Episode #235- Halsey English and the Foundations of the Grand Bargain

Long-time friend and sparring partner on all things geopolitics, Halsey English, joins the podcast crew for the first time to add color and context to the Trump's plans and accomplishments in the Middle East.  From Israel/Iran to Trump's taming of the GOP shrews to the threats just over the horizon, we cover a lot of ground.Show Notes:Halsey on XHalsey on Patreon Tom on XGold, Goats 'n Guns on Patreon

The "Podfather" Adam Curry is in the house to have a chat about all the things, from online intentional communities to the synthetic nature of conversation, and how that is the key to immunizing us from the High Table's desire to set us apart, tear us down, and leave us without hope.Show Notes:No Agenda ShowAdam on XTom on XGGnG on Patreon 

Raconteur, trader, and expert in all things financial plumbing Vince Lanci returns (again) to the podcast to give us an important breakdown of what is happening in the silver markets, how what is happening is different than gold, and ultimately why London is the real target of everything Trump is doing.Show Notes:Vince on XVBL's GoldfixEpisode #154 - Vince Lanci and Gold is the New BlackTom on XGold, Goats 'n Guns on Patreon 

Veteran Political Activist and "Detroit Chauvnist" Susan Kokinda of Promethean Action joins me for a lively discussion of Trump's UN Speech, an atlernate take on the 2008 financial crisis, and why Greenbacks may actually be the way forward for the United States.Show Notes:Promethean ActionPromethean Action on XTom on XGGnG Patreon -- how we pay the billsExpat Money Summit

Former Brig. General and Senior Foreign Affairs Contributor at Newsmax Blaine Holt joins me for a high level strategic talk about the state of play surrounding President Trump's policies foreign and domestic and how they interface with the overall arc of history.  Show Notes:Blaine on XDangerous Intellectuals PodcastTom on XSupport GGnG on Patreon

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