HODLBoomer Podcast

The Federal Reserve was not built to prosper us—it was built to enslave us. In this finale of our Creature From Jekyll Island series, we walk through G. Edward Griffin's "Time Travel to the Future" section, covering three critical chapters: Doomsday Mechanisms, A Pessimistic Scenario, and A Realistic Scenario. When Griffin wrote this book, our national debt was $5.8 trillion. Today...

What do you believe about money, and why? In this episode, we explore 4 central banks that shaped American monetary history—with zero accountability to the people. From the Bank of North America in 1781 to the Federal Reserve in 1913, we follow the same pattern repeating: create money, boom-bust cycles, confiscation of wealth. We'll finish sections IV and V of "The Creature from Jekyll I...

The New Alchemy reveals how creating money from nothing makes perpetual war possible. In this solo episode, Steve walks through Section 3 of G. Edward Griffin's "The Creature From Jekyll Island," connecting historical patterns of war financing to today's headlines. You'll discover the Rothschild Formula that converts war into debt and debt back into war, learn how JP Morga...

DESCRIPTION: Money explained simply: understanding how the Federal Reserve manipulates the American dollar. In this episode, Steve walks through chapters 7-10 of "The Creature From Jekyll Island," breaking down the Fed's "secret science" and the Mandrake Mechanism in plain language. Learn why the dollar has no intrinsic value, how fiat money differs from sound money backed...

Most people think the Federal Reserve is a government agency. It isn't — and the story of what it actually is may be the most important thing you learn about money. In EP009, Steve begins a multi-part series summarizing G. Edward Griffin's landmark book, The Creature from Jekyll Island — written in 1994 and more relevant today than ever. We cover Section 1: six chapters that reveal who c...

When people say they're 'investing in Bitcoin,' they're often assuming they'll one day sell it back for dollars. But what if that's the wrong frame entirely? In this solo episode, Steve breaks down why fiat currency isn't neutral, how the Cantillon Effect quietly shifts wealth toward those closest to the money printer, and why Bitcoin isn't a trade to exit —...

Quantum computing headlines are back — and this time there's a new twist: a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP 361) published in April 2026 could make some Bitcoin permanently unspendable if owners miss a migration deadline.   In this episode, Steve and Greg break down what quantum computing actually is, how far away a real threat is, what BIP 361 proposes and why it matters, and — most import...

What makes money truly sound — and is Bitcoin the real deal? In Episode 6, Steve and Greg walk through the six characteristics that define sound money: scarcity, durability, divisibility, portability, fungibility, and resistance to counterfeiting. Then they make the case for why Bitcoin is the only non-centralised sound money in existence today. Then they turn to something practical: the Fold App....

"I'm too late." "The volatility scares me." "Tech stocks beat Bitcoin in 2025." "Self-custody is too complicated."   In Episode 5, Steve tackles the four most common objections they hear from Seekers — people who are curious about Bitcoin but haven't fully committed. No hype, no dismissal. Just honest, plain-spoken answers grounded in the HodlBoome...

Is Bitcoin a faith issue? We think so — and so does Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.  In this episode, Greg and Steve make the cross-faith case for sound money — exploring how every major world religion condemns dishonest weights, usury, and the oppression of the poor through monetary manipulation. Then they zoom out to the Strait of Hormuz: the 21-mile chokepoint that keeps the petrodollar...