Heads Up Poker Podcast

Today, Steve Barton welcomes back global macro strategist John Polomny for one of the most direct and unsparing assessments of America's economic future. In a blistering analysis, John lays bare the structural rot inside U.S. politics, the unrelenting rise of national debt, and the financial engineering quietly pushing the country toward currency debasement and fiscal collapse. John warns that the political class—regardless of party—has no will to reduce spending. Instead, he predicts an inevitable pivot to yield curve control and stealth monetary interventions as the Fed scrambles to contain exploding interest obligations. This isn’t a drill—it's the slow-motion breakdown of the post-Bretton Woods economic order. But amid the chaos, there is opportunity. John outlines where the smart capital is going next: energy, hard assets, and deeply undervalued commodities. From overlooked coal plays to emerging market breakouts and uranium’s resurgence, John details where he’s putting real money to work in 2025. He als