The Preparation is the most important book I’ve read in 2025. This is not just some skip-college-and-save-money guide. This is a radical program for becoming a genuine renaissance man, and defying a system that churns out boring and indistinguishable drones. Co-author Matt Smith joins us. Sponsors… Read More
Ep. 2684 Politics Stinks, But Do We Need It Anyway?
Bruce Fenton talks about politics and whether we should shun or embrace it, his portfolio recommendations, Western misconceptions about Saudi Arabia, and plenty of other intriguing topics. Sponsors Bank On Yourself is a better way to grow and protect your hard-earned money than the 401(k) route. It’s… Read More
Ep. 2683 Saifedean Ammous on Bad Money and Good Economics
The great Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, discusses increased institutional interest in Bitcoin, the price of Bitcoin, and what’s wrong with mainstream economics. Sponsors Whether you’re running a business, doing a side hustle, flipping real estate, or just sick of handing over half your paycheck… Read More
Ep. 2682 To My Daughter: Why Ron Paul Matters
In this potpourri episode, I share the remarks I delivered at the Ron Paul 90th birthday BBQ, as well as my brief appearances while there on Kibbe on Liberty and Spaces X Josie. Sponsors If you’re a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are… Read More
Ep. 2681 Feminism, Israel, and other Third Rails
Buck Johnson joins me for an episode recorded live at the Ron Paul 90th birthday BBQ event. Sponsors Your business can save a fortune on monthly software costs by switching to Federated Computer. And you can take another 30% off their already low prices when… Read More
Ep. 2680 Trump and Putin: A Dissident View
Vladimir Brovkin, my professor of Russian history at Harvard, updates us on the status of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and what developments we might expect. Sponsors Whether you’re running a business, doing a side hustle, flipping real estate, or just sick of handing… Read More
Ep. 2679 The Lazy Man’s Portfolio for a Mad World, with Dominic Frisby
The great Dominic Frisby shares an investment portfolio that you can set and forget, and we further discuss bad decisions in the UK and the US. Sponsors Getting clobbered by your competitors? Invisible in the search engines? Your leads at a trickle — or nonexistent? Persist… Read More
Ep. 2678 The Covid Idiocy Refuted for Good
At the Mises Institute last month I was asked to speak on the Covid issue, so I summed up the argument systematically and using some of the charts that explode the Fauci version of events. Sponsors Your business can save a fortune on monthly software… Read More
Ep. 2677 Austrian Economics in the Age of Donald Trump
Nowadays we hear a lot from the right-wing that sounds like this: economics is a frivolous thing to be concerned about when we have matters of existential importance at stake, or economists care only about GDP, etc. In fact, the MAGA grassroots will find its goals more… Read More
Ep. 2676 Inflation vs. Families, Children, and Social Health
Author and professor Jeffery Degner discusses his important new book, Inflation and the Family, and how inflation negatively affects family formation, fertility, the long-term health of marriages, and more. Sponsors Getting clobbered by your competitors? Invisible in the search engines? Your leads at a trickle —… Read More
