The Tom Woods Show

The Preparation is the most important book I've read in 2025. This is not just some skip-college-and-save-money guide. This is a radical program for becoming a genuine renaissance man, and defying a system that churns out boring and indistinguishable drones. Co-author Matt Smith joins us. Sponsors: Expat Money Summit: Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show, is bringing together top experts from around the world for the Expat Money Online Summit -- and it’s completely free to attend. You’ll learn how to legally protect your wealth, secure second residencies and citizenships, reduce your tax burden, and own property abroad -- all to safeguard your freedom. Reserve your free ticket at 2025.ExpatMoneySummit.com  Persist SEO Book Discussed: The Preparation: How to Become Competent, Confident, and Dangerous Show notes for Ep. 2685

Bruce Fenton talks about politics and whether we should shun or embrace it, his portfolio recommendations, Western misconceptions about Saudi Arabia, and plenty of other intriguing topics. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Guest's Twitter: @brucefenton Show notes for Ep. 2684

The great Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, discusses increased institutional interest in Bitcoin, the price of Bitcoin, and what's wrong with mainstream economics. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Guest's Website: Saifedean.com  Guest's Twitter: @saifedean Show notes for Ep. 2683

In this potpourri episode, I share the remarks I delivered at the Ron Paul 90th birthday BBQ, as well as my brief appearances while there on Kibbe on Liberty and Spaces X Josie. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2682

Buck Johnson joins me for an episode recorded live at the Ron Paul 90th birthday BBQ event. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & Persist SEO Guest's Twitter: @buckrebel Guest's Podcast: Counterflow: CounterflowPodcast.com YouTube.com/@Counterflow Show notes for Ep. 2681

Vladimir Brovkin, my professor of Russian history at Harvard, updates us on the status of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and what developments we might expect. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Bank on Yourself: BankOnYourself.com/Woods Guest's Latest Book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity, 1913-2023 Guest's YouTube Channel: Vladimir Brovkin Show notes for Ep. 2680

The great Dominic Frisby shares an investment portfolio that you can set and forget, and we further discuss bad decisions in the UK and the US. Sponsors: Persist SEO + Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com  Guest's Links: The Flying Frisby Frisby's News Guest's Twitter: @DominicFrisby Show notes for Ep. 2679

At the Mises Institute last month I was asked to speak on the Covid issue, so I summed up the argument systematically and using some of the charts that explode the Fauci version of events. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Website Mentioned: diaryofcovid.com  Show notes for Ep. 2677

Nowadays we hear a lot from the right-wing that sounds like this: economics is a frivolous thing to be concerned about when we have matters of existential importance at stake, or economists care only about GDP, etc. In fact, the MAGA grassroots will find its goals more readily achieved if they actually listen to the (good) economists they've been told to despise. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Monetary Metals: monetary-metals.com/woods Show notes for Ep. 2677

Author and professor Jeffery Degner discusses his important new book, Inflation and the Family, and how inflation negatively affects family formation, fertility, the long-term health of marriages, and more. Sponsors: Persist SEO & SupportingListeners.com Book Discussed: Inflation and the Family: Monetary Policy's Impact on Household Life Show notes for Ep. 2676

Retired finance professor Murray Sabrin joins us to discuss the Trump baby bonds, tariffs, the importance of saving and how to do it, why young people feel like the system is rigged against them, and more. Sponsors: Persist SEO Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Substack: MurraySabrin.substack.com  Show notes for Ep. 2675

Michael Malice joined me for a conversation that covered artificial intelligence, the Amazing Randi, Ozzy Osbourne, the small percentage of people capable of being red-pilled, and whether the Democrats are really down and out. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Monetary Metals Guest's Website: MichaelMalice.com  Guest's Twitter: @michaelmalice Show notes for Ep. 2674

James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman on the America we might have had. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Ron Paul Homeschool Guest's Website: KevinGutzman.com Show notes for Ep. 2673

The Libertarian Institute's Scott Horton discusses the Defend the Guard movement, the Israeli attack on Damascus, and his important new project. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Guest's Twitter: @ScottHortonShow Links Mentioned: ScottHortonAcademy.com LibertarianInstitute.org DefendTheGuard.us RonPaulBBQ.com Show notes for Ep. 2672

Liberty Lockdown's Clint Russell on why we rarely get investigations of important things, the execrable Mark Levin, and the precarious political future of J.D. Vance. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Bank on Yourself Guest's Twitter: @LibertyLockPod Show notes for Ep. 2671

Economist Bob Murphy and I discuss the Epstein fiasco, what we should do apart from writing angry letters to the editor, and whether it's weird for right-wingers to be antiwar. This episode was originally an episode of the Bob Murphy Show. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Policy Genius  Links Mentioned: https://WoodsHistory.com  https://WoodsMastermind.com Show notes for Ep. 2670

With the Epstein matter all over the news, it seemed like an opportune moment to examine the ledger for the first six months of the second Trump term. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & Persist SEO Guest's Twitter: @AuronMacIntyre Guest's Podcast: The Auron MacIntyre Show Guest's Book: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies Show notes for Ep. 2669

Bruce Fenton, host of the Satoshi Roundtable, joins me to talk about MAGA gone wrong, how he grades the Trump administration on Bitcoin, and why it's best not to betray what you stand for. Sponsors: Whether you're running a business, doing a side hustle, flipping real estate, or just sick of handing over half your paycheck to fund wars, debt, and nonsense, my friend Matthew Sercely can legally minimize your tax bill. If you joined me on the Tom Woods Cruise you remember how great his presentation was. Pick up a free copy of his Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Guest's Twitter: @brucefenton Guest's Website: Satoshi Roundtable Show notes for Ep. 2668

The Libertarian Institute's Keith Knight discusses the importance of revisiting the establishment's narratives. Sponsors: Federated Computer & Persist SEO Guest's Website: The Libertarian Institute Guest's Twitter: @an_capitalist Show notes for Ep. 2667

Brian Isted, who served in the Canadian military during Covid, reviews what really happened during those years, and tells the story of his career-ending vaccine-related injuries. Website Mentioned: Military Veterans Wellness Program Sponsors: Monetary Metals Field of Greens: a delicious fruit and vegetable drink specifically designed to support crucial organs and systems in your body, so you get the perfect bloodwork result you're hoping for. Get 20% off and free shipping at FieldOfGreens.com when you use code WOODS. Show notes for Ep. 2666