Shaun Newman Podcast

Martin Armstrong, founder of Armstrong Analytics and creator of the Economic Confidence Model, is a longtime economic forecaster who has advised governments and banks. He discusses long-range cycles, geopolitical impacts on currencies and metals, Alberta independence and currency ideas, and why loss of confidence—not inflation—drives gold and silver moves.

Alex Newman, award-winning international journalist and author who leads Liberty Sentinel Media. He discusses the deep state and permanent bureaucracies. He contrasts U.S. participation at COP and WEF and explores symbolism at climate summits. He frames modern geopolitics as a spiritual struggle and recounts his conversion and influence on education history.

David Redman, retired Lieutenant-Colonel and former Alberta emergency management chief, reflects on long-term national planning and crisis leadership. He outlines a 25-year vision with five-year reviews. He explains six national interests, warns about separatism and civil conflict, and lays out a full national security framework. He also presents the EPIC leadership model and urges citizen engagement.

Susan Kokinda, long-time political organizer with Promethean Action, advocates reviving American industry through Hamiltonian economic ideas. She discusses promoting manufacturing, tariffs, national development finance, resisting globalist influence, and why Trump’s anti-globalist agenda aligns with those aims. She also addresses criticisms about the movement’s foreign alignments.

Rapid-fire coverage of politics, from Alberta sovereignty petitions to federal spending and Emergencies Act fallout. They unpack local controversies like city pay transparency, Surrey violence, and court orders on band grave claims. Lighter segments include viral clips, quirky sports, tech-startup moves to the U.S., and gold and silver price swings.

Marc Cohodes, outspoken short seller and investor known for exposing corporate fraud, offers a provocative take on geopolitics and Canada. He discusses Alberta's push for independence, U.S. strategic interest in its resources, risks in Canadian banking and regulators, and how grassroots movements can rapidly reshape politics. Conversations touch on BC, CCP influence, and possible cascading breakup scenarios.

Doomberg, a pseudonymous Substack writer known for contrarian, data-driven takes on energy, geopolitics, and markets. They discuss Alberta separatism and strategies to ‘unstick’ energy projects. They cover global energy diplomacy, US political constraints, and why Ukraine looks unwinnable for the West. They also explain their publishing discipline, mental models, and views on gold and silver.

Kathy Flett, northern Albertan organizer and co-creator of the Alberta Women's Independence Network, and Angela Tabak, community-builder and outreach lead for the same network, share how they bring women together in kitchens and town halls. They discuss grassroots meeting formats, messaging tailored to women, the group's informal structure, petition momentum and strategies for quietly growing a resilience-focused movement.

Matt Ehret, Canadian historian and founder of the Canadian Patriot Review, discusses geopolitics and deep historical currents. He explores Greenland’s strategic future, traditions of technocratic control and a North American technate, and contested legacies from apartheid to postwar networks. Short, provocative takes on backchannel diplomacy and why historical war plans still matter.

Rapid-fire takes on Alberta politics, separatist petitions and party infighting. Heated debate over a pulled $12M housing grant and public-sector strike drama. Wildnews moments from Jasper wildfire critiques to Kamchatka snow chaos. Lighter bites include curling recaps, quirky viral clips and community fundraisers.