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LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured The Fed lives in a bubble of models, algorithms and press releases — while Main Street gets soaked. In this episode: Why 400+ PhD economists staring at bad government data got us stagflation The case for boots-on-the-ground monetary policy: talk to real businesses and households, not surveys How QE, gimmicks and “gain-of-function” monetary tools warped markets and destroyed credibility A radical blueprint: fewer ivory-tower models, real-world data, limits on emergency powers, and accountability for the Fed What a true “Central Bank Makeover” would look like — and why politicians won’t love it If you want honest monetary policy that serves people, not spreadsheets, this episode is your field manual.