Categories: General Market Commentary
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Bizarro World Podcast: Episode 9

March 11, 2019

       

 

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On today's episode of the Bizarro World podcast, Gerardo and Nick discuss:

1:29 – Nick & Gerardo on Gold & the Global Markets

3:50 – ECB: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/ecb-new-stimulus-may-not-be-enough-to-boost-euro-zone.html

11:05 – How Much Would Men Pay to End Baldness: https://qz.com/1545568/how-much-will-men-pay-to-combat-baldness-economists-have-the-answer/

12:00 – Joe Foster of VanEck on the Junior Mining Sector: https://www.kitco.com/news/2019-03-06/VanEck-Remains-Committed-To-Junior-Explorers-As-Sector-Ignored-By-Investors-Joe-Foster.html

19:25 – Student Loan Delinquencies: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-22/u-s-student-loan-delinquencies-hit-record

23:11 – Paul Manafort and the Two-Tiered Justice System: https://www.thedailybeast.com/life-in-prison-for-selling-dollar20-of-weed

29:20 – AOC: Opioids vs Wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOA7LNnfebE

31:03 – Sackler Family of Purdue Pharma: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain

32:20 – The Bronx’s Quiet, Brutal War with Opioids: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/nyregion/bronx-heroin-fentanyl-opioid-overdoses.html

33:26 – Petition to sell Montana to Canada: https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/opinion/2019/02/12/petition-sell-montana-canada-1-trillion/2847432002/

35:48 – Cleopatra looks like Britney Spears: https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/cleopatra-britney-spears-twitter-meme/

38:00 – Fake Outrage

Will Smith Too Light to Play Richard Williams: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/will-smith-colorism-backlash-king-richard-williams-1202048820/

Water in 40oz Bottles: https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/a3bqg5/40-ounce-bottled-water-proves-controversial-in-communities-devastated-by-alcohol-and-drugs

Measuring Internet Happiness: https://www.theringer.com/tech/2019/3/5/18249733/happiest-day-internet-history-ranking

45:30 – HIV Cure: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/health/hiv-aids-cure.html

47:20 – New Music from Gary Clark Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4lyLZAIASs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwWQFKKUejk

48:08 – Stock of the Week Picks from Nick & Gerardo