Author, comedian, and economic commentator Dominic Frisby joins The Winston Marshall Show for a sweeping conversation on money, empire, and the collapse of the postwar consensus. Frisby, whose viral songs made him an unlikely folk hero, turns here to the themes of his new book The Secret History of Gold. He explains why money is the “blood of society,” how Nixon’s 1971 decision to abandon the gold standard set the stage for endless inflation, and why fiat money is driving inequality, debt, and the anger fuelling populist revolts from Trump’s Rust Belt to Javier Milei in Argentina They trace the story back to Bretton Woods, Roosevelt’s gold confiscation, and the technocrats who used paper money to expand the modern state. Frisby warns that today’s bloated governments, trapped in debt and endless money-printing. But can gold or Bitcoin restore trust and prosperity? All this—the golden age of Britain, the fiat fraud of the 20th century, Javier Milei’s revolution, and why fixing money is the key to fixing the West… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To see more exclusive content and interviews consider subscribing to my substack here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Substack: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/ X: https://twitter.com/mrwinmarshall Insta: https://www.instagram.com/winstonmarshall Linktree: https://linktr.ee/winstonmarshall ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters 0:00 Dominic Frisbee's Introduction and Background 3:12 The Role of Money in Society 7:12 Historical Context of Money Systems 11:59 The Impact of the New Deal and World Wars 16:10 The Role of Austrian Economists and Neoliberalism 29:03 The Globalisation Debate 35:41 The Success of Javier Milei in Argentina 44:20 The Role of Cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin 1:01:14 The Success of Trump's Tariffs 1:06:54 Lincoln's Revenue Protection and the American Civil War 1:10:28 The Role of Prohibition and Income Tax 1:13:41 Critique of Income Tax and Wealth Inequality 1:19:52 The Pursuit of Wealth and Higher Goals 1:20:42 Conclusion and Future Discussion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
