Coffee and a Mike

A deep dive into diesel shortages, crude quality, and Europe’s shrinking refining resilience. The conversation explores regional fuel markets, paper trading, supply disruptions, and the political narratives surrounding the energy crisis. It also examines the dollar’s changing global role, Europe’s industrial troubles, household preparedness, and the uncertain road ahead.

Kyle Anzalone, news editor at The Libertarian Institute and opinion editor at Antiwar.com, explores whether war with Iran could resume before the midterms and how it might affect Netanyahu’s political future. He also examines Saudi Arabia’s vulnerabilities, escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions, Kaliningrad’s danger to NATO, Trump’s ambitions in Greenland and Cuba, and the risk of separate conflicts merging into a global war.

Philip Pilkington, macroeconomist, author, and Multipolarity podcaster, explores information warfare surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. He examines bond yields, inflation, energy shortages, credit stress, French unrest, and Europe’s looming protests. The conversation also probes AI’s speculative boom, surveillance, military dysfunction, and whether elections can address mounting economic and geopolitical turmoil.

Dylan Ratigan, former CNBC Fast Money creator and financial commentator, joins Dave Collum for a charged discussion on the AI bubble, gamma squeezes, toxic debt, and markets detached from everyday life. They explore inflation, housing financialization, generational conflict, political dysfunction, proxy wars, media control, and the possibility of mass unrest. Ratigan also recalls why he left financial television.

Martin Armstrong, economist, former hedge fund manager, and creator of the Socrates forecasting system, joins the conversation on bond markets, Treasury yields, and sovereign debt. They explore Russia, NATO, Ukraine, China, and the risks of global war. The discussion also covers refinery attacks, diesel shortages, oil prices, European instability, U.S. midterm politics, and practical preparation for supply disruptions.

Chris Martenson, an economic researcher, futurist, and founder of Peak Prosperity, joins the conversation on recurring crises, COVID-era coercion, surveillance, and expanding centralized power. They explore debt, inflation, energy shortages, fragile commodity markets, political corruption, media distrust, and the dangers of escalation with Russia. Martenson also discusses resilience, accountability, and his new “Is It Too Late?” series.

Shane Cashman, writer, author, and podcaster, joins a wide-ranging conversation on Big Tech’s political maneuvering, surveillance, AI, transhumanism, and looming energy shortages. He discusses leaving New York for West Virginia, rural resilience, and his book Good Villains. The conversation also explores Kanye West, Milo Yiannopoulos, Nick Fuentes, Matan Evans, and Andy Kaufman’s reality-bending legacy.

Retired Army Col. Larry Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, brings decades of military and foreign-policy experience. He discusses Christian nationalism in the armed forces, election-related coup risks, Gaza and Iran, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, China’s rising influence, and U.S. pressure on Cuba and Greenland. He closes with stark scenarios for America’s future.

Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com news editor and host of Antiwar News, joins a wide-ranging discussion on Iran’s escalating conflict, energy shortages, and threats to global fuel routes. They examine the permanent war machine, nuclear risks, Greenland’s militarization, interconnected conflicts involving Ukraine and Yemen, and the largely overlooked U.S. air war in Somalia. The conversation also explores rural resilience, pandemic-era controls, and shifting Middle East alliances.

Kelley Vlahos, editor-in-chief of Responsible Statecraft and a foreign-policy analyst, examines the forces reshaping American politics. They discuss authoritarianism replacing the traditional left-right divide, bipartisan support for endless wars, the military-industrial complex, and whether conflicts involving Iran, Ukraine, and Latin America serve ordinary Americans. The conversation also explores Netanyahu, diplomacy, Trump, term limits, and the risks of escalating global conflicts.