Episodes
Thursday Jun 30, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday Jun 30, 2011
Thursday Jun 30, 2011
The guys discuss the austerity budget passed by Greece's socialist party. Plus domestic monetary news, the early news from the presidential election campaign, and other items.
Thursday Jun 23, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday Jun 23, 2011
Thursday Jun 23, 2011
This week Jake and Walt talk about the second ever Ben Bernanke press conference, plus they explore the many ways that Cong. Ron Paul of Texas is being accepted on a wide variety of his long standing positions on the issues, particularly regarding monetary and foreign policy, to the point where both Republican candidates for President and the Democratic Commander In Chief himself are parroting Paul's positions!
Thursday Jun 16, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday Jun 16, 2011
Thursday Jun 16, 2011
This week, Walt, Jake, and Gene play and discuss the new MoveOn.org video by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich which was released today, and they show how he conveniently ignored the most important aspect of the problem: how it is that the rich became super-rich in the first place! In the end, they reveal Reich as being actually a supporter of the system that make the rich into super-rich in the first place, at everyone else's expense!
Thursday Jun 09, 2011
Thursday Jun 02, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday Jun 02, 2011
Thursday Jun 02, 2011
The guys talk in detail about the plummeting Greek bonds and the likely consequences they will have for Greece, the European Union, the Euro, and yes, the American economy. Also, Jake reports on a filing by GATA on behalf of Bernard Von Nothaus in the Liberty Dollar appeal, and Gene reports on the latest MERS news from a district court in Oregon.
Thursday May 26, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday May 26, 2011
Thursday May 26, 2011
Walt reports on Cong. Ron Paul of Texas announcing that he plans to push for an audit of the nation's gold supply. Also, Jake reports on probably misleading signals from the Fed that they're not going to continue with Quantitative Easing III, and Gene talks about the likelihood that Wall Street assets are overvalued according to guru Jim Grant.
Thursday May 19, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday May 19, 2011
Thursday May 19, 2011
Jake and Walt talked about President Obama's address to the State Dept. about the "Arab Spring" and noted that the country of Zimbabwe, which has had a history of massive inflation in its past, is now looking at the possibility of returning to a gold standard with their national currency. While a dramatic turnaround, this does make sense, particularly given the huge gold reserves that reside within Zimbabwe's borders.
Thursday May 12, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday May 12, 2011
Thursday May 12, 2011
The IMF announces that core eurozone countries are in danger of debt defaults. Also, Exxon blames high oil prices on "speculators". Walt, Jake, and Gene separate the wheat from the chaff.
Thursday May 05, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday May 05, 2011
Thursday May 05, 2011
The big news this week is the capture of Osama Bin Laden. While we're glad he is gone, Walt, Jake, and Gene raise disturbing questions about HOW he was killed and the way the detail of the story of the operation keep changing. The guys also discuss what this will mean for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan going forward.
Thursday Apr 28, 2011
Freedom News Hour
Thursday Apr 28, 2011
Thursday Apr 28, 2011
Walt, Jake, and Gene discuss the news of the day, including the implications of this week's first ever scheduled press conference by Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve.