

Coffee and a Mike
Michael Farris
I want people to find my podcast objective so that they can critically think to make an informed decision.
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Feb 13, 2026 • 1h 10min
Chris Martenson #1313
Chris Martenson, economic researcher and founder of Peak Prosperity, offers a skeptical take on elite power and systemic risks. He explores Epstein-related networks, rituals and legal leaks. He discusses geopolitical leverage, institutional decay, manufactured crises, surveillance creep, and practical resilience. Short, probing, and provocative.

Feb 12, 2026 • 1h 20min
Clem Chambers #1312
Clem Chambers, CEO and markets commentator known for writing on precious metals and macro trends. He covers TV’s decline versus YouTube, why gold and silver track geopolitical tension, AI’s inflationary and labor effects, Wall Street moving into crypto, and practical approaches to asset allocation and wealth building.

Feb 11, 2026 • 1h 49min
Dave Collum #1311
Dave Collum, Cornell organic chemistry professor and political/financial commentator. He tackles the Epstein file dump, whether Epstein might still be alive, and how redactions shape public narratives. They probe theories on rigged lotteries and bitcoin links. The conversation also ranges to media shifts, AI content battles, and market risks like Japan carry-trade stress.

Feb 8, 2026 • 1h 43min
Aaron Day #1310
Aaron Day, fellow at the Brownstone Institute and CEO of the Daylight Freedom Foundation, investigates Bitcoin, CBDC risks, tokenization, and the Epstein files. He discusses Epstein's financial links to crypto developers. He questions Bitcoin's shift to 'surveillance gold', warns about tokenization and the Genius Act, and outlines threats from CBDCs and concentrated stablecoin power.

Feb 7, 2026 • 1h 3min
Kevin Wadsworth of Northstar & Badcharts #1309
Kevin Wadsworth, a military meteorologist turned market analyst at Northstar/Bad Charts. He discusses Bitcoin’s technical warning signs and how low it might fall. He compares crypto valuation to gold and maps gold’s breakout and silver pullback targets. He covers portfolio allocation during precious metals bulls, hidden S&P momentum weakness, and major risks like rising yields, debt, and geopolitical disruption.

Feb 6, 2026 • 1h 48min
Will Tanner #1308
Will Tanner, writer and co-founder of The American Tribune, brings political and historical perspective. He covers the future of America, AI and nuclear power, debates on doomerism versus agency, alternate Civil War outcomes, taxation and institutional resilience, immigration enforcement, influencer culture, and why steady creator work beats viral stunts.

Feb 5, 2026 • 1h 35min
Dr. Clare Craig #1307
Dr. Clare Craig, a long‑time NHS pathologist and author, discusses censorship, algorithmic outrage, and how fear shaped pandemic policy. She explores behavioral science in public messaging, vaccine debates and reporting limits, and concerns about data, miscarriages, and autism incentives. The conversation also covers media mechanics, social-media suppression, and her new historical-fiction project.

Feb 3, 2026 • 1h 23min
Martin Armstrong #1306
Martin Armstrong, renowned economist and founder of Armstrong Economics, discusses geopolitics and money. He covers Gonzalo Lira’s last recorded talk, Ukraine/Russia dynamics and a proposed peace plan. He explains why the dollar stays dominant, euro fragility, precious metals rallies, Iran tensions, and risks of domestic unrest and sovereign debt contagion.

Feb 3, 2026 • 1h 14min
Anthony and Josh Rubin of Muckraker #1305
Josh Rubin, investigative reporter who documents cross-border migration on camera, and Anthony Rubin, frontline documentary journalist behind Replacing Europe, recount dangerous field reporting. They talk about kidnappings, ambushes, and being chased while filming. They cover migrant routes, EU funding and policing challenges, channel crossings and the Canary Islands route, plus launching a nonprofit and domestic investigative work.

Jan 31, 2026 • 1h 11min
Matt Bracken and Eric Yeung #1304
Eric Yeung, a geopolitical and commodities analyst focused on precious metals. Matt Bracken, a Navy SEAL, author, and historian on geopolitics and resource conflict. They discuss China’s control of silver flows, supply-chain strains and refining bottlenecks, historical 500-year silver ties between East and West, potential U.S. strategic moves on refining and shipping, and risks from kinetic confrontations.


