#161 - Lyn Alden - Why Everything Feels Harder - Debt, Inflation & The System
Release Date: 03/31/2026
#161 - Lyn Alden - Why Everything Feels Harder - Debt, Inflation & The System
The Peter McCormack Show
Why does everything feel more expensive even when the economy is supposedly "growing"? The truth is, the financial system isn't broken - it’s functioning exactly as it was designed to In this episode, macroeconomist and author Lyn Alden joins the show to discuss the mechanical reality of the fiat ledger and the global debt trap. We explore how the system forces a silent extraction of wealth from the working class to subsidise sovereign debt, why we are re-entering a 1940s-style era of financial repression, and how corporations (like Coca-Cola) use debt to actively "short" the currency...
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#160 - Mark Suman - AI Is Quietly Changing How You Think
The Peter McCormack Show
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The Peter McCormack Show
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The Peter McCormack Show
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The Peter McCormack Show
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The Peter McCormack Show
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The Peter McCormack Show
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The Peter McCormack Show
The war in the Middle East is usually discussed as a military conflict. In this interview, Firas Modad argues the real consequences are far wider. We discuss how escalation could spread through energy markets, shipping lanes and commodity prices - and why the economic effects of war may hit far beyond the battlefield. Firas also explains how political incentives, donor networks and foreign policy alignments shape decisions in Washington, and why the incentives behind modern wars often look very different from the public narrative. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...
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#153 - Luke Gromen - The AI-Debt Collision Breaking the Financial System
The Peter McCormack Show
Governments aren’t going to pay this debt down in real terms. More likely, they pay it back in weaker money. Luke Gromen argues we’re already deep into a sovereign debt cycle - and that AI could speed up the moment it really starts to crack. In this interview we discuss how the system works: leverage, entitlements, interest costs, bond markets - and what happens when deflation hits an economy that depends on inflation to stay upright. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Debt Reality 00:01:57 – Math...
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#152 - Balaji Srinivasan - The Mathematics of Collapse: Why The West Is Going To Zero
The Peter McCormack Show
Western Civilisation is collapsing, and the exits are being bricked up. In this episode, Balaji Srinivasan (Author, The Network State) delivers a clear warning: the US and UK are approaching a sovereign debt default, and the "Berlin Wall" of capital controls is coming to trap your wealth inside. We discuss why "staying is surrendering," the rise of the "Grey Tribe" (Tech) against the State, and his 3-step survival guide for the middle class: Liquidate, Emigrate, Accelerate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00...
info_outlineWhy does everything feel more expensive even when the economy is supposedly "growing"? The truth is, the financial system isn't broken - it’s functioning exactly as it was designed to
In this episode, macroeconomist and author Lyn Alden joins the show to discuss the mechanical reality of the fiat ledger and the global debt trap.
We explore how the system forces a silent extraction of wealth from the working class to subsidise sovereign debt, why we are re-entering a 1940s-style era of financial repression, and how corporations (like Coca-Cola) use debt to actively "short" the currency you are forced to save in.
We also discuss the hidden math behind the cost-of-living crisis, why the system must "grow or die," and how to protect your wealth.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 – Slow Financial Collapse
00:02:00 – How Money Actually Works
00:07:30 – End of Gold System
00:12:30 – Why Life Feels Harder
00:18:20 – The Debt Trap
00:26:00 – Who Really Wins
00:34:00 – Why System Persists
00:41:00 – Crisis & Bailouts
00:48:30 – System “Resembles Theft”
00:59:20 – Default Explained
01:10:30 – Bitcoin & Alternatives
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