# America First Stories Ep. 13: Dr. Peter C. Earle

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Podcast: [Badlands Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327)
Published: 2026-07-20T01:12:40+00:00
Episode link: https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/america-first-stories-ep-13-dr-peter-c-earle/
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## Resource

Is the economy good or bad? Dr. Peter C. Earle, PhD economist and senior director of research at the American Institute for Economic Research, has a better question: good for whom? In this episode, Jon Herold sits down with Earle to unpack why a single headline never captures how millions of households actually experience the same economy. They dig into the indicators worth watching (inflation, Treasury yields, and a few wonky ones you probably ignore), then turn to the shiny stuff: gold and silver. What really drives prices up, why central banks are stacking bullion to shed dollar exposure, and what a hypothetical return to commodity-backed money might mean for your wallet. It is short, sharp, and refreshingly free of easy answers. Earle resists tidy predictions because, as he puts it, nobody knows what is coming. Grab a coffee and get a little more in the weeds on money, metals, and macro.

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