Episode #229 -- Xoaquin Flores and a Trump and Putin Post-Mortem

This week the podcast is invaded from the Great White North by Mr. Matt Ehret to assist Dexter and myself to understand the depth of the perfidy that is the place known as the country of Canadia.  Matt goes through a number of eras of Canadian politics to illluminate just how strongly the dead hand of the British Crown rules over the US's supposedly harmless neighbors above the 49th parallel.Show Notes:Matt Ehret on substackMark Carney's Dystopic Pedigree - FilmUFO series. All four episodes are herehttps://matthewehret.substack.com/p/film-premiere-the-hidden-hand-behindhttps://matthewehret.substack.com/p/two-live-events-coming-up-in-torontoTom and Dexter on PatreonTom on XDexter on X

Geopolitical analyst and commentator Xoaquin Flores comes back to the podcast to discuss a number of topics in the wake of the Trump/Putin Summit in Alaska on August 15th.  From Turkey's unfocused aggression to the repeated attempts to isolate Serbia, there are no shortage of responses from the "usual suspects" in City of London and Brussels.  Xoaquin breaks these things down in granular detail for us which, to me, is required listening.Show Notes:Atlantic - Did the White House Not Understand What Putin Was Really Offering?Xoaquin's New Resistance Xoaquin's PatreonTom on XGold Goats 'n Guns Patreon

Economist and daily commenter on all things financial Peter St.Onge returns to the podcast for a back and forth about Powell, Trump, the tariffs and why, in the end, defending your home is what our top priority should be.Show Notes:Peter on XMike Rowe's Classic TED Talk.Tom on XSupport Gold Goats 'n Guns on Patreon

Brent Johnson of  "Dollar Milkshake" fame and CEO of Santiago Capital joins me for a talk about the past, present, and future of the so-called Rules Based Order and how that intersects with our worldviews on markets and potential investments.Brent describes his education and training in the post-WWII institutional framework and his evolution into the realist approach he takes to these subjects today.Show Notes:Brent on XSantiago CapitalTom on XGGnG on Patreon

Fresh from a well-deserved break, the owner of the driest wit in Geopolitics and markets, Alex Krainer returns to the 'cast for a wide-ranging talk about safety culture, tyranny, burnout, and why we should all remember to never, ever take Donald Trump at his word.Show Notes:Alex on SubstackI-System TrendCompassTom on XGGNG on Patreon

Custodia Bank CEO and crytpo-advocate Caitlin Long comes back to the podcast to challenge me on a number of subjects concerning the Federal Reserve What role did OMC Chair Jerome Powell play in assisting or hindering the Biden Junta's persecution of conservatives, it's debanking operations, and how it mismanaged the post-COVID world.  We also discuss how that interfaces with the new stablecoin regime being put in place legally by President Trump and what it really means for the US Treasury market and the US dollar.Show Notes:Custodia BankCaitlin on XTom on XGGNG on Patreon

Martin Armstrong returns to the podcast with an wide-ranging interview discussing all the angles around Donald Trump's recent declarations and actions.  We try to cut through the noise to determine whether war is really coming or not.Also for discussion is the possible reform of the Fed, how the Deep State really works, and how to actually get a decent night's sleep amidst all this change.Show Notes:Armstrong EconomicsMartin on XTom on XTom on Patreon

Vince Lanci returns to the podcast after my hiatus for a raucous talk about the what and why of the US's stablecoin strategy and what it implies for not only the US's future but how it slots into the greater emerging picture of a new financial paradigm.Show Notes:Episode #154 - Vince Lanci and Why Gold is the New BlackEpisode #213 - Caitiln Long and the Financial Crisis that Wasn'tECB July 1st Panel with Powell Vince on X VBL's GoldfixTom on XGold Goats 'n Guns Patreon

Dexter White returns to discuss why what you thought you hated inStar Wars: The Acolyte wasn't anything different than why you thought you hated Trump's Budget Reconciliation bill or any other "Outrage Du Jour."  We have a growing divide in political commentary that has trapped an entire locus of people on the left and the right to ensure there is no center. Show Notes:Tom on XDexter on XTom & Dexter on Patreon

Bitcoin advocate, entrepreneur, and Albertan patriot Dave Bradley joins me for a belated look at the G-7, Albertan independence and how the rush for pristine collateral is the race against time that Davos and City of London are working so hard to avoid going against their plans for a digitized neo-feudal world.Show Notes:Dave on XThe Bitcoin RodeoTom on XTom on Patreon