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Why Gas Prices Are Up but Markets Are Booming

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Release Date: 05/13/2026

Why Gas Prices Are Up but Markets Are Booming

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Gas prices are up, household budgets are under pressure, and yet markets keep hitting record highs. Why are Wall Street and Main Street telling two completely different stories? In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano sits down with investment banker, economist, and author of , Todd Sheets to break down the disconnect between surging gas prices, record-high markets, the Iran conflict, and America’s economic future. From the Strait of Hormuz to China’s rare earth leverage, from AI-driven growth to the household squeeze, this conversation explains why the...

White Supremacy and the Right-Wing Lie

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

White Supremacy and the Right-Wing Lie exposes one of the most successful psychological operations in modern American politics: the claim that racial extremism is an extension of Republicans and Conservatives. In this episode of The P.A.S. Report, Professor Nick Giordano dismantles the media, academic, and bureaucratic myth that white supremacist organizations are “right-wing.” By examining the actual ideology of these groups, from National Socialists and accelerationists to revolutionary anti-capitalists, Professor Giordano shows that the real divide in America is not Left vs. Right, but...

Live Free or Die: John Stark and the Spirit of 1776

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Live Free or Die is more than a slogan. It is the battle-tested creed of General John Stark and the embodiment of the Spirit of 1776. In this episode of America’s Founding Series, Professor Nick Giordano explores the life of John Stark, a forgotten patriot who helped turn the tide of the American Revolution. This week marks the 250th anniversary of Rhode Island’s renunciation of allegiance to King George III, the first formal break from the Crown. But as Stark’s life proves, declarations alone do not secure liberty. From the brutal New Hampshire frontier and the defenses at Bunker Hill...

Weaponized Government: The Left’s Capture of Our Institutions

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Weaponized Government is not just about politics. It is about the Left’s capture of America’s institutions and the quiet destruction of self-government. New York Post reporter and editorial board member Seth Barron joins The P.A.S. Report Podcast to discuss his new book, . Barron exposes how citizenship, policing, housing, and education have been transformed from institutions that serve the people into tools used to centralize power, weaken local control, and impose a radical political agenda on ordinary Americans. What You’ll Learn How the Left blurred the line between citizen and...

SPLC Indictment Exposes the FBI Shadow Intelligence Pipeline

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

The SPLC indictment raises a much bigger question than nonprofit corruption: Did the FBI and federal bureaucracy use ideological organizations to shape domestic terrorism threat assessments? In this episode of The P.A.S. Report, Professor Nick Giordano breaks down how the Southern Poverty Law Center became a case study in state power laundering, where partisan activist labels were pushed into FBI work products, training, and the broader domestic terror framework. This episode goes beyond the outrage to expose how the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism, the Strategic...

The Left’s Political Violence Problem Can’t Be Ignored

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Political violence is escalating, and the left’s political violence problem can’t be ignored. This episode exposes how media narratives, Democratic rhetoric, and selective data create a permission structure for violence. The latest Trump assassination attempt is not an isolated incident. Professor Nick Giordano breaks down the pattern of political violence targeting Trump, conservatives, Supreme Court justices, Republican lawmakers, and public figures, while exposing how the media deflects, manipulates data, and hides behind January 6 whenever the facts become inconvenient. What You’ll...

Missing Scientists and the Counterintelligence Failure

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Eleven scientists are either missing or dead, and the silence from federal agencies is becoming impossible to ignore. Retired FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst George Hill joins The P.A.S. Report to explain why these cases should have triggered an immediate counterintelligence response. From the Los Alamos connection to high-level Q clearances, Hill breaks down the protocols that should exist when sensitive scientific personnel disappear. This episode examines why the lack of visible federal urgency raises serious national security questions and points to a deeper systemic failure. The...

Missing and Dead Scientists: The Pattern Washington Won’t Explain

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Why are scientists tied to sensitive aerospace, nuclear, and defense-related work turning up dead or going missing? This episode breaks down the pattern, the red flags, and why Washington’s slow response should concern anyone paying attention to national security. A growing number of deaths and disappearances involving scientists, researchers, and personnel connected to sensitive U.S. programs is raising serious questions. This episode examines the California and New Mexico clusters, the unusual details in several missing-person cases, the overlap between institutions tied to national...

Abraham Whipple: When the Impossible Burned

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Abraham Whipple: When the Impossible Burned tells the story of the man who shattered the British Empire’s illusion of invincibility. Discover how ordinary Americans challenged the world’s most powerful empire before independence was even declared. In this episode of America’s Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, the story of Abraham Whipple comes alive through the daring raid on the HMS Gaspee, the rise of American resistance, and the mindset that helped make the Revolution possible. This episode goes beyond a history lesson to show how courage, risk, and action turned the...

Masculinity Under Attack: The War on Boys and Men

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Masculinity is under attack, leaving an entire generation of boys and men without purpose, discipline, or direction. This episode examines the culture’s war on boys and men and the growing crisis of character, leadership, and responsibility. In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano sits down with Benjamin Carey, host of the Byronic Heroes Podcast and President and Cofounder of Long Island Elite Football, to examine how traditional masculine virtues have been ridiculed, suppressed, and mislabeled as toxic. As society bashes strength, drive, and assertiveness, too...

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Gas prices are up, household budgets are under pressure, and yet markets keep hitting record highs. Why are Wall Street and Main Street telling two completely different stories?

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano sits down with investment banker, economist, and author of 2008: What Really Happened, Todd Sheets to break down the disconnect between surging gas prices, record-high markets, the Iran conflict, and America’s economic future. From the Strait of Hormuz to China’s rare earth leverage, from AI-driven growth to the household squeeze, this conversation explains why the economy looks strong on paper while many Americans still feel like they’re falling behind.

What You’ll Learn

The Market Disconnect: Why gas prices are rising while stocks and markets continue to climb
The Iran Factor: How the conflict with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz impact oil prices, energy markets, and your wallet
Checkmating China: Why U.S. energy dominance could weaken China’s global economic leverage
The Wealth Effect vs. Reality: Why strong macro numbers feel disconnected from Americans struggling with housing, insurance, food, and grocery costs
A New Economic Boom: Why Todd Sheets believes America may be on the verge of a long-term growth cycle driven by AI, resource development, and better economic policy

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Timestamps

00:00 Why Americans Are Worried About the Economy
01:03 Why Markets Are Booming During the Iran Crisis
04:14 How Gas Prices Are Crushing Household Budgets
07:54 Could Regime Change in Iran Reshape the Economy?
11:34 How the Middle East Is Changing Before Our Eyes
15:30 China, Rare Earths, and U.S. Energy Dominance
18:01 Why America Isn’t Tapping Its Own Resources
21:48 Strong Economy, Weak Consumer Confidence
25:24 Will AI Create a New American Economic Boom?

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