Turning Hard Times Into Good Times

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Turning Hard Times Into Good Times discusses stock prices, gold and energy markets, the economy and ways the government is eroding our privacy and freedom.

Jay Taylor


    • Jul 25, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 101 EPISODES


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    I Believe Gold and Silver Are Just Getting Started

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020


    The U.S. Mint made an unusual request this week. In a press release dated July 23, the bureau literally begged Americans to start putting coins back into circulation by spending or depositing them. As you may have noticed, people just aren’t making transactions with coinage like they used to. That’s […]

    Another Bank Bailout Under Cover of a Virus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020


    Insolvent Wall Street banks have been quietly bailed out again. Banks made risk-free by the government should be public utilities.  by Ellen Brown When the Dodd Frank Act was passed in 2010, President Obama triumphantly declared, “No more bailouts!” But what the Act actually said was that the next time […]

    Will COVID-19 Lead to a Gold Standard?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 56:52


    Alasdair Macleod, Axel Merk and Michael Oliver are guests this week. In 2004 Dr. Stephen Roach of Morgan Stanley warned America was on a collision course as it borrowed excessively from China and Japan to fund its Treasury. The collision Dr. Roach warned about in 2004 was heard in September […]

    Will COVID-19 Lead to a Gold Standard?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 56:52


    Jay introduces the guests, gives updates on the sponsors and Michael Oliver provides his usual insights into the momentum of key markets. Axel Merk, President and CIO of Merk Investments, talks about OUNZ, a paper gold ETF, that allows investors to take possession of physical gold. Alasdair Macleod, has a background […]

    Inflation: Good and Hard!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 54:35


    Dan Oliver and Chen Lin are this week’s guests as we explore a new episode of the radio program. Nature gave us gold for money and currency. It is the best form of money known to man not only for economic stability and a prosperous egalitarian capitalist society but also […]

    Inflation: Good and Hard!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 54:35


    Jay introduces the guests, gives updates on the sponsors and explains what the day’s program is about in detail and a short history on our monetary system. Chen Lin, a very successful investor, talks about the reliability of COVID-19 China data, the trade war with China and what is affecting gold […]

    Geopolitical and Monetary Impact of the China Virus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 56:30


    James Rickards, Michael Oliver and Chris Taylor return as guests this week on the radio program. The lockdown of the global economy resulting from the virus exported by China to the world has not only caused deaths approaching 200,000 but has triggered a global economic depression that may rival or […]

    Geopolitical and Monetary Impact of the China Virus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 56:30


    Jay introduces the guests, gives updates on the sponsors and Michael Oliver explains what his latest momentum and structural analysis say about the markets. Chris Taylor, President and Director of Great Bear Resources, provides updates on a most significant new gold discovery and how they are handling COVID-19. James Rickards, New […]

    Seeking Free Cash Flow? Gold and Precious Metal Miners Have Got You Covered

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020


    Physical gold continued to catch a bid this week, trading above $1,760 an ounce, on a host of head-spinning economic news, from millions more Americans filing jobless claims to record money-printing to negative oil prices. The national average price for a gallon of gasoline fell further to $1.78 on Friday, […]

    The Destructive Force of Bank Credit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 58:55


    Alasdair Macleod, John Williams and Quinton Hennigh return as guests on this week’s radio program. Commentators routinely confuse the deflationary effects of a contraction of bank credit with the inflationary effects of central bank policies designed to offset it. Central banks always ensure their stimulus is greater, so inflation, not […]

    The Destructive Force of Bank Credit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 58:55


    Jay introduces the guests, gives updates on the sponsors and says what the guests will talk about and gives some commentary on the current economic conditions. Quinton Hennigh, Director and Technical Advisor for Irving Resources, talks about how the company is dealing with COVID-19 and gives the latest updates. Alasdair […]

    What is The Future of the Dollar System & Gold?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 56:24


    Ronald Peter Stöferle and Michael Oliver Return while Ewan Downie is a first-time guest.  Alasdair Macleod has warned that the Fed with its Modern Monetary Theory, (which isn’t at all modern but reminiscent of the destructive South Sea Bubble orchestrated by John Law 100 years ago) is in the process […]

    What is The Future of the Dollar System & Gold?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 56:24


    Jay introduces the guests and gives updates on the sponsors and Michael Oliver offers his always astute Momentum and Structural analysis of the gold and other major markets. Ewan Downie, President & CEO of Premier Gold Mines, gives information on the company that helps us understand about value that is very […]

    Turning Hard Times into Good Times with Rick Rule & John Rubino

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 58:00


    Rick Rule and John Rubino are this week’s radio program guests. Astounding negative numbers point to prospects of a “greater depression.” Initial jobless claims of 3.029 million last week were totally eclipsed by a sickening 6.648 million this week! If that’s not gloomy enough, Goldman Sachs predicts a negative GDP […]

    Turning Hard Times into Good Times with Rick Rule & John Rubino

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 58:00


    Jay introduces the guests and gives updated on some of the sponsors and says that some of the companies are doing things to better protect them against the COVID-19. John Rubino of the popular financial website DollarCollapse.com, talks about what he is seeing with the CVOID-19 situation and where the economy […]

    America’s Fourth Turning & You

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 57:24


    Doug Casey, Chris Taylor and Michael Oliver return as guests on the radio program this week. In pre COVID-19 pandemic, Doug recently opined on the ideas expressed in “The Fourth Turning” that have outlined recurring generational cycles that have occurred throughout American history. Societies arise from poverty through moral strength—and […]

    America’s Fourth Turning & You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 57:24


    Jay introduces the guests and gives updates on some of the sponsors and Michael Oliver shares the latest from his momentum and structural analysis. Chris Taylor, President and Director of Great Bear Resources, updates us on the progress being made by the company on its multi-million-ounce Dixie property in Ontario. Doug […]

    Will Financial Cancer Plus COVID-19 End Fiat Currencies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 55:13


    Guests include Alasdair Macleod, John Rubino and Ivan Bebek on this week’s episode of the program. Elites are scrambling frantically to keep their fraudulent pickpocket-fiat-monetary scheme alive as COVID-19 craters markets & the global economy. Last week Charles Hugh Smith suggested that with the real economy hit directly the elite […]

    Will Financial Cancer Plus COVID-19 End Fiat Currencies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 55:13


    Jay introduces the guests and gives updates on some of the sponsors and John Rubino believes it is now time to buy gold before the dollar value falls. Ivan Bebek, Executive Chairman and Director of Auryn Resources, provides updates on the company’s very exciting gold-copper exploration program in Peru. Alasdair Macleod […]

    Why Are Things Falling Apart?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 58:29


    Charles Hugh Smith & Michael Oliver return as guests while Michael Hudson appears for the first time. Mainstream pundits on CNBC & Fox Business channels have been talking about what a great economy Americans have enjoyed with stocks hitting new highs month after month. But abruptly a black swan known […]

    Why Are Things Falling Apart?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 58:29


    Jay introduces the guests and gives updates on some of the sponsors and Michael Oliver provides an update on the increasingly chaotic markets. Michael Hudson, Director, CEO and Chairman of Hannan Metals, talks about a phenomenal very rich sedimentary-hosted copper-silver discovery recently found in Peru. Charles Hugh Smith, author/proprietor of […]

    Two Ways to Profit from the Gold Share Bull Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 57:10


    Trey Wasser and Ben Mossman are new guests on the weekly radio show.  Trey heads up Ely Gold Royalties. Its shares have risen from a low C$0.15 in May 2019 to a recent high of over C$0.90.  Given growth of near-term production from its royalty portfolio, there is no reason […]

    Two Ways to Profit from the Gold Share Bull Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 57:10


    Jay introduces the guests and gives updates on some of the sponsors for the day’s program, gives his thoughts on the markets and shares some of his picks. Trey Wasser, President, CEO and Director of Ely Gold Royalties, talks about the growth of near-term production for its royalty portfolio. Ben Mossman, […]

    Leninthink! Are you ready for Communism in America?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 57:45


    Dan Oliver, Quinton Hennigh & Michael Oliver return as guests on this week’s radio show. You would think any suggestion that Americans would accept a communist form of government is absurd. Think again! In his well thought out and documented essay titled “Leninthink,” Dan demonstrates that the lack of political […]

    Leninthink! Are you ready for Communism in America?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 57:45


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and Michael Oliver provides his latest comments on the key markets including precious metals. Dr. Quinton Hennigh, Chairman and President of Novo Resources, provides updates on the latest positive developments for the company’s massive gold discovery. Dan Oliver explains how […]

    Coronavirus and Credit – A Perfect Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 56:41


    Alasdair Macleod, Quinton Hennigh & John Kaiser are this week’s guests on the radio program. Americans long ago stopped worrying about Federal deficits premised on the view that the world will forever need dollars. But what happens if the Coronavirus leads to massive global supply disruptions, the global economy enters […]

    Coronavirus and Credit – A Perfect Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 56:41


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and John Kaiser, an independent analyst, shares a few of his investment ideas. Dr. Quinton Hennigh, director and technical adviser for Irving Resources and “out-of- the-box thinker, talks about the company’s gold exploration in Japan. Alasdair Macleod reports that very many […]

    Investors Are Piling Into Safe Havens on Coronavirus Fears

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020


    U.S. factories rebounded strongly in February, suggesting the manufacturing recession may finally be behind us after the industry contracted for six straight months. The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index jumped an incredible 20 points to 36.7, its highest reading since May 2017, while New York’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey rose more […]

    In Search of Monster Gold Deposits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 58:11


    Dr. Quinton Hennigh, Eric Coffin, Gwen Preston and Michael Oliver are this week’s guests. Highly regarded exploration geologist Quinton Hennigh’s model regarding exploration projects is “go big or go home,” because the payoff in discovering a large high-margin project is much greater relative to risks involved than in discovering a […]

    In Search of Monster Gold Deposits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 58:11


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and Michael Oliver comments on stocks, bonds, commodities and precious metals. Dr. Quinton Hennigh, a technical advisor for Lion One Mines, talks about his model regarding exploration projects that is “go big or go home.” Eric Coffin, editor of HRA publications […]

    Where can we go with the West in decline?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 59:02


    Jim Rogers, John Rubino and Nav Dhaliwal return as guests on this week’s episode of the radio program. The western world bought into the Keynesian lie that deficit spending financed by money created out of thin air is the way to eternal prosperity. But money isn’t actually created out of […]

    Where can we go with the West in decline?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 59:02


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and John Rubino provides his latest thoughts on the American and world economies. Nav Dhaliwal, President and CEO of Gatling Exploration, talks about the company’s emerging multi-million-ounce gold deposit and impending share price driving news. Jim Rogers is an author, financial […]

    With QE Infinity, Is Deflation Possible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 58:04


    Alasdair Macleod, Michael Oliver and Chris Taylor are returning guests on this week’s show. Alasdair believes fears of price deflation are unwarranted. Price deflation has been brought about by past sound money and free markets. By contrast Keynesian inflationary financing has led to repeated monetary and systemic failures. Investment funded […]

    With QE Infinity, Is Deflation Possible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 58:04


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and Michael Oliver shares his latest insights on the major markets and the economy. Chris Taylor, President and Director of Great Bear Resources, shares news from the Dixie project that looks like one of the biggest gold reserves found recently in […]

    Inflation or Deflation in 2020?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 58:13


    Marc Faber, John Rubino and Quinton Hennigh return as guests on the program this week. If you define inflation as an increase in the money supply, we can be 99% certain 2020 will be another inflationary year. But where will the money go? Will it continue to move into stocks […]

    Inflation or Deflation in 2020?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 58:13


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and John Rubino gives his opinion on the question of which way the economy will turn, inflation or deflation. Dr. Quinton Hennigh, Chairman and President of Novo Resources, provides updates on major positive developments that could be a world class gold […]

    The Worm Begins to Turn for Unloved Sectors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 58:27


    David McAlvany, Michael Oliver & Nick Appleyard return as guests on this week’s radio program. Michael has turned decidedly bullish on commodities and bearish on the dollar, even as out of control rising interest rates appear visible in the side view mirror. In sync, David recently opined that “the worm […]

    The Worm Begins to Turn for Unloved Sectors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 58:27


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and Michael Oliver shares his latest proprietary views on the markets for precious metals investors. Nick Appleyard, President and CEO of Tristar Gold with over 25 years of experience in precious metals exploration and mining, updates its Brazilian gold mining project. […]

    David Rosenberg on Stocks, Bonds, Commodities & Gold for 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 57:49


    David Rosenberg, Corwin Coe, John Rubino are guests this week’s radio program. If you have ever watched mainstream financial TV shows, you will have seen David. He has always been one of the most entertaining and provocative main stream economists in Canada and the U.S. But now he is going […]

    David Rosenberg on Stocks, Bonds, Commodities & Gold for 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 57:49


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and John Rubino gives his views on the U.S. dollar, stocks and commodities for the new year. Corwin Coe, CEO and Director of Sitka Gold, give background information and talks about the micro-cap company’s prospects on three drill ready properties. David […]

    Bond Worries & Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 56:51


    Guests include Alasdair Macleod, Michael Oliver, Dr. Quinton Hennigh & Hamish Greig. Treasury bond yields may continue to rise, exposing the debt trap the US government finds itself in. Market participants don’t realize it yet, but the global monetary system is spinning out of control. This will become obvious as […]

    Bond Worries & Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 56:51


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and Michael Oliver comments on his prescient call for a declining dollar and rising commodities. Quinton Hennigh and Hamish Greig, with Lion One Metals, discuss an exceptionally exciting Lion One high-grade gold discovery in Fiji. Alasdair Macleod explains why he believes […]

    Making Money in Mining Stocks in 2020 Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 55:20


    Eric Coffin, John Kaiser & Chen Lin are guests for this week’s show. Your host asks them each to provide their views on the following issues: 1) Based on their economic outlook which markets do they think will be strong in 2020? 2) What was their best stock pick in […]

    Making Money in Mining Stocks in 2020 Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 55:20


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and Chen Lin talks about what stocks and sectors were winners for the year and names picks for the new year. John Kaiser talks about what companies and sectors did the best for him in 2019 and explains what he believes […]

    Making Money in Mining Stocks in 2020 Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 51:07


    Bob Moriarty, Gwen Preston, Brent Cook and Gregg McCoach are guests for this week’s show. Your host asks them each to provide their views on the following issues: 1) Based on their economic outlook, which markets do they think will be strong in 2020? 2) What was their best stock […]

    Making Money in Mining Stocks in 2020 Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 51:07


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and explains that this week and next he will be interviewing presenters from Metals Investor forum. Bob Moriarty and Brent Cook talks about how they fared in their investments for the year and how they see the markets for 2020 and […]

    Euthanasia of Capitalism by the Federal Reserve Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 56:51


    Keith Weiner, Michael Oliver and Chris Taylor return as guests on this week’s program. John Maynard Keynes said, “There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side […]

    Euthanasia of Capitalism by the Federal Reserve Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 56:51


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and Michael Oliver updates us on his momentum and structural indicators for gold and other key markets. Chris Taylor, President and Director of Great Bear Resources, talks about news from their Dixie project that looks like one of the biggest […]

    Any Reasons for Optimism in 2020?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 56:15


    Harry Dent visits for the first time as a guest on the radio program and Jayant Bhandari returns. Harry Dent is well known for his view that existing demographic conditions in America will lead to an inevitable stock market decline and massive price deflation. Certainly, exponential debt is of great […]

    Any Reasons for Optimism in 2020?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 56:15


    Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day’s program and gives details for the day’s show and provides an update on gold from Michael Oliver. Harry Dent, Jr., bestselling author and one of the most outspoken financial editors in America, explains his unique method for studying the global economies. Jayant […]

    An Inflationary Depression

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 57:41


    Alasdair Macleod, Michael Oliver & Nav Dhaliwal return as guest for this week’s program. Financial markets are ignoring bearish developments in international trade, which coincide with the end of a long expansionary phase for credit. Both empirical evidences, from the one occasion these conditions existed in the past, and reasoned […]

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