #135 - Vince Lanci and How We Return to Gold-Backed Money
Vince Lanci (VBL to the Zerohedge crowd) joins me for a lively back and forth about how the foundation of a new gold-backed settlement economy is building within the BRICS. We cover this from all angles and Vince's insights are a real gift to the community here.Show Notes:Vince's Links:@BoobsBullion- Gold Research that is easy on the eyesNewsletter: https://vblgoldfix.substack.com/GGnG Special: code: TOMLUONGO Offer: https://vblgoldfix.substack.com/TomLuongoTwitter Space where Tom and Vince Met:
Episode #134 -Lynette Zang and What Monsters Lurk Under the Banking System's Bed
With the global indexing rate for the past century, LIBOR, coming to an end of its reign in just a few months, I brought Lynette Zang, Chief Market Strategist at ITM Trading on to discuss the what this shift from LIBOR could mean for capital markets.This is a complex issue involving trillions in collateral chains breaking across multiple continents and the question is, was this an intentional bomb planted at the heart of the system or a declaration of war between various factions of banksters?Tu
Episode #133 -- Danielle Dimartino Booth and Why the Fed Put Has to Die
Quill Intelligence Chief Strategist Danielle Dimartino Booth joins me for a peak into the culture of the Federal Reserve and what is driving FOMC Chair Jerome Powell to pursue the most aggressive rate hike cycle in the Fed's 110 year history. The result isn't sexy, but it is fascinating.Show Notes:Quill IntelligenceDanielle on TwitterDanielle's Book, Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve Is Bad for AmericaTom's Tweet - Eurodollar Futures Curve
Episode #132 - Pascal Najadi and the Outrage of Government Health Policy
Pascal Najadi joins me again for an update on his criminal charges against the sitting Swiss President for Abuse of Office regarding the COVID-19 vaccination program, among other things. This story isn't just about the specifics of these programs but of the general push to usurp local governments by transferring their power to unelected supranational organizations like the EU commission, the WHO, the CDC and the like. This is a broader issue of the philosophy of self-determination and the need t
Episode #131 - Chris Sullivan and Why Trading Isn't Wealth Creation
Chris Sullivan Chief Strategies for Hyperion Decimus, a digital asset hedge fund, joins me for a widl talk about the ins and outs of trading, investing and why asset accumulation is the only thing people should focus on for their investing strategy. Chris' approach to markets is grounded in humility, knowing that Wall St. isn't interested in anything than collecting fees from you, rather than helping you accumulate real wealth.Money isn't wealth. Money is the path to real wealth in the things th
Episode #130 - Alex Krainer and Sailing the Seas of Government Cheese
Author and Market Strategist Alex Krainer joins me for another round to try and make sense of the moves made by the Central Banks this week, especially the Federal Reserve's decision to raise rates by just 25 basis points.There are a number of ways to read this move by FOMC Chair Jay Powell in the context of a hostile Biden Administration, the War in Ukraine, and the shifting landscape for US dollar dominance. Show Notes:Lyn Alden's Tweet of US Treasury Household Debt-to-GDP ProjectionAlex's Tre
Episode #129 - Mel K. and the Real Crime of Hollywood
The inimicable Mel K. is with me completing another "Home and Home" series of appearances. Mel,like her show on Rumble, is fearless and always a good time. In our last chat she let it slip to me that she spent 18 years in the belly of the beast, not Mordor on the Potomac, but in Minas Morgul on the Pacific, Hollywood.That, to me, screamed "Movie Podcast," and that's what's on tap for today. It may seem a little 'off-brand' but for us, nothing ever is. So, relax and enjoy a trip through the predi
Episode #128 - James Delingpole and the Limits of Heroes
This time I complete the 'home and home' with James Delingpole of The Delingpod for a wide-ranging, unplanned talk that sarts with Jeremy Clarkson and his struggle session over Meghan Markle and goes to dark places about where our society has fallen to while remaining grounded in the brilliance of humanity's ability to adapt, take in what is real, and overcome the tyranny of "cantillionaire midwits."Show Notes:James on LocalsJames on YouTube
Episode #127 - Bill Fawell and the Next Stage of the US Revolution
Author Bill Fawell joins me for an update on the cycle of revolution occurring in the U.S. today. Bill was on previously (Ep. 110) where he introduced his ideas about the four stages of revolution. Given the craziness on Capitol Hill going on this week, it seemed appropriate to have Bill back on.Show notes:Fawell: The Road to PartitionFawell: Applying the Structure of Revolution to the Kevin McCarthy Saga.Get Bill's Book: Notes on the Revolution - paypal or check email: wwf@fawell.us $14.00Episo
Episode #126 - Tom Mullen and Swirling the Monetary Abyss
My friend and fellow long-suffering Buffalo Sabres fan Tom Mullen of the Tom Mullen Talks Freedom Podcast joins me for a lively, if very geeky discussion of the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, and what's really going on with the Fed's balance sheet.Show Notes:Tom Mullen's PatreonMullen: Why is the Fed Tightening Credit But Not Money?Luongo: Rate Hikes, Recessions and the Death of Spiritual Boomerism
Episode #125 - Pascal Najadi and Taking the Fight to Davos
Pascal Najadi joins me for an update on his efforts to combat government overreach and complicity in building a control system around health passports in Switzerland. His efforts are a model for the type of direct action we can and should engage in while finding our ways around whatever idiotic controls they put in front of us. We also spend some time discussing the potential shift in the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's support among German voters and the pitfalls in front of th
Episode #124 - Chris Sullivan and FTX Damage Control
The story around FTX gets deeper, weirder and more corrupt by the day. Chris Sullivan joins me to break down why and how some of the damage control surrounding FTX is operating and who has the incentives on either side of the distributed ledger to either push this thing to a crisis point or bury it under a mountain of mal-information.Show Notes:Chris Sullivan at Hyperion Decimushttps://www.hyperiondecimus.comEpisode #123 of the GGnG Podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/51917121Tom on Twitter
Episode #123 - Dexter White and FTX's Real Crime
Dexter White joins me for the first time in a long time to add color to the ongoing story unfolding around the implosion of crypto exchange FTX. While it's obvious the corruption here is deep, Dexter lays out the mechanics and the incentives of what he believes may be the real reason why FTX wasn't what it appeared to be.Show Notes:Dexter's Article on FTXhttps://tomluongo.me/2022/11/17/cryptofanfic-thoughts-on-ftx/Scam Economy:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scam-economy/id1607025513?i=1
Episode #122 - Pascal Najadi and How the Swiss Regain their Neutrality
Pascal Najadi is back on the show to discuss the latest developments concerning Switzerland's attempts to regain its much-needed neutrality as well as the depths to which German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is compromised by the corruption of the European Union's war on Russia.Pascal's Open Letter to the Popehttps://www.kath.ch/newsd/grounding-produzent-papst-franziskus-soll-putin-zu-einer-friedenskonferenz-einladen/
Episode #121 - Matt Ehret and the Unseen Intentions of U.S. History
Author and Historian Matt Ehret joins me for a lively discussion from Aristotle's effect on modern bad historians to Aaron Burr's thrice failed attempts to undermine the American Revolution and why we should never, ever let the agents of the British aristocracy run around in the dark. Show Notes:Matt's Substackhttps://matthewehret.substack.com/Matt's Documentary on the Secret History of the U.S. Police State:https://www.bitchute.com/video/XRQFpzljKkk/https://canadianpatriot.org
Episode #120 - Alastair Crooke and the Dysfunctionality of Nations
Former Diplomat and Owner of Conflicts Forum Alistair Crooke joins me again to discuss what's basically wrong with international relations at this point. From the maximization of psychopathology to the countervailing forces of populism Alistair and I try to make sense of what has become a mad, mad, mad world hurtling towards an unthinkable clash of nations in the nuclear age.Show Notes:https://strategic-culture.org/contributors/alastair-crooke/They Rule Over Dysfunctional Ruins, but They Ruleht
Episode #119 - Alex Krainer and Who's Really Behind the End of Pipeline Diplomacy
Alex Krainer joins me again to discuss the 'Curious Case" of who blew up the Nordstream pipelines and why. The motives, the means and the opportunity all point to those not immediately obvious to those with a passing interest in geopolitics.Alex is the author of The Grand Deception: The Bill Browder Hoax as well as the publisher of his new newsletter on Substack. https://alexkrainer.substack.com/https://zoboko.com/book/dnm4xjnj/grand-deception-the-browder-hoaxYou can follow him on Twitter :htt
Episode #118 - Bretigne Schaffer and Putting the Private Back Into Association
Author and host of the "What We Must Do" Podcast Bretigne Schaffer joins me for a look at how we have so much power to resist the growing tyranny to strengthen our communities through an alternate organization model.Show Notes:Bretigne's Links:http://www.bretigne.comhttps://twitter.com/BretigneTom's Links:http://www.tomluongo.meHttps://twitter.com/tfl1728
Episode #117 - Pascal Najadi and the Growing Credibility Gap
Former Investment Banker and author Pascal Najadi joins me for a frank discussion of how the current President of Switzerland is betraying their hard-fought neutrality and what that means for peace going forward in Ukraine and beyond.
Episode #116 - Craig Hemke and the Case for a 100% Real Gold Market
Professional trader and gold market analyst Craig Hemke of TFMetalsReport.com joins me for a chat about what we think is happening in gold and the precious metals and what that means for the future. Craig's understanding of the guts of futures trading is invaluable.Basel III and the New Role for Gold:https://tomluongo.me/2021/05/23/basel-iii-and-the-new-role-for-gold/Craig on Twitter: @TFMetalsTom on Twitter: @TFL1728Blog: www.tomluongo.me
Episode #115 - Mark Moss - Alex Svetski and the Uncommunist Manifesto
Bitcoin podcaster Mark Moss and his partner in "wrongthink" Alexander Svetski join me for a lively discussion of their new book, "The Uncommunist Manifesto" and why a pamphlet length refutation of Marx and Engels is needed today more than it ever has been.Show Notes:Mark on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkMossMark on Twitter: www.twitter.com/1MarkMossBlog: www.tomluongo.meTwitter: www.twitter.com/tfl1728
Episode #114 - Joaquin Flores and the September to Remember
Journalist Joaquin Flores joins me to discuss what we are both seeing just over the horizon three months out from the US mid-term elections and six weeks out from Italy's snap elections.There are a number of issues out there that all seem to be coalescing around the late September period which could substantially change the trajectory of global politics. For the better or worse is anyone's guessJoaquin on Telegram: https://t.me/NewResistanceTom on Twitter: TFL1728Blog: www.tomluongo.me
Episode #113 - Alex Krainer and the First Casualty in the New Oil War
Author and Money Manager Alex Krainer joins me to discuss the new war for control over oil and the rapidly changing landscape of the Middle East and Central AsiaBlog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728
Episode #112 -- Alex Christoforou and the Greece-Turkey Divide
The Duran's Alex Christoforou joins me from Athens, Greece to give us a more on-the-ground look at what's behind the deteriorating relationship between it and Turkey. Alex can be found at:http://www.theduran.com
Episode #111 - Alistair Crooke and the End of Hubris in Europe
Alistair Crooke joins me again for an update on the unraveling of the West in the face of steady Russian advances in Ukraine and stabilization of its financial and political divorce from the West.You can find Alistair's work published at www.strategic-culture.org
Episode #110 - Bill Fawell and Taking Notes on the Revolution
Author Bill Fawell of the book Notes on the Revolution joins me for a discussion of the nature of revolutions, their four stages and where he thinks the US is headed in the next few years.Bill's book can be gotten by emailing him directly at wwfawell@yahoo.com
Episode #109 - Dave Collum and the Grotesquerie of Globalists
Cornell University Professor and part-time financial pundit David Collum (Twitter @DavidBCollum) joins me for a talk about the limits of Fed policy, the potential for a major financial crisis and how that ties into the World Economic Forum's stated goal of destroying Western civilization.then we break for lunch. :)Blog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728Donate via BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms78oELTC
Episode #108 - James Howard Kunstler and That Thing We Do
Author and raconteur James Howard Kunstler joins me for a wide-ranging talk about all things Bond Villain in this week's episode. Jim's unique perspective on the world is a welcome one as we try to piece together just how cartoonishly evil these Davos types are.You can find Jim at his website: www.Kunstler.comBlog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728
Episode #107 - Garland Nixon and the Emerging Left-Right Alliance
Veteran broadcaster and old friend Garland Nixon joins me this week to talk about the emerging confluence in the U.S. political spectrum of the realist left and the realist right. Tom on Twitter @TFL1728Garland on Twitter @GarlandNixonGarland on rokfin https://www.rokfin.com/garlandnixonFollow the podcast on the Fountain app and support value for value on Lightning Network.
Episode #106 - Robert Barnes and the Delusions of Davos
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Episode #105 - Dexter K. White and Navigating the Sea of Lies
Blog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728Donate via BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms78oELTC: MWWdCHbMmn1yuyMSZX55ENJnQo8DXCFg5kDASH: XjWQKXJuxYzaNV6WMC4zhuQ43uBw8mN4VaXMR: 48Whbhyg8TNXiNV2LNkjeuJJU55CNt5m1XDtP3jWZK2xf5GNsbU2ZwHLDJTQ5oTU3uaJPN8oQooRpSQ2CPMJvX8pVTqthmuARRR: zs132w864erce9x8lmcmlnv8vw05p646kp0uxy29q82ak4n9504at0sut3eu3kmscn5yqhtje2yjyvBrave - click the Triangle on your Brave Search Bar
Episode #104 - Matt Ehret and the Proper Role of the Dissident as Leader
Historian and geopolitical commentator Matt Ehret joins me for a wide-ranging discussion on the current state of of world politics and what it means in a philosophical and metaphoric sense.Ultimately, the theme of the day is how do we as idea men lead people out of the wilderness to see the false reality that's been constructed for us.
Episode #103 -- Alex Krainer and the Fracturing Collateral of Empires
Alex Krainer (@NakedHedgie on Twitter) joins me for another wide-ranging discussion about the global-macro situation in commodity markets and the effects of the War in Ukraine is having on the geopolitical game board.Show Notes:Tom on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/goldgoatsngunsAlex Krainer:http://www.nakedhedgie.com
Episode #102 - Dexter White and Does Stage 2 in Ukraine Lead to WWIII???
Dexter White returns to discuss where we are in the War in Ukraine and what it means for both the future of Europe and the global financial markets.Blog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728
Episode #101 - Joaquin Flores and Whose State System Reigns Supreme
Joaquin Flores joins me for a wide-ranging talk about the history of the Russian State and how that informs the thinking of Putin's administration and their view of what war they are really fighting in Ukraine. You can find Joachin at his telegram channelhttps://t.me/NewResistanceBlog: http://www.tomluongo.meTwitter: @TFL1728
Episode #100 -- Alistair Crooke and Russia's Real War for Independence
This week former British diplomat and negotiator Alistair Crooke joins me to discuss what Russia's real goals are in Ukraine and giving us a unique insight into the mind of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people. Alistair's been on the podcast before : Episodes #19 and #69Blog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728Donate via BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms78oELTC: MWWdCHbMmn1yuyMSZX55ENJ
Episode #99 - Dexter White and Putin's Mumu of No Return
Dexter White returns to confront his critics over his criticism of Vladimir Putin while further clarifying the need for everyone to be very discerning in their consumption of information in this world awash with all forms of bad information.It is imperative we keep our heads clear of the all the propaganda and remain skeptical of everyone's motivations. The answers are ahead of us, not behind us.Episode #98: Tom on Twitter @TFL1728http://www.tomluongo.me
Episode #98 - Dexter White and the Fog of Truth Around Ukraine
War between Ukraine and Russia is now the Geopolitical Event of the Century. That may change in a week. For now, Dexter White and I try to go over the failure of information flow in the Age of Information.This is a dangerous era we live in today where leaders and media are so ideologically driven they cannot accept any discussion of a conflict in any rational or two-sided manner. That leads us to very ugly potential futures.Tom on Twitter - @TFL1728Gold Goats 'n Guns Bloghttp://www.tomluongo.
Episode #97 - Ron Unz and the Publisher's Minefield
This week publisher of the Unz Review, Ron Unz is with me to talk how difficult the landscape has become for publishers to remain pro-Free Speech when the forces of control are hellbent on limiting it in the name of the public good. Show Notes:Blog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728Donate via BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms78oELTC: MWWdCHbMmn1yuyMSZX55ENJnQo8DXCFg5kDASH: XjWQKXJuxYzaNV6WMC4zhuQ43uBw8
Episode #96 - Peter Boockvar and the Fed's Hobson's Choice on the Economy
With the Fed raising rates all the talk of the markets and my increasingly esoteric take on the political dynamics at play, this week I chat with Blakeley Advisory Group CFO Peter Boockvar about what he thinks is going on with the Fed and the central banks in general as a counterpoint.Peter's experience and clear thinking is appreciated as we move towards the March meeting of the FOMC now that the Fed has been exposed as way behind the inflation curve.Peter on Twitter @PBoockvarTom on Twitter @T
Episode #95 - David Collum and the Drone Strike of Truth
Cornell Professor of Chemistry and Gadfly Extraordinaire David Collum joins me for a long talk on the Trucker strike, COVID narrative collapse, Russia, the state of capital markets, whether the Fed is lying (yes!) and what happens over the next five years.Follow:Dave on Twitter @DavidBCollumTom on Twitter @TFL1728Gold Goats 'n Guns Blog: http://www.tomluongo.me
Episode #94 -- Marco Rocco and the Fragile Future for Italy and the EU
I discuss the future of Italy, the state of Italian politics and the context of a failing European Union with Marco Rocco of Mittdolcino.com, a finance and politics blog from Italy. http://www.mittdolcino.comIs Mario Draghi No Longer Davos’ Superman?https://tomluongo.me/2022/01/30/is-mario-draghi-no-longer-davos-superman/
Episode #93 - Alex Krainer and the New Rules of the Geopolitical Game
Alex Krainer, author of the Grand Deception - The Truth About Bill Browder and the blog The Naked Hedgie joins me for the first time in three years for a big talk about the big picture of what is changing in the rules of the great Geopolitical Game.You can follow Alex on Twitter @NakedHedgie http:///www.TheNakedHedgie.comMy Blog:http://www.tomluongo.meTwitter: @TFL1728
Episode #92 -- Mark Jeftovic and Throwing Truth Bombs at the Cathedral
This week Mark Jeftovic of bombthrower.com joins me for a Meet and Greet about crypto, our responses to COVID and why in the end technology is the great equalizer in the long run.-------------------Mark's Blog: http://www.bombthrower.comBlog : http://www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/goldgoatsngunsDonate via BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms78oELTC: MWWdCHbMmn1yuyMSZX55ENJnQo8DX
Episode #91 - Sam Texas and the Inevitable Collison of the Data Center with Crypto
Crypto is driving fundamental changes to the way data is stored, moved and computed which has interesting implications both for big data center providers like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, but also for countries which are in the throes of insanity over their domestic energy policy. Sam Texas is a veteran of the e-commerce and technology space who brings a unique perspective on where these cross-currents between the quest for decentralization within crypto and the current over-centralization of
Episode #90 - Dexter White and Why Urea Shortages Matter
On the eve of the Biden Putin phone call to avert war in Ukraine, Russia announced an end to fertilizer exports. Last month China quietly ended ammonia exports. There is a worldwide shortage of urea needed to run not only new diesel cars but also trucks and some farm equipment.Is this a precursor to war or just another example of the damage done to the global economy by Davos and its merry band of vandals? That's what's on tap today.
Episode #89 Stephen Kent and How the Force Can Fix the World
We Travel off the Beltway to the Hydian Way to sit down with Stephen Kent author of the new book How the Force Can Fix the World to discuss what lessons we can draw out of the texts of Star Wars as well as the bitter divides within its many generations of fans.You can find Stephen's Book here:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=how+the+force+can+fix+the+world&crid=1G6H4UWK0YMFJ&sprefix=how+the+force+c%2Caps%2C193&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_15You can follow me at:http://ww.tomluongo.meDonate to the show:BTC:
Episode #88 - Dexter White and Why Dumb Ideas Never Die
The Wealth Tax is thankfully dead for now. Dexter White makes the argument that this is just another example of the Democrats (and Davos) pushing dumb ideas until they win through repetition and disinformation.Show NotesDumb Ideas Never Diehttps://tomluongo.me/2021/11/02/dumb-ideas-never-die/
Episode #87 - Dexter White and the Clown Show With Nukes
Dexter White joins me this week to discuss the shenanigans on Capitol Hill and how they affect not only the Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency markets but the bigger geopolitical and cultural landscape.Show notes:http:www.patreon.com/goldgoatsngunsBitcoin ETF - Dare I say, "It's a Trap?!"https://tomluongo.me/2021/10/22/bitcoin-etf-dare-i-say-trap/
Episode #86 -Short Take on Why It's Time For All Good Men to Stop Fearing John Galt
The choice of who we are and what society we want to live in is now in front of us. Do we stand up and find our inner Ubermensch or do we allow terrible people like Keith Olbermann to define us as Untermenschen. It's your choice to get the shot. It's also your choice to defend the choice of those unafraid of COVID-9/11Show Notes:Episode #81 - Uberboyo and the Potential and Limits of the Individualhttp://www.tomluongo.me
Episode #85 - A Short Take on Joe Biden's Call for Civil War
Merging my love of Wallace Stevens with current events has been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done personally, it satisfies my inner artist, pays tribute to one of the true geniuses of the 20th century and calls the hypocrisy and vandalism of Joe Biden's supposed presidency to the mat.Blog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728Donate via BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms78oELTC: MWWdCHbMmn1yuyM
Episode #84 - A Short Take on the Unintended Consequences of COVID 9-11
Short Takes are Audio versions of written articles published at www.tomluongo.meShow Notes:Tass - Russians reject Globalismhttps://tass.com/pressreview/1328927Luongo - The Fed is Determined to Prove the QTM Righthttps://tomluongo.me/2020/08/03/fed-determined-to-prove-qtm-right/
Episode #83 -Dexter K. White and the Story Arc of U.S. Foreign Policy
There is a lot more to the story of Afghanistan than meets the eye. This week Dexter K. White and I discuss the way that story mirrors the confusion and chaos which exists within the U.S. foreign policy apparatus. Those conflicting goals and agendas really define the scope of what failed in Afghanistan and like a bad movie producer, fixing it in post-production clearly isn't working for Joe Biden.Show NotesBlog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728Donate via BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8m
Episode #82 - Short Take - What If Afghanistan Is More Than Just a Failed War
Is Afghanistan the end of the U.S. Empire or the Beginning of the Return of Sanity, or both? Show Notes:Now is the Time to Strike at the Root of Confidencehttps://tomluongo.me/2021/08/08/now-time-strike-root-confidence/The Problems with the FBI Start at Homehttps://tomluongo.me/2021/07/28/problem-with-fbi-starts-at-home/Blog : http:www.tomluongo.meTwitter @TFL1728Donate via BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms
Episode #81 - Uberboyo and the Potential and Limits of the Individual
With the world hurtling towards an authoritarian nightmare because of COVID-19 and the political response thereof, I invited back to the podcast The Uberboyo to discuss the tension between the needs of the collective and that of the individual and how that fits into Nietzsche's concept of the Ubermensch. It is an important talk to help define what freedom means and how to frame the discussion, certainly from the libertarians point of view. Because there's a lot of misconception about what ind
Episode #80 - Short Take - The Problem with the FBI Starts at Home
From the FBI trying to take down Tucker Carlson to the everyday interaction with a ticket giver on the highway, the problem of modern policing began with the conversion of it from preventing crimes to enforcing laws.And until we accept this basic fact as true and re-prioritize our police into community peace officers the longer we will live under an evolving police state. Show Notes:https://tomluongo.me/2021/07/28/problem-with-fbi-starts-at-home/
Episode #79 - Bitcoin and the Futility of the European Union
The European Union has officially moved to ban anonymous crypto wallets in order to protect us from cyber crime and themselves from capital flight. Theirs is a move born of ideology and futility and the clearest signal yet they are preparing for the inevitable next big crash to usher in their new Monetary Order.It will end badly for them because the U.S. and Wall St. are hip to their game. Show Notes:Bitcoin's Homegrown Hashhttps://tomluongo.me/2021/06/24/bitcoins-homegrown-hash-did-china-deal
Episode #78 - Dexter K. White and Blackrock's Gambit for a BLM Suburban Takeover
Blackrock's takeover of single family housing has caused a lot of ripples like Bill Gates buying up strategic farmland around the U.S. Since the WSJ article in April there has been a concerted effort to backfill this and downplay it.This week Dexter K. White joins me to discuss what this really means and how this is yet another targeted attack on the political and social fabric of the U.S. prepping it for the eventual collapse and rebirth under Davos' insane version of communism.Show Notes:The
Episode #77 - Davos, The Fed and the 5 Basis Points That Moved the World III
Part III in the series about the events of June 16th and how they likely changed the course of global politics away from the horrific Great Reset and signaled irrevocable splits within The Davos Crowd's push for global financial and political control.Show Notes:Europe: Non-Competitive Power Prices Derail Growthhttps://www.dlacalle.com/en/europe-non-competitive-power-prices-derail-growth/From the Notebook: A Critical Shift in the War for Oilhttps://tomluongo.me/2021/05/29/critical-shift-war-for-o
Episode #76 - Davos, Ukraine and the Week That Changed the World Part II
Last Episode we identified Davos, their motivations and how they have been manipulating events to bring about an ascendant European Union and a descendent U.S., Russia and China. This episode we drill into the situation surrounding the failed attempt to stoke a war between NATO and Russia in Ukraine and how that led to President Biden offering a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and ultimately suing for peace on behalf of that same Europe.Show Notes:Great Reset? Putin Says, “Not So
Episode #75 - Davos and the Week That Changed Everything Part 1
What is The Davos Crowd? And how did we get to this point in the story that they are driving the bulk of the headlines while trying to remake society in their image? I've been asked by many people to answer these questions while giving a nuanced look at how I view Davos, the Great Reset and why I'm so convinced this is most important and misunderstood angle on geopolitics today.And why, June 16th may have been a major inflection point in the history of humanity.Show Notes:Davos Wants to Kill Wa
Episode #74 - Dexter K. White and Breaking the Doomporn Cycle After COVID
With the fall of both Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci recently there is a major shift in the narrative of our world occurring. And rather than get bogged down in the details of how this is playing out this week I sit down with my semi-silent partner in Gold Goats 'n Guns Dexter K. White to talk about how we perceive these shifts and some coping strategies for navigating them.Show Notes:by Dexter K. WhiteEpic Drama – Is Tim Sweeney’s Attack on App Stores a Case of Unreal Narcissism or Something
Episode #73 - James Howard Kunstler and the Bad Bond Movie Script
This week I sit down with author and columnist James Howard Kunstler to break down the strange activity of the Davos Crowd and their Bond-villian-like plans to remake the world and make it safe of commies and eugenics.From bitcoin to the dairy farmers in upstate New York, James and I discuss the deurbanization trend that's occurring as a result of this idiocy and the mistakes a lot of folks are making moving to the suburbs.Show Notes:www.kunstler.com
Episode #72 - Crypto Rich and the Future of Privacy and Governance
With Bitcoin and Ethereum on the tip of everyone's tongue I wanted to sit down with my friend Crypto Rich to discuss what I feel are the two areas where both of these behemoths fall short, governance and privacy.Governments are moving into hyperinflation of not just their money supplies but also their surveillance powers, which is what they are spending a lot of that newly printed money on. Rich and I delve into the BPSAA, the recent meteoric rise of Pirate Chain and where the industry is heade
Episode #71 - Patron Q&A #2 - Will Crypto Save Us From the Great Reset?
This week's show is a Q&A between myself and my Patrons on Patreon hosted by the Conservative Hippie, Jay Fratt. We cover a wide range of things including how cryptocurrencies and gold will evolve through the multiple geopolitical crises occurring currently as well as how the World Economic Forum's Great Reset is pushing the world to the brink of war in the Donbass.My patrons are truly astute and talented people who ask some of the most challenging things. Show Notes:The Conservative Hippiehtt
Episode #70 - Ryan Christian and the Censorship of the World We Want
This week Ryan Christian of The Last American Vagabond joins me for a frank discussion about the consequences of big tech censorship and where it leads us as a society and what some of the potential solutions are, including the promise of the blockchain.I relish the opportunity to formalize connections with folks whose work and passion for their calling I respect and Ryan certainly fits that bill. Show Notes:www.thelastamericanvagabond.comPatreon, Censorship and the Self-Inflicted Woundhttps://
Episode #69 - Alistair Crooke and the Costs of the Civilizational War
This week I have the great pleasure of catching up with Alistair Crooke, owner of Conflicts Forum, and regular contributor at Strategic Culture Foundation. Mr. Crooke was previously on the podcast in Episode #19 more than a year ago. A lot has changed since then and he brings his wealth of real information about the Middle East to our discussion of the big game playing out of the world stage. Show Notes:Crooke's Latest:https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2021/02/22/transition-of-elites/http
Episode #68 - Dave Collum and the Reality of a Narrative Dominated World
This Week I sit down with Cornell University professor and all around gadfly David Collum for a classic 'Get-to-Know-You' session where two data-driven, science-trained guys try to parse the conflicting narratives surrounding everything from election fraud, to the threat to the U.S. posed by China, Europe and our own governments.We explore both of our journeys through the haze of Climate Change, the history of the data manipulations and why we're now at a precipice of one of the darkest periods
Episode #67 - Patrick Henningsen and Will the Real Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Stand Up
This week I sit down with investigative journalist Patrick Henningsen of 21st Century Wire to discuss the conundrums that are would-be tech oligarchs Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Elon Musk of SpaceX/Tesla to try and figure out what their real plans are for profiting off the space race that is just now taking shape.Bezos shocked the world with his announcement of his stepping down as CEO of Amazon and the question is did he do this to focus on his space company Blue Origins. Patrick and I explore th
Episode #66 -- Robert Barnes and Why Levitathan is Overplaying its Hand
Trial Lawyer and fierce critic of all things woke, Robert Barnes joins me this week to discuss the best way to go after the big Tech firms for their over-application of their Terms of Service, why Section #230 is a trap for conservatives and free speech advocates and how AOC just torpedoed her chances of every being taken seriously outside her 3% echo chamber on Twitter.Show Notes:Barnes and Frei on Localsvivabarneslaw.locals.comBig Tech's Purge is Just Beginning.... For Themhttps://tomluongo.me
Episode #65 - Alex Mercouris and the Brave New Post-Trump World
The world is now completely different post-Trump and post-Capitol Assault. The incoming Biden Administration will use this event, which unnerved them greatly, to justify an insane ramping up of power. This week I sit down with the brilliant Alexander Mercouris of The Duran (www.theduran.com) to discuss the ramifications of this post-Trump, post-Coup United States.From Europe's role in these events to the backlash the European Union is facing from he Coronapocalypse, Alex and I go through a numb
Episode #64 - Listener Q&A, The End of the Cycle and Why Crypto Will Save the World
I fielded questions from my Patrons on any number of subjects and with the help of Guest Host Jay Fratt, the Conservative Hippie, we answered them and a few others. From cultural issues to monetary policy and the big picture on cryptocurrencies and bitcoin, we give voice to what I think is the most wise and interesting audience in the world, validating he entire Gold Goats 'n Guns community.Thank you all for the questions and thank you Jay for the time. This show was recorded the Monday (1/4)
Episode #63 - The End of 2020 and Predictions for 2021
I don't think anyone would disagree that 2020 was a difficult year. 2021, in my view, will be worse along a number of vectors. This week I give you 7 predictions, some specific, some general, about where we are headed and why.Bottom line watch the crypto-space carefully and for politicians to have eyes in the backs of their heads.Show Notes:Donate to the podcast via crypto:BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms
Episode #62 - Jim Jatras and the Big Question Facing Post-Trump Americans
With the electoral college casting their votes today and Joe Biden declaring himself President, I sat down with former diplomat and adviser to the GOP Senate Jim Jatras to get some distance from the ins and outs of the election wrangling and project into the future regardless of who is inaugurated on January 20th.Jim's insights into the bigger picture, both spiritual and pragmatic, are certainly valuable and a great addition to the discussion of the great civilizational struggle occurring across
Episode #61 - James Kunstler and the Limits of Fraud and the Great Reset
This week I had the great pleasure of sitting down to a chat with James Howard Kunstler author of more than twenty books including The Long Emergency, The Geography of Nowhere, and the World Made by Hand series of four novels set in post economic crash small town America. We cover a wide range of issues surrounding the election fraud of 2020, the hypocrisy of the COVID-19 crisis and how the forces of decentralization will overwhelm the the planned Great Reset of human society by the World Econom
Episode #60 - Crypto Rich and How Privacy Coins Thwart the Great Reset
Bitcoin is all the rage right now, angering gold bugs, drawing attention of corporate sponsors. But what is lurking below the surface is the issue of privacy. In a dramatic push for the end of privacy governments and corporations around the world are deep into building a medical passport system that bypasses national and local governments and makes a mockery of the ideas of human individuality and dignity.Into this discussion are the so-called 'privacy coins' within the cryptocurrency ecosyste
Episode #59 - Election Fraud and the Fate of Human Liberty
We're two weeks out from the U.S. presidential election and the way I see things now, this is our moment to stand up and demand these people stop beating us or we're going to get everything we deserve from them.The choice now is between struggle sessions and secession. But secession starts in your heart and your head. Become #Ungovernable or be destroyed, because that is the choice in front of you. No deep political strategy this week just a Tom Paine like call to arms and to remind all those
Episode 58 - Donald Trump and the Exspoliation of Voter Fraud
You say you want a revolution? Well, how about exposing systemic voter fraud and the consequences for running an operation of that magnitude. This week I ponder the outcome of Trump's legal challenges in the state of Pennsylvania in conjunction with Samuel Alito's order to sequester late ballots there.It's possible justice will be served in all of this but the D.C. swamp is deep and the corruption vast. Trump faces a real uphill battle against public opinion, the oligarchy arrayed against him
Episode #57 - The Uberboyo and How Creativity is the Source of Value
Election day is a singular moment in time with the potential to change a great number of things. It was important to me to sit down with someone working on what some of those changes may look like and what those coming behind me are thinking about.This week's talk is with The Uberboyo, a rising star on YouTube's philosophy corner who, I feel demands a wider audience and whose interpretations of Nietzsche and Jung overlap really well with the non-aggression principle and the basic law of economi
Episode #56 - Patrick Henningsen and the Singularity That is Trump
One week from the U.S. election and everything is coming together into a perfect singular moment. This election has become a singular point in time that will tell us what the world will look like on the other side of it. We are truly entering a black hole and it all depends on what statement the American people make on November 3rd. Will the forces of collective control beat down the natural human opposition to tyranny or will we sink further into the depths of cultural depravity. I know wha
Episode #55 - Whitney Webb and Wading Through the Sewers of the New Normal
This week Investigative Journalist Whitney Webb is with me to discuss what's happening with Operation Warp Speed, the deep connections to DARPA, the DoD, U.S. Intelligence and how that ties into the planned total surveillance state which it seems no one, not even President Trump, can or even wants to stop.Whitney's one of the finest journalists working today and it is an honor for me to have her on as a regular guest. Her work dovetails perfectly with the overreach of governments in the financi
Episode #54 - DonaldTrump's Brush with COVID and the Unraveling Coup
President Trump exited last week's shambolic debate with Joe Biden supposedly in real trouble except that he wasn't trying to convince the blue-check marks on Twitter and the media. He spoke to the right people, the voters to whom leadership through example and strength of character matter.Then he contracted COVID-19 the bogeyman of our age and beat it like a boss in three days while his people targeted CIA Director Gina Haspel's role in the soft coup against a sitting president. The screechin
Episode #53 - Turkey's Erdogan and What Happens in Armenia Stays in Armenia
While presidential politics are all the rage here in the U.S. on the other side of the world Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making a mess of things in a place called Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan.And while that may not seem all that important in the grand scheme of things, this ages old conflict is actually both interesting and important to the future of the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East and Central Asia.Everyone from the U.S. to France to Russia to Iran
Episode #52 -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Legacy of Tyrants
Eulogizing tyrants is simply the wrong thing to do. Ginsburg was a tyrant of the worst kind, one who thought of herself as the Hero of her own story. It is that type of thinking that allows tyrants to justify any and all behavior no matter how rotten. Her clinging to power was an object lesson to her disciples that power is all that matters because all ends justify the means to achieve it. I won't eulogize her or her "amazing life," since it left the country even more divided on the edge of
Episode #51 - Alexander Mercouris and the Long Reach of Brexit
This week I sit down with the Editor-in-Chief of The Duran, Alexander Mercouris, to discuss how the latest twists in the Brexit saga are having far-ranging influences on not only American politics but most especially European politics. There is a fascinating parallel between the political fortunes of Boris Johnson in the U.K. and Donald Trump in the U.S. Both have the extraordinary opportunity to crush their 'liberal' opposition who have far over-reached in their attempts to undermine the gover
Episode #50 - Vaccine Vilification and the Violence of the Venal
The Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik-V represents a threat to the plans of The Davos Crowd to effect a Great Reset on the world through economic and social destruction.The vilification and rejection of this vaccine should be all the proof you need to finally be convinced that most of the response to COVID-19 was a media-created psy-op to effect political change and concentrate power further in the hands of very dangerous people.Instead of welcoming the vaccine, which is based on other safe and
Episode #49 - Doom Patrol v. The Woke Patrol and the Peak of the Meaning Crisis
We seem to be turning a corner on the Meaning Crisis which has been building for nearly 300 years. And it may have found its way into popular culture in the most unlikely of places, Doom Patrol.As Hollywood struggles with a new normal where they are marginalized in an economic depression, the emphasis on stories that move us rather than wow us is what they will have to do to survive. And that means coming to real terms with the observation "Get Woke, Go Broke!" This meaning crisis, like all th
Episode #48 - President Pelosi and How to Steal an Election You Didn't Win
Now that the Democratic Convention is over and they have revealed their lack of policy proposals for the coming term it's clear that they know they cannot beat President Trump in a fair election.So, now the only path to victory for the Democrats is to invoke a 20th Amendment process after refusing to concede the election by inauguration day. This would bring about elevating Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the White House and create complete chaos as to who is actually the President. Pelosi's recent me
Episode #47 -- Susan B. Anthony and the Limits of Trump Derangement Syndrome
President Trump just can't help himself. When you have an opponent as dumb as the folks at the DNC he has to take advantage of them. His pardoning suffragette icon Susan B. Anthony was a stroke of political genius and proves that he's very much committed to his re-election campaign.It also proves that he's his own best strategist and possibly the world's most accomplished troll. This week I go over the 8 reasons why Trump used the Left's own TDS against them in a way that exposes them even mo
Episode #46 -- Donald Trump and the Brilliant Assault on Social Security
Donald Trump's four executive orders from the past weekend may be constitutionally questionable but they are unquestionably brilliant political theatre. Trump may have just won the election by turning the usual Democratic bogeyman of Social Security into a coup de grace for the ages.Social Security isn't just the most onerous and regressive of taxes on the working poor it is the most racist as well when viewed through the lens of demographics. By suspending tax collection through year end and
Episode #45 - Clueless in Seattle
With the politicians in Seattle hell bent on removing President Trump from power they have now advanced legislation to do away with their self-evidently racist police department. This move is a mix of cynical political theatre and insipid over-reaction to what are real problems of unfairness in the current American system.But these are not people ready to accept responsibility for the freedom they demand. Their blame-shifting the city's problems ion systemic racism is all the evidence we need
Episode #44 - Mischa Popoff and the Roundup Crisis
Today's talk grew out of an interview I did earlier touching on the reasons why I thought Bayer bought agribusiness giant Monsanto. This led me to a man named Mischa Popoff who gives a sterling talk on how Bayer is building a wall around the future of not only its Roundup business but the whole of the food supply for the world. Show Notes:COVID-19 and Roundup: An Immuno-Comprised Marriage from Hellhttps://culturewars.com/news/covid-19-and-roundup
Episode #43 -- Whitney Webb and the Web of Deceit of the Elite
Investigative journalist and all-around outstanding human being Whitney Webb sits down for a chat this week about the deep ties Ghislaine Maxwell has to the recent events concerning Deutsche Bank. Whitney and I discuss the role William Barr may be playing (or not playing) in how these events unfold. We touch on the extent of the web the elite weave to keep us first distracted and second confused as to what all of it means while frustrating our search for justice and meaning. In the second hal
Episode #42 - Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump and Why Brexit Hangs in the Balance
Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest has created quite a stir and the question that should be foremost in people's minds is, "Who's got her and who is she protecting?" Maxwell, as Jeffrey Epstein's COO was the brains behind the operation.She's the one with the real information and if that information is now even partially under control of President Trump and his Attorney General WIlliam Barr as opposed to the bad apples in the SDNY then the rest of this summer heading into the election gets very interest
Episode #41 -- Molyneaux, The Great Purge and Why The Dark Knight Always Rises
With the banning of Stephan Molyneaux by YouTube, a man with more than 1 million subscribers, we've reached the book burning stage of the U.S.'s Cultural Revolution and it's being televised in real time, no less. Gil Scott Heron was wrong. The problem is the real revolution we need won't be televised, it may not even happen until after we're plunged into a chaotic breakdown that was beautifully described in Christopher Nolan's 2012 film, The Dark Knight Rises.Recently I rewatched The Dark Knig
Episode #40 - The CHAZ is Dead, Vive La Black Revolution
The short-lived experiment that is/was the CHAZ in Seattle is just one of three avenues of attack against the Trump administration being pursued in the first Real U.S. Civil War. This is the Black Revolution, cut from the same mold as previous Orange, Violet, Green and Brown revolutions in Eurasia and North Africa.So while the CHAZ will end with a whimper it will also fail falling forward as newly-minted Antifa radicals will be created when the police roll in. We're staring at future powder ke
Episode #39 - The CHAZ, the Trump Flotilla and the Unbridgable Gap
The Civil War in the U.S. continues to heat up and events over the past week reinforce this idea to me. This week I cover both the formation and reinvention of the CHAZ -- Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone -- in Seattle as well as my own experiences with the Trump Flotilla here in Florida.There are two completely separate cultures who will continue to clash politically and socially and they will not be reconciled by something as tawdry as an election. The U.S. is headed for that ugly future I've be
Episode #38 - Can America Survive the Civil War Now Underway
The fires may be out for now, but they have not been fully extinguished. The Culture War of the past ten years has quickly exploded into a Civil War. It doesn't matter that this explosion was amplified by agent provocateurs and cynical political operatives hoping to retain control over the power centers.This cultural inversion, in the words of Jonathan Pageau, that we have been going through these past four years in response to the election of Donald Trump is accelerating quickly and will reach
Episode #37 - Garland Nixon and the Rage Against the Machine
With everything happening at a breakneck pace it seemed prudent to do another one this week and talk with radio personality and former police officer Garland Nixon about the state of things in the U.S. Garland and I discuss the underlying rage and discontent that has been brewing for months in the U.S. at the unfair and rotten system which has driven hundreds of thousands around the world into the streets to vent that rage.The problem is, of course, that this rage is being misdirected and used
Episode #36 - Yra Harris and the Victory of the European Union
Legendary trader and blogger Yra Harris drops by to discuss the changes coming to the European Union thanks to Angela Merkel's betrayal of the German people. Debt mutualization is on the table and the acquiescence of the German political class to the financial realities of Europe's mess will usher in, slowly and with a lot more pain for everyone, consolidation of power across Europe.Yra and I also discuss the situations brewing in Hong Kong as well as the U.S. and how the financial world is tee
Episode #35 - The Fight Over Brexit is a Fight Between Central Banks
Brexit is back in the news as we approach the deadline for extending the Transition Period between the U.K. being under the auspice of EU law. There is still no appetite within the EU to allow the U.K. to leave on terms which satisfy the Brexit referendum of 2016.If the U.K. caves and files for an extension by the end of June then the Brexit saga will last another two years. EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier continues to ply a hard line which has, to this date, gotten him absolutely nothing f
Episode #34 - Jake Yocom-Piatt and the Case for a Return to Sovereign Money
This week I go off the beaten path a little bit to talk with the Project Lead for one of my favorite cryptocurrencies, Decred, Jake Yocom-Piatt. Jake is a very astute critic of not only the monetary system but the cryptocurrency development scene. Getting his insights into the future of bitcoin and cryptos in general as potential monies in a post-Central Bank dominated world I thought was necessary at this moment in time. With the latest halving of the Bitcoin reward pool occurring against an
Episode #33 -- ObamaGate is the End of the U.S. as We've Known It
President Trump tweeted out #ObamaGate recently after the transcripts of the Impeachment interviews conducted by Adam Schiff went public. These confirmed that there was a massive operation to spy on him, his campaign and that no one in the Obama Administration was willing to testify to his guilt under oath.RussiaGate wasn't just a hoax, it was an elaborate false narrative to overturn an election, cover for a guilty now-ex President who had routinely mobilized U.S. law enforcement and intelligen
Episode #32 - Hang the Fear Mongers - It's Time to Lose the Fear of COVID-19
The lock downs are ending and the fear mongering is ramping up. The natives are getting restless and the powers that be are desperately trying to hold onto their useful idiots who think being afraid of a bad cold makes them the smartest people on the planet.This week we look at fear, the reasons for why they stoke it and why it's beyond time to be outraged about this and reject all forms of government control. The great Scott Adams has reached the state of exasperation and it's a beautiful thi
Episode #31 - Patrick Henningsen and TEOTWAWKI Side of COVID-19
This week I sit down with journalist and radio host Patrick Heningsen of 21st Century Wire and the host of the weekly show Sunday Wire to discuss the civilizational effects of the COVID-19 lock down and why it has gone on far too long. Patrick brings a breath of needed fresh air into the debate of the efficacy of locking people in their homes while I try to bridge the gap to the economic and psychological devastation the policy has engendered.Sit back relax and know that this is a long one, but
Episode #30 - David Stockman and the Numbers of COVID-19
This week I sit down with David Stockman, former Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan and the Publisher of Contra Corner to discuss the pure insanity of the lock down associated with COVID-19, which has now created the Coronapocalypse for our economy and that of nations around the world.David and I take a hard, practical look at the real numbers, inflated though they may be, and how damming they are of the policy of shuttering the U.S. economy while it's clear now
Episode #29 - Gabriel Scheare and the Dream vs. Reality of Going Galt
This week I sit down with an intrepid young man, Gabriel Scheare, who's working very hard on a project down in Chile called Fort Galt. It's like talking to an even-more committed younger version of myself, going off into the wilds of southern Chile to build a life as free from external interference as possible.If there is something that binds us all together it is the need for community and family. And the drive to achieve that on our own terms is all even the most radical flower-throwing libe
Episode #28 - Alex Mercouris and the New Cold War with China
This week I sit down for another chat with one of my favorite analysts on all things geopolitical, Alexander Mercouris, editor-in-chief of The Duran. Alex and I explore his thesis of a new Cold War emerging between the U.S. and China, which now replaces that of the one between the U.S. and Russia.It's a dynamic situation that is accelerating quickly thanks to the disastrous effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the insane power grab globally being orchestrated by the neoliberal oligarchy I like
Episode #27 - COVID-19 Denial and the Generational Divide
The longer this shut down of the world economy goes on the more the generational divide will manifest itself between the declining, didactic and condescending Baby Boomers and their hard-bitten kids from Gen X. The power grabs, the money printing, the push for global government is all part of the desperation of a failing Utopian fantasy which the Boomers cling to like moss to a cliff while society itself hangs in the balance.This week I discuss why this is and where we're headed and what we can
Episode #26 - Mike Shedlock and the Threat of MMT in the Age of COVID-19
As the world goes into lock down over the threat of COVID-19 coronavirus I take a few minutes to remind everyone that it is the government response to this destruction of the private sector economy is the real threat to not only our liberty but our health as a people, a society and a culture.The latest siren's call will be for MMT or Modern Monetary Theory which is just Greenbacks Revisited and was the precursor to what is failing now before our eyes, the General Theory of John Manyard Keynes.A
Episode #25 - The Fall of Central Banking and the Rise of Amazon
The Fed and the ECB fired their trillion dollar bazookas only to see them fizzle. It'll take a lot more than that to restore confidence in their ability to contain the contagion. And I don't think they can do it. Join me for an epic rant about the failure of bank socialism, why the EU cannot compete with the U.S. politically and how the tragedy in Italy will hasten their exit from the European Union.And as we contemplate those things Amazon comes out leading the way to prioritize alleviating s
Episode #24 - Whitney Webb and Web of Lies in Afghanistan
This week I sit down for a chat with investigative journalist Whitney Webb to discuss here latest work uncovering the history of the recently announced U.S./Taliban Afghanistan peace deal. Whitney does a fantastic job of breaking down the major players, the likelihood of success and what the real motivations for the U.S. in signing this deal are.From there we take the discussion global to cover the political and economic consequences to the coronavirus outbreak and to what extent governments ar
Episode #23 - Is it Super Tuesday or Stupid Shrews-day for Democrats
The Democrats go to the polls ready to cast their votes for a far smaller field than we were expecting with the surprise suspension of the campaigns of both Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar. This calculated move was done to help shore up support for Joe Biden and possibly Mike Bloomberg with the hope of creating a brokered convention so that Hillary Clinton can ride in on her broom and save the DNC from the filthy progressive insurgents.This is a reflection of the abject fear the Baby Boomers i
Episode #22 - Coronavirus in the Age of Lies
Coronavirus is the watchword of the day but the implications of its outbreak are far beyond the human cost, which is horrific. There is a political and economic fallout element to this that reaches deep into the fears of governments intent on maintaining some semblance of control.It will become a metaphor for the failure of globalism and central planning in general as humanity comes face to face with the true costs of lying to itself about what growth truly costs and who should benefit from it.
Episode #21 - From Thuringia Without Love, Merkel's Last Stand
The political and financial complications from Thuringia continue to multiply for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She is trapped between her need to keep the Greens placated while shoring up the power base of her party, the Christian Democratic Union, which is beholden to the powerful German Industrialist class.Into this volatile mix comes the nationalist/populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) who are proving stronger opposition than Merkel has dealt with previously. The more she tries to hol
Episode #20 - The Saker and the Necessary Retreat of Empires
This week The Saker and I sit down for a chat about all thing Empire, what their motives are, why they act the way they do, and why they collapse. We compare and contrast the behavior of the U.S. and Russia in the post-Soviet era while looking carefully at why the U.S.'s lack of foreign policy is the biggest threat to humanity at the moment. Show Notes:The Sakerhttp://thesaker.is/our-fundamental-disagreement-about-wwii-hitler-jews-and-race/Pepe Escobarhttp://thesaker.is/the-siren-call-of-a-sys
Episode #19 - Alistair Crooke - The Civilizational Wars of the U.S. and Europe
Former British Diplomat Alistair Crooke and I sit down for a wide-ranging chat on the loss of institutional legitimacy all across the West and the Middle East. Starting with Brexit and what it means for the U.K. and spanning the globe to include Europe, its relationship to Russia and the ideological wars being waged by various factions against Iran and China, this is an episode I don't think anyone should miss.Show Notes:Crooke:https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/02/03/israel-in-the-mid
Episode #18 - Is Iran Sucking the Neocons into a Russian Cauldron??
Iran's move to pull out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty looks like an invitation to the U.S. to bomb them back to the stone age. But is it? Russian military strategy is predicated on creating cauldrons, encircling an over-confident enemy and cutting off their means of retreat.Is this move by Iran part of their larger gambit to get what it wants in the Middle East? Are the Neocons about to fall into the biggest geopolitical quagmire of all time? This week we explore all of these issue
Episode #17 - The Return of Queen Hillary Amid Impeachment Dread
With impeachment of Donald Trump the talk of the town, Hillary Clinton stepping into the spotlight with a perfectly timed fluff piece in the Hollywood Reporter and a new four-part Netflix documentary, it's clear to me the prep work has begun to save the Democrats from their Loonie Lefties and again stop Bernie Sanders.
Episode #16 -- Alexander Mercouris and What's Going on in Putin's New Russia
Today I sit down with The Duran's Editorial Director Alexander Mercouris to discuss in fine, granular detail the sweeping changes proposed this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin and how this sets Russia up for the next couple of decades. This is can't miss analysis from one of the real giants in geopolitics.
Episode #15 - David Stockman and How a Mad Fed Is Fueling the Next Crisis
Former OMB Director and publisher of Contra Corner David Stockman and I sit down for a big talk on what's really going on behind the scenes of the markets, why the equity markets keep rising and how that fits into the potential for a breakdown in Europe.Against this backdrop U.S. political insanity is pushing the world to the brink of crisis and war. And no one in power seems to see the big picture.
Episode #14 - Lew Rockwell and the Obligation of Truth Tellers
I sit down with the Head of the Mises Institute and Publisher of Lewrockwell.com, Lew Rockwell for a wide ranging talk about the duty of all libertarians to remind the world why we should all be anti-war and why there is always another side to the story.
Episode #13 - What Led to The U.S. War With Iran and What's Next
The lead up to Trump's murder of General Qassem Soleimani is important to understanding the context of why it happened. The key figure is Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and his relationship with the U.S. as it tried to dissuade him from charting a path for Iraq's independence.
Episode #12 - Trump Just Found Out How Alone the U.S. is Now
President Trump's murder of Iran's Qassem Solemaini was a brazen act of near lawlessness which will continue to widen the gulf between the U.S. and every other nation on earth. This lack of humanity is a wake-up call to the world.
Episode #11 - Will 2020 Bring War and Brexit?
We close out 2019 with two pressing issues for 2020.. Will there be war with Iran and the U.S. and with Brexit effectively in the books, what does this mean for the European Union and its looming debt crisis.
Episode #10 - Which is the Star Wars Film to Rule Them All
How can you end the Skywalker Saga without a retrospective of the entire Star Wars film series to date in the form of a gratuitous list from least to most favorite?
Episode #9 - The Rise and Fall of Star Wars
The Rise of Skywalker is proving to be just as divisive of the Star Wars fanbase as the previous film in the series, The Last Jedi. This week's show explores some of what I think is happening between the generations of Star Wars fans and what Disney's obligations are to them.
Episode #8 - Plumbing the Depths of the IG Rabbit Hole
With the release of the OIG report from Michael Horowitz its damning conclusions mask some obvious attempts to whitewash the Clintons' involvement in RussiaGate. I talk about that and how this ties directly into the worst aspects of U.S. foreign and domestic policy of the last 25+ years and how all roads lead through Ukraine.
Episode #7 Yra Harris - The Rotten Heart of Europe
This week Wall St. legend Yra Harris joins me to discuss the underlying causes of unrest in Europe, his involvement in bringing Bernard Connolly's seminal book 'The Rotten Heart of Europe' back into print and why Christine Lagarde's appointment as President of the ECB means you might want to be long Europe at some point in 2020.
Episode #6 - It's Time For Saint Greta to Shame You for Being Alive
As we begin to see the effects of entering a Grand Solar Minimum the Powers That Be continue to ratchet up the climate change hysteria into a full-blown religious fervor. And the cynical use of a child like Greta Thunberg only underscores both their desperation and their venality.
Episode #5: Garland Nixon - Chasing Down the Lies on K Street
Garland Nixon, co-Host of Sputnik Radio's Fault Lines with Lee Stranahan sat down with me for a wide-ranging talk on all the myriad ways the D.C. bubble spins lies to weave self-serving narratives.
Episode #4 - Can Ukraine's Zelensky Overcome the Opposition and Make Peace With Russia
Russia and Ukraine are in a complicated mess created by external actors in the U.S. and Europe which Presidents Zelensky and Putin are trying to unravel. They are opposed by literal Nazis, the U.S. and British Deep States and Israeli Zionists. Meanwhile Brexit looks to be slipping away as Project Fear of Jeremy Corbyn is winning the day in the U.K.
Episode #3 - Nigel Farage Saved Brexit But No One Can Save Angela Merkel
Nigel Farage formed an informal Brexit Alliance with Boris Johnson who dog-whistled his concession on a Sunday Night interview, saving Brexit from The Davos Crowd... for now. And if Brexit occurs as Farage wants, it spells the end of Angela Merkel in Germany.
Episode #2 - O'Keefe, Epstein and Why V Still Rules the Political Airwaves
On this Guy Fawkes Day James O'Keefe of Project Veritas dropped his biggest bombshell yet about the cover of in the media of Jeffrey Epstein and it reminds us just how fragile the elites' hold on power truly is and how close we are to that moment at the end of V for Vendetta when it all comes tumbling down.England Prevails!
Episode #1 - Mike "Mish" Shedlock - 10/27/2019 - Brexit, Macron, Johnson and Who Should You Trust?
Mike "Mish" Shedlock and I sit down to talk Brexit before Boris Johnson's big day in Parliament wondering aloud about Who is and who isn't honest about their Brexit intentions.
The Truth About Trump
I have always seen Donald Trump as a useful potential tool of the liberty movement. That potential is now gone as Trump unveils what is his true foreign policy objectives and it's time to realize that.
OPEC Cuts Deep to Save The Cartel
What the OPEC production cuts really mean and how China, Iran and Russia will respond to the changing environment
Mr Tariff Ups the Stakes on China
Donald "Mr. Tariff" Trump truly doesn't understand global trader nor does he understand the forces of deflation he is unleashing in his quest to save America from itself.
Have We Reached Peak Soros
George Soros looks to be winning everywhere but look closer and you'll see a madman spending money by the bucketloads to get lesser results.
Jumping the Global Warming Shark
Instead of seeding the air with smog to cool the planet maybe we should listen to real science which suggests strongly the planet is cooling off faster than we can imagine.
May Forces Brexit Betrayal to its Crisis Point
Brexit Betrayal is right on schedule as Theresa May moves to produce the result her masters in Europe asked of her from the beginning.
Mo' Money Mo' Invasion
Open Borders is a tricky subject from a Libertarian perspective. A look at the economic realities versus the philosophical.
What Price Crazy
What price are Americans willing to pay to rebuild their society? That's the most important question coming into the mid-terms.
Attack on Gab Proves Speech Was Never Free
Gab Was Targeted for take down to remind us that we're to remain where those in control can control what we say.
The Boomer Bomber Naked Emperors and the End of Civility
The left calls for violence as the U.S. Civil War heats up.
Lee Stranahan Part 3
Part 3 of my talk with Lee Stranahan, investigative journalist and host of the radio show Fault Lines.
More Peace Dividends as Merkel and Macron Join Syria Summit in Sochi
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron Formally Break with the U.S. over Syria. This is a major move towards peace in the Middle East
Putin Lays Down the Law at Valdai
My look at Vladimir Putin's talk at this year's Valdai Economic Forum and why the U.S. neoconservatives need to tread lightly from this point forward.
When Warren Woke Up to a World Without Her
Elizabeth Warren may be the stupidest politician to make it to national prominence and now she's just a Meme Factory with a vagina
Lee Stranahan Interview part 2
Part 2 of my interview with investigative journalist and radio host Lee Stranahan.
Preparation is More than Buying Bottled Water
Hurricane Michael may have missed my house but it reminds me of just how close we are to a political and financial storm brewing around the West. Being prepared is key.
Lee Stranahan Interview part 1
Lee Stranahan, an investigative journalist and co-host of the morning radio show, Fault Lines, on Radio Sputnik joins me for a wide-ranging talk on politics, the Left, Trump and where our society is headed as we approach the mid-term elections. This is part 1 of 3.