Booze, Booms & Busts

How do you sit down when you have a gun stuffed down your pants?Does the Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) trump the pain of losing hard in crypto?And will your AI girl/boyfriend steal your banking details?Grab a beer and tune in as the boys answer these critical questions in the latest BBB!

After a year in the Portuguese wilderness, Sam Volkering returns to the mic once more!Coming up this week:How many affairs at the office is too many, and why is the "average" at BP 1-3? The unending mystery of oil and the Middle East The Cantillon effect - the secret key to free real estate (and good beer)?

It's been a long time since the last episode of #BBB... but the pub must remain open!While Sam Volkering is with us only in spirit this episode, Nickolai Hubble returns to the show as a co-host to discuss how the world over the past year. Are we witnessing the End of Net Zero?Why do populist politicians in continental Europe never seem to deliver what they're elected to do?And why do the Japanese government hate beer so much?Crack open a beer and join us for the return of Booze, Booms & Busts!

It's been seven hour and 15 days...oops sorry wrong podcast. It's been five weeks and two days since we took your love away, since we did a Booze, Booms & Busts. But we are back and oh boy! has there been a lot going on. From crypto "Red Notices" to tax cuts for the rich and famous to degen bond traders and a boom in British manufacturing. What are we bullish and bearish on? What makes She Hulk so bad, and what oh what are we to make of the economy, inflation, rates and beer right now? So much to cover, one hour of your life to give us. Grab a tinnie and just do it!

We're back live with Episode 84 of Booze, Booms and Busts. Here today to discuss the extraordinary autocratic moves of (former) Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, why defecting from your country during a Commonwealth Games could be a good idea and why the Dutch decided (on their own of course) that arresting a Tornado Cash developer was the right thing to do! So much to talk about, so grab some tinnies, settle in and drink on up (just not 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes thanks)...

What happens if you merge a 6'7" Barron with a Clinton dynasty great hope? A purple child? Or the future of homeownership from millennials as the great boomer wealth transfer takes place? Why would you save in Istanbul when you can just "crypto"? And if Tom Cruise is so short, then why does Rishi need to zipline into No.10? Some of the hardest hitting questions are on the table today, such as what happens to Aus/UK relations without Neighbours? All that and more in episode 83 of Booze, Booms & Busts.

Why is Elon doing Twitter like that? Why are airplanes about to fall out of the sky? How does one decide which bumbling fool is best to replace the bumbling fool? Why is Germany so fu****? How does this all play out in the market? As usual, a lot to cover, so little time, so many beers to consume along the way. In this sweltering episode of Booze, Booms & Busts we cover it all (and more!) Grab a tinnie and settle in...

We're back after an extended period away and we don't mess about getting straight into the conversation. NFTs, why does the world still have a hard on for NFTs? What makes Top Gun the best movie of all time? Iran? How does the world's thinnest watch represent a trend that continues to linger around? And why does Boaz have the WuFlu? All this and more in Episode 81 of Booze, Booms & Busts

Contrary to popular belief, we weren't cancelled...and we are BACK with everything Boozy, Boomy and Busty! From the increasingly likelihood of talking about Hitler to Goon bag at the races and chilly Aberdeen nights and even how a $60 billion market failure could end up as the best thing that ever happened to the crypto markets. So much to catch up on, so much to dissect. We're here for episode 80 of Booze, Booms & Busts.

Episode 79 of Booze, Booms and Busts comes with a competition. Correctly identify a person in a clip we have and you go into the running to win a case of beer. Aside from giveaways, we discuss...Netflix and their crappy content, saying "thanks" to the bedroom ceiling, what it must be like to be Musk and of course, sending scam NFTs to Hitler. So much to cover, so many beers to drink (specially now Boaz is done with Lent) so grab a couple tinnies and join us for Booze, Booms & Busts Episode 79

When is a horse race not a horse race? When is it not a sport? If a horse loses its nuts, can it still race? Yes, but can it stud? No. So what happens if you forcibly remove the testicles from a bull? More specifically a bull, modelled on the Wall St. bull for a crowd of bitcoin bros? So much to talk about today, so much to cover, plus a few beers to drink (for half of us at least!). Episode 78 of Booze, Booms & Busts is LIVE

Our irregular publishing schedule continues with Episode 77. When you look to the stars, what do you see? We see...confusion, but opportunity and ways to track, trace and make moves in the market. Astrology, dismiss it at your own peril, watch it at your own peril and think about all the people queuing up to get their hands on a planetary Swatch. Confused? Good. It's deep, meaningful and philosophical in today's episode, so grab a few tinnies and settle in.

Due to scheduling and technical issues we're a little late with episode 76...but it's well worth the wait. Question, if you had a couple billion lying around would you, a) buy a missile infused megayacht from a Russian dictator, b) buy the Chelsea football club, c) dump it all into an anonoymous fund to buy whatever Jeff wanted? The hard hitting questions on this week's episode 76 of Booze, Booms & Busts.

Are we living in the 70s or is this history on repeat? Feels like there's some weirdly similar themes popping up now around energy independence, nuclear armourment, the threat of imminent invasion, space race, all on the backdrop of a commodities market trading like crypto. So. Much. Fun! There's a lot to unpack this week as well as (at least one of us) smashing a couple of beers as we pick apart the world and the market in Booze, Booms & Busts episode 75

We're back with episode 74 as WAR kicks off in the Ukraine thanks to Vlad's army and their...aim...to...do what exactly? What is the end game there? How should we be viewing the actions of Russia? Is Ukraine as clean as the media might have you suspect? And while the world financially strangles Russia what of their innocent citizens? No one wins here, only pain on both sides. So what next? How do you navigate the markets in times like these? Well, grab a stubbie and settle in because that's exactly what we explore in Booze, Booms & Busts Episode 74.

We're back after a minor extended absence with episode 73, where we look at all tings market relat..... Actually to be honest there's very little market related this week. Why? Dunno really, but we just never managed to get there. Dragged down by royal scandal, Putin's watch collection and what would be our first Executive Orders as President, it just never became about the market. So...enjoy, grab some tinnies and settle in for Episode 73 of Booze, Booms & Busts

In the latest episode of Booze, Booms & Busts we explore the dystopian future of metaverses, who might use them, how they might use them and whether this is a sorry and sad state of affairs or really just an evolution the madness of mania sweeping across the world right now...whilst speaking about mania we also dive into NFTville looking at NFTs, our view on the NFT market (hype or hope) and the best way to dive deep into this crazy (but fun) world of NFT mania. Of course we also crack open and enjoy a couple of tinnies. So grab a few, settle in, cos this episode is a doozy!

We're back for episode 71 of Booze, Booms & Busts where this week we actually talk about the markets with real insight into WTF is going on in tech, the infamous ARKK ETF, crypto, metaverses and "tomorrow's iBeer."Lots of ground to cover with the market in a spin, stocks and crypto getting smashed, where to look and what to do for investment and of course all washed down with a few nice brews from around the world.Settle in, grab some tinnies and enjoy!

Episode 70 coming to you from the year 2022...or 2019 where the uber-elites have time travelled to live out their glory days. Either way, whatever multiverse you're in, this week is less about markets and more about the absurdity of our existence. Wanna know how absurd? Just cast your eye to the Novak Djokovic sage playing out in Australia right now. Wild. To hear more on that, a $3.5 million Pokémon card scandal, selling cigarettes to kids and smuggling them to old people homes, tune in for episode 70 of Booze, Booms & Busts

It's our first episode for 2022 – and what better way to kick off the new year than with a quite sobering edition... Nah, it's not all bad news, there's a lot to be excited about like Melania's choice for Solana, who would make a great Satoshi, the impossible choices of authoritarian regime, shitcoin pitch wars and why Apple at $3 trillion isn't all that crazy! And of course we neck a few tinnies. So saddle in, strap up and settle down for episode 69 (gigidy) of Booze, Booms & Busts.

It's the final Booze, Booms and Busts for 2021. Or is it 2020? What day of the week is it again? Anyway, it is Hogmanay and it's time for a few brews with friends (yes that includes you) to chat about the good, bad, ugly and fashions that may or may not repeat in the decade. We promise we're not already drunk and promise that episode 68 (one more to go...) of Booze, Booms and Busts is as entertaining as ever. Grab a brew or two and enjoy our special New Year's Eve episode...Happy Hogmanay friend! Up ya bum!

We've been away a while, not the Rona, but just cos we got sick (well Sam did at least), Boaz was away...and enough excuses...we're back! Back with "The Rona" with meme stocks, Robinhood's stock price. the Guinness challenge. locking down, John Unit, booze, Xmas, you name it we're all over it this week! We're in top form and hopefully you are too. Strap in cos Booms, Booms and Busts episode 67 is live and ready to go!

Do you eat meat? Should you eat meat? Should you eat beyond meat? Impossible food? Should you just drink beer? In an unexpectedly culinary episode we look at all these things and more such as, did Coffin Finance predict their own demise? Is Facebook to Meta a genius move or a disaster? We find our way to the number go up forever market, Krispe Kreme and our most popular segment yet, "Shill me a Shitcoin!"Grab some tinnies, tune in and enjoy episode 66 of Booze, Booms & Busts.

You read that title right. What else did you expect? When we've had a unexpected break in schedule we only come back with a BANG, figuratively of course. But this week we're firing on all cylinders, talking inflation, the bullshit that is COP26, a great piece on the Aussie property market and some interesting "pitch me" ideas for teh recently listed tokens on coinmarketcap. It's exciting, offensive (to boomers mainly) but it's us as usual, grab some tinnies, and tune in for booze, booms & busts episode 65

This is gunna sound bad...so Hitler...It's a soundbite that shall reverberate around the podcast scene for some time. But seriously, why is Tesla a $1 trillion company? Why does this make Shiba Inu now the biggest "dog coin"? Can you sell me on the next big Inu? So much wow, so much beer...Join us for all this and more in episode 64 of Booze, Booms & Busts!

This week as bitcoin launches to all-time highs what i happening in the bitcoin world? Is it ETF mania, what is a futures ETF anyway? Also, how does this match up with gold, the demand for gold and is gold relevant in a digital gold world?We also look at getting rekt in digital card games, how TradArt is worse than TradFi and what does it look like getting rekt on Antiques Roadshow in 100 years?All this and more on episode 63 of Booze, Booms & Busts.

We're on the verge of running out of everything. Steaks, milk...toys for Christmas. So if you believe the tabloids, better stock the f*** up for Christmas now! Or...instead of remitting over everyone, give the gift that keeps on giving...satoshi. We talk about how Bond is no good, reboots make us feel old, face peeling booms, why you must check your oven if you've stuff up Amazon's Q4 earnings and Boaz drinks a beer that'll knock YOUR socks off too. Grab a couple tinnies, strap in, it's episode 62 of Booze, Booms & Busts!

Monday beers, how can this not be a good idea? Due to a pause in programming last week, we've shifted to Monday this week talking about everything from games to play and earn to supplement income, energy crisis in Lebanon and how far your EV can go to NFTs and jewellery on a screen around your neck.Get some beers saddle in and have a Happy Monday!

Rektember is over! Uptober is here. Q4 LFG! But...do you remember that time in December when XRP was all the rage? The bros in the know felt remitting would grow and that XRP would be The Standard.In this week's Booze, Booms & Busts we cover everything from the standard, the week of jerry can mayhem, Bond movies, diminishing returns, remitting all over the record store, Ross Ulbricht and we drink everything from quince to rocket fuel barley wine. Perhaps our funniest yet! If you like beer, remitting and discussing standards then tune in to episode 60 of Booze, Booms & Busts

It's Ryder Cup week! If you're into golf, this is a big a tournament that is out there. Team golf, is where it's at. If you're not into golf, what's wrong with you?Either way, we'll discuss America vs. Europe, why China is a master of illusion and how do you fight the FUD...all while sinking some of the finest beers from around the world. Also should Sam get those jerry cans he's been stewing over for days...?Grab some tinnies, chuck the Ryder Cup on in the background, whack it on mute and listen up to Episode 59 of Booze, Booms & Busts

Ok, we're sorry. Maybe we crashed Solana after last week's episode. It's possible. But more likely that someone just sacrificed the wrong virgin. This week's in depth episode covers everything from rebooting blockchains to what's cooking between Australia, the UK and the US. Is China about to get a shot across the bow? Also dilemma of the day, Winnie the Pooh or James Bond gold?Also the pub has no more beer...well the last can at least. So grab what tinnies you've got left and join us for another riveting episode (number 58) of Booze, Booms & Busts!

Two episodes in a week! Whoa. Well, technical difficulties can taketh away one week, but the following week giveth back!Today we look at the results from our "woman who presses CTRL–P at Tether/The Fed" poll, what's wrong with Ethereum and why Solana is booming. We also put ESG in our sights, think about the impact non-ESG will have and are we about to return to offensive income stocks for investors? Of course we also sink some beers and generally laugh at shit. So strap in and join us with a few tinnies for episode 57

After a delay in last week's episode due to technical issues (Sam's fucked up screen) we're back MID-WEEK with a new Booze, Booms & Busts, talking HDDVD Porn, Jacuzzi tubs on Canary Wharf, the changing nature of Vauxhall, how attractive the ladies who push CTRL-P at Tether and the Fed are and doing so while sinking some beers(?) and getting it all done before Sam's cat fries himself causing more technical difficulties.So much to cover, so little time, so many beers(?) Episode 56 of Booze, Booms & Busts live now!

The deal of the century has just landed. No, it's not Ronaldo's return to Manchester United. It's investors getting access to the Bombay Stock Market in India...or at least what we hope for. With so much money flowing around, from Premier League mega-wages to IPL cash glory, the question becomes where does it come from and where can you invest for it. We suggest perhaps the answer is INDIA!So much to dig into this week including buying arcades off Ronaldo's wages and what is Jackson's Hole? Grab a few tinnies and tune in to episode 55 of Booze, Booms and Busts.

We start with Shamu and China getting REKT working our way around to guys in gimp suits dancing for Elon and the depths of despair with OnlyFans. How did we get from there...to there? Well, tune in to find out more.Grab a couple of coldies/tinnies/brewskis and get your ear-holes ready for Episode 54 of Booze, Booms & Busts: Shamu attacks market

It's a special episode. An episode that will commemorate a hugely important day (this Sunday). A Day that all historians and financial-types should recognise and drink to. You can find out what it's all about in today's episode.But we also talk about whether stealing $600 million in crypto is a crime or a heroic act, where does the line blur between freedom and control of money, and of course we drink booze. Not just beer...but beer, mead and rum! Black tot rum to be precise.Where does such consumption take us...well tune in to find out in today's episode 53 of Booze, Booms & Busts

CryptoPunks, CryptoKitties, Hirst, Renaissance artists, property, Magic: The Gathering, Parallel, Steve Jobs' job application...what does it all mean? How are NFTs reshaping our landscape questioning value, money, wealth? Is it all a bubble or a massive money laundering operation? Why are NFTs even important? We deep dive into booms, busts, missed opportunity FOMO and the raging, white hot NFT market. Of course we also drink some of the finest beers from around the country on what is also International Beer Day! Cheers, Proost, Salut, Up Ya Bum! Episode 52 of Booze, Booms and Busts is here.

It has only taken us 51 episodes to get to what may be a real turning point. Finally our FIRST EVER EPISODE where we barely talk about anything financial. in fact one may argue this entire episode is us just shooting the shit about things we would be talking about at the pub. Everything from living on boats to the intricacies of political correctness and social inequality. Also that perhaps this is the episode that will piss off more people than ever before.It's a doozy! So grab some tinnies, strap in, it's a wild one today, completely off-piste.Booze, Booms & Busts Episode 51

We're back after a few weeks hiatus (Sam's wife had another kid so he gets a leave pass)! Time for beers and booms and busts, and busting today is ThorChain (what is ThorChain you ask? Well, listen to find out). Booming is the amount of money the US treasury has, which could lead Elon Musk to convert all his EU money to Bitcoin and boozing is us, with beers from the UK and Belgium. We also cover Marvel's greatest hits, what happens when the debt ceiling is smashed and it Twitter going to "decentralise"?It's our POWERFUL return for season two. sit back, crack a coldie and enjoy!

What happens when you cross a billionaire with experimental financial technology and FOMO? You get the Cuban Missile Crisis! Still no idea what we're talking about? Well tune in to this weeks Booze, Booms and Busts to find out why Boaz is bullish on rugs, Sam is bearish on remote control VWs and of course some of the world's great beers and how they fit into our unnecessarily complex beer rating system!

It's Friyay again and time for Episode 48 of Booze, Booms & Busts. In today's episode we discuss everything from the rise of platinum group metals to Elon's arse smoke, the second hand car market and how the world's odlest auction house is going virtual! Of course some quality brews from all over the world, including an elusive but highly ranked BB+ from up Cheshire way. Tune in to find out what it was and why Boaz is facing a hair dilemma!

Name one move, based on a video game that was good. Let's help you out, Hitman (both of them), Mortal Kombat (both of them), Street Fighter, Mario Bros, Prince of Persia, Assasins Creed...Tomb Raider...any of them good? Nope. Maybe Tomb Raider, but clearly Boaz has a thing for Angelina Jolie. It's a different one this week, but we do get on to other topics including virtual models, the USD ending and why the Navy might be the key as well as golf and of course beer ratings from some of the world's finest breweries. All this and much much more on this week's fascinating episode 47 of Booze, Booms and Busts.

After recovering from last week's huge episode, we're back with the OG crew...back to our old antics of talking about whatever pops into our mind on the markets, and even some more left-field stuff that arguably gets us wildly sidetracked. Excessive beer consumption is to blame. Today we talk bitcoin, crypto crashes, liquidation events, degenerates, Israel and their "Iron Dome" and cannabis.Oh, and the usual consumption of some of the worlds finest beers because after all it's beer o'clock and time for Booze, Booms and Busts episode 46

We finally convinced him to come on. So if you're easily offended or don't like having your views challenged, best sit this one out. We've got Tim Price from Price Value Partners with us this week to talk inflation, commodities, Asia (but don't mention China!) and how long a sexual innuendo can be drawn out...We also drink beer, lots of beer, but never too much beer and we rate it. After all that's what we're about on Booze, Booms & Busts and this is our controversial 45th episode.

Episode 44 of Booze Booms & Busts, looking at the biggest most mind blowing finance news of the week...is Elon Musk about to dump Dogecoin live on Saturday Night Live revealing the greatest prank of all time? Or is he really the Doge Messiah? Of course we pick apart why these things are even happening and how yu can't always trust what you read, especially if it's in the Economist!Beer reviews galore too, with Sower, Citizen on Patrol, Gunslinger and Throwaway IPA (where Cornflakes get a surprising cameo!)

Gold vs. Bitcoin! The ultimate battle. The ultimate contest. But why must it be so? Gold has been "bad" but will it come good? Boaz is Bullish on it, should you be too? We look at the market of gold and bitcoin, gold vs. bitcoin and the gamification of everything. Why is Sam bullish on Paul Simon and is there anything he's bearish on?So much to cover, so little time. Grab a beer, or two, settle in and enjoy the large "dick" of topics we've put together today! Also some beer reviews as usual, including a surprising 8% DIPA! Tune in for today's 43rd episode of Booze, Booms & Busts.

After a week's abscence (due to Sam contracting NOT the WuFlu, we're back for Episode 42 where we discuss the how the nation state can find it's way into everything, even when they don't intend to, why New Zealand is ignoring crimes of humanity and how does Janet Yellen plan to steal the Yen?As usual beer reviews from some of the finest the UK has to offer including some tipples from up the beuatiful Lakes District way...all that and more on Booze, Booms & Busts Episode 42.

In a Booze, Booms & Busts WORLD EXCLUSIVE.....we're in the same room together for our 41st episode. Hoorah. This means awkward eye to eye contact, the aura of each other's beer quaffing, and of course robust discussion of financial and market events over new beers! So much in episode 41 that you just have to listen to find out about it... Plus the WORLD DEBUT of Blockheads beer from Cheddar Ales

We're quadragenarians this week! Episode 40, feeling old, but our content is fresh as ever. Such as, who is the fattest man in global finance? Can you find a fatter one? How to not propose in a foreign country. And also when you list on the market, (Deliveroo, Coinbase for example) do you offer up junk to customers, or do you screw them all for VC riches? So much in this week's episode, as well as...Beer reviews as usual but also a little something extra to celebrate the 40th episode.

We're live with Episode 39 and we've managed to wrangle in a special guest in one of the sharpest minds in the UK when it comes to property and economic cycles, Akhil Patel. Akhil's 18 year cycles should be gospel to investors and if you've never come across his work before, well, strap in because it's one of the most fascinating guests we've ever had on Booze, Booms & Busts. Or course we also add several beers to our tasting and review system, with Atomic Dog, Bumpy Road and Juicy IPA...just to name a few. Grab a tinny or two, settle in and listen to episode 39 of Booze, Booms & Busts.

Is leisurewear the new 'classy'? Or is a resurgence of style on it's way back? Is Van Gogh a masterpiece akin to the physical skills of Kobe Bryant, or is a PunkMask a piece of s*** worthless to anyone who's actually sane? Would you pay $380 for farts? Seriously. We dive into the most intriguing episode we've perhaps ever had and look at all those questions...and more.Also beer reviews of the Double Free Verse from Virginia Beer and Resonance from Demoersleutel. Episode 38 coming at ya!