El Podcast

Ludym Arenas, a Venezuelan traveler, creator, and educator shares her journey from religious repression to erotic self-expression, financial independence, and soul-shaping backpacking across South America. Guest Bio: Our guest, Ludym Arenas, is a Venezuelan artist, teacher, and digital creator currently based in Santiago, Chile. After breaking free from a conservative religious upbringing, she fou...

Maureen Lobue shares how she sold everything and has spent the last 13 years living as a solo nomad, traveling through over 50 countries on a tight budget and a deep curiosity for culture. Guest Bio: Maureen Lobue is a retired educator, lifelong adventurer, and full-time nomad who has spent the past 13 years exploring the globe. With no permanent home and only a carry-on suitcase, she’s built a li...

David McKnight, author of The Power of Zero , explains how to protect your retirement from rising taxes by strategically shifting to tax-free income sources. Guest bio: David McKnight is a bestselling author and financial advisor known for The Power of Zero and Tax-Free Income for Life . His work focuses on helping Americans avoid the financial pitfalls of rising taxes in retirement by transitioni...

Sally Norton, author of Toxic Superfoods , reveals how hidden plant toxins like oxalates in "healthy" foods may be silently damaging your body and what to do about it. Guest Bio : Sally K. Norton holds a nutrition degree from Cornell University and a master’s in Public Health. She has worked in medical research, public health education, and integrative health, and is the author of Toxic Superfoods...

Sheamus Bruner, author of Controligarchs , exposes how billionaire elites use philanthropy, media, and tech to build a global system of surveillance, censorship, and control. Guest bio: Sheamus Bruner is Director of Research at the Government Accountability Institute and the author of Controligarchs: Exposing the Billionaire Class, Their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life ....

Retiree Charlie shares his snowbird lifestyle between Wisconsin and The Villages, Florida, offering candid reflections on retirement, community, and how to age actively and meaningfully. Guest Bio: Charlie is a 72-year-old retired journalist and public relations professional from Wisconsin. A seasonal resident of The Villages, Florida—the world’s largest retirement community—Charlie spends four mo...

Dr. Ann Schnare breaks down the implications of the $1.8B real estate commission lawsuit, revealing how changes to traditional agent fee structures could make it much harder—especially for first-time and lower-income buyers—to purchase a home. Guest Bio: Dr. Ann Schnare is president of Ann Schnare Associates LLC, a housing and mortgage finance consultancy. With prior leadership roles at Freddie Ma...

Dr. Zongyuan Zoe Liu explains how China's "sovereign leveraged funds" differ from traditional sovereign wealth funds—and how they’re being used to advance the Communist Party’s global ambitions through strategic investments in high-tech industries, infrastructure, and geopolitics. Guest Bio: Dr. Zongyuan Zoe Liu is a Fellow for China and Indo-Pacific Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and...

Richard Vague explains how money is created through debt, why inflation is usually a supply problem—not “money printing”—and how understanding private debt is the key to avoiding financial crises and economic inequality. 👤Guest Bio: Richard Vague is the former Secretary of Banking and Securities for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and currently the managing partner of Gabriel Investments, an ear...

Dr. Nima Sanandaji challenges the myth of Nordic socialism, explaining how high-tax policies stagnated Sweden’s economy and why true Nordic success stems from deep capitalist roots and cultural norms—not socialism. 👤Guest Bio: Dr. Nima Sanandaji is a Kurdish-Swedish author, economist, and president of the European Centre for Entrepreneurship and Policy Reform. He has written over 25 books, includ...

Dr. Emmanuel Maggiori, author of Smart Until It’s Dumb , exposes the myths around artificial intelligence, argues why the AI bubble will burst, and explains how hype, inefficiency, and misplaced incentives are shaping tech and work culture today. 👤Guest Bio: Dr. Emmanuel Maggiori is a software engineer and AI consultant with a PhD in machine learning. He has worked for over a decade in tech and f...

Full-time RVer Mike Mixa shares six years of hard-earned wisdom on the joys, costs, and realities of life on the road. Guest Bio Mike Mixa is a retired Wisconsin native who, along with his wife Julie, has lived full-time in an RV since 2017. A veteran of campground hosting and cross-country travel, Mike offers practical advice and firsthand experience from nearly a decade of RV living. Topics Disc...

Dr. George Sowers explores how space mining—starting with water ice on the Moon—could transform global energy, economics, and the future of humanity. 🧑‍🚀 Guest Bio Dr. George Sowers is a Professor of Practice at the Colorado School of Mines, where he helps lead the world’s first graduate program in space resources. Formerly Chief Scientist and VP of Advanced Programs at United Launch Alliance, h...

Doug Mannell, a 78-year-old Canadian expat, reflects on 15 years of retirement in Panama—sharing candid insights on cost of living, healthcare, longevity, and navigating life abroad. 🌎 Guest Bio Doug Mannell is a Canadian retiree who relocated to San Carlos, Panama in 2008 in search of warmer weather and a more affordable lifestyle. With a background in technology and a thoughtful, practical appr...

Meredith Angwin warns of a looming crisis in U.S. energy reliability, explaining how market design, renewables, and misguided policy could lead to widespread blackouts. 👤 Guest Bio Meredith Angwin is a physical chemist and energy consultant who spent decades working on utility projects related to nuclear, geothermal, and fossil fuel power plants. Now retired from industry, she is the author of Sh...

Engineer & author Tristan Scott joins El Podcast to explore the intersection of Bitcoin, beef, decentralization, and personal health after overcoming post-concussive syndrome. Guest Bio: Tristan Scott is an electrical engineer turned health advocate and author of Bitcoin and Beef: Criticisms, Similarities, and Why Decentralization Matters . After suffering from post-concussive syndrome, he embarke...

Demographer Dr. Paul Morland joins El Podcast to explore why population collapse—not overpopulation—is the defining crisis of the 21st century. Guest Bio: Dr. Paul Morland is one of the UK’s leading demographers and the author of several books including Tomorrow’s People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers . A senior associate at the think tank Civitas, Morland is known for his deep analysis of...

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Garrow discusses the making of Barack Obama, his complex transformation, and the enduring impact of his presidency. Guest bio: David Garrow is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer best known for Bearing the Cross , his biography of Martin Luther King Jr., and Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama , a deeply researched, 1,000-page account of Oba...

Award-winning travel writer Tim Leffel and expat Mary Ellen Lee share the unfiltered realities, benefits, and challenges of living abroad in Mexico and Panama — from cost of living to healthcare, safety, visas, and reinvention in retirement. Guest Bios: Tim Leffel is a globetrotting, award-winning travel writer and author of A Better Life for Half the Price . With articles in USA Today , Lonely Pl...

Professor Marcelo Bucheli unpacks the political and economic legacy of the United Fruit Company, exposing how bananas shaped coups, corruption, and the myth of the Banana Republic across Latin America. Guest bio: Marcelo Bucheli is a professor at the University of Illinois and a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School, specializing in international business history and foreign direct investmen...

Jamie Gehring, author of Madman in the Woods , shares her chilling firsthand account of growing up next to Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, revealing untold stories of proximity, grief, and the enduring ripple effects of domestic terrorism. Guest Bio: Jamie Gehring is the author of Madman in the Woods: Life Next Door to the Unabomber , a true crime memoir detailing her childhood growing up in Lincoln...

Denise Kiernan shares the extraordinary history of Biltmore House, America's largest private home, and the powerful legacy of the Vanderbilt family during the Gilded Age. Guest Bio: Denise Kiernan is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and producer whose books include The Last Castle , The Girls of Atomic City , and We Gather Together . She hosts “Craft: Authors in Conversation” and l...

A conversation with Chris Smaje on why lab-grown food won't solve our problems—and why local, ecological farming is the real path forward. 👤 Guest Bio: Chris Smaje Chris Smaje is a UK-based social scientist, writer, and small-scale farmer with two decades of hands-on agricultural experience. He’s a leading advocate for agroecology and local food systems, and author of A Small Farm Future and Sayi...

Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman joins to unpack the secretive world of Jim Simons and Renaissance Technologies, exploring how the most successful trading firm in history continues to beat the market. Guest Bio: Gregory Zuckerman is a senior special writer at The Wall Street Journal , where he covers hedge funds, private equity, and financial markets. He is the bestselling author of...

Dr. Marion Nestle, leading nutrition expert and author of Food Politics , joins the show to expose how food industry funding distorts science, policy, and our diets. Guest info: Dr. Marion Nestle is a renowned nutritionist, author, and Professor Emerita at NYU, known for her influential work on food politics, industry influence on science, and public health advocacy. Topics discussed: The hidden i...