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On today’s episode I was thrilled to welcome Peter Schiff.  Peter is President and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital and Schiff Gold.  He has a great podcast of his own which you can find at: www.schiffradio.com and is a frequent guest on most major financial television networks.  I have been a fan of his for a long time and was really excited to have him on the program. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/peter-schiff.mp3

We recently caught up with famous economic prognosticator Gerald Celente.  He is calling for a worldwide collapse… and soon.  You don’t want to miss this episode: https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/gc-finalaud.mp3   Trends Research Institute Occupy Peace

On the latest episode of Political Badger, Doug Casey, renowned author, investor, and libertarian philosopher joined me to talk about our economy.  Doug feels something is brewing and it’s not good.  Listen in as he explains the how and the why of our economy’s pending collapse. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/doug-casey-final.mp3 https://www.caseyresearch.com/ Crisis Investing

Dr. Doom, Marc Faber joins us on Political Badger today to discuss economic troubles in China, Greece, and the U.S. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/marc-faber-final.mp3 http://www.gloomboomdoom.com/

On today’s show we are talking to John Tamny.  John is editor of RealClearMarkets, Political Economy editor at Forbes, and a senior economic adviser to Toreador Research and Trading (www.trtadvisors.com). He is author of the new book Popular Economics: What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey, and LeBron James Can Teach You About Economics (Regnery). https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/john-tamny-final.mp3

Here is part two of my interview with Cody Wilson: https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/cw2.mp3  

On this episode Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed tells us how two young guys from Little Rock, Arkansas conceived of an idea that just might rock the system.  It’s an idea rooted in a deep political philosophy that we’ll explore in episode two…  And it’s an idea that nearly cost him his freedom… and now he’s pursuing those who would imprison him with a fury like William MF Wallace. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/cody-wilson-episode-1-version2.mp3

Please check out my interview with Scott Horton of Antiwar radio: http://antiwar.com/ and the Scott Horton Show: http://scotthorton.org/  On this episode Scott obliterates the notion that the U.S. should police the world, that any of our wars are just, and that anything good at all comes from our war machine.  This was a lively conversation.  I know you’ll enjoy it! https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/scott-horton-edited-1-yep1.mp3

Please check out our latest podcast episode with Tres Knippa.  Tres is a trader, broker, and member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and appears weekly on CNBC, Bloomberg, and many other networks around the world. Tres has been trading futures and currency markets for over 17 years and became a member of theChicago Mercantile Exchange in 1996 after moving to Chicago from Texas. In 2004 Tres was the youngest member to ever be appointed to the Live Cattle Pit Committee at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Today, Tres’ focus is nothing short of global in scope.Tres trades a variety markets for himself and his clients including agricultural futures, currencies, stock indices, and interest rates. Tres’ customer base is as diverse as his positions. His customers include a commercial wheat farmer in Brisbane, Australia, a fund manager in London, England, a currency trader in Dubai, UAE, a stock index trader in Prague, Czech, a fund manager in Italy, and a feedyard owner in Dodge City, Kansas amongst many others. Tres is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor with Kenai Capital Management. While building his business, Tres found the time to attend classes and graduate from the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT in Boston, Massachusetts. He also holds a BBA from Baylor University and a Ranch Management Certificate from Texas Christian University. Tres’ fund seeks to profit from what, in his opinion, is the coming debt crisis in Japan. ShortJapanDebt.com https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tres-knippa-rev2.mp3

On today’s episode of Political Badger I interview David Beito about his book From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State which explores Fraternal Societies that provided social services before the government ran them.  It’s a good reminder of how man can and will always figure out ways to solve his problems in the absence of government intervention.  Many people assume we need government to provide unemployment insurance, etc.  Dr. Beito clearly illustrates this was not the case throughout most of our history. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/david-beito-rough-draft-v2.mp3 http://www.amazon.com/From-Mutual-Aid-Welfare-State/dp/0807848417

Please check out our latest interview with Bob Wenzel of http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com and http://www.targetliberty.com where we break down our economy from an Austrian perspective: https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/bobwenzel2final.mp3 http://www.amazon.com/Fed-Flunks-Speech-Federal-Reserve/dp/1312047232/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431141198&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Fed+Flunks

On our latest episode we are joined by Dr. Mark Thornton of the Mises Institute for a second appearance.  Today we discuss his great work on what is known as The Skyscraper Index which posits that each time the world’s largest skyscraper is built, an economic crisis follows.  Dr. Thornton has uncovered some pretty compelling evidence to support the theory in the past and has a new article on the newest tallest building in the world under construction in Saudi Arabia. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/markthornton2-finalauphonic.mp3   Link to original article Skyscrapers and Business Cycles http://www.amazon.com/The-Economics-Prohibition-Mark-Thornton/dp/1610160479

Our latest podcast episode is an interview with Travis Wilson of the new website http://www.policezero.com.  Police misconduct and general ineptitude is something we see and hear a lot about but is something I really don’t know much about I’m embarrassed to say.  I’m very glad to have had Travis on the show to educate me about this important issue. Travis Wilson is a 2010 graduate of the Northeast Florida Criminal Justice Training Center in Jacksonville Florida. His experience in the educational setting and experiences both before and after this professional training aid in the thoughts and context to his writing. Another place to catch his work not related to the Law Enforcement profession is his personal blog at TheBeardedLibertyGuy.com, launching mid April.  He has been guest on several radio programs including The Austrian Circle and Becoming Conscious and has had his writing featured by online blog aggregates The Essence of Liberty, The Libertarian Liquidationist and We Are Libertarians. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/travis-wilson-final.mp3 http://www.policezero.com http://www.thebeardedlibertyguy.com  

I recently had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Harry Dent.  He is the founder of HS Dent Investment Management, Editor of the free newsletter “Economy and Markets”, and is the author of several books including The Demographic Cliff.  Harry offers a bit of a different perspective than you are used to hearing on this show.  It was fascinating to learn how demographic cycles, and cycles in general, can be predictive of economic and societal conditions. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/harry-dent-final.mp3   http://harrydent.com/ http://www.amazon.com/Demographic-Cliff-Survive-Deflation-2014-2019/dp/1591847273/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428455043&sr=8-1&keywords=the+demographic+cliff

Please enjoy my latest interview with Per Bylund of the John F. Baugh Center at Baylor University.  On this episode we discuss, among other things, Sweden and why it is held up as an example of Socialist success: https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/per-bylund-two.mp3   http://perbylund.com/

On our latest podcast I was extremely fortunate to interview John Mauldin: noted financial expert, best-selling author, and chairman of Mauldin Economics.  John gave us his unique insight into our economy today and what we can expect in the future.  It was fun to have someone on with Austrian influences, but who is not a strict Austrian.  He has a unique perspective and I’m happy he was kind enough to share it with us.  Please enjoy. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/john-mauldin2.mp3   http://www.mauldineconomics.com/

I was very excited to interview economist Robert P. Murphy on the podcast recently.  He is definitely one of our more dynamic guests.  His passion for economics and libertarian theory is infectious and we were lucky to have him join us.  On this episode we discuss his book Chaos Theory which lays out plausible ways in which society could function without the state, particularly in regards to the provision of law and military.  Most people think there would be pure chaos without things like a state imposed legal system.  Dr. Murphy clearly illustrates this is nonsense.  Enjoy! https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/bob-murphy-final.mp3 http://consultingbyrpm.com/ http://mises.org/library/chaos-theory http://lionsofliberty.com/2014/05/22/lions-of-liberty-podcast-ep-35-robert-murphy-objections-to-anarcho-capitalism/

On our latest episode I was happy to welcome Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute as our guest.  Ryan is editor of Mises Daily and The Free Market and is the author of the book, Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre.   Today on the podcast we discuss Net Neutrality: what it’s all about and what the recent vote means. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/ryan-mcmaken-final.mp3

Our latest podcast was a fun one.  David Kelley is the founder and Chief Intellectual Officer of the Atlas Society, an organization committed to the promotion of Objectivism.  I am a big Ayn Rand fan and it was fascinating to learn more about her philosophy.  As you’ll hear, Dr. Kelley speaks eloquently about the Objectivism and libertarianism in general.  I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/david-kelley-final.mp3 http://www.atlassociety.org/  

I recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Benjamin Powell, director of the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University.  He is also senior fellow at the Independent Institute in California.  On this episode we discuss the free market, today’s economy, and sweatshops.   Please enjoy:   https://politicalbadger.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/ben-powell-final.mp3   http://www.amazon.com/Sweatshops-Improving-Cambridge-Economics-Cognition/dp/1107688930