Gold Goats 'n Guns Podcast

Brent Johnson from Santiago Capital returns to the podcast so we can compare notes on what's happening in the US's quest to redollarize the world while Donald Trump remakes the map of the Middle East and rewires global trade.I asked Brent to come in and do an overview of the coming US stablecoin system and what that means for both the Fed and global central banking.Show Notes:Brent  on XSantiago CapitalTom on XGGnG on Patreon

Promethean Action's Susan Kokinda returns to the podcast after too long a break to do a strategy session on what Trump has to do from here to secure the mid-terms and beyond.  We cover everything from his upcoming trip to China to her time during the Reagan years to how to fix the automotive industry's quality problem.  All with the eye of improving the lives of ordinary people.Show Notes:Susan on XPromethan ActionTom on XGGnG on Patreon

Vince Lanci is back in the house as we try to unpack the strategic play President Trump is making with his bombing Iran and the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.Show Notes;Goldfix on SubstackVince on  XTom on XGGnG on Patreon

Fmr. Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt is in the house to discuss the state of strategic play concerning Iran.  We recorded this on March 5th, but it doesn't matter.  It's all still very relevant today.  Given how fast the world is changing, that's saying something.Show Notes:Blaine on SubstackDangerous Intellectuals PodcastBlaine on XTom on XGGnG Patreon

Economist Peter St. Onge comes back to the show to discuss the recent spate of encouraging economic numbers coming out of the US and what they mean in the context of Trump's attempt to turn the US economy around in the face of titanic political opposition.Show Notes:Peter on XPeter's WebsiteTom on XGGnG on Patreon

Promethean Action's Susan Kokinda returns to the podcast to give a lively chat about the journey through another side of the American political experience from the decidedly anti-British Empire perspective.Show Notes:Susan on XPromethean Action Tom on XGGnG on Patreon

Caitlin Long returns to the podcast to flip the format on its head as she is want to do (and I'm happy to oblige) and quiz me as to where things stand.  We recorded on January 14th, before Trump's visit to Davos.  Show NotesCaitlin on XCaitling Long - Episode #213: The Financial Crisis That Wasn'tTom on XGGnG on Patreon

Xoaquin Flores returns to the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of Donald Trump's recent moves in Venezuela and Iran.  We try to unpack what Trump's agenda really is and go over the mechanisms for how he advances it.  Given Trump's mercurial but hyper-rational behavior, it's no small task.Show NotesXoaquin’s New Resistance Xoaquin’s PatreonTom on XGGnG Patreon

Podcaster and survivor of the great censorship purge of the Biden Junta Tommy Carrigan joins the show to get on the other side of the microphone and discuss his journey from a fat loser to a hardened veteran.  For me, his story resonates with where our heads need to be to engage the fight in front of us for the future of not just our country but for the direction of the species itself.  Show NotesTPC on YouTubeTPC on RumbleTommy on XTom on XGGnG Patreon

Trader, writer and raconteur Vince Lanci returns to the show to discuss the big geopolitical implications of what's happening in silver and oil and how it ties into the outcome in Venezuela.  The rally in silver touches everything, since it is at the heart of the City of London's old monetary system.Show Notes:VBL's GoldfixVince on XTom on XGGnG Patreon

Fmr. Brig. General and Newsmax Contributor Blaine Holt returns to the podcast to discuss what the operation to extract Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela was really all about.  Hint: Everyone's right and everyone's a little wrong.  Show Notes:Blaine's Dangerous Intellectuals PodcastTom on XGGnG patreon

Santiago Capital CEO Brent Johnson returns to the podcast to discuss stablecoins, geopolitics, and how the Great Game of global capital is progressing.  I appreciate Brent's realist approach to both markets and politics and how his journey has shaped how he sees things unfolding.  Show Notes:Brent on XSantiago Capital Tom on XGGnG Patreon

Trader, writer, and Spicy Italian Meatball (!!) Vince Lanci returns to the podcast to close the loop on our now three-year financial & geopolitical bromance which began with the help of the equally great, but not nearly as spicy Tom Bodroviks then of Palisades Gold Radio and now Competent Investor, when we first discussed the idea of Gold-backed US Treasury bonds, as promoted by Judy Shelton.Vince and I cover the implications for the further coalescing of a Russian / Chinese / American currency and bond trade which combines the best that all three countries have to offer to a world which cuts out the City of London, Brussels, the BIS, and, of course, Davos.It's a wild ride.... Vince never disappoints.Show Notes:Vince on XVBL's GoldFixTom on XGGnG on Patreon

Author and Investigative Journalist Richard Poe returns to the podcast to take us on a history lesson centering on Great Britain's complicity in the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian Civil War.  It may or may not resemble activities we're seeing now or have seen in other periods of history.  Show Notes:Richard on SubstackWebsiteRichard on XEpisode #146 - Richard Poe and the Reach of Perfidious AlbionEpisode #171 - Richard Poe and Why All Roads Really Do Lead to LondonTom on XGGnG on PatreonPrevious ShowsPodcast Episode #235 – Halsey English and the Foundations of the Grand BargainPodcast Episode #234 — Adam Curry and the Immense Strength in NumbersPodcast Episode #233 — Vince Lanci and the Tale of Two SilversPodcast Episode #232 — Susan Kokinda and Trump’s War for the American SystemPodcast Episode #231 – Blaine Holt and the Strategic State of PlayYou can follow the Gold Goats ‘n Guns Podcast onApple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsSpotify<br

Co-Host of the Future's Edge Podcast and prime example of Italian greatness Bob Iaccino joins the podcast for a round the horm discusstion of politics and markets in a world governed by Trump's mob-style politics.  We may venture into some casual Italian supremacy talk.  Because, well, goombahs. Show NotesUnfiltered InvestorFuture's Edge Unfiltered PodcastBob on XTom on XGGnG on Patreon

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

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

Vince Lanci returns to the podcast to follow up on Episode #213's discussion with Caitlin Long.  Vince lays out his argument for why the GENIUS Bill, stablecoins, and crypto will usher in a new era of financial terms enforced this time by the US vs. City of London.  It's the flipside to the ideas floated by Ms. Long.   In short, dollar bulls and bears may in fact be right... but for reasons you haven't truly thought of yet.Show Notes:Ep#213 Caitlin Long and the Financial Crisis that Wasn'tVBL's GoldFixVince on XTom on XGGNG Patreon

Geopolitical badass Xoaquin Flores rejoins the podcast to help me unravel why the alternative media space is suffereing the same types of meltdowns as the legacy (undead) media when it comes to Trump, Putin, Israel and how they are resolving the old Gordian knots of geopolitics.Show Notes:Xoaquin on TelegramXoaquin's post on Trump and Putin Tom on XTom on Patreon

Dexter White returns to the podcast to discuss the ramifications of the Biden cancer reveal and the implications for it of the future of the Democratic Party.Show Notes:Tom on XDexter on XMegyn Kelly Jake Tapper Interview

Commentator Stormy Waters joins the podcast for a discussion on the nature of power, how it projects and protects itself in the context of the current political and cultural battle for mindshare.  A meditation on quantum mechanics, the culture war and how those things intersected to leave Donald Trump alive and now in power in the US.Show Notes: Stormy on XTom on XGold, Goats 'n Guns Patreon

Author EM Burlingame joins the podcast to explain the centuries-old process of wealth identification and extraction he's termed the "Financial Kill Chain" which goes back to even before the formation of the Bank of England in 1694.  We establish EM's thesis and apply it to the modern implementation of it as it pertains to the US, the UK and how it's failed in both Putin's Russia and Xi's China.A fascinating talk that is as profane as it is profound.  Truly not NSFW.  Show Notes:EM Burlingame on XEM on Substack The Financial Kil Chain Tom on XGold, Goats 'n Guns on Patreon

Vince Lanci of GoldFix returns to the podcast to complete the Trade War Trilogy of podcasts as we cover recent events from our specific perceptions and backgrounds.  Everything from the Trump/Powell kayfabe, to Europe's underhandedness during the post-Liberation Day market turmoil to where we think Trump goes next policy-wise and how the markets react to it.Show NotesZerohedge - Goldman Wrecks 'Sell America' Narrative: "Sees Very Little Evidence Of A US->RoW Rotation In Stocks"Vince on XGoldFixTom on XGold, Goats 'n Guns Patreon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 could have happened.Show Notes:Chris at Hyperion Decimus Tom on XGold, Goats 'n Guns Patreon

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 #205 — Joaquin Flores and Trump’s Groundwork for the Grand BargainPodcast Episode #204 — Tracy Shuchart and the Limits of Drill Baby DrillPodcast Episode #203 — Dave Collum and Liberation Day FalloutPodcast Episode #202 — Vince Lanci and Season Two of the Trump ShowPodcast Episode #201 – Alex Krainer and Following the Trend of Shrinking GlobalistsYou can follow the Gold Goats ‘n Guns Podcast onApple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsSpotifyPodbeanRSS FeedFountain App<a href="http://www.patreon.com/goldgoatsnguns" target="_blank" rel="nore

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

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

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

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

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