Podcast

Volatility: Friend or Foe?

2026 has started out with a bang. In this wide-ranging podcast, Paul Kiker and I help you quickly catch up on the most important financial and economic events that have happened…so far.

Volatility: Friend or Foe?

by Chris Martenson

2026 has started out with a bang. In this wide-ranging podcast, Paul Kiker and I help you quickly catch up on the most important financial and economic events that have happened…so far.

US Seizes Russian Tanker, Trump Pushes $1.5 Trillion Military Budget, ICE Fatally Shoots Protestor in MN

by Ivor

Today’s Digest covers U.S. seizes Russian tanker; Minneapolis ICE arrests spark shooting; Trump hikes defense spending, quits treaties; Asian nations boost military budgets; Blackstone hit by home-buying ban; Tether launches gold unit; Wegmans ramps biometrics; Bayer sues vaccine makers over mRNA tech.

US Seizes Russian Tanker, Trump Pushes $1.5 Trillion Military Budget, ICE Fatally Shoots Protestor in MN

by Ivor

SCOTUS Petitioned to Protect Right to Refuse Medical Treatment, Oil Prices Drop, Gold Targets Rise

by Ivor

Today’s Digest covers a health mandate petition; developments to the Venezuela/Maduro story, oil price drops, rising bond yields, gold forecasts, Portland condo slumps; AfD alliances, German economic strains; North Korean missile test; and an apology to Djokovic.

SCOTUS Petitioned to Protect Right to Refuse Medical Treatment, Oil Prices Drop, Gold Targets Rise

by Ivor

CDC Issues Major Reduction in Routine Childhood Immunization Schedule, Is a Strike on Iran Imminent?

by Ivor

Today’s Digest covers CDC childhood vaccine reductions; Israeli Iran strike approval; Iranian protests escalation; Oregon murderer’s police board reappointment; NYC mayor’s Biden alumni hires; tenant czar’s radical housing views; inequality-wellbeing meta-analysis; Ukraine’s Freeland advisory role; Trump’s Greenland push.

CDC Issues Major Reduction in Routine Childhood Immunization Schedule, Is a Strike on Iran Imminent?

by Ivor

Fat Pipe Jan 5th 2025: Trump, Neocons, Venezuela, The Death & Disease Jabs, and Welcome to The Technate of America

PREVIEW

by Chris Martenson

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Neocon fantasies are once again in charge of the show, and they will end in tears as they always do. Buckle up. It’s another Monday.

Fat Pipe Jan 5th 2025: Trump, Neocons, Venezuela, The Death & Disease Jabs, and Welcome to The Technate of America

PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Neocon fantasies are once again in charge of the show, and they will end in tears as they always do. Buckle up. It’s another Monday.

Venezuela Fallout, Tensions in Iran, Vaccine Thrombosis Findings, and Digital IDs for Newborns

by Ivor

Today’s Digest covers US-Venezuela intervention analyses, tensions in Israel and Iran, health vaccine/antidepressant risks, UK digital ID surveillance, AI deepfakes, DoD metals smelter investment, and the Minnesota governorship.

Venezuela Fallout, Tensions in Iran, Vaccine Thrombosis Findings, and Digital IDs for Newborns

by Ivor

Metals Reversal and Renewed Money Printing: Trouble Ahead in 2026?

PREVIEW

by davefairtex

Precious metals crashed amid margin hikes as the Fed’s balance sheet surged $59B—echoing 2019’s mysterious money printing. Is this the marker for trouble brewing in 2026?

Metals Reversal and Renewed Money Printing: Trouble Ahead in 2026?

PREVIEW by davefairtex

Precious metals crashed amid margin hikes as the Fed’s balance sheet surged $59B—echoing 2019’s mysterious money printing. Is this the marker for trouble brewing in 2026?

US Indicts Maduro, Trump Announces Control of Venezuelan Oil, Countries Advance Privacy Crackdown

by Ivor

Today’s Digest covers the Maduro capture, Venezuela’s oil, Russian biometrics, EU social media verification, BRICS Treasury sales, Texas sharia lawsuits, Minnesota refugee fraud, China naval threat, Grok explicit AI, and vaccine biases.

US Indicts Maduro, Trump Announces Control of Venezuelan Oil, Countries Advance Privacy Crackdown

by Ivor

US Attacks Venezuela, Captures President Maduro, Destroys Mausoleum with Hugo Chávez’s Remains

by Ivor

Today’s digest covers the U.S. strike on Venezuelan sites, Maduro capture; SMRs for AI energy; Alberta independence petition; pesticide lawsuit immunity; Minnesota Somali-linked welfare fraud.

US Attacks Venezuela, Captures President Maduro, Destroys Mausoleum with Hugo Chávez’s Remains

by Ivor

Today’s digest covers the U.S. strike on Venezuelan sites, Maduro capture; SMRs for AI energy; Alberta independence petition; pesticide lawsuit immunity; Minnesota Somali-linked welfare fraud.