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KunstlerCast 4219 — Matt and Maxim Smith on "The Preparation" — Becoming a Man in Uneasy Times
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- Aug 30, 2025
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Summary
Matt Smith is an American entrepreneur and economic commentator who relocated to Uruguay in 2021, where he operates a regenerative cattle ranch. He co-hosts the podcast Doug Casey's Take with author and economist Doug Casey, offering analysis on global markets, monetary policy, and geopolitical trends. Matt also publishes the financial newsletter Crisis Investing on Substack. He is also co-author, with his 20 year old son Maxim Smith and Mr. Casey, of the superb new book, The Preparation: How to become Competent, Confident, and Dangerous about making boys into effective autonomous men in these uneasy times. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger