Peter St Onge Podcast
Peter St Onge, Ph.D economist explains news on the economy in plain English and why it matters.
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192 episodes
Ep 191: Can Crony Capitalism be Fixed with Patrick Newman of Mises Institute
This week I sat down with economic historian Patrick Newman of the University of Tampa and Rothbard Fellow at the Mises Institute.We talk about the rise of crony capitalism, why DOGE and the GOP Congress didn’t make a dent, and how it d...
Ep 190: The Coming Age of Permanent Inflation
I’m joined by Larry Lepard, author of The Big Print, to talk about the coming age of Permanent Inflation. Driven by $40 trillion of debt now running over $2 trillion per year.We ask whether America has already crossed the po...
Ep 189: Inflation, Soaring Debt, and the AI Shock
This week I joined podcaster Stephan Livera to discuss inflation in an age of soaring national debt and job-replacing AI — and what both could mean for asset prices in the decades ahead.Especially for young people who can’t afford a hou...
Ep 188: Europe's Migrant Crisis with Economist Daniel Lacalle
I joined economist Daniel Lacalle to discuss Europe's migrant crisis and its coming economic and political crisis.We dig into the migrant invasion of Ceuta, whether Europe can preserve open internal borders while losing control of its e...
Ep 187: Interview with Jim Iuorio
I sat down with Jim Iuorio of the Unfiltered Investor to discuss debt, inflation, AI, and investing after nearly four decades of booms, crashes, and Fed interventions.— What breaks first: the dollar, Treasuries, or something else— Wh...
Ep. 186: Interview with Jeffrey Tucker
Interview with Jeffrey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute on Fauci’s Covid diaries, why nobody will be held accountable for the Covid disaster, and why this pattern keeps repeating from the 2008 crisis to the attempted coup against President Tr...
Ep. 184 News by the Numbers
- 30% losses at New York’s city-run groceries- 1.5% GDP growth, but Fed now predicts 6%- 60,000 Illegal Migrants Flood into Europe- Yen crashes to 163: A 40 year low- Scandinavian “Soci...
Ep. 183 News by the Numbers 8.03.2026
News by the Numbers:- Trump hits 60 Countries with fresh tariffs for “forced labor”- Prices plunge to 5% annualized deflation- Study Claims Data Centers Lower Electricity Prices- New York rents soar after Mamdani “affordabil...
Ep 182 Weekly Roundup: 1 in 5 College Students are Illiterate
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and Freedom1 in 5 College Students are IlliterateMedia to Lose Half Its Audience to AIHalf of Canadian Manufacturers Moving to AmericaWill AI End Inflation?
Ep 181 Weekly Roundup: Iran War Could Bring $40 Oil
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomIran War Could Bring $40 OilMBA Salaries Crash to Below 1980Democrats Plan to Pack the CourtsGen Z Goes CommunistFixing the Social Securit...
Ep 180 Weekly Roundup: Trump Unleashes the 401(k)’s
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomTrump Unleashes the 401(k)’sThe AI Bailout MachineThe Billionaire Tax MousetrapAI Girlfriends are Taking Over“Regime Change” at the Federa...
Ep 179 Weekly Roundup: Zillow Predicts Home Price Crash
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomZillow Predicts Home Price CrashEurope’s De-Industrialization is AcceleratingThe Rise of the Democratic SocialistsCongress Comes for Your Retiremen...
Ep 178 Weekly Roundup: Public Schools Lose 1.5 Million Kids
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomPublic Schools Lose 1.5 Million KidsMillion Dollar Starting Homes Spread to 242 Cities177 Countries Receive US Foreign AidIs the iPhone Really Lowe...
Ep 177 Weekly Roundup: Will the Fed Panic on Inflation?
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomWill the Fed Panic on Inflation?Japan Breaks the Piggy BankTrump Brings Back the Job Aptitude TestWomen Now Get 94% of Jobs for DiversityW...
Ep 176 Weekly Roundup: Job Openings Jump by 731,000
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomJob Openings Jump by 731,000SpaceX Goes Public to the MoonCanada’s in Recession, AgainThe Chinese Miracle Hits a Great WallWill the Fed Cr...
Ep 175 Weekly Roundup: Mamdani Comes for the Landlords
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomMamdani Comes for the Landlords33 Years Until Japan Becomes Migrant MajorityWhy are American Workers Afraid of AI?The Right’s Secret Weapon: Beauti...
Ep 175 Weekly Roundup: Gen Z Can’t Afford Instant Ramen
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomGen Z Can’t Afford Instant RamenScandinavians Choose Mass DeportationThe End of the HR DepartmentJeff Bezos Breaks Away from the LeftWhy t...
Ep 174 Weekly Roundup: American Oil Saves the World
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomAmerican Oil Saves the World from an Energy DisasterAI is Gobbling Up Tech and Finance JobsHalf of All Migrants on Welfare7.2 Million “Stay at Home...
Ep 173 Weekly Roundup: Alberta May Break Away From Canada
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomAlberta May Break Away From CanadaJob Creation DoublesPopulists Gaining Popularity in BritainDemocrats Panic Over GerrymanderingUN Demands...
Ep 172 Weekly Roundup: GOP Could Redistrict 40 Seats
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomGOP Could Redistrict 40 SeatsOPEC Could Collapse4.3 Million Scammers Lose Food StampsEurope Builds a Ministry of TruthHow Argentina Cut Ho...
Ep 171 Weekly Roundup: $500 Million Bailout for Spirit Airlines
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and Freedom$500 Million Bailout for Spirit AirlinesWarsh’s Plans for the FedTrump Tells NATO to Pay UpGender Studies Degrees to Become a Thing of the Past
Ep 170 Weekly Roundup: Oil Tankers are Coming for American Oil
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomTanker Armada Coming for American OilNew York City Takes over GroceriesEurope's Welfare States ImplodingJust 1 in 8 American kids has a Liberal Dad...