In this, the last audio pod cast under the Radio Zapata George format, George and Duane touch on a few high points discussed over the past 20 months, a few final conclusions as to what happens moving forward and an invitation to join us at the new www.ContraryInvestorsCafe.com in the weeks ahead.

There is no second segment program this week.

Our first guest is a friend of Peak Oil. Dr. Robert Hirsch, Ph.D., Senior Energy Advisor at MISI joins us in the first segment. Dr. Hirsch has served on numerous advisory committees related to energy development, and he is the principal author of the report Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management, which was written for the United States Department of Energy.

Dr. Hirsch brings us a unique perspective as a former energy advisor for the U. S. government. I think you’ll find his point of view extremely interesting, as I did. Folks, this is one of the things I’ve been talking about when it comes to the lack of honest reporting on Peak Oil. Here you have a Senior Energy Advisor, a Ph.D., who tells it like it is…but where do we get these truths anywhere else? This program originally aired September 26, 2009.

We have John Rubino, one of the last decade’s premier financial authors. He has been right on a number of subjects, but what is revealing about this interview is that in the middle of it he discusses sitting down with his wife in the kitchen of his home and explaining the seriousness of the situation that we find ourselves in.

It is so important that everyone understand what the truth is about the economy, and the future outlook of our country. We will talk to John about some of his thoughts about what we face, and we will talk about his latest book entitled Green Money, which discusses promising green technologies that may be the best investments in our future. You won’t want to miss this one! This program originally aired August 1, 2009.

Our market comments are brought to you by George's Strategy Investment Newsletter. George provides technical commentary of the S&P, Crude Oil, Gold, and the US Dollar. 

We have another brilliant guest, Trace Mayer from RuntoGold.com. This young man, although not as experienced as most of our guests, is just as bright as a new dime…or, as in his words, as bright as a new silver Sovereign! You will learn more about the practical aspects of gold and silver by listening to this young man than you will have learned from anyone else. This program originally aired September 19, 2009.

Our guest this week, Nate Hagens, editor of the famed website theoildrum.com sheds light upon the complex problems facing the world today.

Earth's natural resources have finite limits. Yet with worldwide population growth and China and India entering their industrialization periods, everyone will be competing for those very resources, and doing it within the constraints of a, possibly failing, debt based economic system. Will it continue? CAN it continue? You will have to listen to this very interesting discussion to decide for yourself. This is a very spirited look at what our near and distant future may hold. This program originally aired May 2, 2009.

Our market comments are brought to you by George's Strategy Investment Newsletter. George provides technical commentary of the S&P, Crude Oil, Gold, and the US Dollar. 

Was 2009 the year of economic change or has it ended as the year of confusion from which government, wall street and main stream media have done everything in their power to form public perception that there is some sort of recovery underway? George and Duane interpret 2009 and gaze into what might be expected for 2010 in the first installment of the New Year.

There is no second segment to the program this week.

Our market comments are brought to you by George's Strategy Investment Newsletter. George provides technical commentary of the S&P, Crude Oil, Gold, and the US Dollar. 

George and Duane welcome our guest this week, located in the Netherlands, Rembrandt Koppelaar to discuss similarities between the USA and the Netherlands in regards to peak oil, public opinion and the news media. Rembrandt shares his conclusions on global oil reserves and perspectives for going forward.  

Don from Main joins us, for a Man on the Street segment, to discuss the book Atlas Shrugged written by Ayn Rand. The conversation weaves itself into today’s economic and monetary conditions.

 

Our market comments are brought to you by George's Strategy Investment Newsletter. George provides technical commentary of the S&P, Crude Oil, Gold, and the US Dollar. 

Our guest this week is Ned Schmidt of Schmidt Management Company, and publisher of “The Agri-Food Value View” newsletter. Ned states that “a battle exists between the ongoing degradation of the world’s capability to supply agri-food, and the ability of agri-technology to increase food production.” This sounds like another of those “all you need to know” statements. Tune in this week because there is much more to understand about the food story.

Listeners’ questions get George’s response and some discussion about the impact that the Copenhagen conference will likely have on gasoline prices round out the second segment.

George and Duane have a hearty discussion focused upon the idea, that by government creation of jobs, we can have a substantial economic recovery. Are short sighted ideas for resolving an integrated systems mechanics problem all our government has to offer for solutions? George thinks back a few years and places much of the responsibility for our mismanaged economy on one man’s shoulders. 

 

There has been much rumbling the past couple of weeks concerning climate change and global warming.  So we decided to revisit an interview we conducted a while back with Professor Don Easterbrook for his take on the topic.

Our market comments are brought to you by George's Strategy Investment Newsletter. George provides technical commentary of the S&P, Crude Oil, Gold, and the US Dollar. 

Matthew Simmons of Simmons and Company International joins George and Duane, in the first segment of our program this week, to discuss peak oil and the implications of China and India's industrialization into a finite global supply of resources. Matt also explains what adjustments will be necessary for civilization during the transition from oil to yet to be discovered energy sources. The time we have left to make adjustments in our lifestyle is startling and the implications truly immense. Originally aired May 23, 2009

The main stream news media drew our attention to Friday’s announced Dubai debt debacle. George puts in his ten cents, bringing us to question what the strategy of the announcement may be all about.    

Our market comments are brought to you by George's Strategy Investment Newsletter. George provides technical commentary of the S&P, Crude Oil, Gold, and the US Dollar. 

We are on the verge of a global paradigm shift, sponsored by failing government policies, corrupted economics and monetary system, all falling on the doorstep of a world short of natural resources, including crude oil. Chris Martinson, www.ChrisMartinson.com  jumps in with George and Duane to discuss Using Exponential Money in a Finite World. How are we are going to keep the future wheels of growth greased up in the years to come? Listen in to find out!

George made a critical observation while watching the commodities markets on Monday November 16. You will want to hear this if you currently are, or will be considering investing in commodities.

 

Valero permanently shuts down one of its refineries, and there have been some rumblings that Europe had best get its act together if it wants to maintain Russian natural gas flows.

Our market comments are brought to you by George's Strategy Investment Newsletter. George provides technical commentary of the S&P, Crude Oil, Gold, and the US Dollar.