Episodi

  • Ep 379 | Trial by Fire No. 5: Demographic Destiny
    Jan 15 2026
    America’s birth rate has fallen below replacement, fueling a vicious cycle of aging, debt strain, and widening wealth gaps. Kevin Freeman connects monetary policy, inflation, cultural shifts, and environmental factors to delayed marriage, fewer children, and long-term national fragility. He outlines solutions centered on affordability, sound money, faith and family renewal, and community-based economic support. This installment sets the stage for the final segment on immigration and assimilation.
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    25 min
  • Ep 378 | Trial by Fire No. 4: The Wealth Gap
    Jan 8 2026
    Kevin Freeman connects soaring debt, fiat money, and financialization to America’s widening wealth gap, tracing its roots back to 1971. He outlines how cronyism, big government, and global power blocs exacerbate inequality and destabilize society. Historical case studies show why socialist “solutions” entrench elites while harming the middle and working classes. Actionable remedies focus on smaller government, true free markets, and honest money anchored to tangible value.
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    25 min
  • Ep 377 | 2026: The Road Ahead
    Jan 1 2026
    Start the year with a clear look back and a forward-focused plan. Kevin Freeman and Mike Carter assess politics, economics, and money — what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next. From tariffs and inflation trends to AI-fueled markets, gold and silver performance, and border policy impacts, this briefing prioritizes facts over spin. Get actionable insights on portfolio positioning, the risks of escalating debt and CBDC pushes, and the rise of transactional gold across multiple states. Explore new initiatives — the Economic Justice Board and SCAN — to counter structural threats and expand real on-ramps to prosperity.
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    25 min
  • Ep 376 | Holiday Classics and Economic Themes in Christmas Movies
    Dec 25 2025
    From "It’s a Wonderful Life" to "Die Hard," uncover timeless financial lessons — bank runs, inflation, generosity, and customer-first capitalism — hidden in your favorite Christmas films. Kevin and Marnie connect nostalgia with real-world economics, highlighting middle-class pressures, ethical business, and the true spirit of giving. Hear how "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "The Grinch," and "Miracle on 34th Street" showcase markets, charity, and community in action. A festive, thoughtful guide to celebrating Christmas with wisdom, warmth, and sound money insights.
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    25 min
  • Ep 362 | The Disappearing Stock Market Is Making the Wealth Gap Worse
    Dec 22 2025
    Kevin Freeman traces the arc from 1980s optimism — thousands of investable public companies and rapid innovation — to today’s halved stock count amid soaring GDP and population. He argues that financialization, heavy regulation (SOX, Dodd-Frank), and abundant private capital pushed companies to stay private, widening the wealth gap and fueling socialist sentiment. Examples like Uber illustrate how gains accrue privately while retail investors face late access and higher risk; meanwhile, dollar debasement and the Cantillon Effect amplify inequality. Freeman advocates restoring opportunity via sound money (state gold/silver initiatives), lighter but fair regulation, stronger IP protection, and expanded public access to high-growth firms, urging policy action to revive broad-based capitalism.
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    24 min
  • Ep 375 | Trial by Fire No. 3: Programmable Money
    Dec 18 2025
    Discover how soaring debt, a coordinated dollar assault, and rapid CBDC adoption could consolidate financial power and erode economic freedom. Hear admissions from BIS, IMF, and WEF leaders on programmability, unified ledgers, and policy-conditioned money — and why this threatens privacy and liberty. Explore the risks of private “shadow CBDC” stablecoins, the push toward cashless systems, and how social credit-like controls could spread through banking. Learn state-level alternatives, including cash protections and gold and silver “pirate money,” as opt-outs to centralized control.
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    25 min
  • Ep 374 | Trial by Fire No. 2: Currency Collapse
    Dec 11 2025
    Kevin Freeman outlines how mounting debt, geopolitical alliances, and de-dollarization efforts threaten U.S. reserve currency status — and what that could mean for inflation, markets, and everyday Americans. He traces the dollar’s arc from Bretton Woods to Nixon’s closure of the gold window, the petrodollar, and today’s multipolar finance led by BRICS. The analysis details coordinated pressure from communist, Islamist, and globalist actors, plus domestic failures — framing a potential sequence from bond sell-offs to hyperinflation. Practical mitigations include disciplined fiscal policy and strategic gold initiatives at the state and personal levels.
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    25 min
  • Ep 373 | Power, Climate, and Control: Inside COP30
    Dec 4 2025
    From Brazil’s COP30, Craig Rucker alleges U.N.-driven top-down control, massive wealth transfers, and political theater that sidelines indigenous voices while rewarding grifters and ideologues. He claims NGOs and activists frame climate as a quasi-religion to justify sweeping policies and funding goals, including a proposed $300 billion-per-year climate fund scaling toward $1.3 trillion by 2035. Rucker argues that many scientists privately temper their alarm. At the same time, public pressure and grants enforce orthodoxy, and he says public skepticism is rising as EV pullbacks and renewed interest in nuclear power challenge green mandates. He urges the Senate to formally reject legacy climate treaties to end the policy “ping-pong” for America.
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    24 min