Looking ahead and looking for opportunities with Jason Hartman, CEO of a real estate investment firm and host of his very .own podcast 'Creating Wealth with Jason Hartman. In this New Years Day episode we cover alot of ground, talking about predictions, social media, precious metals, and what Jason knows best... real estate. Jasons podcast is one I have listened to for over a year now and every few weeks I scan the list of guests to find topics that interest me. His podcast centers around real e...
Jan 03, 2010•1 hr 7 min
When I first got confirmation that Bill Still was going to be on 'Two Beers With Steve' I rushed to my wife to tell her the good news... that I would soon be talking with a legend, an icon of mine. I have to thank Nathan Martin for making the meeting possible, Nathan also sat in during the interview and we all had a great conversation. Bill Still has been beating the drum for monetary reform for decades, long before my 'awakening' Bill was hard at work writing books, articles and had made the fi...
Dec 20, 2009•39 min
Nathan Martin of Nathans Economic Edge talks with me about his vision of where monetary reform should be headed, what he calls Freedom's Vision. In this first discussion, Nathan points out the problems with our current system and possible tactics to enact REAL change. Nathan also makes the distinction between hoping change will happen and working towards making change happen... (hint, they are not the same thing, at all). In a later episode we will be discussing a few more concepts of Nathans pr...
Dec 16, 2009•48 min
James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency takes a seat at the roundtable to discuss Peak Oil and the American lifestyle. This was an hour of discussion on the grim reality of a world that is not planning on a world without plentiful and cheap oil, with moments of humor and chat splashed in for good measure. James Howard Kunstler's Website Buy the book The Long Emergency The KunstlerCast , JHK's own podcast. Subscribe to Two Beers With Steve through Itunes Two Beers With Steve has a Fac...
Dec 02, 2009•1 hr 13 min
Josh Kosman author of the book, The Buyout of America, talks with the Two Beers With Steve crew about how he sees the Next Great Credit Crisis coming from the failures of companies that were acquired by the Private Equity firms during the PE boom of 2000-2007. Steve picked up this book because it is the only new release to be looking at the challenges in front of us and not what has already happened (ie. the housing meltdown or bailouts). Excellent book, excellent interview. Buy the book here Th...
Nov 28, 2009•50 min
The Two Beers With Steve Magnum Opus. What are we going to do about it? Are we going to keep typing intelligent forum posts and slapping ourselves on the back because we are soooo smart. Or is the constant-student (that would be you!) finally going to get to the point in his/hers re-education and back away from the computer and join in on the movement. I have faith that the movement is under way you'll just have to find it. Find your role in how you can help and get out there. You can help me (S...
Nov 10, 2009•47 min
The second part of our two part interview with Steve Crower on the topic of Peak Oil. I would highly suggest you listen to Part 1 before listening to this episode as we make some references to the earlier episode.
Oct 29, 2009•52 min
In this episode we interview the author of the viral video " Peak Oil 91 * 86 * 90 ", Steve Crower. Up until two weeks ago Steve Crower was virtually unknown to any of the Two Beers With Steve crew until his video was forwarded onto me. Steve Crower is an energy investment banker with Starlight Investments LLC of Denver, CO who started researching the topic of Peak Oil in 2005 after a Matt Simmons speech. Watch the Peak Oil video here (8 Minutes) Subscribe to Two Beers With Steve through Itunes ...
Oct 23, 2009•54 min
In this episode we go back to our roots and give you a glimpse of what happens when we just get together and BS about random topics. Even though there may be some faulty assumptions in our logic sometimes (On a second review I realized the error of my www.prosper.com 100% reserve banking argument) but the discsussions have an important role in our Metamorphosis. The Metamorphosis from the type of people that read, listen and comment on the topics covered in the Crash Course to the type of people...
Oct 15, 2009•1 hr 25 min
Pat Carmack, producer of the film The Money Masters , joins us for a discussion on how the film came into existence along with his thoughts on the banking industry and the Federal Reserve. Probably the highlight of the show for me was Pat's stance on the gold standard and a 100% reserve ratio for banks. Pat also gave good insight on money creation and the repeating pattern of market manipulations by banks. The Money Masters Website Subscribe to Two Beers With Steve through Itunes and get direct ...
Oct 05, 2009•1 hr 9 min
In this episode of Two Beers With Steve I speak one on one with Prof. George Selgin, Professor of Economics at the University of Georgia's Terry School of Business. We begin our discussion with definitions of what is money and what constitutes money before we begin exploring George Selgin's theory of Free Banking. Free Banking, in a quick one sentence description, is a completely deregulated banking system, free of a central bank and the FDIC, where private banks make loans and issue their own m...
Sep 28, 2009•54 min
In this episode we talk with author Ellen H. Brown, author of Web of Debt , about the creation of money, public banking, and naked short selling. Upcoming guests for Two Beers With Steve are: Richard Heinberg - Author of nine books including The Party's Over, Peak Everything and the newly released Blackout George Selgin - University of Georgia Proffesor of Economics and authro fo the book The Theory of Free Banking Also we will speak with the Producer of the Money Masters film w/ Bill Still. As ...
Sep 22, 2009•1 hr 15 min
In Episode 20 - Investing for uncertainty I outline the approach that I (Steve) will be taking to navigate the near future. I am not a speculator but with interest rates on certificates of deposit near zero and the dollar in jeopardy I've moved into more non-traditional markets. This podcast has a slow start because I go from reading 'Goodnight Moon' and Thomas and the Big Big Bridge' to walking into my office and recording 'Two Beers With Steve'. Enjoy. For those that are concerned I have moved...
Sep 11, 2009•1 hr 18 min
We re-visit an earlier episode (Episode 12), which was an episode where the regular roundtable made observations on the current healthcare. This time around we invited a doctor, Dr. Christopher Peters, and a hospital Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Bill Patterson, to give us an insiders perspective to the healthcare discussion going on in towns across America. Although this is a departure from our normal financial, economic, and monetary topics we discuss I felt it was important to re-visit this ...
Sep 02, 2009•55 min
I'm very excited about presenting this interview with Leo Kolivakis due to the fact that Pensions are for the most part largely ignored by all media sources, even by the best financial blogs out there. Pensions not only pose a systemic risk financially but as Leo explains they pose a major deflationary risk. Luckily, I get to edit these podcasts so I get to hear a second listen and I would suggest re-listening to the last thirty minutes a second time. Websites mentioned. http://pensionpulse.blog...
Aug 25, 2009•1 hr 5 min
After the formal interview concludes we twist the caps off of a few more and have a casual conversation with Nathan about investing for an uncertain future and inflation vs. deflation. To check out Nathans blog check out http://economicedge.blogspot.com/ Please don't forget to submit 3-5 minute audio clips for an upcoming podcast made up of nothing but listeners submissions. Please be a part of this groundbreaking episode!...
Aug 20, 2009•51 min
We titled this episode we talk with Nathan Martin of the website 'Nathans Economic Edge', one of the many excellent blogs on the internet trumpeting the problems in our financial system and how the problems still persist despite all the government intervention. During our one hour talk we try to look back on the events that led us down the road to our national insolvency. We also explored many of the problems that still exist and will exist unless something... 'happens'. It was an excellent conv...
Aug 18, 2009•1 hr 15 min
In our first 'Afterhours' Edition of Two Beers With Steve we let the recorder run while we finished out our six packs before heading off to bed at night. Usually, after we wrap up the show we all stick around because nobody wants to go home and we have some of our best discussions and unfortunately I haven't been taping them, but from now on I will (if there is alot of interest). Let us know what you think. Email me at twobeerswithsteve@hotmail.com or twobeerswithsteve@gmail.com...
Aug 12, 2009•38 min
In Episode 16 we talk with Jules Dervaes of the Path to Freedom webiste. http://www.pathtofreedom.com/ . Our discussion ranged from how Monsanto has gained control of Mother Natures seeds and have exploited them for profit, to discussions on self-sustainability and what Jules is doing in his own life to be self-dependent. Other websites to visit that were mentioned in the podcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPEBM5ol0Q http://www.freedomseeds.org/ http://www.freedomgardens.org/ http://www.hom...
Aug 11, 2009•1 hr 6 min
Daniel from the VisionVictory returns to our show for Episode 15. In this episode we discuss the flaws of the fundmentals being reported through Main Stream Media sources... and why they trumpet these flawed numbers. Click below to link directly into Itunes for download, you can also subscribe through this link. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=315666764...
Aug 03, 2009•1 hr 10 min
In Episode 14 we have our first ever interview with Dr. Chris Martenson, the author of the Crash Crash video series and the namesake for the www.ChrisMartenson.com website. We spend an hour discussing the most hotly debated topic in the economic blogosphere, Inflation Vs. Deflation. This was one of the more fascinating podcasts we have done and is worth a second listen. But we have plenty of more interesting interviews coming up in the near future so I ask that you please subscribe to the Two Be...
Jul 28, 2009•1 hr 18 min
Jul 19, 2009•55 min
In this episode we explore the differences and similarities of Public V Private healthcare.
Jul 10, 2009•1 hr 2 min
Another one of our "Notable Faces of the CM Website" interviews. This time around we speak with Patrick Brown. Our conversation centers around a forum posting he put up on the 'bad rap that Fractional Reserve Banking gets'. A somewhat contrarian viewpoint to what I believed to be a flawed system. We now have an email address for the Two Beers With Steve podcast. You can write us at twobeerswithsteve@hotmail.com . Please submit questions you might have that I can ask future guests or if you have ...
Jul 05, 2009•1 hr 5 min
In this episode we talk with another notable face from the www.chrismartenson.com website, Erik Townsend. Erik answers our questions about whether or not these green shoots of a recovery are legitimate and we again re-visit the question 'What if Nothing happens?'... at least not for the next few years. Please send comments and questions you might have for our interview with Chris Martenson on July 12th to twobeerswithsteve@hotmail.com ....
Jun 25, 2009•1 hr 1 min
In episode 9 we speak with the author of the Daily Digest on the www.chrismartenson.com website. His blog is required reading for many of the members of the website and provides an outside-the-mainstram look at the economy. Davos gives us the rundown on how he arrived on the site and where he gets his news from. Davos also takes a few of our questions and lays out the preparations that this pilot is taking to navigate his way through a very uncertain future. You can subscribe to this podcast thr...
Jun 20, 2009•1 hr 7 min
Loren Howe answers our questions on just how he has invested in the past and how he is investing into the future. You can watch Loren's YouTube videos by searching for him using his username 'Lorax2013'. His videos cover a variety of topics besides economics, such as health and diet including his review of the movie 'The Secret'. If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to receive current episodes through Itunes by searching for 'Two Beers with Steve'. Thank you for listening and we'd love to he...
Jun 15, 2009•42 min
Subscribe and download directly through Itunes http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=315666764 To download from this site, right click on 'Pod' and click on 'save target as' and choose the folder in which to download. In this episode we talk with YouTube vlogger Loren Howe about the Creation of Money and the Exponential Function of Money. We also review the flaws of Central Banking and Fractional Reserve Banking....
Jun 08, 2009•48 min
In this Episode we begin a new series of interviews where we spotlight a few of the familiar faces of the www.chrismartenson.com website. In the first installment we speak with Aaron Moyer author of both the Definitive Firearms thread and the Definitive Agriculture/Permaculutre thread. We could have easily filled two hours worth of great discussion with Aaron but our interview was cut short due to his work schedule. I think I speak for everyone that we were very surprised of Aarons knowledge on ...
Jun 01, 2009•51 min
In this episode we discuss the difficulties of presenting the Crash Course to our friends and family. We also try to understand the resistance we get when telling people that the 'next 20 years will be nothing like the last 20 years'. Later in the podcast the question comes up 'what if nothing happens' and we spend some time discussing that thought.
May 23, 2009•1 hr 18 min
